“We see lots of adults being diagnosed as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (多动症) around age 38,” says Timothy Widens, MD, an professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “That’s right around the time people start doing more-tasks, juggling jobs, families, a home, and other personal duties，” he says.
But not everyone who slacks on work or forgets appointments has ADHD; there are plenty of other reasons you may be losing attentions. Here are five things that could be sucking your attention span dry.
1. Technology overload
Your computer, cell phone, and iPod all compete for your attention—no wonder you're distracted(心烦意乱)! To a certain point, your brain can act as secretary, keeping you organized and helping with time management. But the more tasks you try to do, the harder it is for you to stay focused on any single task, research shows. Learning basic organizational skills, like writing down responsibilities and maintaining a day planner, can help reduce these problems. So take a break from constant television, Internet, and email floods
2. Lack of sleep
If you’re missing out on enough shut-eye—most likely seven to eight hours a night—you’re probably easy-angry, dealing with mind fog, and have difficulty addressing daily tasks. That’s a normal reaction, says Dr. Widens.
3. Poor job satisfaction
Sure, everyone’s unhappy at work from time to time—maybe your customer presentation failed or your boss gave you a poor performance review. And if a disorganized working environment or a boring project make it difficult to focus, that's completely normal. But if you find that you often can't complete projects，you probably need medical attention, or a new job.
4. Too much stress
Stress takes side affects on concentration. Researchers at the University of Madison found that the relaxation technique can add to your ability to focus on your mind. Another study, from researchers at UCLA, suggests that in adults with ADHD, meditation improves attention and eases symptoms of anxiety and depression.
5. Too little exercise
Mounting evidence suggests that regular exercise can keep your mind sharp and increase learning and memory ability. It’s even more important in adults with ADHD. ” My patients who exercise all report that they see improvement in attention,” says Dr. Widens. Working up a sweat can also help you burn off the extra energy that causes you to feel uncomfortable, and it can help you sleep better at night.
Hopefully after you understand these helpful methods, you become more attentive on what you are doing.
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1.当你和以英语为母语的人士面对面交流时，不要害怕犯语法错误。(native English speakers, grammatical )
2．正是孩子们要求父母给他们更多的时间来做自己喜欢做的事。(request, 强调句)
3．尽管我们学过“even if”,但我们发现运用它还很难。(even if，it做形式宾语 )
4．当朋友生气时,你应劝劝她并好好相处。(calm down, get along )
5．这位老人苦于失去记忆因而无法记录下自己的经历。(suffer from, set down, because of)
6． 我到达伦敦时，碰巧下雨。(happen)
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〔1〕Secondhand smoke is a byproduct of cigarette, cigar or pipe smoking．Secondhand smoke occurs when tobacco burns or when smokers exhale, and it is inhaled involuntarily by non-smokers．
〔2〕Secondhand smoke___________________．The first is called side stream smoke, which is the smoke released from the burning end of a cigarette or cigar, or from tobacco burning in the bowl of a pipe．The second is called mainstream smoke, which is exhaled by a smoker．
〔3〕When nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke, they inhale many of the same cancer-causing chemicals that smokers inhale．According to the U．S．Surgeon General, cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds, including more than 50 cancer-causing chemicals, and at least 250 chemicals that are either toxic or carcinogenic．
〔4〕Both side stream and mainstream smoke are dangerous to nonsmokers．Side stream smoke is generated at lower temperatures and under different conditions than mainstream smoke．As a result, it contains higher concentrations of many of the toxins found in cigarette smoke．
〔5〕Secondhand smoke has been designated as a known human carcinogen by the U．S．Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer．Secondhand smoke also is listed as an occupational carcinogen by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health．
〔6〕According to the 2006 report by the U．S．Surgeon General, there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke: even small amounts of secondhand smoke exposure can be harmful to people’s health．Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings can help．However, they cannot eliminate the exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke．What is the main idea of the text? （no more than 10 words）
Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?
In whatever way, people can’t get rid of the risk of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke completely．
_______________________________________________________________________Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 8 words）
_______________________________________________________________________Name at least three ways that will help reduce the harm of secondhand smoke．（no more than 12 words）
_________________________________________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese．
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Doctors say anger can be extremely damaging, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time, some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called ____________.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain release the same hormones. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. in general the person feels excited and ready to act
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you
are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.What bad results can anger cause? (Please answer within 10 words.)
____________________________________________________________________________What’s the topic sentence of the 5th paragraph in th
e passage?
____________________________________________________________________________ Please fill in the blank with pr
oper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
____________________________________________________________________________ List the three ways people express their anger mentioned in the passage.
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③__________________________________________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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根据中文完成下列句子 (10%)：
1. 幸亏你的支持,我们最终赢得了比赛。
____________ ____________ your support ，we won the game at last.
2. 我希望你不要瞧不起这种工作。
I hope you shouldn’t ___________ ____________ ___________ this kind of work.
3.这个房间装有空调.
This room _________ ___________ ___________ air conditioner.
4. 做实验的时候，你必须专注你所做的事情。
You must ___________ _____________ what you are doing while doing experiments.
5. 你对自己的英语学习情况满意吗？
_________ you ______________ ____________ your English study?
6. 我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。
The number of the students of our school is ________ _________ large as that of their school.
7. 在中国，政府一直在努力让人民摆脱饥饿,过上幸福的生活。
In China, our government has been trying to ______ the people______ hunger. and __________ ___________ ___________ life.
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Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe,we remember from his classical musicals including “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot”, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a
(music) and composer in his early years. But
he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other types of work including gold mining and boxing.
_______ he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.
During those difficult years, he could not always afford (make) payments on his piano. One day, bending over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such
inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had an audience of three moving men who were seated on the floor.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they(dig) into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed
on the piano and walked out, empty handed.
_________ (move)) by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded
it..