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WhygotoMadrid？
Theremaybeaslightchill（寒冷）intheair，withtemperaturesstayingaround15℃inMarch，butSpain'
shandsomecapitalisslowlystartingtowarmup，Evenmoreattractivearetheculturalevents．
AnewexhibitiononthelivingandworkingspacesofSpain'
sgreatestartist，Picasso，hasjustopenedinthestudioattheFundacionMapfreatPaseodeRecoletos23．Itrunsuntil11Maywithrarelyseenpiecesborrowedfromhisfamily．
Laterthissummer，the400thanniversaryofthedeathoftheRenaissance（文艺复兴）painterElGrecowillbemarkedwithanexcitingexhibitionattheMuseodelPradoatPaseodelPradofrom24JunetoOctober．
Howtogo？
ThewidestrangeofflightsisofferedbyEasyJetfromBristol，Edinburgh．Gatwick，LiverpoolandLuton．BritishAirwaysanditssisterairlineIberiacombineforcesfromHeathrowandLondonCity.RyanairfliesfromManchesterandStansted；
AirEuropafliesfromGatwick．
Barajasairportis13kmnorth﹣eastofthecitycentreandisservedbyfrequenttrainsonMetroline8，buttheshortestundergroundjourneyisabitcomplexwithatleastonechangeatNuevosMinisteriosstationandtakesabout30minutes．Thefaretoanystationinthecitycentreis￡4.50．Theairportexpressbusrunsevery15to35minutesaroundtheclock；
￡5oneway．Ittakes40minutestoreachthecitycentre．Ataxitakeshalfthetime．Aflatrateof￡30coversmostofcentralMadrid．
1,WhenwilltheexhibitionaboutPicassoclose？
A．On23March．B．On11May．
C．On24June．D．On5October．
2,WhichairlineoperatesflightsfromManchestertoMadrid？
A．EasyJet．B．Ryanair．C．AirEuropa．D．BritishAirways．
3,WhatisthefastestwaytoreachcentralMadridfromBarajasairport？
A．Takeataxi．B．Takeacitybus．
C．TakeMetroline8．D．Taketheairportexpressbus．
B
Headsup!
Acrossthecountry，sportsinjuriesareasafetyconcernforyoungathletes．Now，theAmericanMedicalAssociation（AMA）hasanewsetofguidelinesaimedatprotectingplayersfromthedangerofconcussions（脑震荡）﹣seriousinjuriescausedbyablowtothehead．
"
Byraisingawarenessoftheseriousrisksassociatedwithconcussionsandensuringthattheappropriateguidelinesareinplace，wecanreducethenumberofyoungathleteswhomayreturntothegametoosoon，whichcanputtheirhealthatfurtherrisk,"
saidAMABoardMemberJackResneckJrM．Dinastatement．
Thepolicyrecommendsthatyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussionbetakenoffthefieldassoonaspossible．Then，theyareonlytoreturntotheirsportwithadoctor'
swrittenapproval．Thepolicyalsosetsage﹣specificrulesforhealthcareprofessionalsandathleticorganizationsinevaluatingandcaringforconcussions．
AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDC），aconcussionisatypeoftraumatic（创伤）braininjurycausedbyabump，blow,orjolttotheheadorhittothebodythatcausestheheadandbraintomoverapidlybackandforth．Thistypeofmovementcancausethebraintobouncearoundortwistinsidetheskull（颅骨）．Itcandamagebraincellsandcreatechemicalchangesinthebrain．
TheCDCsaysthatbetween1.6millionand3.8milliontraumaticbraininjuriescausedbysportsandrecreation﹣relatedactivitiesoccurintheU．S．everyyear．AstudyfromtheCenterorInjuryResearchandPolicyshowedthatasmanyas40%ofhighschoolathletesreturntoplayingbeforetheyshould．TheAMA'
snewguidelinesshouldhelptobringthosenumbersdown．
4,WhydoestheAMAsetthenewguidelines？
A．Toraisesafetystandardsofsports．
B．Toprotectathletesfromconcussions．
C.Tosetrulesforhealthcareevaluation．
D.Tohelpplayersreturntothegamequickly．
5,Whatshouldyoungathleteswhomayhaveaconcussiondo？
A．Avoidusingthehead．B．Leavethefieldforever．
C．Gettreatmentintime．D.Switchtoanothersport．
6,Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout？
A．Whataconcussionis．B．Whatcausesdamagetobraincells．
C．HowtheCDCworks．D.Howaconcussioncanbeprevented．
7,Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext？
A．RulesforSaferPlayB．SportsInjuriesintheUS
C．AdvicetoAthletesD.NewPoliciesforDoctors
C
Peopleliketoposttheirselfies（自拍照）onsocialmedia．Toknowmoreaboutit，scientistsatSyracuseUniversityinNewYorkrecentlydidaresearchandcameupwithsomesurprisingfindings．
Peoplewhopostselfiesanduseeditingsoftwaretomakethemselveslookbettershowbehaviorconnectedtonarcissism（自恋），theresearcherssaid．MakanaChock，aprofessorfromSyracuseUniversity，saidbecausesocialmediaismostlyusedbypeopletoshareunimportantinformationabouttheirlives，itisagoodplaceforpeopleto"
worktowardssatisfyingtheirownvanity．"
Those"
likes"
undertheirFacebookselfiesmakethemfeelgood．
