11.(1)How long does the man work every day? A.7 hours. B.8 hours. C.9 hours. (2)What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A.Jobs. B.Time. C.Holidays.
13.(1)Where did the speaker live? A.Opposite the school. B.Beside the school. C.Behind the school. (2)How did the speaker get to know Lily? A.He often taught her to play basketball. B.He watched her play basketball every day. C.He saw her crying on the grass and talked to her. (3)Why did Lily practise playing basketball so hard at first? A.Because her classmates played better than her. B.Because she wanted to join the city basketball team. C.Because her coach thought she didn't work hard enough. (4)Why did Lily cry on the grass another day? A.Because her father's words touched her. B.Because she could never grow tall again. C.Because she couldn't join the city basketball team. (5)What can we learn from Lily? A.Never lose face. B.Never lose heart. C.Never lose interest.
46.John Dattilo,from Pennsylvania State University,worked with an international team of scientists.They worked on w(1)
to reduce loneliness and get more good feelings.According to their new study,reduced loneliness is closely connected with doing pleasant activities when people concentrate (聚精會神) and use skills. "When people concentrate on what they are doing,they e(2)
a state (狀態(tài)) called 'flow'," Dattilo explained. "Flow can be achieved by doing activities that we think valuable.Such activities r(3)
us to concentrate fully to use our skills." To achieve flow,there must be a b(4)
between the challenge of the task and your skill level (水平).For example,if you try to create a d(5)
computer program but your skill level is low,then it is more possible for you to feel nervous instead of achieving flow.On the other hand,if the task is too easy,you'll lose interest and feel b(6)
.Flow will not appear,either. If you have skills of a(7)
,for example,playing the piano or painting,they can lead to flow.Some other things,like skiing,writing and storytelling can also lead to flow.It d(8)
on who you are. "When we get into a state of flow,our attention is fully caught,and we experience a moment of pleasure," Dattilo said. "We are often surprised that time has passed so f(9)
when we leave a state of flow." However,watching TV usually doesn't help people enter flow s(10)
there aren't any challenges. "People develop better with healthy activities and challenges," said Dattilo. "We hope this research will help people live further,happier,and healthier."
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