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浙江省杭州市三墩中学2016-2017学年七年级下学期英语3月月考试题
“Give it back to me!” Zhu Han shouted at his mum angrily. She had just grabbed(抓取) his cell phone, saying that he should stop playing and go to sleep.
“I told her it was 9 o'clock and I'd finished my homework, but she didn't listen,” said the 15-year-old boy. “I really couldn't understand her!”
Do you sometimes feel the same way? A China Youth Daily report said that, according to a survey on 1,500 students, 61% of the students said they felt they weren't able to communicate(交流) with their parents. Besides, 37% of them said they never shared their worries with their parents.
One of the most important reasons is that students and parents don't have much common ground(共同点). The different ages always lead to different interests.
Peng Yu, a psychological professor(心理学教授) pointed out another reason. He said when entering puberty(青春期), teenagers begin to have their own thoughts(思想) and want their parents to treat them like adults(成人). But parents don't follow the change.
He suggested that children should first understand that their parents do everything out of love. “With this in mind, students should try to talk with their parents calmly and often enough,” he said.
Huang Xinlin, 14, agreed with the advice. She talks with her mum during supper every day and she also helps do the housework. “We talk about everything and even make jokes while sharing housework,” Huang said happily. “We are like friends.”
A quarrel(争吵) between a son and his mother | Zhu Han quarreled with his mother on whether he should play his cell phone. |
The common problem between teens and parents | A survey showed that 61% of students felt themselves unable to communicate with . 37% of students said they never shared with parents. |
for the problem | Students and parents havecommon ground. The different ages lead to different . When teenagers enter puberty, they have their thoughts and want to be treated like adults. But parents don't follow the changes. |
Advice from a professor and a student | Children should keep understanding in And they should talk to parents in a way often enough. A 14-year-old student agrees and says she also housework with parents. |
Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Here, we look at two examples
A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Think about violinists in an orchestra (管弦乐团). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.
Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged (损坏的) parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.
Music improves concentration (注意力), memory, listening skills, and our overall language abilities.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp (敏锐的) as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it's also good for us in many other ways.
A. It can even help sick people get better. B Music helps people solve some hearing problems. C. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain. D. The violinists develop their memories by playing the violin. E Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. F. Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. G. In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. |
As the proverb says, "Your tongue has the power of life and death." This means that your words have power to finally cause things to happen, even life or death.
We may all experience the power of words in our life, even when we were very young.
A child is blamed (责备) by teachers or parents, and after that, he might probably think of himself as a bad child. Most kids have that experience. They say it is important to praise children four times for each negative (负面的) word. Blaming will make things worse, while positive words are helpful especially when being in trouble or in need. When we fail the exam, encouraging words from our teachers or parents make us work harder at our lessons.
Encouraging words can go quite a long way. They lift people up. For example, encouraging words to someone who is sad can help them make it through the day. Words can have a powerful effect on your brain. And it will in turn (相应地) have a great influence on your action.
Everything you do depends on what you choose to do. It's not your parents, your past relationships or your job, but you and only you that are responsible for every goal you set. If you have dreams in life, write them down and speak them out. Your words are likely to bring you out something amazing.
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The Power of Words Your words have power to finally cause things to happen, even life or death. |
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Example 1 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} being blamed, a child may probably think of himself as a bad child. |
Example 2 Encouraging words make students who can't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the exam work harder at lessons. Example 3 Encouraging words help {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people make it through the day. |
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●Words have a powerful effect on your brain, and in turn it influences your action {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. ●Everything you do depends on the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you make. |
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Your words are likely to bring out something amazing. |
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