Besides，peoplewhopostgroupselfiesshowaneedforpopularityandaneedtobelongtoagroup，theresearchfound．Somepeoplefeel"
peer（同伴）pressure"
topostselfiesandsomefollowthepopularbeliefthatifthereisnopictureofaneventorexperience，itdidnotreallyhappen．"
Anyway，itshouldn'
tbeseenasnegative．Peoplegetsenseofsatisfactionespeciallywhentheygetlikes．Anditdoesnoharm，"
Chocksaid．
Otherfindingsfromthestudyinclude：
Therearenomajordifferencesonhowoftenmenandwomenpostselfiesandhowoftentheyuseeditingsoftware．Butmenwhopostselfiesshowedmoreofaneedtobeseenaspopularthanwomenwhopostedselfies．
Chocksaidpostingselfiesonsocialmediaisnotallthatdifferentfromwhatpeoplehavedoneformanyyears．Ontripsandspecialevents，ourparentsandgrandparentsusedcamerasinsteadofphonestotakephotos．Theywouldbringbackphotostoshowfriendsandfamily．Youhadnochoicebuttolookatthem．Youprobablycommentedabouthowniceeveryoneinthephotoslooked，especiallychildrenandthepersonshowingthephotos．Theywerehappytohearyourcomments．Thatwastheoldwayof"
clickinglike"
．Onsocialmedia，however，peoplecandecidenottolookatphotos---eveniftheyclick"
like"
．
8,Whatistheresearchmainlyabout？
A．Thewaysofmakingpeoplelookbetterinselfies．
B．Thereasonsforpeoplepostingselfiesonsocialmedia．
C．Thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomeninpostingselfies．
D．Theconnectionsbetweenpostingselfiesandmentalhealth．
9,Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
vanity"
inparagraph2probablymean？
A．Adeepdesiretoknowaboutsomething．
B．Aspecialneedtobemorepopular．
C．Toomuchprideinone'
sownappearance．
D．Strongdeterminationtoimproveoneself．
10,WhatisChock'
sattitudetowardsselfieposting？
A．Ambiguous．B．Cautious．
C．Disapproving．D．Supportive．
11,Fromthelastparagraph，weknowthattheoldergenerationsshowedtheirphotostofriendsandfamily ．
A．towinpraisefromviewersB．toshowofftheircameras
C．toimproverelationshipsD．tosharegoodmoments
D
Themosttypicaldefinitionofsuccessis"
theaccomplishmentofanaimorpurpose"
orwhatmostofushaveheard：
"
theattainmentofpopularityorprofit．"
Butissuccessreallydefinedbypurposesorprofit？
Aftergraduatingfromhighschool，myfamilyadvisedmetoaimtobuildasuccessfulcareer.Myoptionswerenarroweddowntobecomingadoctororchoosingafieldinengineering.SoIgraduatedwithachemicalengineeringdegree．Iwasadvisedtoaimforgraduatestudies，andinlessthantwoyears，IhadahighlyspecializeddegreeinplasticsengineeringfromoneofthemostreputableuniversitiesintheU．S．ThenIfoundacorporatejobperformedwellintheorganization，climbeduptheladder，andmadeabiggerpaychequewitheverynewtitle.Myproudparentstoldmystorytotherestofthefamilyandfriendsasa"
success"
story．
Nomatterwhereweliveintheworld，weallhaveourownversionsofsuccess．Ourfamiliestakeprideintellingtheworldhowsuccessfulweareinourprofession，andoftentheonlymeasureofthatsuccessbecomesthefinancialwealthweaccumulate．Inaworldwhereeverythingisreflectedbynumbers﹣thelikesonFacebook，thenumberofviewsonYouTube，etc．-everyaspectofourlifeisbeingtakenoverbynumbers．Weareconditionedtobelievethatthestrongeryourfinancialstanding，thehigheryourankonthesuccesschart．Butrememberthewords，"
aim"
or"
purpose，"
inthedefinitionofsuccess．AltruisticfiguressuchasMotherTeresa，MahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKingJr．alsolivedsuccessfullivesbuthadselflessconcernoverthewell﹣beingofothers．Whiletherestoftheworldfocusedonaccumulatingwealth，theyfocusedongiving，doing，andcreatingforeveryoneelse．
Wealthaloneneverwillbethemeasureofsuccess.Thinkbeyondprofits．NopromotionorpayraiseIeverreceivedinmyprofessionalcareerwasbecauseofmydeepdesiretoobtainabettertitleorhigherpay；
instead，itwasbasedontheexcellenceIcreatedintheexperienceourcustomershadwiththeorganization．
12,Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor？
A．Hehasliveduptohisfamily'
sexpectations．
B．Heaskshisparentsforadviceoneverything．
C．Hedoesn'
tlikehisjobthoughheiswellpaid．
D．Hewantedtobeadoctorbutbecameachemicalengineer．
13,Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
Altruistic"
inParagraph3mean？
A．Ofabundantwealth．B．Offewachievements．
C．Devotedtoothers'
welfare．D．Focusedonpersonalwell﹣being．
14,Whatinspirationcanbedrawnfromtheauthor'
sworkingexperience？
A．Changejobsfrequentlyforhigherpay．
B．Aimatprovidingqualityserviceatwork．
C．Takeeverychancetogetpromotion．
D．Focusonmakingprofits
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