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s18thbirthdayisconsideredanimportantdayinothercultures.

InIndia,thesacredthreadceremonyisperformedwhenaboyisgrown-up.Heisgiventhreesacredthreadsrepresentingthreepromiseshemakes:

torespectknowledge,torespecthisparentsandtorespectsociety.Aftertheceremony,thechild,traditionally,leaveshisfamilytolivewithaGuru（teacher）.Atthispointtheboybecomes"

twice-born"

---firsthisphysicalbirth,andsecondhisintellectualbirththroughateacher'

scare.

InVanuatu,youngboyscomeofagebyjumpingoffa98-foot-talltowerwithabungee-likeropetiedtotheirankles,justbarelypreventingthemfromhittingtheground.Attheceremony,thediver'

smotherwillholdsomethingrepresentinghischildhood,andafterthejumptheitemwillbethrownaway,representingtheendofchildhood.Heisnowaman,readytoprotectthefamily

21.Whatisthesharedexpectationofthefourcoming-of-ageceremonies?

A.Havingrespectforknowledge

B.Gettingreadytoraiseafamily

CAcquiringcross-culturalawareness

D.Developingasenseofresponsibility

22.WhichappmightappealtopeopleenteringadulthoodinGermany?

A.

B.

C.

D.

23.Inwhichplacearethingswithspecialmeaningsgiventotheyoungattendants?

A.Germany.B.LatinAmericaC.IndiaD.Vanuatu.

B

TodMorganwasbornblind,mentallychallenged,andautistic.Sohecouldn'

tsee,hecouldnotlearnlikeotherchildren,andhedidn'

tinteractwithpeopleverymuch.Hedidnotseemtohavemuchofachance.Then,whenhewastwoyearsold,hebegantoplaylittlesongsonhistinytoypiano.Hecouldplayperfectlysomeofthechildren'

stuneshehadheard.

Today,Todworksasaprofessionalpianist.Heplaysjazz,Broadwaysongs,andclassicalpieces.Afterhearingatune,hecanimitateitalmostperfectlythefirsttimeheplaysit.Hedoesn'

tonlyimitate;

Todiscreativetoo.Hecanchangeaclassicalpiecetoajazz,ajazztoapolka,andapolkatoawaltz.Inadditiontothep1ano,Todplays13otherinstrumentsandalsosings.Tod'

slistofmusicalheroesincludesLouisArmstrong,Mozart,andBeethoven.Howcanthisbe?

Howcansuchaseverelychallengedpersonbesomusicallytalented?

Todhaswhatiscalled“savantsyndrome'

'

---aconditioninwhichamentallychallengedpersonhasatightlydevelopedtalentofaspecifickind.Savantsyndromeisamysterytomedicalresearchers.OnepersonwhoisstudyingsavantsyndromeisDr.DavidBrighton.HesaysthathehasneverseenamusicalsavantlikeTod.Mostmusicalsavantsarelimitedtosimplyrepeatingtunestheyhear.Dr.BrightonpointsoutthatTod'

sabilitytocomeupwithhisowntunesisagiantstepbeyondmemorization.

AsforTod,afterstudyingjazzpianoattheMusicSchoolatRiversinMassachusetts,heattendedandgraduatedfromthefamousBerkleeCollegeofMusicinBoston.Todisencouragedbyhisparentsasheperformsallovertheworld,appearingonTVandradioshows.

24.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthatTod“didnotseemtohavemuchofachance"

?

A.Todwasnotlikelytobecompletelycured.

B.Tod'

schancesofsuccessinlifeweresmall.

C.Tod'

sabilitytolearnmusicwasverylimited.

D.Todwouldhavefewopportunitiestomeetothers.

25.Apersonwithsavantsyndromeis.

A.mentallydisabledbutspeciallygifted

B.sociallyinactivebutmusicallytalented

C.physicallydisabledbuthighlyintelligent

D.psychologicallychallengedbutphysicallygifted

26.WhatdistinguishesTodfrommostmusicalsavants?

A.Hismemory.B.Hiscreativity.

B.Hissociability.D.Hislearningspeed.

27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?

A.Todisatypicalcaseofaseriousdisease.

B.FamilysupportisvitaltoTod'

srecovery.

C.MusicconnectsTodtotheworldaroundhim.

D.Musiceducationisacuretothementallydisabled.

C

Videoconferencinghasbeenaroundformorethan20years.UntiltheCovid-19pandemic,though,youwouldfindthatmanypeopleneedingtoattendameetingremotelywouldbecallingfromarealconferenceroomfulloftheirteammates.Today,we'

reroutinelyholdingvideoconferencesthatare100%virtual（虚拟）.Andthisiscreatingaproblemthattechnologycan'

tfix.

