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湖南省长沙市明德教育集团2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
As we all know, mobile phones play an important role in our lives. There are two new types of phones. Let's have a look.
Name: | "tri-fold" Phone Mate XT | |
Place: | China | |
Company: | Huawei | |
Screen: | folded: 6.4 inches; unfolded: 10.2 inches | |
Price: | $2,800 | |
Name: | iPhone 16 | |
Place: | America | |
Company: | Apple Inc. | |
Screen: | 6.1 inches | |
Price: | $999 |
A theory of emotion Two scientists called Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer developed the two-factor theory of emotion in 1962. They said that emotions are formed in two parts. First, the body has a physical response to a threat and then the mind considers the physical response as an emotion, which is then felt by the person. For example, imagine you are walking through a forest and you see a bear. Seeing it would probably start a physical response, such as your heart beating very fast and sweat breaking out. Your mind then decides that this is fear, which you feel as an emotion. |
A new study has suggested that the key to reducing feelings of anger is not venting (letting the angry emotions out) but doing calming activities such as yoga or meditation.
The study was published in March by Sophie Kjaervik and Brad Bushman from Ohio State University in the US. They wanted to explore the popular theory that venting (expressing) anger is a good way of reducing it. Examples of venting anger include shouting or hitting something like a cushion, so that you let go of the emotion and therefore don't feel it any more. The pair looked at 154 other studies on anger. These involved 10, 189 people, and included a variety of ages and backgrounds. In their study, Kjaervik and Bushman define anger as "an emotional response (反应) to a real or imagined threat (威胁)". They used a theory of emotion (情绪假说) that says emotions are partly felt in your body and partly in your mind.
The scientists looked at the other studies to see how different activities influenced anger. They found that activities such as running or boxing—which are often thought to be good for dealing with anger—weren't very good at reducing it. In fact, some of these activities actually made it worse because they increased physical responses in the body that are linked to feeling angry. For example, they made people's hearts beat faster. However, activities that decreased physical responses in the body did help to reduce feelings of anger. These included activities that slow the heart rate, such as deep breathing, meditation and yoga. Bushman says activities that increase physical responses may be good for heart health but are "definitely not the best way to reduce anger".
The team found jogging was most likely to increase anger. However, some heart-rate increasing activities—like ball games and team sports—could reduce anger.
Welcome to Happy Children's Palace
Monday:17:00-18:30 English listening Miss Green Improve listening skills. It's for middle school students. (5 weeks) | Tuesday:17:00-18:30 Photography Mr. Black Learn to take good pictures. Bring your own camera. (3 weeks) | Thursday:17:00-20:00 Painting Mr. Brown Learn painting. It's for beginners only. (8 weeks) | |
Friday:17:00-19:00 Basketball Club Miss Smith Do you want to be a basketball player? Come to the club. (6 weeks) | Saturday:10:00-11:00 Cambridge Young Learner's English Mrs. White This course is for the children at primary school. (15 weeks) |
Welcome to the Zoo
Come and meet the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and you can also see the monkeys from China. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets | Opening time |
Adults(成人):$20 Children:$10 Under 12: Free | 9:00 am-4:00 pm except(除了) Friday(10:00am-3:00 pm) |
Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch(触摸), give food to or go near the animals. |
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