You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this 37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44
researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then
46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
36．A．guess B．learn C．believe D．doubt
37．A．view B．point C．scene D．experience
38．A．drags B．stops C．backs D．gains
39．A．thought over B．made up C．suggested D．come up with
40．A．change B．develop C．grow D．slow
41．A．sleepy B．bored C．excited D．active
42．A．report B．think C．decide D．see
43．A．produced B．carried C．tried D．performed
44．A．so B．when C．while D．but
45．A．partly B．quickly C．how D．first
46．A．remember B．focus on C．forget D．tell apart
47．A．the researchers B．the experiment C．the clock D．the brain
48．A．much attention to B．more attention to
C．attention to many D．attention to more
49．A．busy B．likely C．ready D．sure
50．A．focus B．gather C．reach D．spread
51．A．However B．Furthermore C．Therefore D．Finally
52．A．recognizing B．watching C．noticing D．counting
53．A．enough B．full C．right D．proper
54．A．In fact B．As a result C．For example D．Instead
55．A．in class B．with work C．in mind D．of lessons
Basketball is a game, which is played by two teams of five players. It is enjoyed by millions of people in at least 100 countries, it one of the most popular games in the world. It in 1891.
Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball, is generally considered the first basketball. He was a teacher of a YMCA training school which trained people to work in YMCA. In 1891，officials at the school were about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't school because the school did not have a good winter sports and they asked Dr. Naismith for . He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith games being played at that time. He found that all the most popular games used a . So a ball would be of his new game, he decided. But the ball or hitting it would be too for indoor games. So he put two up on poles. The had to try to a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen for the game. Twelve of them were still in today. Just seven after the game began, professional baskets were . And that's how basketball was born. At present, basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.
A．makes B．made C．making D．to make
A．appeared B．shaped C．founded D．happened
A．to invent B．Inventing C．to have invented D．having invented
A．worried B．interested C．disappointed D．tired
A．like B．attend C．want D．join
A．association B．motivation C．training D．program
A．therefore B．However C．meanwhile D．unfortunately
A．inference B．appointment C．help D．permission
A．obtained B．committed C．studied D．discovered
A．playground B．hall C．team D．ball
A．role B．part C．member D．practice
A．throwing B．casting C．kicking D．catching
A．bags B．baskets C．flags D．signs
A．trainers B．judges C．players D．teachers
A．bounce B．throw C．defend D．kick
A．persons B．poles C．rules D．balls
A．use B．value C．help D．virtue
A．minutes B．hours C．days D．years
A．formed B．Called C．dismissed D．Stationed
If you are going to have your China Tours, the first and biggest thing is to book airline tickets. You may think getting round trip tickets on the website of airline companies such as China Flights.
a moment, there are many other ways to get
round trip tickets.
In our impression, round trip tickets would be cheaper than two tickets. However, this may not be true.
, a round trip ticket may be even more expensive than two tickets. Normally, if you are traveling
, the price of the round trip tickets would be almost the
with that of two separate tickets. If you are traveling internationally, the airline companies usually give you a big
. For example, traveling from the U. S. to Beijing is about 900 dollars. But the round trip tickets are only about 1300 dollars or
less. So you can make a decision before you start to do the
.
One way to get cheap round trip tickets is to the price between one way and round trip. Sometimes you may get more discounts for two one-way airline tickets. You should know
to compare.
way to get cheap round trip tickets is to get them from a
agency. Since the travel agency has corporate relations with a lot of airline companies, their price would be much lower because they
tickets for a lot of groups. So you can
a travel agency and tell them the day of your leaving and
. But the thing is actually that you are not going to travel with them. In this way, you just have to give the travel agency a small amount of
. So if the total price from the travel agency is lower than you
it directly from airline companies, then you can
to do it from the travel agency. If the price is higher than the "retail price", then you can do it by yourself. You can call the travel agency and consult their price.
A. about B. of C. over D. to
A. Keep B. Stay C. Wait D. Stop
A. lower B. higher C. cheaper D. weaker
A. whole B. separate C. round D. single
A. However B. Though C. Actually D. Sometimes
A. domestically B. internationally
C. abroad D. outside
A. different B. same C. various D. usual
A. difference B. bargain C. discount D. convenience
A. any B. even C. ever D. much
A. decision B. reservation C. travel D. design
A. buy B. march C. compare D. order
A. how B. what C. where D. when
A. One B. Another C. Other D. Any
A. music B. entertainment C. press D. travel
A. take B. get C. purchase D. reserve
A. meet B. see C. contact D. touch
A. rest B. arrival C. sleep D. break
A. expense B. fee C. finance D. cheque
A. do B. make C. predict D. claim
A. elect B. choose C. vote D. discuss
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It's like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is
Once I heard a bald man said, "whenever I enter a room I see is hair. " Once you've
what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will
make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different
, or forget about it and
the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but
remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are
Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to
, but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious
are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose—anything
studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are
to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We
a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should
this truth: if you choose to find the
in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is
your decision to make.
