题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
湖南省娄底市涟源市2024年中考英语二模试卷
① Dreams may make you smart. This was discovered by scientists who do research on dreams.
② What is a dream exactly? Scientists explain that during sleep time your brain reviews your experiences in the day. It tries to connect your new.experiences with the old memories. As your brain connect things, it turns them into a story, and then you get a dream.
③ Dreams may help you deal with worries and fears. What has happened during the day may be painful. While you are sleeping, however, the brain will replay the painful memories in a safe dream space. There the bad memories become less painful.And you will feel better after waking up.
④ Dreams also seem to be able to help you learn. This idea is supported by a study. So scientists advise you not to stay up all night studying,especially when an exam is coming. They say a sweet dream might help you get higher marks.
⑤ Dreams may make you more creative,too. It was reported that a famous songwriter came up with his best song in a dream, and wrote it down as soon as he woke up. However, dreams alone can't bring about creativity..In fact,the songwriter spent a lot of time thinking about the song before the dream.In a word, hard work matters more for creativity, though dreams also have to play a role.
a.Make you get a dream. b.Turn things into a story. c.Review your experiences in the day. d. Connect new experiences with old memories.
Certain things you do at one place might be totally OK. But you do the same thing in another place and it does not come through at all or it might even be totally misunderstood. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
To start with, attention is paid to personal space by Finns (芬兰人) a lot. When waiting in line, they keep one meter or more from each other. If you are standing too close to someone while talking, you will notice that the other person is trying to get a bit further away from you.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} For them, eye contact (接触) is not very common, even when talking to friends and family. It might be a sign of rudeness in other cultures not to look each other in the eye when talking. In Finland it is simply just the opposite.
Also, touching strangers in Finland is not allowed. They might feel uncomfortable. For most Finns, physical contact while talking even among friends is not common. They do not give kisses on the cheek when greeting each other. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Finns do not talk about their salaries (薪水) and it is very impolite to ask even friends about how much they earn. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} No one comments (评论) about each other's appearance or clothes unless someone asks for an opinion.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Anyway, as the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. "Next time you travel to Finland, remember these rules.
A. Second, do not make eye contact with Finns. B. Because of all these, Finns are often considered unfriendly. C. Here are some rules you should know about when you are in Finland. D. Mostly the greeting is saying hi or shaking hands. E. Physical contact might make the other person feel uncomfortable. F. It is simply considered a part of their personal space. |
There is a special club at Beijing New Oriental Yangzhou Foreign Language School, Jiangsu. It is called the Tongcao Flowers Paper Art Workshop. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Lots of them choose to join the special club and learn how to make tongcao flowers. Last month, the club just won the top prize at a school exhibition (展览).
The students and teachers worked for two months to make thousands of beautiful tongcao flowers. The flowers filled up a 24-square-meter exhibition area, covering the walls and floor.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} This paper comes from a traditional Chinese medicine called tongtuo wood. Known as "the flower that never dies", tongcao flowers can stay beautiful for many years.
Making tongcao flowers takes many steps. First, cut the tongcao paper into different sizes. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Next, put the petals together like a real flower. Finally, color the paper.
Ren Daiyang, 14, joined the workshop last year. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}"The tongcao paper dries fast, so I need to shape it in just 10 seconds."
"I spend more than two hours making a tongcao flower. It teaches me to be patient," said 13- year-old Zhang Shiyu." {#blank#}5{#/blank#}"
A. I love this paper art and want to help keep it going. B. Tongcao flowers are made from tongcao paper. C. For him, shaping the petals (花瓣) is the hardest part. D. Tongcao flowers are very popular among students. E. Then, shape the wet paper into petals by pinching (按压) and rubbing (摩擦) it. |
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