As you move out of your teens and into your 20s and 30s, your musical tastes start to solidify and you likely quit keeping up with popular music. Now, research has found the average age at which your music library is unlikely to change: 33.
The study's author reached this conclusion by analyzing data on U. S. Spotify users and comparing it to artist popularity data from music intelligence company The Echo Nest.
To determine the age at which we stop seeking out new tunes, the author gathered self-reported age data from Spotify and looked at users' " Taste Profiles," which tracks how many times listeners have streamed individual artists. These artists were then matched to their popularity rank on The Echo Nest.
The average teen listens almost only to music among the Billboard, the 200 highest-ranking albums in the country, but this music represents a smaller part of their streaming as they age. In their teens, they listen to a lot of the same music, over and over again. Frank T. McAndrew, a professor of psychology at Knox College, explains that's the "mere exposure effect" at work, and it basically means, the more we're exposed to something, the more we like it.
There are many reasons why a person may stop streaming the current top musical hits, and the author looked into one by identifying Spotify listeners with large amounts of children's music and nursery rhymes in their libraries. In other words, when users may have become parents.
But the study concludes with some good news for parents: “If you're getting older and can't find yourself staying as relevant as you used to, have no fear — just wait for your kids to become teenagers, and you'll get exposed to all the popular music of the day once again!”
1.What happens after teens grow older?
A.They quit listening to music. B.Their interest in music fades.
C.They change their music libraries. D.Their musical tastes become stable.
2.What is the way of the research?
A.Interviews. B.Analyzing data.
C.Observation. D.Tracking popularity.
3.How do teens develop their musical tastes?
A.They listen to what they like repeatedly.
B.They act like their favorite popular stars.
C.They experience different styles of music.
D.They like high-ranking music worldwide.
4.What's the good news for parents in the last paragraph?
A.Parents will regain their faith in music.
B.Parents will influence their teens in music.
C.Parents will hear their favorite music again.
D.Parents will enjoy the music for teens again.
Fire Capt. Kevin Lloyd arrived at the scene of a car accident in West Point, Utah, north of Salt Lake City. A pregnant woman and her screaming 2-year-old daughter were trapped in the car.
While his partner, Allen Hadley, was tending to the driver, Lloyd couldn't get the frightened girl to calm down. He saw she was holding several bottles of nail polish, and then he had a better idea. He asked her if she wanted to paint his nails. Soon she entirely lit up. At the same time, Hadley showed up to check on the scene.
Lloyd had calmed her down and was in the process of getting his fingers painted. Then Hadley just put his hand in there. The girl began to color his nails pink. By this time, she was not only calm, but she was also happy.
The girl's mother was not injured. She thanked them for helping her daughter feel better, and they all chuckled, looking at the firefighters' nails, and took some photos.
The firefighters brought the photos back to headquarters and showed them around. The department put them up on Facebook, and thousands of people responded, with many thanking the firefighters for going out of their way to calm down a frightened girl.
Fire Chief Mark Becraft said he had been surprised at all the attention. He said he was proud of his firefighters, and added that he had known members of the department who had done many things that weren't part of the job.
After the fact, Lloyd and Hadley had a small matter to tend to： the layers of polish on their nails. They bought a bottle of nail polish remover, and used almost all of it.
1.Why was the 2-year-old girl frightened?
A.She was caught in an accident. B.Her mother was badly injured.
C.Her nails were hurt by the bottles. D.She was afraid of seeing firefighters.
2.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word "chuckled” in Paragraph 4?
A.Sighed. B.Shouted. C.Laughed. D.Hugged.
3.Which of the following can best describe the two firefighters?
A.Knowledgeable. B.Comforting. C.Humorous. D.Courageous.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To ask us to learn to calm down in time of danger.
B.To speak highly of the warm-hearted firefighters.
C.To introduce the little girl who likes polishing nails.
D.To praise the two firefighters who learn to decorate nails.
September is the month for fashion, with four international cities hosting Fashion Week. All eyes will turn to New York City, London, Milan and Paris this month to see which city puts on the best show.
