C

Sometimes people call others “scared一cat” , but have you ever thought of this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend itself, or run away as fast as it can.

Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.

Human beings, however, have a problem than animals never face. If we give way to our feelings, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger or hit someone and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you are lonely, or said you were in love, and wished later you'd kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express feelings freely.

Does this mean it's smarter always tp hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health. Actually, all feelings need to be expressed.

You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard: hide them or pretend they don't exist, but they’ll still be around and even go bad. And at last you'11 have to deal with those rotten bananas.

28. Why do people use the expression “scared-cat” to call others?

A. Because cats are their favourite pets.

B. Because both cats and people react the same when they are frightened.

C. Because they think people and cats have the same feelings.

D. Because cats are our closest friends.

29. The underlined words “churned up” in the 4th paragraph mean “_”.

A. bothered badly B. very shocked C. beaten heavily D. very frightened

30. In author’s opinion, dealing with feelings, what should we do?

A. We should learn to express them whatever feelings they are.

B. We should always hide them and never talk to anybody.

C. We should choose our best friends to tell them.

D. We should eat more bananas before they go bad.

31. What is the best title?

A. People look like cats

B. Nervous cats and people

C. Why people call others “scared-cat”

D. How to express our feelings

D

There are many examples of music’ s influence on people. Music helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. When he could not think of the right words, he played his violin. The music helped him get the words from his brain onto paper.

Einstein himself said that the reason for his intelligence was because he played the violin. He loved the music of Mozart and Bach the most. Einstein solved his scientific problems when playing his violin.

Music has a great power over memory and learning. Listening to Mozart’s music and other classical music makes both the left and right brain active. This raises the brain's ability to learn and remember information. Playing an instrument or singing also raises the brain's learning ability.

Learning potential can increase at least five times with music like Mozart's. Dr. George Lozanov designed a way to teach foreign languages in a very short time. In just one day, students learned about one half of the vocabulary and phrases that most students learn in a whole school term-about 1,000 words or phrases. He showed that foreign languages could be learned in only thirty days by using this kind of music.

An IQ test for three groups of college students showed that students could improve their scores by listening to Mozart before their test. The first group, who listened to Mozart before the test, had the highest score, about 119. The second group, who listened to something else, had about 111, and the third group, who listened to nothing, had the lowest score, about 110.

32. How many examples of music' s influence on people are there in the passage?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

33. What’s the function of music like Mozart’s mentioned in the passage?

A. It makes both the left and right brain active.

B. It helps us remember vocabulary.

C. It helps us get good scores in a test.

D. It can raise the brain 's learning ability.

34. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The benefits of Mozart's music. B. The functions of music.

C. The usage of music. D. The benefits of music.

35. How is the passage developed?

A. By giving examples. B. By telling the truth.

C. By showing results. D. By doing experiments.

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How to learn with success 
To learn with success is not a very difficult task if some fundamental principles are laid down. While discussing this subject, I’d like to mention four indispensable principles: diligence, devotion, constancy, and punctuality.

36 It makes the foolish wise, the poor rich, and the humble noble. It produces a wonderful effect. In learning, the work of a diligent fool doubles that of a lazy wit.

Devotion means to set our heart on one thing at a time and give up all other thoughts. 37

Those who often change their studies will never succeed in the long run. 38

Constancy makes success a certainty. 39 If we study day after day, there is nothing that cannot be achieved. We should remember a worthy proverb “Constant dropping of water wears away a stone.”
Besides, there is another rule that contributes to one's accomplishments, that is, punctuality. The habit of keeping regular hours is of extreme importance to successful learning. 40 Every man will certainly become strong and wise if he does so.

A. Never think of learning another subject while studying one subject.

B. Work while you work; play while you play.

C. All things can be conquered by diligence.

D. Therefore, in order to be successful we need devotion.

E. Most people regard diligence as hard work.

F. In contrast，inconstancy often results in failure.

G. In a word, keeping regular hours can help a person succeed.

 

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