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can be the best title for this passage? polite Bank Clerk Impolite Shop Assistant Problems Problems D Do you ever practice playing the piano in your mind by tapping on imaginary black and white keys when you have no piano in front of you? It’s not unusualgreat pianists like PolishAmerican Arthur Rubinstein sometimes used to practice in their minds. For more than 100 years, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s, researchers showed that when you’re imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles that are too weak to make the muscles move but might help train the body to perform. Practicing in your head might also create an inner howto guide for a special skill in your mind. Sports psychologist(心理學家) have carried out hundreds of studies paring imagined and reallife practice for actions such as juggling and tap dancing, according to the Popular Science website. Overall, the research shows that mental training works. A 2021 study, for example, pared 32 amateur golfers who tried to hit golf balls into holes to another 32 who just held a golf club in their hands and thought about their swings. Under the same training, both groups ended up doing better and getting the ball about four inches( 10cm) closer to the hole. Visualization has advantages over the real thing: you can do it anywhere, even when injured. It’s safea big advantage for people who work in jobs in which there are big problems when things go wrong, such as gymnasts and surgeons(外科醫(yī)生) . And you can practice for longer periods of time in your head because your body can’t get tired. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, however. “We’ve had Olympiclevel athletes sitting in our lab, visualizing for two hours,” says Tadhg MacIntyre, a sports psychologist at the University of Limerick in Ireland. “When we’re done, they’re incredibly tired.” It doesn’t work for everyone, though. “If you’re not experienced in the activity, it can make things worse,” warns MacIntyre. “If you’re trying to visualize a free throw, and you don’t even know the proper way to hold the ball and move, then you’re probably going to practice the wrong skill in your head, and you won’t get better.” to the text, mental training . be as effective as physical training good for building up muscles benefit beginners as well as masters suitable for all kinds of skills underlined word “visualization” in Paragraph 4 probably means . a physical action training for muscles something in your mind practicing an action of the advantages visualization has over the real thing is . can prevent things from going wrong can be done wherever you are saves you time and energy is simple and relaxing text is mainly written to . readers suggestions on how to improve their sports skills a variety of techniques that can be used to improve certain skills some information about visualization and its benefits and limits readers how to create an inner howto guide for a special skill in their minds 第二節(jié)(共 5 小題;每小題 2 分,滿分 10 分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。 6. What’s the relationship between the speakers? . . and student. 7. What does the woman think of her present study? difficult. bit hard. good. 聽第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 9 題。. B.163。不能答在本 試卷上,否則無效。2021 年 5 月龍巖市普通高中畢業(yè)班質(zhì)量檢查 英 語 本試卷分第 I 卷和第 II 卷兩部分。 如需改動,用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其它答案標號。 例: How much is the skirt? A.163。 聽第 6 段材料,回答第 6 至 7 題。16($23) per student to run. Because as Plato put it: “We can easily five a child who is afraid of the dark。 In January 2021, I had the opportunity 61 (visit) China with 26 of my classmates from the Johnson School at Cornell University. The goal for the trip was to help us 62 (well) understand the history and culture of the Chinese people and its influences on local business. Our trip was designed by classmates who had grown up in China. We spent nine days 63 (tour) in some historic sites like the Forbidden City and attending concerts like Beijing Opera. Then we were told that the tourist 64 (active) included visits to local panies, 65 CEOs spoke to us about their pany’s background and future plans. I 66 (walk) away from China with better insight into the local cultures, which were quite different 67 what I had read and heard before. This experience helped me understand the decisions 68 (make) by Chinese government and people. Over the course of 69 (we) trip, we visited many technology panies like Didi Kuaiche and Lenovo etc. In addition to visiting technology panies, we also paid 70 visit to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to understand the impact China’s technology growth was having on the economy. 第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分 35 分) 第一節(jié) 短文改錯(共 10 小題;每小題 1 分,滿分 10 分) 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。內(nèi)容如下: ( 2500 年的歷史,傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日,放假等等); (祭祀,掃墓,踏青等等); 。 。 ,但覆蓋所有主要內(nèi)容。 ,影響了對寫作內(nèi)容的 理解。 。 你將聽到以下內(nèi)容: Man: Excuse me. Can you tell me how much the shirt is? Woman: Yes, it is nine pounds fifteen. 你將有 5 秒鐘的時間將答案標在試卷上。 聽第 6 段材料,回答第 6 至第 7 兩道小題。 (間隔 20秒,對話讀兩遍) (嘀) Text 9: M: Where are you going, Mrs. White? W: We’re going to the bus station. We have to catch the train at 4 o’clock. M: You only have 30 minutes. Today is Sunday, and there may be a traffic jam. You should have left home a bit earlier. W: I know, but Tony often slows us down. We have to wait for him. M: I see, I see. Your son is very cute. W: Thanks! M: Are you going to Washington to see Tony’s grandma? W: Yes, she misses Tony very much, so we’re taking Tony to see her. M: Please remember to send my regard