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If you’ve ever ridden public transport, you’ve probably heard snoring(打鼾) and found someone sleeping in the seat across from you. The natural vibration(震动) of buses and subways 1.(make) us feel sleepy, according to a new study in Science Alert.
Why? It’s all about sensory input-information going to your brain. On a bus, your senses give you 2.(continue) and repeating information. For example, the air conditioner and engine create constant white noise. Meanwhile, you are sitting still and your 3.(surrounding) don’t change. The vibrations of the engine are also opening. Your brain has almost no new information to process.
Repeating information will be 4.(ignore) eventually and your brain will enter a low-energy state. The fact that you fall asleep quickly with your eyes 5.(close) on a bus is because your brain gets used to all the repeat.
“When you’re tired, it doesn’t take much time 6.(start) nodding off and we’ve found that the gentle vibrations made by car seats 7. you drive can loose(使放松) your brain and body,” said Stephen Robinson, 8. researcher from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Robinson’ s team mentioned 15 volunteers’ heart rate variability(心率变异性)—a well-known indicator of sleepiness. This line of research can assist in the development of practical and relevant guidelines for limiting 9.(expose) to vibrations in the car industry. Robinson believed that the research could be helpful 10. improving road safety. “We hope that future car seat designs can build in features to disturb this lulling effect and fight vibration-induced(震动引起的) sleepiness,” he said.
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Cuju was developed in China around 500 B. C. and was played with a leather ball. It is considered by FIFA as the 1. ( early ) form of football. During the Han Dynasty, the popularity of Cuju 2. ( spread) from the army to the royal courts and upper classes. It 3. ( say) that Emperor Wu of nan enjoyed the sport. Cuju 4. ( match) were often held inside the imperial palace.
Cuju was further developed 5.. the Tang Dynasty. There were dozens of well-organized Cuju leagues in Chang'an. 6. was then the capital of the Empire. The rules, fields and facilities for Cuju became more advanced, for example, balls filled with air and Cuju goals appeared during this period. 7. was also during this age that similar games were being played in Korea and Japan, and 8. (gradual) worldwide.
Cuju was most developed during the Song Dynasty because of the social and economic development. At that time, 9. (profession) Cuju players were quite popular. They fell into two groups: One was trained by and performed for the royal court and the other talented civilians who made a 10. (live) as Cuju players.
I was touched so much. A while back, my three-year-old son and I settled back for his goodnight ____. We lay down in his little bed and he said, “Daddy, when I get big can I live with you?” I assured him he could live with me ____ he wanted to.
A moment later he said, “When you die you’re going to feel ____ on your face and it will be me touching you.” Then he ____,“I will kiss you.” He moved over, kissed me. I was aware of tears suddenly welling up in my eyes. I didn’t want to explain ____ I was crying; as I opened my eyes to look at him, he was already ____.
I spent some time looking at him, ____ the minute and wondering about the depth of the ____ I’d had. It occurred to me that I didn’t remember having much of this kind of ____ time with my father, and that this was a time that would be ____ short-lived. This time of ____ that forms a three-year-old’s life, would soon be ____. What will remain, however, will be the ____ of this short while reoccurring in my mind non-stop. It made all of the difficult ____ of being a father worthwhile.
Sometimes, being a committed (承担义务的) father can feel like you’re ____ the doorkeeper, driver, and ____ in the house. Then you will have “a ____”, one like this in which your child expresses ____, pure, and unconditional love for you.
When your kids have ____ home and you look back at these years, all of these will be strung (绑) together to ____ the memories of their lives with you.
1.A.process B.routine C.manner D.service
2.A.because B.after C.next time D.any time
3.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
4.A.admitted B.concluded C.shouted D.promised
5.A.why B.how C.whether D.when
6.A.asleep B.upset C.silent D.calm
7.A.expecting B.searching C.checking D.enjoying
8.A.feeling B.idea C.sight D.view
9.A.magical B.historic C.gentle D.simple
10.A.possibly B.extremely C.originally D.frequently
11.A.cleverness B.truth C.care D.innocence
12.A.valued B.gone C.changed D.shaped
13.A.effect B.result C.scene D.mark
14.A.work B.dream C.reality D.career
15.A.also B.even C.still D.just
16.A.waiter B.cleaner C.teacher D.customer
17.A.record B.course C.period D.moment
18.A.significant B.accessible C.enough D.absolute
19.A.left B.organized C.returned D.missed
20.A.consist of B.contribute to C.make up D.count on
When Mrs, Klein told her first graders to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful, she wondered what these little _________, who lived in an underdeveloped neighborhood, actually would be _________ for. She knew that most of the class would draw pictures of turkeys (火鸡) or of _________ laid Thanksgiving tables. That was what they believed was _________ of them.
What _________ Mrs, Klein was Douglas’s picture. Douglas was so _________ and likely to be found close in her shadow as they went outside for breaks. Douglas’s _________ was simply this: A hand, _________, but whose hand? The class was _________ by his image. “I think it must be the hand of God that __________ us food,” said one student. “A ________” said another, “because they grow the turkeys.” “It looks more like a policeman, and they __________ us.” “I think,” said Lavinia, who was always so serious, “that it is supposed to be all the __________ that help us, but Douglas could only draw one of them.”
Mrs. Klein had almost __________ Douglas as she cheerfully found the class so responsive. When she had the others work on another project, she __________ his desk and asked whose hand it was. Douglas __________, “It’s yours, Teacher.” Then Mrs. Klein __________ that she had taken Douglas by the hand from time to time: she often did that with the children. __________, she never realized that it should have meant so much to Douglas ...
Perhaps, she __________, this was her Thanksgiving, and every body’s Thanksgiving—not the material things __________ to us, but the small ways that we give something to others.
