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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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When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Qingdao held the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events was held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai held football preliminaries (预赛).

The following form tells you more.

City	Event	Where	Time
Qingdao	Sailing	Qingdao International Sailing Center	Aug.9-Aug.21
Hong Kong	Horse-riding	Existing Competition Venue （沙田马术中心）	Aug.9-Aug.20
Tianjin	Football preliminaries	Tianjing Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Qinhuangdao	Football preliminaries	Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shengyang	Football preliminaries	Shenyang Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10’ Aug.12
Shanghai	Football preliminaries	Shanghai Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12 Aug.13

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1.How many cities were getting ready for the2008 Olympic Games?

A. One. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Eight.

2._______ held horse-riding events.

A. Qingdao International Sailing Center

B. Existing Competition Venue

C. Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium

D. Shanghai Stadium

3.How long did football preliminaries take?

A.13 days. B.12 days. C.7 days. D.3 days.

4.The sailing was held in _______.

A. Qingdao B. Hong Kong C. Qinhuangdao D. Shanghai

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Football preliminaries for the 2008 Olympics were held in four cities in China.

B. Horse-riding events for the 2008 Olympics lasted from Aug. 9 to Aug. 20.

C. Sailing for the 2008 Olympics lasted from Aug. 9 to Aug. 21.

D. Sailing events for the 2008 Olympics was held in Qinhuangdao.

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When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (预赛). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.

The following form tells you more.

City	Event	Where	Time
Qingdao	Sailing	Qingdao International Sailing Center	Aug.9-Aug.21
Hong Kong	Horse-riding	Existing Competition Venue （沙田马术中心）	Aug.9-Aug.20
Tianjin	Football preliminaries	Tianjing Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Qinhuangdao	Football preliminaries	Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shengyang	Football preliminaries	Shenyang Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shanghai	Football preliminaries	Shanghai Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12 Aug.13

1. How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?

A．One.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Eight.

2. _______ will hold horse-riding events.

A．Qingdao International Sailing Center

B．Existing Competition Venue

C．Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium

D．Shanghai Stadium

3. How long will football preliminaries take?

A．13 days.

B．12 days.

C．7 days.

D．3 days.

4.The sailing will be held in _______.

A．Qingdao

B．Hong Kong

C．Qinhuangdao

D．Shanghai

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Football preliminaries for the 2008 Olympics will be held in four cities in China.

B．Horse-riding events for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 20.

C．Sailing for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 21.

D．Sailing events for the 2008 Olympics will be held in Qinhuangdao.

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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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　　One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance．The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing had happened．

　　When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as a failure．Instead, they consider it as a learning experience．They try and try again until they succeed．

　　While I was touched by the boy's strong mind, I was also touched by the way he ran．With each attempt, he looked so confident and natural．He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could．He was just being a child-just being himself-being completely in the moment．He never gave up．Each time he fell, he got himself back up again, as if he knew that falling down was simply a part of life．

　　He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying about whether someone was watching or not．He only wanted to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from that experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in many parts in my life．

(1)

From Paragraph 1, we know that the boy's mother ________．
[　　]
A．	was strict with him
B．	had a special way to educate her son
C．	didn't love her son as much as others
D．	was too weak to help her son get up

(2)

Which is TRUE according to the writer?
[　　]
A．	Kids know they will learn something after falling down．
B．	Kids do not get themselves up when they fall down．
C．	Falling is always considered a failure by kids．
D．	Falling causes kids to give up running freely．

(3)

The writer was touched by the boy because the boy ________．
[　　]
A．	might stop running when he fell down
B．	never fell down if he made up his mind to run
C．	didn't care about the fall and went on running
D．	was good at running and never fell down

(4)

What does the underlined word “attempt” mean? It means ________
[　　]
A．	攻击
B．	尝试
C．	失败
D．	冲击

(5)

What can we learn from the story?
[　　]
A．	Falling down will make a person feel frightened from then on．
B．	Falling down is the mother of success．
C．	When others are watching, people fall down easily．
D．	One will succeed if he/she is confident and never gives up．

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