You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this 37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44
researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then
46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
36．A．guess B．learn C．believe D．doubt
37．A．view B．point C．scene D．experience
38．A．drags B．stops C．backs D．gains
39．A．thought over B．made up C．suggested D．come up with
40．A．change B．develop C．grow D．slow
41．A．sleepy B．bored C．excited D．active
42．A．report B．think C．decide D．see
43．A．produced B．carried C．tried D．performed
44．A．so B．when C．while D．but
45．A．partly B．quickly C．how D．first
46．A．remember B．focus on C．forget D．tell apart
47．A．the researchers B．the experiment C．the clock D．the brain
48．A．much attention to B．more attention to
C．attention to many D．attention to more
49．A．busy B．likely C．ready D．sure
50．A．focus B．gather C．reach D．spread
51．A．However B．Furthermore C．Therefore D．Finally
52．A．recognizing B．watching C．noticing D．counting
53．A．enough B．full C．right D．proper
54．A．In fact B．As a result C．For example D．Instead
55．A．in class B．with work C．in mind D．of lessons
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _ the boy’s name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _ with his other subjects and that he had just
broken with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk.
Bill _ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?” asked Bill. “You see, I _ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess (脏乱) anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that_ I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You __my life.”
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．until
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleared D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _____，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert （9） that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of “What’s that ?”he asked “That’s the treasure “ said the boy Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was
So thanks to a .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Kindness at fast-food restaurant It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King, a fast-food restaurant. It wasn't a good job, but it meant money， was something I needed.
One day, I was working behind the front counter, taking . The customers were coming and goingand the woman who didn't seem any different from most others.
She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched her purse to find some change, the woman soon that she was about a dollar short.“I'm to say this, but I guess I won't be able to make my purchase ，"she said sadly. That's when I had the idea of paying the difference for her. She re-fused at first, but after I ，she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to her order. I continued with my work and thought more of it. About an hour later had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the and saw the same woman whom I'd helped with the money entering again. I recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see, I'm a diabetic(糖尿病患者），and I need to eat some-thing right away. That's I came in earlier. If you hadn't helped me as you did, I have fain-ted. Thank you. ”
She handed me two dollars， I'd given her. the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was not onlywith money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I'd helped someone out of a tight spot.
A．firstly B．roughly C．certainly D．strictly
A．which B．what C．that D．it
A．menus B．orders C．service D．food
A．reached B．moved C．presented D．approached
A．through B．for C．about D．across
A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．said
A．above all B．first of all C．in all D．after all
A．insisted on B．insisted C．stuck to D．stuck
A．pick up B．pick out C．carry out D．bring out
A．none B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．customers B．orders C．pressure D．business
A．entrance B．restaurant C．counter D．window
A．suddenly B．immediately C．surely D．completely
A．at a time B．at time C．sometime D．sometimes
A．when B．where C．why D．how
A．shall B．may C．might D．need
A．twice that B．twice what C．that twice D．what twice
A．Watching B．Looking C．Observing D．Noticing
A．awarded B．honored C．returned D．rewarded
My grandfather is now 88 years old. He is still very active, and his active life makes his wife-my grandmother-healthy and active. My grandparents' case is not in Japan now. Life expectancy is rising higher and higher and has now 88 years for women and 83 years for men.
I think there are some to living longer. One is being active. My grandfather very well—at least 12 hours a day—but when he was ，he likes outdoor activities. He is so busy that my grandmother has to him. He has had three car accidents since he 65. She is afraid that he will an accident again, so she is always with him， when he travels. They depend on each other. your life with someone is another secret to living a long life.
There are some other of people who have lived a long, healthy life because they shared their life with someone. My mother's teacher, who died one year ago at age 86 ，was always healthy and. She used to walk to my house. She always lived with her elder sister and had to her. She died of cancer three months after her sister died. her sister's death, she got worse day by day.
I think there are many reasons that people live a long time keeping healthy and eating food, but the most important one is having a good. People who share their lives can help each other and talk to each other, sometimes each other. all the elderly people whom I know have good partners. This is true in the case of my grandparents!
A．common B．ordinary C．special D．strange
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．gone
A．reasons B．causes C．secrets D．f actors
A．sleeps B．rests C．lives D．does
A．woken B．waked C．awake D．awoken
A．worry about B．care about C．talk about D．think about
A．became B．went C．turned D．changed
A．make B．take C．set D．have
A．even B．ever C．still D．instead
A．Living B．Spending C．Sharing D．Taking
A．Cases B．situations C．problems D．examples
A．or so B．or rather C．at all D．after all
A．warm-minded B．absent-minded C．clear-minded D．broad-minded
A．take notice of B．take charge of C．take advantage of D．take care of
A．Before B．Unless C．After D．Until
A．that is B．such as C．which is D．for example
A．natural B．favorite C．caloric D．vegetarian
A．friend B．Husband C．wife D．partner
A．argue with B．argue for C．argue against D．argue over
A．At least B．At most C．At first D．At present
I'm simple when it comes to clothes. I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees. That is my .
The other day, I went shopping with my mother. At a shop, I saw a fashionable ，too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls. It looked like something one of those schoolgirls would wear.
The skirt cost $ 10. I4 my purse, and I had enough money. I walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping. Boys would ask me out, and it would make me Then I showed it to my mother. She got very but said it was my decision. I could buy it—no, I should buy it.
So, I went into the room to try it on. I was so sure that the skirt would me, somehow making me not what I was what I wished to be. I took my jeans off and put the skirt on. I looked in the . There I was—a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes. My glasses fogged(变得模糊） up as I started to .
The skirt did not change me anyway. it fit well and might make me look in the eyes of today's world, it was not me. I am not a girl who cool clothes just to fit in.
I took the skirt off and my own jeans. My mom knocked on the. “Emily, are you okay?” she asked.
I my tears away and said，"I'm fine. ” When I looked in the mirror ，I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail (马尾辫）. I knew for sure it was the me.
A．dream B．purpose C．choice D．life
A．skirt B．shirt C．coat D．hat
A．gentle B．cool C．ugly D．clever
A．lost B．picked C．took D．checked
A．imagined B．kept C．enjoyed D．hated
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．scared
A．disappointed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
A．chatting B．reading C．waiting D．dressing
A．change B．follow C．shock D．satisfy
A．nor B．but C．and D．or
A．curtain B．face C．mirror D．corner
A．cry B．laugh C．shout D．whisper
A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
A．silly B．good C．strange D．young
A．makes B．buys C．wears D．washes
A．put on B．put away C．threw away D．got on
A．window B．door C．glass D．counter
A．wiped B．brushed C．put D．hid
A．last B．first C．again D．once
A．different B．great C．false D．real