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ThechiefaskedaboutthepossibilityofmakingamapoftheSuruireserveusingGoogleEarth.Anonlinetourofthereserve,hebelieved,wouldhelpprotecttheSuruibyshowingtheworldtheresultsofcuttingtreesandtheattacks(进攻)ontriballand.Itwouldalsotellthegovernmentabouttheirsituation.Thisway,Narayamogahopedtoraisemoneytoprotecttherainforestbyplantingonemilliontrees.“Trainingandeducationisnowourkindofwar,”hesays.“Weknowwehavetodoso.”
Narayamoga’svisittoGooglewasagreatsuccess.TheInternetsearchcompanysentteamstotheAmazontotraintheSuruiinusingcomputers,cameras,andphonestophotographtheirsurroundings,whichcouldbefoundusingGPSandthenshownonGoogleEarth.TheSuruihavenowmappedthewholereserveandrecordedtheanimalsandplantsoftherainforestwithinit.
Whiletheirworkissupported(支持)bysomeinternationalgroups,Narayamogahopestheycansupportthemselveswithintenyears,withcoffeeproductionandtourism.ThegreatthingabouttheSuruiisthattheytrytofindtheirownwaystodealwiththeproblemstheyface.
53.Howmanypeoplearestilllivinginthetribetoday?
A.About600,000.B.About5,000.C.About1,300.D.About250.
54.WhatisthegreatestdangertheSuruifacenow?
A.Theyareoftenattacked.B.Thereserveisgettingsmaller.
C.Theircultureisforgotten.D.Therainforestisdisappearing.
55.WhatdotheSuruimainlydependontoprotecttheirland?
A.Normaltoolsinlife.B.Scientificknowledge.
C.Helpfromoutside.D.Informationtechnology.
D
Noneofusisquiteashealthyinmindasweseem,butneitheriseveryunusualthingwedomeanswe’reunhealthy.Howtotellthedifference?
Startbyreadingthelettersbelow,whichhavebeenanalyzedbyourexperts.
(1)Lately,afterIreadanunusualword,Ioftencan’tgetitoutofmyheadfordays,sometimesweeks.Isilentlyrepeatittomyself,oftenspellit,andevenwakeupinthenightwithitringinginmyhead.What’swrongwithmybrain?
Thatsoundslikealittleobsession(着迷).Yourbrainfeelsthatforsomereasonitmustrepeatthisword.Unlessitistakingupmorethananhourofyourdayorreallyinfluencingyourlife,itisnotserious.Tostopit,leaveitalone.Ifyoureallywanttostoptherepetition,setasidetenminutesadaytorepeatthewordoverandoveragain.Doitsomanytimesthatyoufinallygetsickofit.
(2)Isometimeshavestrangedreamswhentakingashortsleep,andIthinkthey’rerealwhenIwakeup.Then,asIcomearound,Irealizetheyaren’t.Istheresomethingwrongwithme?
What’swrongisthatyoutakeshortsleepsandmostofusdon’t!
Butareyoumad?
No.Weallhavestrangedreams,andit’snormal,uponwaking,tobefuzzy(模糊)foralittlewhileorevennottorememberwhereweare.Whatisnotnormalisifyoudon’thavethesedreams.
(3)Whenpeopleareeating,Ican’tstandthesoundofaforkorspoonknockingonaplateorbowl.Ibeginshakingandhavingaheadache.I’malsosickenedbythesoundofpeoplechewingwiththeirmouthsopen.Istheresomethingwrongwithme?
Itseemsthatthereissomethingwrongwitheveryoneelseyouknow.Howcometheydon’teatwiththeirmouthsclosed?
Attheleast,you’reoversensitive(敏感)tolittlenoise.Youmayalsobetroubledbyadisorderinmindcalledmisophonia.Trydrawingyourattentionawayfromthenoise.Payattentiontosomethingelseashardasyoucanwhenyoueatwithyourfriends:
themusicinthebackground,thesceneoutthewindow,evenwhatthey’retalkingabout.Youcantrainyourselftobelesstroubledbythenoise.
(4)WhenI’mdrivingandhavetocrossabridge,myheartstartsracingandIfeellight-headed.ThefearthatI’mgoingtopassoutmakesthewholesituationworse.AmIcrazy?
Thissoundslikeananxiety(忧虑),whichcanbringonheartillnessandarealsensethatyou’regoingtodie.Thiskindoffeelingisthebody’sreactiontothepossibledangerinnearfuture.Tokeepyouranxietyfromprogressing,trytheoldmethod:
breathing.Whenyoufeelyourheartstartingtorace,takeadeepbreathinthreeorfourtimes,andthenletitoutfiveorsixtimesuntilyoustarttofeelcomfortable.Youcanalsomakeatapeofyourfavouritesong,andsingalongasyoucrossthebridge.