Theproblemisus,specificallythefactthatwehaven'

tevolvedsociallytothepointwherewecanbearmuchseparation.Somuchofourwell-beingandworkproductivityisdecidedonhowclosewearephysically.Theremovalofthatforanyperiodoftimecanbeseverelydamaging.Onesurprisingvictimofsocialdistancingislaughter

Normallypeoplelaughabout18timesperday.And97%ofthattimewe'

relaughingwithothers-weare30timesmorelikelytolaughwithothersthantolaughalone.Thinkaboutit:

howoftenwhenyouandyourfriendslaughatsomething,isthatsomethingactuallyfunny?

Researchshowsthat80%ofwhatpeoplelaughatisreallynotthatfunny.

Sowhydopeoplelaugh?

Theylaughinordertolaughwithothers.Justaseveryonestartsyawning（打哈欠）whenjustonepersonyawns,mostpeoplecan'

thelpbutlaughwhenthosearoundthemdo.ThisiswhyTVcomedyshowsoftenuseprerecordedlaughtracks.

Laughinginresponsetootherpeople'

slaughingisnotjustabehavioralphenomenon.Whenwelaugh,ourbodyproducestwokeychemicals:

endorphinwhichhelpsrelievepainandsetsofffeelingsofpleasure,anddopaminewhichcanimprovelearning,motivationandattention.Infact,studiesshowthatpeoplecanstand15%morepainsimplybylaughingforafewminutesbeforehand.Laughterisalsoassociatedwithhighermotivationandproductivityatwork.

Intoday'

shome-alone,virtual-teamworld,thisisexactlywhatyouasateamleadershouldbedoing:

foryourteammemberstostayhealthyandproductive,youneedtogetthemtolaughmoreandstressless.

28.Whatistheproblemmentionedatthestartofthetext?

A.Physicalweakness.B.Lackoftechnology.

C.Socialdistancing.D.Relianceorvirtualconference.

29.Theunderlinedword“This”inparagraph4referstothefactthat

A.laughtracksarepopularB.laughingisuncontrollable

C.laughingstartswithyawningD.laughingcomesmoreeasilyingroups

30.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Whylaughingisimportanttowork.

B.Howlaughingkeepsusphysicallyhealthy.

C.Whetherlaughingisabehavioralphenomenon.

D.Whatchemicalsourbodyproduceswhenwelaugh

31.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussnext?

A.Concretestepstoproducelaughterinateam.

B.Otherfactorsthatmayinfluenceateam'

shealth.

C.Waystotelltherealworldfromthevirtualworld.

D.Theimportanceofmaintainingworkproductivity.

D

Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,listenup.Youmightfallasleep15minutesearlierandwakeupfarlessduringthenightifyouputonapairofsocksatbedtime.

Tounderstandwhy,youfirstneedtograsptherelationshipbetweencorebodytemperatureandsleep.Duringdaylighthours,thehumanbodyhasanaveragetemperatureof37℃.Butyourcorebodytemperaturedropsasmuchas1.2℃overonenight'

ssleep.Thisgradualdecreaseisakeypartofhowwesleep.Putsimply,thefasteryoucanloweryourcorebodytemperature,thefasteryouwillfallasleep.

Onewaythatyourbodycontrolsitstemperatureisthroughbloodvessels（血管）intheskin.Ifyourbodyistoohot,yourbloodvesselswiden,pushingthewarmerbloodnearertheskin'

ssurface,helpingittocool.Ifyourbodyistoocold,theoppositehappens.Yourbloodvesselsnarrow,restrictingtheflowofbloodtothesurface.

Thepalmsofyourfeetareoneofyourbody'

smostefficientheatexchangers,sincetheyarehairlessandlessprotectedthanotherskinsurfaces.Researchershaveshownthatwarmingthefeetbeforegoingtosleepusingawarmfootbathorbywearingsockspromotesbloodvesselwidening.whichinturnlowersthebody'

scoretemperaturefasterthangoingtosleepwithcold,barefeet.

Scientistssuspectthatsockedfeethaveasleep-benefitingeffectonthebrainaswell.Thewarm-sensitiveneurons（神经元）inthebrainbecomemoreactivewhenthere'

satemperaturedifferencebetweenthebody'

scoreandthefeet.Researchershavefoundthattheseneuronsbecomemoreactiveaswegetsleepyandslowdownaswewakeup,sothatwarmingupthefeetbeforebedtimemaygivethemanextradrive,makingyoufeelsleepier.

Inasmallstudy,researchersfoundthatwearingapairofspecial“sleepingsocks"

notonlyspedupthecomingofsleep,butincreasedoverallsleeptimebyanaverageof30minutesandcutnighttimewakingepisodesinhalf.Ifyou'

reworriedaboutbecomingtoowarm,lookforsocksmadeofnaturalfibers.

32.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthistext?

A.Advertisement.B.Lifestyle.C.Opinion.D.Trend.

33.Whatchangedoeswarmfeetbringtothebody?

A.Slowedbrainreaction.B.Narrowedbloodvessels.

C.Reducedcorebodytemperature.D.Dec