The power of music

Most people can remember important news stories clearly, whether it was the murder of President Kennedy in the US or 9/11.But now psychologists Martin Conway and Catriona Morrison, from the University of Leeds in the UK, are investigating how music can create “autobiographical memories” of the main events in our lives. The study is online. People have to choose a song by the Beatles and describe the memories that they have when they listen to it.

Reminiscence bump

Morrison explained that they looked at different age groups and their memories. We often remember more from when we are teenagers and this is called “the reminiscence bump”. This is the time in your life when you form your idea of who you are. For older people who have memories related to the Beatles’ music, most of those memories are from when they were teenagers. But younger people also had clear personal memories from their past.

She loves you

This study was different from other memory studies, because people remembered events from their past with lots more details. Morrison explained: “It was like people had travelled back to the past, and they had very clear memories of things that had happened. When they heard a song like She Loves You by the Beatles, they could remember one night in autumn 1963.They remembered what they were wearing, what the weather was like and what their friend said to them. You get a lot more information than if you just say, ‘tell me about a night you remember’. ”

The study has found that music could be used with people who have problems remembering the past. “You could use music to help improve people’s ability to remember,” said Morrison. “In the future, we would like to do more experiments to see how useful music is in helping people to remember the past, and compare it to other things that might also help.”

【1】Professor Conway and Dr. Morrison’s research aims to _____________.

A. see how music can help people remember the past

B. study old songs’ influence on people’s behavior

C. find out what influences people’s memories of the past

D. find ways to help people with memory difficulties

【2】The example of She Loves You is used to show that ___________.

A. love songs can help people to have clearer memories

B. songs tell stories that are similar to our experiences

C. music can take people back to their teenage years

D. people can remember more details with the help of music

【3】Morrison’s team’s future research is probably on ___________.

A. why some people have memory problems

B. what methods can best help people bring back memories

C. how music can help people in their studies or work

D. how to help older people remember more details about the past

★ No success without failure. Success is not just getting something you do. It’s a learning process, a process of rise and fall. That makes it so interesting, because without fall, there will something to celebrate your success.

★ Continue to grow. Some people do not succeed ________ they don’t want to change anything around them. They did not dare to step out because they fear the feeling of others. So they do not catch the chances of success with both hands nothing. Unless you try, you’ll never be successful. Where there is a will, there is a way.

★ Invest (投資) in your brain. You can use the Internet, library, or museum for ideas, but an idea often fails as it directly comes from you. Someone else can tell you a good idea. But the idea is from someone else. Think about it with your brain, you’ll find the correct way.

1題完成句子，2題簡(jiǎn)略回答問(wèn)題，3題在文中空缺處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，4題找出并寫(xiě)下全文的主題句，5題將文中劃線(xiàn)句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。

【1】From the passage we can learn that success is a process of _________.

【2】Why didn’t some people dare to step out?

________________________________________________________

【3】________________________________________________________

【4】________________________________________________________

【5】________________________________________________________

Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favorite exercise; over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes.

Fast walking and running are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms(健身房). It’s best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6,000 steps every day.

The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average(平均),everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to(更愿意) do sports.

【1】Many people in China walk more than _______ steps a day.

A. 6,000??? B. 5, 941??? C. 5,000

【2】Over 23% of the Chinese people choose _______ as their favorite exercise.

A. running??? B. walking??? C. riding bikes

【3】Many people prefer to do exercise _______.

A. at home??? B. in nature??? C. in the gym

【4】The writer probably agrees that _______.

A. people live in big cities are more willing to do sports

B. fast walking is not difficult, costs little and works well

C. it’s bad for people to walk fast for more than 10 minutes at one time

【5】We can read this passage in the column(欄目) _______ of a newspaper.

A. Mum’s Kitchen??? B. Music Today??? C. Health & Sport

【1】他認(rèn)為我們都喜歡購(gòu)物。

He thinks ___________ we all enjoy ____________．

【2】明明不知道他媽媽在中秋節(jié)那天是否會(huì)回來(lái)。

Mingming doesn’t know ___________ his mother will ___________ _________ __________ Mid－Autumn Day.