A. different B. missing C. short D. broken
A. nothing B. none C. all D. anything
A. determined B. predicted C. assumed D. imagined
A. completely B. naturally C. hopefully D. really
A. tile B. brick C. ceiling D. house
A. look on B. focus on C. count on D. focus on
A. peaceful B. difficult C. easy D. ordinary
A. certainly B. merely C. hardly D. generally
A. secret B. factor C. rule D. key
A. wealthy B. grateful C. proud D. generous
A. upset B. quarrel C. complain D. depress
A. admitted B. assuming C. proving D. realizing
A. sources B. results C. answers D. goals
A. among B. from C. through D. for
A. probable B. possible C. likely D. capable
A. value B. destination C. survival D. existence
A. need B. lack C. demand D. expect
A. involve B. include C. absorb D. mean
A. worst B. best C. positive D. negative
A. absolutely B. totally C. exactly D. largely
I believe that everyone has a dream. A dream can be great or petty, or ordinary, good or bad. In my opinion, the real problem is not whether you have a dream, but whether you have enough
to admit that you have a dream.
Of course there are so many people who can't be . The fact is that the No. 1 winner is just one and others are losers. The fact is that everyone
the position but only one can get it.
, we don't have enough resources which can be given to
. So, how can we do? Maybe if we hide the dreams, life can be
. Maybe we had better not
the competition,
it's so easy to fail and so hard to be a
. Maybe we should give up the dreams because it's really
to bear all the jeerers (嘲笑者) and blamers. In a word, we are often afraid of
.
But a man won't his dream because of the fear of failure. Benjamin Franklin, we all remember him as Doctor Franklin, philosopher, patriot, scientist, philanthropist and statesman. But the most valuable things we should
is that how he peddle (叫卖) ballads (歌谣) in Boston, and how he walked the streets of Philadelphia, homeless and unknown, with three penny rolls for his breakfast. But he also had dinner at the tables of princesses, and
his friends in a palace. This poor Boston boy, with hardly a day's schooling, became master of six languages and
gave up his dream for studying. No matter
a prospect (前途) he had, he didn't fear it and still
his dream.
Every failure can make us gain new and make us strange! Only when we beat the fear, can we really make our dreams
! As we all know, what we fear is fear itself.
A. common B. similar C. small D. unusual
A. chance B. time C. courage D. need
A. successful B. careful C. clever D. strange
A. leaves B. wants C. refuses D. serves
A. In all B. First of all C. Above all D. After all
A. everyone B. somebody C. nobody D. no one
A. easier B. more tiring C. harder D. more serious
A. get rid of B. go against C. take care of D. take part in
A. if B. until C. because D. while
A. writer B. runner C. jumper D. winner
A. comfortable B. normal C. unpleasant D. natural
A. failure B. death C. accident D. trouble
A. go on with B. carry on C. give up D. get back
A. forget B. doubt C. expect D. remember
A. punished B. received C. guided D. defended
A. always B. never C. ever D. usually
A. how B. which C. when D. what
A. stuck to B. broke down C. turned to D. got away from
A. room B. relation C. experience D. pity
A. come along B. come true C. come on D. come back
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament (灯丝) for the light bulb. When worked satisfactorily, his assistant
, "All our work is in
. We have learned nothing."
Thomas Edison replied very , "Oh, we have come a long way and we have
a lot. We know that there are two thousand materials which we can't
to make a good light bulb."
"If you learn from your , then you are intelligent. But
you learn from someone's mistakes, then you are a genius." "Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines
daily and failure is nothing more than a small few
repeated daily."
How the above lines are! Success or failure takes root in our
. When we don't practise disciplines in life, we don't
enough confidence to attempt new and challenging tasks which are important and
in life. Our confidence
what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional
but only a few really realize their true potentials and forge (继续) ahead in life and the others just lead a (n)
life. Do you want to be exceptional?
is a fruit that everyone wants to eat but it is not found everywhere and no one can achieve it
serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way, those who don't will find a (n)
!
A. neither B. none C. either D. any
A. screamed B. added C. complained D. argued
A. vain B. doubt C. wonder D. use
A. unsatisfactorily B. unhappily
C. confidently D. surprisingly
A. suffered B. learned C. earned D. paid
A. use B. produce C. search D. afford
A.experiences B.experiments C.failures D.mistakes
A. if B. unless C. though D. until
A. provided B. required C. accepted D. practised
A. disciplines B. errors C. tasks D. lines
A. true B. possible C. proper D. perfect
A. lines B. materials C. minds D. lives
A. lack B. lose C. build D. share
A. matter B. fail C. function D. stress
A. results in B. depends on C. leaves out D. takes up
A. figures B. appearances C. characters D. qualities
A. bitter B. easy C. hard D. average
A. Confidence B. Intelligence C. Success D. Failure
A. through B. for C. to D. without
A. opportunity B. way C. excuse D. explanation
粤公网安备 44130202000953号