New York
New York Fashion Week, or NYFW, kicks off on September 5th and runs for approximately eight days. NYFW is considered the most commercial and casual of the four. It is also the only event to allow some fashion school students to participate, bringing a fresh look to the runway.
London
London Fashion Week （LFW） comes on the heels of NYFW, starting on September 13th and running through September 17th. Once considered a minor player among the Big Four, LFW can now command a list of big names as well as promising new designers. London fashion houses have a reputation for being very experimental and open to new ideas.
Milan
Fashion Week moves to Milan on September 17th. This beautiful Italian city is home to some of the biggest fashion houses and designers in the fashion world, including Armani and Prada. Milan's fashion houses are known for offering glamorous （有魅力的）,yet practical, options.
Paris
The chaotic month of fashion makes its way to France as Paris Fashion Week begins on September 23rd. Saving the best for last, Paris never fails to offer some of the most exciting shows of the season. World-famous labels like Chanel and Dior try to outdo one another with their latest designs. The word that best describes Paris Fashion Week is "elegant".
1.Which city is likely to attract the new designers?
A.New York B.London
C.Milan D.Paris
2.When does Milan Fashion Week probably end?
A.September 19th B.September 20th
C.September 21st D.September 22nd
3.What can we learn from the four fashion weeks?
A.Each has its own characteristics. B.Each shows its biggest brand.
C.Each offers practical options. D.Each is open to school students.
假设你校英语学习报正在举办题为“My favorite sport”的征文活动，请你根据以下提示写一篇不少于100词的短文。内容要点如下：
What’s your favorite sport?
Why do you like this sport?
What benefits can you get from this sport?
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阅读下面短文并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
The Christmas of my 16th, when decorating the Christmas tree with Mum, I accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball. It had been on our tree for as long as I could remember.
Regretfully, I knelt to pick up the pieces and was surprised to find a small piece of paper among them. Unfolding the tiny note, I recognized my father’s penciled writing. Lifting my eyes, I saw my mothers smile.
“Your Daddy wrote that and put it in that blue ball during our first Christmas together, just before you were born,” she said.
I wouldn’t have believed it, if there hadn’t been the note in my hands. Daddy always regarded getting the tree decorated as an important task. And yet this bit of yellowed paper proved that long ago my Daddy had done something romantic at Christmas.
Carefully putting the note aside, I cleaned up the pieces, wishing I could reassemble them. “You needn’t fit the parts of the old glass ball together again. Pick out another one and put the note back inside.” Mum said.
Now, as I celebrate the holidays without Mum, who died of cancer years ago, I feel really sad. Each year as I decorate Christmas tree. I recall the moment I shared with her that winter afternoon and blink away my tears.
As I carefully handle those old glass balls. I love knowing that one of them holds a secret between Daddy and Mum — a secret that was obvious to all who knew them.
The note inside one of those old glass balls on Christmas tree holds the heart of my parents’ marriage in three warm words: “I love you.”
1.What happened when the author was decorating the Christmas tree? (no more than 10 words)
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2.When was the paper put in the glass ball? (no more than 10 words)
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3.What can we know about the author’s father from the yellowed paper? (no more than 7 words)
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4.What does the underlined word “reassemble” mean in English? (no more than 10 words)
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5.Do you often express your love to your parents? And how? (no more than 20 words)
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语篇填空
Meilanfang is good at playing the role of women in Beijing operas, 1. (call) “Dan”.
Mr. Meilanfag increases international communication 2. China and other countries as the forerunner (先驱) 3. spreads Beijing opera abroad. He visited Japan in1919, 1924 and 1956. In1930, he 4. (visit) America. He visited Russia 5. 1935 and 1952, which gained him a high reputation. During this period he knew many famous 6. (artist), singers, dancers, writers 7. painters. Because of his travels, there was an 8. (improve)culture understanding in many countries. From that time on, Beijing opera was 9. (list) into the dictionary of international drama.
Mr Meilanfang (65)10. (be) the symbol of Chinese acting art and holds with him our pride.
