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    "Earworms", some people call them. Songs that get stuck in your head go round and round, sometimes for days, sometimes for months. For no clear reason you cannot help yourself from humming or singing a tune by Lady Gaga.

    To a psychologist, the most interesting thing about earworms is that they show a part of our mind that is clearly outside of our control. Earworms arrive without permission and refuse to leave when we tell them to. They are parasites (寄生虫) living in a part of our minds.

    If you have got an earworm you can suffer an attack of it simply by someone mentioning the tune, without having to hear it. This proves that earworms are a part of long-term memory. Humans have an "inner ear", for remembering phone numbers, for instance. When it gets infected with earworms, rather than review our plans for the day, or lists of things to remember, the inner ear gets stuck on a few short bars of music or a couple of phrases from a song. A part of us that we normally do not have to think about, that should just do what we ask, has been turned against us, upsetting us with a request that we never asked for. The mind is an inner world which we do not have complete knowledge of, or have control over.

    Fortunately psychology can provide some advice on how to deal with an uncontrollable mind. Consider the famous "don’t think of a white bear" problem, which tells you to try not to think about white bears, or to do something else, to avoid both thinking of the white bear and not thinking of the white bear. For earworms, the solution may be the same. Our inner ear has become infected with an earworm. This is a part not under our control, so just sending in instructions to "shut up" is unlikely to be of much help (and has been shown to make it worse). Much better is to employ the inner ear in another task. If your mind is poisoned by Brittany Spears’ Toxic, for instance, then try singing Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You out Of My Head. Let me know if it works!

    1.According to the passage, earworms are ______.

    A．songs that keep going round in our mind

    B．worms that live in a part of our brain

    C．tunes by pop singers like Lady Gaga

    D．parasites clearly under our control

    2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A．Singing songs may get earworms out of your head.

    B．Earworms are used for keeping long-term memory.

    C．Humans do not have complete control over their mind.

    D．You won’t suffer from earworms unless you hear the song.

    3.What does “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

    A．The instruction to shut up your mind.

    B．“Don’t think of the white bear” problem.

    C．Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You out Of My Head.

    D．Using the earworm-infected inner ear in another task.

    4.What is the passage mainly about?

    A．The causes and influences of earworms.

    B．What earworms are and how to deal with them.

    C．How to clear earworms out of your head.

    D．The relation between earworms and popular songs.

     

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    "Earworms", some people call them. Songs that get stuck in your head go round and round, sometimes for days, sometimes for months. For no clear reason you cannot help yourself from humming or singing a tune by Lady Gaga.
    To a psychologist, the most interesting thing about earworms is that they show a part of our mind that is clearly outside of our control. Earworms arrive without permission and refuse to leave when we tell them to. They are parasites (寄生虫) living in a part of our minds.
    If you have got an earworm you can suffer an attack of it simply by someone mentioning the tune, without having to hear it. This proves that earworms are a part of long-term memory. Humans have an "inner ear", for remembering phone numbers, for instance. When it gets infected with earworms, rather than review our plans for the day, or lists of things to remember, the inner ear gets stuck on a few short bars of music or a couple of phrases from a song. A part of us that we normally do not have to think about, that should just do what we ask, has been turned against us, upsetting us with a request that we never asked for. The mind is an inner world which we do not have complete knowledge of, or have control over.
    Fortunately psychology can provide some advice on how to deal with an uncontrollable mind. Consider the famous "don’t think of a white bear" problem, which tells you to try not to think about white bears, or to do something else, to avoid both thinking of the white bear and not thinking of the white bear. For earworms, the solution may be the same. Our inner ear has become infected with an earworm. This is a part not under our control, so just sending in instructions to "shut up" is unlikely to be of much help (and has been shown to make it worse). Much better is to employ the inner ear in another task. If your mind is poisoned by Brittany Spears’ Toxic, for instance, then try singing Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You out Of My Head. Let me know if it works!
    【小题1】According to the passage, earworms are ______.

    A．songs that keep going round in our mind
    B．worms that live in a part of our brain
    C．tunes by pop singers like Lady Gaga
    D．parasites clearly under our control
    【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
    A．Singing songs may get earworms out of your head.
    B．Earworms are used for keeping long-term memory.
    C．Humans do not have complete control over their mind.
    D．You won’t suffer from earworms unless you hear the song.
    【小题3】What does “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
    A．The instruction to shut up your mind.
    B．“Don’t think of the white bear” problem.
    C．Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You out Of My Head.
    D．Using the earworm-infected inner ear in another task.
    【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?
    A．The causes and influences of earworms.
    B．What earworms are and how to deal with them.
    C．How to clear earworms out of your head.
    D．The relation between earworms and popular songs.

