You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,

but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

 

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

A) the type of music         B) the amount of a sound 

C) the length of a song       D) the colour of and MP3 player

2.No one wants to listen to _____ from others’ MP3 player.

A) a loud sound          B) sad stories

C) a long movie         D) the words of a song

3.We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _____.

A) is not enjoyable         B) makes us tired     

C) is bad for MP3 players    D) huts our ears

4.If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _____.

A) the theater won’t allow it         B) the actors will get angry

C) others won’t hear the play well    D) we will miss part of the play

5. We can take once earphone out when we _____.

A) show others the way       B) talk to fiends on the phone

C) watch a sporting event     D) have dinner with our parents

6.It’s all right to use our MPS player in _____.

A) schools   B) libraries   C) restaurants   D) museums

7. What can be the best title of this passage?

A) Music Lovers    B) Music Manners    

C) MP3 Players     D) MP3 Earphones

 

NOT all memories are sweet. Some people -- all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars (伤痕).

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase, the effect of painful memories.

In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body producing chemicals that fix memories in the brain (大脑). So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.

The research has caused a great deal of discussion. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.

Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

"Some memories can destroy people's lives. They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare (噩梦). They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."

But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.

"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.

1.The passage is mainly about          

A．a new medical invention

B．a new research on the pill

C．a way of erasing painful memories

D．a discussion about the research on the pill

2.The drug tested on people can           

A．cause the brain to fix memories

B．stop people remembering bad experiences

C．prevent body producing certain chemicals

D．erase the emotional effects of memories

3.We can infer from the passage that            

A．people doubt the effects of the pills

B．the pill will stop people's bad experiences

C．taking the pill will do harm to people's health

D．the pill has probably been produced in America

4.Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A．Some memories can destroy people's lives.

B．People want to remove bad memories.

C．Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

D．The pill will reduce people's sufferings from bad memories.

 

Sharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, a shark scientist, swims with them for a living! We asked him some questions about this unusual job.

So Daniel, what’s it like to be a shark scientist?

Well, it’s a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks. On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, such as writing reports. Also, shark scientists don’t usually get paid a lot.

What qualities (品质) do you need to become a shark scientist?

Shark scientists need to be wise and strong. They enjoy working outdoors and they have to be cool and patient (耐心). They also have to be quite brave!

So do you think it’s a dangerous job?

Well, sharks have up to 15 rows of sharp teeth. However, sharks hardly attack (攻击) humans. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! Humans kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport!

How do you become a shark scientist?

A shark scientist usually studies Marine Science or Zoology at university. It’s also good to get some work experience in an aquarium (水族馆). In my opinion, I have the best job in the world!

1._______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.

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

2.As a shark scientist, Daniel _______.

   A. studies sharks in his neighbourhood           B. makes lots of money

   C. swims with sharks for a living                D. only writes reports on sharks

3.In Daniel’s opinion, one needs to be _______ to become a shark scientist.

   ①excited       ②patient      ③brave    ④strong       ⑤wise

   A. ①②③④       B. ①③④⑤      C. ②③④⑤      D. ①②④⑤

4.The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at university.

   A. subjects          B. books            C. scientists       D. prizes

5.From the passage we can know that _______.

   A. sharks are likely to attack humans

   B. dogs are as dangerous as sharks to humans

   C. sharks are not dangerous to humans at all

   D. humans do more harm to sharks than sharks do to humans

 

Not all memories (记忆)are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Wars and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and mental scars. Often they appear again in dreams.

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill(药丸), which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce（减少）, or possibly erase(抹去) the effect of sad memories.

In November, some scientists tested a drug(药) on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body producing chemicals(化学品) that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the mental effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.

The research has caused plenty of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.

Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

“Some memories can destroy(破坏) people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a dream. They usually come with very sad feeling.” said Roger Pitman, a scientist of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve(减轻) a lot of that suffering.”

But those who are against the research say that it is very dangerous to change memories because memories give us our identity(特质). They also help us all get away from the mistakes of the past.

“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m not sure we want to erase those memories,” said Rebecca Dresser.

1.The passage is mainly about __________.

A．a new medical invention

B．a new research on memories

C．a way of erasing sad memories

D．an argument about the research on the pill

2.The drug tested on people can __________.

A．cause the brain to fix memories

B．stop people remembering their experiences

C．prevent body producing certain chemicals

D．erase the emotional effects of memories

3.The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _________.

A．good stories                           B．sad feelings

C．experiences                           D．memories

4.Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A．Some memories can destroy people’s lives.

B．People want to get away from bad memories.

C．Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

D．The pill will reduce people’s sufferings from bad memories.

 

You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.

Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,

but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.

It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

 

1.The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.

A) the type of music         B) the amount of a sound 

C) the length of a song       D) the colour of and MP3 player

2.No one wants to listen to _____ from others’ MP3 player.

A) a loud sound          B) sad stories

C) a long movie         D) the words of a song

3.We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _____.

A) is not enjoyable         B) makes us tired     

C) is bad for MP3 players    D) huts our ears

4.If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, _____.

A) the theater won’t allow it         B) the actors will get angry

C) others won’t hear the play well    D) we will miss part of the play

5. We can take once earphone out when we _____.

A) show others the way       B) talk to fiends on the phone

C) watch a sporting event     D) have dinner with our parents

6.It’s all right to use our MPS player in _____.

A) schools   B) libraries   C) restaurants   D) museums

7. What can be the best title of this passage?

A) Music Lovers    B) Music Manners    

C) MP3 Players     D) MP3 Earphones