1.A.children B.friends C.neighbors D.teachers
2.A.ready B.grateful C.pleased D.anxious
3.A.simply B.gently C.fully D.truly
4.A.asked B.expected C.requested D.informed
5.A.excited B.disappointed C.amused D.surprised
6.A.confident B.curious C.happy D.alone
7.A.drawing B.photo C.writing D.note
8.A.especially B.obviously C.briefly D.actually
9.A.attracted B.influenced C.frightened D.inspired
10.A.lends B.donates C.brings D.cooks
11.A.servant B.mother C.waiter D.farmer
12.A.guide B.teach C.rescue D.protect
13.A.neighbors B.hands C.classmates D.pictures
14.A.forgotten B.hugged C.praised D.forgiven
15.A.cleaned B.approached C.checked D.removed
16.A.lied B.admitted C.whispered D.added
17.A.recognized B.wondered C.remembered D.imagined
18.A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Instead
19.A.regretted B.doubted C.predicted D.thought
20.A.shown B.said C.given D.sold
It was my twenty-eighth birthday, and I was seriously upset. I was a newly divorced mom, raising two small children on my own. Feeling _______ myself had become comfortable for me.
The evening before my _______, my six-year-old son Nick said,“Tomorrow's your birthday, Mommy! I can't _______!”Unable to return his enthusiasm, I kissed his cheeks and _______ he could forget it the next day.
The next morning, I _______ noises in our living room and then I heard Nick _______ his baby sister Maya, telling her to“make Mommy smile today.”It suddenly hit me. I'd been so _______ in my sadness that I hadn't realized how it was affecting my children. Sensing my _______, my little boy was doing his best to _______ something about it.
I marched into the living room to hug my children — and was __________ in my tracks. There sat Nick on the floor, Maya on her blanket next to him, and in front of them was a pile of __________.
I looked wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the presents, then back to my son. “Happy Birthday!” he cried. “I __________ you, Mommy, didn't I?” I knelt (跪) down next to him and asked how he'd __________ to get me the presents. He reminded me of our __________ to the Dollar Tree store, and I __________ remembered him telling me he was going to spend the pocket money he'd been saving for ages. I had almost __________ him for spending everything he had so carefully saved. I would never have imagined that he was __________ gifts for me.
__________ the presents, I suddenly saw the beauty in my life. The sadness __________ from my heart. I hugged my son and daughter and told them how __________ I was to have them in my life.
1.A.satisfied with B.sorry for C.afraid of D.amazed by
2.A.graduation B.anniversary C.retirement D.birthday
3.A.lie B.leave C.wait D.play
4.A.hoped B.proved C.promised D.advised
5.A.tested B.made C.heard D.remembered
6.A.singing to B.talking to C.arguing with D.speaking about
7.A.similar B.skilled C.lost D.scared
8.A.unhappiness B.importance C.impatience D.confusion
9.A.explain B.read C.find D.do
10.A.blamed B.stopped C.refused D.chosen
11.A.clothes B.bags C.toys D.presents
12.A.surprised B.trusted C.missed D.frightened
13.A.expected B.managed C.agreed D.pretended
14.A.dream B.plan C.trip D.task
15.A.immediately B.frequently C.recently D.continuously
16.A.forgiven B.thanked C.supported D.scolded
17.A.preparing B.designing C.opening D.ordering
18.A.Depending on B.Running into C.Looking at D.Paying for
19.A.expanded B.rose C.appeared D.removed
20.A.busy B.lucky C.wrong D.greedy
In Poland the ever closer economic relationship with China has aroused people's interest in the country more than 6,600 kilometers away. Many of them often turn to a popular _______ named Chinytolubie, Polish for “China, I like it", which was created by Chodak.
Chodak had never been to China before. Nor had he worked in a China-related field. When he was a little boy, he was interested in martial arts and _______ by Bruce Lee. But he didn't try to_______ a martial arts star himself. His interest_______ to other areas of the Chinese culture.
While gaining more knowledge about China himself, Chodak noticed that more of his fellow Poles were taking interest in China but found it_______ to gather relevant information, and thus decided to help them _______ launching the website.
He started by publishing information carried on the website of the Chinese embassy in Warsaw, and soon extended the range to a variety of _______in different fields such as business, culture, education, travel, technology and China-Poland relations.
Later, Chodak tried to _______ something himself. When there were important political events, he tried to explain them in a/an _______ way. Someone learning Chinese or planning a business trip to China would ________ find some useful information on his website.
In the beginning he had 250 fans. The number seems tiny today________ he cherishes the memory of those days. Chinytolubie is now also present on social media, with over 12 ,000 followers. They are supportive and some are often________that Chodak is not living in China yet.
As the website's scale________ and popularity increases, sometimes publicists come to him with news stories, but Chodak still________on following China-related topics around the clock and writing most of the content himself. For the future, he has an ambitious goal. His________ is to make Chinytolubie a recognizable platform worldwide, where everyone can read about China.
1.A.party B.website C.book D.company
2.A.fascinated B.taught C.discovered D.liked
3.A.fight B.train C.report D.become
4.A.shifted B.stuck C.attempted D.adopted
5.A.strange B.convenient C.difficult D.incredible
6.A.to B.in C.under D.by
7.A.cities B.countries C.chances D.sources
8.A.make up B.write about C.look for D.pick out
9.A.mysterious B.traditional C.understandable D.academic
10.A.definitely B.sincerely C.generally D.secretly
11.A.or B.and C.but D.for
12.A.frightened B.worried C.regretted D.surprised
13.A.disappears B.decreases C.lifts D.expands
14.A.insists B.depends C.moves D.carries
15.A.trial B.dream C.schedule D.duty
