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江西省鹰潭市2024年中考一模英语试题
Imagine that you have woken up on the first day of your vacation. You enjoy a delicious breakfast, take a walk on the beach, and read the morning newspaper as you drink coffee. You are feeling happy and relaxed. But you may start to feel bored by the time the late afternoon comes around!
If you have ever felt like this, you're not alone. It turns out that having unlimited (无限的) free time is not always as great as we expected. What is the best amount (数量) of free time for our happiness?
Researchers tried to answer this question by surveying tens of thousands of people, collecting data (数据) on how they spent their time and how happy they were. After looking at the data, the research team found that having less than two hours of free time a day, was not enough to be happy. People with under two hours of free time a day usually had more stress. It means that they were simply too busy with work to get their happiness.
The fact that being too busy cuts happiness is true. It might lead to the answer that more free time is simply better. Surprisingly, having a lot of free time is not a panacea (灵丹妙药) for happiness. People surely get a certain sense of joy from finishing tasks. Having more than five hours of free time a day makes us lose the sense of joy. It is in fact cutting our happiness. But I think it is how we spend our free time that matters. When free time is used in more active ways, like playing a team sport, then five or more hours a day can keep of even produce happiness. However, spending five or more hours of free time alone can stop happiness.
Today, AI robots play an important role in people's daily lives. These robots work in many areas to help people.
I'm a teaching robot My job is to spend time with children and teach them. I look like a human being because I want to get close to children. I can sing and dance. I can also know the needs of children by hearing their words and teach them knowledge on different subjects. |
I'm a medical robot. People often use me in the operating room (手术室). I can move to some hard-to-get-to places in the human body. I can help doctors work better during operations. |
I'm a security (安全) robot. I can recognize strangers and then call the police when strangers break into a house. I always keep my eyes on smoke in the house and can let people know if there is a fire. If the house catches fire, I can also help people put it out. |
*Young People Share Their Ideas on School Bullying(霸凌)* | |
Yin Peixin, 13, Mexico | In my school, teachers try to stop bullying. We often talk about why bullying is bad. But bullying still happens(发生). Bullies(霸凌者) may meet with parents, be suspended(停学), or leave school. We should try to stop it. |
Zhu Yuhan, 17, US | In some schools, teachers don't take bullying seriously. They think kids are just"playing", Luckily, at my school, bullying is not a problem. Teachers will watch the alone and quiet students. The school uses websites like Safe2Say to report(报道)bullying. |
Yuan Ningfei, 17, UK | In the UK, bullying is still a concern(担忧). In 2023, one in four students said they were bullied. Most schools have plans to stop it. At my school, some teachers look after and help victims(受害者). Some schools will hold an Anti-Bullying Week to help students know about bullying. |
Lee Chulkyu, 16, South Korea | In South Korea, school bullying is not as common(常见)as on TV, but it is a big problem. Bullies might not get into university because of what they did. To stop bullying, we can follow Confucius'(孔子)advice:"Treat others as you want to be treated(己所不欲，勿施于人). " This means everyone should try to make sure all students feel safe at school. |
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