【3】多么激動(dòng)人心的故事��！

____________ ____________ ___________ story it is!

【4】為了拯救地球上的人們，后羿射下了九個(gè)太陽(yáng)。

Hou Yi ____________ ___________ nine suns in order to save the people on the earth.

【5】越來(lái)越多的外國(guó)人每年來(lái)參觀中國(guó)。

___________ ___________ ____________ foreigners come to visit China every year.

A good way? 【1】 (pass) an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days 【2】 the exam. If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English and speak English as? m【3】 as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Don’t stay up late for the exam. Before you start the exam, read 【4】 (careful) over the question paper, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last【5】 (finish) your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.

My friend Julie and I had a long period in our______. We used to see each other daily. I would eat brown rice in her kitchen while we______ our secrets.

Later, we celebrated each other’s______. My husband and I welcomed Julie’s first son (born on my birthday). By the time he was learning to walk, Julie and her family had moved to another ______. We spoke on the phone sometimes and exchanged Christmas cards.

After they welcomed their third son, they moved to Edmonton, which is a______ city. We haven’t seen each other since then. They changed their phone numbers. I received a______ from her, but I couldn’t find that envelope later. I e-mailed her a few times,______ didn’t get a reply.

It was______ not to be in touch with an old friend. I let it go. I knew that Julie and I would reconnect again if possible. So I______ it go.

Last year, Julie’s husband got in touch with me on Facebook. I felt______ bad, and soon my feeling______ true: Julie had passed away the month before. She died of cancer.

I______ that I had not been part of Julie’s support system, or the last years of her joyous, painful time on Earth. I cried. I’m so sorry, Julie, for______ on more chances.

Last week, I donated my hair in______ of Julie to make wigs (假發(fā)) for cancer patients. It was a small way of showing that I loved her and will never forget her. And that I look forward to us reconnecting again – if possible .

【1】A. times??? B. paths??? C. methods??? D. actions

【2】A. friendship??? B. conversation??? C. relationship??? D. direction

【3】A. talked??? B. collected??? C. shared??? D. felt

【4】A. birthdays??? B. successes??? C. victories??? D. weddings

【5】A. village??? B. town??? C. city??? D. country

【6】A. bigger??? B. farther??? C. smaller??? D. nearer

【7】A. gift??? B. message??? C. letter??? D. call

【8】A. but??? B. and??? C. or??? D. so

【9】A. silly??? B. painful??? C. harmful??? D. impolite

【10】A. make??? B. let??? C. hear??? D. watch

【11】A. something??? B. anything??? C. everything??? D. nothing

【12】A. sounded??? B. looked??? C. turned??? D. proved

【13】A. thought??? B. forgot??? C. regretted??? D. believed

【14】A. expecting??? B. refusing??? C. promising??? D. receiving

【15】A. need??? B. fear??? C. front??? D. memory

【1】Those ________ (德國(guó)人) wanted to have fish for dinner.

【2】Our manager greeted the guest _______ with a smile at the entrance.（禮貌）

【3】Tina played very well in the piano and her parents __________ her. (以…驕傲)

【4】Tea __________ in the south of China. (grow)

【5】The man? _________ many things from her house last night. (steal)

—That’s true. It’s becoming more and more beautiful.

A. changed??? B. has changed??? C. have changed??? D. is changing

【1】What did the woman fail to write in the form?

A. Name.??? B. Birth date.??? C. Address.

【2】Who did the woman come to visit?

A. Her mother.??? B. Her teacher.??? C. Her son.

【3】What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.??? B. Officer and passenger.??? C. Mother and son.

【1】The floor is very dirty.(改成感嘆句)

__________ ___________ the floor is!

【2】He was visiting the museum at eight this morning. John said.(合并為一個(gè)句子)

John said ___________ he ___________ visiting the museum at eight this morning.

【3】My kite flies so high.(改為感嘆句)

____________ ____________ my kite flies!

【4】Did the old man use to play the piano? We wondered.(合并為一個(gè)句子)

We wondered ___________ the old man ____________ to play the piano.

【5】What an interesting book it is！(改為同義句)

__________ ____________ the book is!