题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
江西省南昌市南昌县2022-2023学年九年级一模英语试题
Do you like writing by hand or with a keyboard?
A new brain research, led by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, shows that choosing handwriting over using a keyboard results in better learning and memory.
"When you write your shopping lists or notes by hand, you simply remember things better after some time."said Audrey van der Meer, author of the study.
The study was done using equipment(设备) to track(跟踪) and record brain wave activity. 12 young adults and 12 children took part in the study. Each person was asked to write by hand and type on a keyboard while wearing a special ca p with over 250 electrodes(电极). The sensors (传感器) in the electrodes picked up the electrical activity that took place in the brain. Each examination took 45 minutes per person.
The results show that the brain in both young adults and children is much more active when writing by hand than when typing on a keyboard. According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses become active by pressing a pen on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing. These build connect ion between different parts of the brain, opening the brain up for learning.
Van der Meer believes that the results show the importance of children's learning to draw and write at an early age, especially at school."Learning to write by hand is a bit slower course, but it's important for children to experience the tiring step of learning to write by hand"she said,
The hand movements are good for us in many ways. "If you use a keyboard, you use the same movement for each letter. Writing by hand requires control of your fine motor(精细动作) skills and senses.It's important to put the brain in a learning state as often as possible."Van der Meer added."You might use a keyboard to write an article, but you should learn by hand during a class."
①Record and study the results. ②Put special caps on each person.
③Find 12 young grown-ups and 12 children. ④Ask the people to write by hand and use a keyboard.
Whether yellow, red or white, the onion is a vegetable that you may not know well. The list of its uses in cooking is endless. People have used onions to add taste to their foods for thousands of years. Besides onions' great taste, they are very good for you. They have special chemicals (化学物质) that improve your ability to fight off sickness and you have fewer chances of getting a sickness.
No matter how good onions are for you, it is difficult to cut an onion without your eyes filling with tears! When you cut into an onion, irritating (刺激性的) chemicals inside the onion will get into the air. They touch your whole eyes and cause pain. Your eyes make tears to wash away the chemicals and protect your eyes.
Luckily, cooks and scientists have discovered some ways to keep you from crying when you cut up onions:
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} The water will wash away the chemicals before they can reach your eyes.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The air will blow the chemicals away from your eyes.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} This helps make the chemicals in the onion move slowly, so they may not ever reach your eyes. Also, this helps keep the onion fresh.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you still cry while cutting onions, don't worry. Scientists think if you cut more onions, your body will become more resilient (适应的) to the onion's chemicals. So the tears will not last long. If you think about how healthy onions are, you might even call those tears "happy tears".
A. Try out these good ideas. B. Listen to music to relax yourself. C. Cut the onion under running water. D. Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. E. Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. |
Do you eat onions? What other vegetables do you think are healthy? Write down at least three.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Prepare a list. B. Explain every point. C. The following tips can be helpful. D. Rewriting makes our writing better, E. It is not easy to become a better writer. F. Good word choices are necessary for good writing. |
Tips for Writing Better Articles
Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Make good word choices.
When we' re not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't take the time to decide if they' re proper. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Check facts.
If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable facts.
Rewrite.
A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} though it takes more time and more work.
Read aloud.
Sometimes it's easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading al oud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.
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Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.
It's nice to have friends. How can you make friends with others and get on well with them? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
First, spend much time with people. If you want to make friends, you need to meet people first. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} People who have the same hobbies can be friends easily.
Second, try to be a good listener and learn to smile. It's important to show that you are interested in others. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I'm sure you will have many friends by doing so.
Third, care about your friends. After you decide to make friends with someone, you must care about him or her. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You should help him or her when he or she has problems.
At last, try to encourage(鼓励) your friends. Good friends should share both happiness and sadness. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Never laugh at your friends in front of other people.
A. The following may help you. B. If your friends fail(不及格) the exams, try to encourage them. C. When they fail the exams, you could play jokes on them. D. You shouldn't care about whether your friends are similar to you. E. Listen carefully to what other people say and try to smile at them. F. You can go to places like coffee shops, clubs or sports centers to meet people. G. You should know that a true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. |
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