Performing better under pressure
What is the most stressful thing in school? It is probably exams．
It all comes down to dopamine （多巴胺）． Dopamine is a chemical in our body that sends signals （信号） in the brain．It has many important roles：affecting memory，attention and how we learn．
Our brains control dopamine in two ways．It either takes out dopamine quickly，or gradually．Exam success can be linked to how fast dopamine goes back to a balance，according to new research from the University of Missouri，reported Yahoo．.
Researchers found that，during a test，people who slowly got back to a balance of dopamine scored 8 percent lower． That’s me difference between a good mark and a bad mark．
But don't fear，there is good news for every student．
| A．This will help you perform better on a test． |
| B．Exams can put us under a lot of pressure． |
| C．The study also found that the more practice you get，the less stressed you’ll be． |
| D．What happens when we take an exam? |
E．Our brains work best when there is a balance of dopamine—not too much or too little．
The greatest sales woman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews made more than $80,000 by selling cookies when she was 13 years old.
Andrews and her mother shared a dream of traveling around the world. Once while reading a magazine ad, Andrews found that the person who sold the most cookies could win a free trip for two around the world. She decided to give it a try.
To make her dream come true, Andrews went door to door every day after school and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream. I’m earning a trip around the world for my mom and me by selling cookies. ” Then she asked,” Would you like to buy one or two dozen boxes of cookies?”
Andrews kept asking for a whole year, no matter how heavily it was raining or snowing outside. Her hard work paid off. She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies that year and she won her trip around the world.
Andrews is no smarter than thousands of other people. The key to her success is that she has found the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they even begin because they fail to ask for what they want.
It takes courage to ask for what you want. And , as Andrews has discovered, the more you ask, the easier ( and more fun) it gets.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。How old was Andrews when she made more than $80,000?
| A．She was 13 years old then. |
| B．After she and mother travelled around the world. |
| C．Before she sold cookies. |
| D．When she was making cookies in the street. |
_______ gave Andrews the idea to sell cookies.
| A．An advertisement in the magazine |
| B．Her dream to travel around the world |
| C．Her mother |
| D．Her friends |
According to the passage, what does the underlined phrase “paid off” mean?
| A．努力工作 | B．为……付款 |
| C．全部还清 | D．带来好结果，成功 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Andrew and her mother had a same dream. |
| B．According to the ad, two people could tour the world. |
| C．Andrews sold 42,000 cookies. |
| D．Andrews kept working even though it was raining heavily outside. |
How did Andrew succeed?
| A．Because she was young when she started doing things. |
| B．Because she knew how to sell well and she worked really hard at it. |
| C．Because her mother helped her a lot. |
| D．Because she wanted to travel around the world. |
| ZHENGZHOU ANIMAL PARK |
Animal Performance Schedule |
| Animal Welcoming Visitors Time: 9:00 am--- 10:00 am Place: Inner Square next to the main gate |
Sea Lion Performance Time: 10:30 am--- 3:15 pm Place: Sea Lion Show Place |
| All kinds of Art Shows Time:1:30 pm---- 2:30 pm Place: Baishoushan Show Place |
Tiger and Lion Performance Time: 11:30 am--- 2:30 pm Place: Animal Arena(竞技场) |
| All the performances are free. For Animal Welcoming Visitors, you’ll have it only at weekends during the summer and winter time. Of course, there will be changes of the performances, on rainy days, for example. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．To tell people where the animal park is. |
| B．To tell people what animals there are in the park. |
| C．To tell people about the animal performance schedule in the park. |
| D．To show what animals in the park can play with visitors. |
| A．pandas welcome visitors | B．art shows |
| C．sea lions perform | D．tigers and lions perform |
| A．Animal Welcoming Visitors. |
| B．Sea Lion Performance. |
| C．Tiger and Lion Performance. |
| D．All Kinds of Art Shows. |
| A．at 9:00 am. On Sunday, December 27 |
| B．at 10:10 am On Sunday, April 12 |
| C．at 10:30 am On Saturday, August 8 |
| D．at 2:30 pm On Monday, October 19 |
A. In Baishoushan Show Place B. In Inner Square
B. In Sea Lion Show Place D. In Animal Arena
Peter is a sixth-grader at Woodland Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years. John, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Woodland Secondary School. He began smoking four years ago. “Smoking is part of my life,” John said. Peter and John are not those boys’ real names. But their problem, smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
A study of 8,000 London students shows that smoking is a problem for many British kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6% of primary school pupils said they smoked.
“If young people start smoking early, it will be very hard for them to give up later on,” said a professor.
Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking that number will go up to about ten million a year by 2030 the World Health Organization (WTO) says. So we have to learn and tell others about dangers of smoking.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．I don’t smoke very often. |
| B．Smoking is very important to me. |
| C．I don’t smoke at all. |
| D．I’m going to give up smoking. |
| A．He will surely die early. |
| B．He cannot stop smoking. |
| C．It will be difficult for him to give up smoking. |
| D．He will become lazy soon. |
| A．smoking is a serious problem among British students |
| B．there more and more smokers in England |
| C．some student smokers are having fun smoking |
| D．most of smokers are young students |
| A．smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people |
| B．more and more people die because of smoking every year |
| C．who asks young people to give up smoking |
| D．we needn’t worry about the student smokers |
| A．We should start smoking after middle school. |
| B．We should start others to smoke outside. |
| C．We should laugh at smokers. |
| D．We should say no to smoking. |
When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on .The trees feed the forest “people” by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.
Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.
We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.
Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．the leaves of the trees | B．water and minerals |
| C．the soil and air | D．each other |
| A．By using sunlight |
| B．By making food |
| C．By the deep network of roots |
| D．By working together |
| A．doctors | B．truck driver |
| C．farmers | D．all of the above |
| A．sad | B．happy |
| C．nervous | D．excited |
| A．friends | B．fruit |
| C．vegetables | D．food |
Dear Ralph,
I am a student of Grade Nine. I consider myself a beautiful and friendly girl. Male students say I am easy to get along with, so they are always after me. They call me and send messages from time to time. But I am fed up with them. I just want to learn as much as I can in this golden time. The problem is that I do not know how to refuse or say "no" to them. After all, they are my friends. What should I do? Please give me some helpful suggestions.
Aries
Dear Aries,
Don' t answer any call or message. When you want to study, simply turn off your mobile phone. That way you won't be bothered. When boys call, they will get a power-off (关机) message. After you finish studying, turn the phone back on and reply to people who have sent messages while you were studying. Accept calls only if you feel ready for them. A good friend can understand if you miss his too many calls or text messages, limit the number of people to whom you give your phone number. If you're not sure how well you like someone, first leave just your dormitory (宿舍) phone. Then that person can't bother you all the time. You are right that you need friends, so you shouldn't completely escape from them. I believe you can deal with this problem well and be happy every day.
Ralph
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．Letters. | B．News. |
| C．Advertisements. | D．Notice. |
| A．She is friendly and beautiful. |
| B．She is easy to get along with. |
| C．She likes studying very much. |
| D．She often has problems with her friends. |
| A．improve her learning |
| B．give her friends suggestions |
| C．refuse her friends |
| D．answer her friends' messages |
| A．满意 | B．厌烦 | C．担心 | D．感激 |
| A．She shouldn't answer every call or message. |
| B．She should turn off her phone while studying. |
| C．She shouldn't tell everybody her phone number. |
| D．She should keep away from her friends completely. |