通读下面的短文，回答题。

Life gets noisier every day and very few people can free from noise of some sort or another．Itdoesn’t matter where you live—in the middle of a modem city．or a faraway village——the chancesthat you will be disturbed by jet aeroplanes，transistor radios，oil powered engines，etc．，are almosteverywhere．We seem to be getting used to noise，t00．Some people feel quite lonely without back—ground music while they are workin9．

Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for humanbeings．However，some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud，and this can do harmto their eardrums（耳鼓）．The noise level in some disco is far above．the usual safety level for heavy，noUstnal areas．

One recent report about noise and concentration（专心）suggested that although a lot of peoplesay that any noise disturbs their concentration，what really affects their ability to concentrate is achange in the level of noise．It goes on to say that a background noise，which doesn’t change toomuch（music，for example）may even help people to concentrate．

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假设你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可

以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

提示：

1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。

2．活动时间：每周六上午。

3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4．谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。

注意．词数应为100左右

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阅读下列短文，回答题。

提示：Jane和Michael商量周六去野餐。他们讨论要去什么地方，带些什么。Michael建议

邀请John和他的女朋友参加。最后他们决定星期六早上8点出发。

Jane :How do you like the idea of having a picnic this Saturday?

Michael : Wonderful． But51？

Jane:What about going to the Western Hills? It"s quite cool there．

Michael:That"s a good idea．52to go with us?

Jane:OK．And we can ask them to prepare some drinks． Michael :53？

Jane : You" d better buy some fruit， and sandwiches．Michael:54？

Jane : I like oranges， watermelons， grapes， and bananas．

Michael :55？

Jane:How about eight o" clock in the morning? We can get there in an hour and a half．

Michael:OK． I" ll call John and tell him about our plan．

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Naps usually last_________． 查看材料

通读下面的短文，回答题。

Cats are creatures of habit． They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for acertain length of time． They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep．Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps （打盹" ）． Some experts feel thathumans could also benefit from this habit． Cat naps help to build up energy in the body． They arealso a good way to get rid of trouble Since cats have the same moods （情绪） as humans， some

experts beheve that people can improve their moods． People might become happier．

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