Saying no starts small
'All right then-just one more piece…' Words every girl has said when they are faced with the delicious cheesecake. Of course, many of us know we may eat the whole thing in the end.
It isn't just girls. Most of us find it hard to say 'no' to something attractive, However, scientists now say that willpower is very important to success and a happy life.
Scientists in different countries have been studying the effects of willpower on people's lives for a long time. The results are similar, according to an article on February 7 in the Guardian, a famous British newspaper.
In one experiment, scientists told young children that they could either have a marshmallow(圆形软糖) now, or two marshmallows in 15 minutes. Waiting obviously needed more willpower. Scientists then continued studying the children as they grew up. They wanted to see if some children always had stronger willpower. They also wanted to see how having stronger willpower affected their lives.
Years later, scientists found that the children who had waited for two marshmallows were all healthier, happier and richer adults. Oppositely, the children who had shown weaker willpower at that young age were more likely to be in low-paid jobs, to be overweight, to have social problems.
But there is hope, Roy F Baumeister, an American social psychology(心理学) professor(教授) told the Guardian. Baumeister says we can train our willpower just like we train our muscles.  Even a little practice can strengthen our overall self-control if we do it regularly.
You could start by making yourself stand up straight, speaking in complete sentences, or using a computer mouse with the other hand. Scientists have found that people who manage to change little habits often perform much better in laboratory willpower tests.
Like muscles, willpower can 'get tired'. Don't try to do too many things at the same time, or when you don't have enough energy, for example when you are ill.  If you already feel tired, you can try to recharge(恢复) your willpower with a good night's sleep and by eating well.
【小题1】The example of a girl eating cheesecake is used to_______.

A．prove that girls have weak willpower

B．introduce the topic of willpower to the readers

C．show that cheesecake is especially attractive to girls

D．show the connection between willpower and success

【小题2】What can we infer from the experiment?

A．The scientists had already known the results before the experiment.

B．It showed that willpower is the most important to success and a happy life.

C．The children who chose to wait were more likely to be successful in their lives.

D．The children who chose only one marshmallow at first had stronger willpower.

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the training of willpower?

A．You should have a goal every day.

B．Good rest and proper diet can help.

C．Willpower needs to be exercised regularly.

D．Keep willpower from being used too much.

【小题4】What is the article mainly about?

A．How willpower and muscles are similar and how they can be trained.

B．How willpower affects people's lives and how it is similar to muscles.

C．How willpower is important to success and how we can make it stronger.

D．How willpower is connected with success and how they affect each other.

London-Paris Tour Details (详情)

 

1. Please wait by the front desk at 4:45am for your FREE transfer to and from St. Pancras International Station. It’s for the travelers staying in central London hotels only.

2.Check in at 5:30am for your journey to Paris. Meet your guide at the group welcome desk at St. Pancras International Station where you will receive your welcome pack. Our guide will travel with you the whole day.

3.Enjoy a tour of Paris on comfortable boat seats! We visit the Eiffel Tower where you can enjoy amazing views of the city from the second floor.

4. Visit the brilliant Palace of Versailles, which was built in 1661. Take in the Great Royal Apartments, Hall of Mirrors and the Queen’s Apartments. The tour also includes a visit to the wonderful gardens, except on Saturday and Public Holidays.

5.You guide will take you back to the Gare du Nord. Your departure time from Paris is 8:13pm, arriving back in London at 9:40pm.

 

A. Journey to Paris B. Free London Hotel Transfers C. Tour of Paris and Eiffel Tower D. Open Top Bus Tour E. Return Journey F. The Palace of Versailles

 

B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

One cold midnight after the birthday party of Tom’s, my husband Jack and I were driving home w   1.    suddenly our car stopped. “We’ve covered half the way.” I said. “There must be something wrong with the car. I can’t start it again,” said Jack.

What a car! We got out to look around f   2.    help, but could there be any person at s 3.    an hour? It was dark and nothing could be done to make it go. We h   4.   to walk home. We knew it would take us 2 hours to get home on foot, and we were so tired. But what else could take us home? It was so c   5.    in the car. At once we began to walk home.

We were at the door at about 2:30 when I r   6.    that I had left the key in the car! How  s    7.    it is! “Break the window and climb in.” said Jack. He picked up a stone, broke the window and was ready to climb when someone from behind caught Jack by the a   8.   . It was a policeman!

“What are you going to do, man?” he asked. “Come with me to the police s  9.   , you two!”

I told him the whole story. At last he understood what I had said and I was a   10.   to get in.

It was three o’clock in the morning!

 

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets, because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China.

If this is the first time you have come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. People on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.

When people go to or come back from work in the morning or evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous, especially for the children.

When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can have a good view. It’s very interesting

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The traffic in Hong Kong drives on the right.

2. In Hong Kong，you can sit on the first floor of a bus and have the view of the whole city.

3.If the traffic lights are red, the traffic can go.

4.The traffic in Hong Kong isn’t the same as that in other areas of China.

5.According to the passage, we know we must obey the traffic rules.

 

Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn.(A) Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.

1.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误T/F。10分 每题2分

a. Betty is very happy because she will visit China with her parents.

b. They are going to China on June 10.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

2.Their _______ friends will show them around Beijing.

A. Australian   B. Chinese   　C. American

3.From the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.

A. cook Chinese food  B. Learn to speak Chinese  C. try some Chinese food

4.将句中A处画线句子译为汉语。