56.Whatdoesthewordanalyzedmeaninthefirstparagraph?
A.Dividedintoparts.B.Examinedcarefully.
C.Discussedingroups.D.Treatedscientifically.
57.Whichpersondescribedinthefourlettershasgotsomethingwrong?
A.Thefirsttwo.B.No.1andNo.3.
C.Thelasttwo.D.No.2andNo.4.
58.Whatcanwedowhenwehavestrangedreamsafterashortsleep?
A.It’snotnecessaryforustodoanything.
B.Wecanthinkaboutthedreamsonceagain.
C.It’sagoodideatopayattentiontootherthings.
D.We’dbettergotoseeadoctorasearlyaspossible.
59.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.
A.wedon’tneedtoworryaboutanythinginmind
B.disordersinmindcanbetreatedbyourselves
C.onemustfaceallkindsofproblemsinlife
D.ifyouarebrave,nothingcantroubleyou
丰台二模:
C
Areyoulisteningtopopsongsbutnotlearningtoplayamusicalinstrument?
Theideaofpracticingthepianoorviolineverydayunderyourparents’watchfuleyeisbadenough,nottomentionalltheplaytimeyou’lllose.
Butyouwouldchangeyourmindifyouknewthatmusicaltrainingcouldmakeyousmarter,especiallyifyoustartyoung,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.
Infact,thestudyofthebenefits(益处)ofmusichasbeengoingonforyears.Backin1993,Naturemagazinereportedanexperimentshowingthatcollegestudentswholistenedto10minutesofMozartmusicbeforetakinganIQtestscoredbetter.Thisiswhat’snowknownasthe“Mozarteffect”.
Althoughscientistslaterfoundthatitwasn’tIQthathadbeenimproved,buttemporary(短时的)reasoningability,thisstudystillgotthemthinking–ifsimplylisteningtomusiccanbringgoodeffects,whatwouldactuallyplayinganinstrumentdotobraindevelopment?
NowresearchersatNorthwesternUniversity,US,havegottheanswer.Theystudiedagroupofcollegestudents–someofthemhadreceivedmusicaltrainingintheirschoolyearswhileothershadnot.
Lookingattheirbrainwaves,researchersdiscoveredthattheyrespondeddifferentlywhenhearingcomplexsounds–thosewhohadlearnedmusicbeforewerebetteratpickingoutsinglepitches(音高)fromanoisybackground.Andthiswastrueevenifthelessonshadendedyearsago.
Thisabilitytosingleoutcertainsoundsisconnectedtolanguage-basedlearning–forexample,reading.
“Tolearntoread,youneedtohavegoodworkingmemory,theabilitytodisambiguate(分辨)speechsounds,makesound-to-meaningconnections,”professorNinaKrausfromNorthwesternUniversitytoldTheNewYorkTimes.
“Eachoneofthesethingsreallyseemstobestrengthened...[when]playingamusicalinstrument.”
Buttheresearchersalsosaidthatthereisnoonebestwaytoapplythesefindings.Differentinstruments,differentteachingmethods,differentschedules–parentsneedtofindwhatworksbestforthechild,andchildrenshouldtrytoenjoythemselvesandtheirlessons.Afterall,musicisaboutpleasure,insteadofbeingjustatool.
53.Musicaltrainingcanimprovetheabilityto______.
A.enjoythenoisybackground
B.makedifferentspeechsounds
C.learnlanguage-basedlearning
D.connectsoundswiththepictures
54.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.
A.listeningtoMozart’smusiccanimproveone’sIQtemporarily
B.musicaltrainingatayoungagecanbringusagreatadvantage
C.studentswhocanplaymusicalinstrumentsarebetteratreasoning
D.wemustlearntheskillofplayingamusicalinstrumentnowadays
55.Thearticleismainlyabout______.
A.theconnectionbetweenmusicaltrainingandgettinggoodgrades
B.theeffectsofmusicaltrainingonthedevelopmentofhumanbrain
C.anewdiscoveryaboutthelongtimebenefitsofearlymusiclessons
D.theeffortsatmakingfulluseofthebrainthroughmusicaltraining
D
Dietdrinksmaytastegood,buttheymightnotbringhappiness.Anewstudyfindsthatpeoplewhodrinkdietsodasorfruitdrinksaremorelikelytobediagnosed(诊断)withdepression.
Thestudydoesn’tshowthatdietdrinkscausedepressionandtheresearchersstresstheirfindingsdon’tprovideanexplanation.Theylookedatmorethan263,900U.S.adultsages50to71whoansweredquestionsabouttheirbeverage(饮料)consumption(摄入量)betweentheyears1995and1996.About10yearslater(from2004to2006),thesamepeoplewereaskedifadoctorhaddiagnosedthemwithdepressionsincetheyear2000.
Peoplewhoregularlydrankfour