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    阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

    　　A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain．In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground．But during the night it is sometimes so cold that water would turn into ice．

    　　Many deserts are covered in land．But some have mountains, rocks that have dried up in the heat．The Great American Desert has cliffs(悬崖)that have been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind．The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand．The Australian Desert has red sand．

    　　Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert．But there is water deep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very deep to find it．Other plants have roots that spread out(延伸)a long way so they can suck up the rain as soon as it falls．

    　　One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots, the cactus stores water inside its hard skin．This skin protects it from heat and cold．

    　　Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water too－ inside their bodies．They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night．

    　　Some other animals live in deserts, too．They have to be very good at seeing and hearing because most of them only comes out at night．This is why many desert animals have extra big eyes or ears．

    　　A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal fox．A gerbil(沙鼠)has huge eyes, so that it can see at night．It says cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals．

    　　Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis(绿洲)．An oasis is where water comes from an underground river．Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals．

    　　Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants．But desert people like to live there．

    (1)

    From the first paragraph of the passage we know that ________ in the desert．

    [　　]

    A．

    it's sandy and windy all the year round．

    B．

    it's too hot in the day but too cold at night．

    C．

    there's no water deep under the ground．

    D．

    an egg can be fried on the ground at night．

    (2)

    In Paragraph3, the underlined phrases “suck up” mean ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    围堵

    B．

    吸收

    C．

    讨好

    D．

    释放

    (3)

    Why does many desert animals have extra big eyes or ears?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because they need to see and hear well at night．

    B．

    Because the sunlight is too strong in the day．

    C．

    Because big eyes and ears look very beautiful．

    D．

    Because there are some special animals in the desert．

    (4)

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    The desert is very dry because there is hardly any rain．

    B．

    The roots of some desert plants go very long and deep to find water．

    C．

    Most desert animals stay cool in the day by drinking much water．

    D．

    Desert people can grow plants and keep animals because of oasises near their homes．

    (5)

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    All of the deserts are covered in sand．

    B．

    Camels have special fur to store water．

    C．

    People in the desert usually fry eggs on the ground．

    D．

    Desert people like to live in the desert though life is hard．

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    Friday

    　　One day, in the class, the teacher was teaching some words. When she spoke the word“Friday”a student stood up and said that:“Tomorrow is”Friday.“It is a Good Friday. Because we don't go to school after Friday.”

    　　When he sat down, the teacher smiled, then she said to all the students:“Do you know what's the meaning of 'Good Friday'?”Nobody answered.

    　　“It means the day when Jesus （耶稣） suffered from（遭受） disaster （灾难）”. the teacher smiled“Can you guess the meaning of 'Blue Monday'?”It means depression.

    (1) Children don't go to school on weekends.

    (　　)

    (2) The student spoke the true meaning of“Good Friday”.

    (　　)

    (3) “Blue Monday”means depression（沮丧）

    (　　)

    (4) Teacher was teaching some phrases in class.

    (　　)

    (5) Every week, we have five weekdays.

    (　　)

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    Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box．Each can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次)

    　　A headmaster is giving a speech about how to perform successfully in an interview to a new school．

    　　Interviews are held so that you can learn about the school and the school can learn about you．You should spend a couple of hours getting ready for the interview carefully．Then you will 　　1　　 understand your questions better and get right answers on the day of the interview．

    　　First find out about the school．Read the school introductions and look at the school

    　　websites．Then think about yourself－your strong points and 　　2　　 ones．Try to find a few examples you could give the interviewers．

    　　What else you want to tall the interviewer about yourself? For example, you might want to speak about your interests and 　　3　　 outside school．These tell the interviewer what kind of person you are．Be ready to talk about why you enjoy them．

    　　Dress properly on the day．Arrive a few minutes early．When you first meet the

    　　interviewer, greet him or her 　　4　　 ．Don't forget to smile and make eye contact．First impressions(印象)are very important．You want the interviewer to think you are 　　5　　 and friendly．

    　　If you get nervous, take a deep 　　6　　 to calm yourself down．Listen to the interviewer with great care．If you don't understand the question, ask the interviewer to repeat it．Last but not least, 　　7　　 the interview, don't forget to thank the interviewer and say goodbye．

    　　I'm sure that you will 　　8　　 your interviews．Best of luck, boys and girls!

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