题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
云南省保山市隆阳区智源初级中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语4月期中试卷
If you want to be a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly and others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions(说明书) carefully. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend too much time reading a story for fun. So the reader who reads everything quickly or the one who reads everything slowly isn't really a good reader. Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading can help you to know whether(是否)you need to read quickly or slowly. Some things should be read slowly. You must read these things slowly all the time to understand and remember everything important. Examples(例子)are instructions for making or doing something. Also, math books, science and even some storybooks are full of important information. However, some things should be read quickly. Examples are picture-books for enjoyment, letters from friends , and some quick news from newspapers.
In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast. You will need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more carefully reading when you come to important ideas. So, knowing when to change your reading speed is one important symbol of being a good reader.
A big test makes students feel fear and anxiety(焦虑的). But taking tests is something faced by all students at all levels of schools. How do you prepare for the tests as well as reducing fear? {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Maybe they will be of use to you.
Calm down. Don't panic. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You will be focusing on the fear, and not the coming test. Many times, fear can even prevent you doing well. If you panic, take deep breaths, and think that you can do this.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}People who make a detailed study plan often have an easier time of their studies. When making a study plan, calculate(计算)the amount of time you have left before the exam date. Is the exam in a month? Did the teacher spring the test on you suddenly? Is it a mid-year exam that has been waiting since the start of the year? Depending on the time, make your study plan long or short.
Take notes and ask questions. If you come across what you can't understand, write it down. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}And don't worry—you aren't stupid if you ask questions. Questions mean that you're actively learning. Besides, a question ahead of time could mean a better grade on the exam.
Good study skills help to achieve better results with less effort. So use the ones that work for you.
A. Make a study plan. B. Here are some good study skills. C. Making a study plan can help you save time. D. Panic will only make your situation even worse. E. Ask your teacher either during class or during office hours. |
What else can you do to prepare for a test? (请用10词左右的句子回答问题){#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Have you noticed that time seems to pass more slowly when you're waiting in a long line? But when you're playing with your friends, hours seem like minutes. Of course, time is always passing at the same speed--but why does it sometimes feel different?
A study in the Journal of Neuroscience can tell us the answer. Lead researcher Masamichi Hayashi and his research team in the US have found that it has something to do with neurons (神经元) in our brains that are sensitive(敏感的) to time.
The researchers studied the brain activity of 18 adults who were asked to look at a picture on a screen for a certain length of time. They were then asked to guess how long they'd been looking at the picture. They tended to(倾向于) guess incorrectly in the end when they were asked to stare at the picture for very long or very short periods of time.
After researching into their brain activity further, the researchers discovered neurons that work actively in response to(对…有反应) certain amounts of time, which are called time-sensitive neurons. When they receive repetitive stimulation (重复的刺激)(such as staring at a screen), these neurons finally get "tired" and don't work properly. It doesn't matter whether this amount of time is long or short, as long as the stimulation is repetitive. However, other neurons still work normally, having an influence on the ways we experience time.
When you stand in line or do some other repetitive things, such as math homework, your time-sensitive neurons get tired and cause you to feel like time is going slowly. But when you're doing something more fast-changing, such as playing soccer, you feel like time is flying. Either way, you'd better be careful with your brain when it comes to your experience of time. It may lie.
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Researchers | An American research team |
Participants | 18 adults |
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} | *Participants looked at a picture on a screen for some time. *Participants guessed how long they had spent. |
Result | Participants usually got wrong guessing when the screen time was too long or short. |
Discoveries | There are some time-sensitive neurons in the brain. *They work actively in response to certain amounts of time. *A very important factor(因素) to make the time-sensitive neurons "tired" is the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of the stimulation. |
Conclusion | Treat your brain's telling of time with some {#blank#}5{#/blank#} when doing some repetitive or fast-changing activities. |
Dear Li Ming, How are you? I hope everything goes on well with you. Last week, I read an article about manchurian tigers from the newspaper. I'm terribly sorry to find that they are endangered animals now! I want to design a poster about them. Would you please tell me how to do it if you were me? ●What slogan (标语) will you choose to write? ●Do you think it is meaningful to make such a poster? Why? Please email me whenever you are not busy. Best wishes! Steve |
要求:(1) 回复须包括所有要点,可适当发挥;(2) 文中不得提及真实的人名和校名等相关信息;(3) 90词左右。
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Many people have their name cards. Do you have one? Is your name card beautiful? There are four name cards here. Let's have a look.
Name: Li Ming Job: Doctor Add: Shangtang Road, Hangzhou Workplace: The people's Hospital Phone number: 13605719898 | Name: Liu Mei Job: Teacher Add: Tongyi Road, Hangzhou Workplace: Sunny Middle School Phone number: 13788185758 |
Name: Chen Qiang Job: Policeman Add: Daguan Road, Hangzhou Workplace: No. 1 Police Station Phone number: 15878901188 | Name: Ma Bin Job: Postman Add: Shixiang Road, Hangzhou Workplace: Shixiang Post Office Phone number: 15905717788 |
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