【文章內容簡介】 hat the brain changes its way to work according to how we direct our attention to a we are bored， we pay more attention to how time is this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.Recently some researchers who want to understand the conditions carried out an the experiment， twelve volunteers watched a picture while researchers monitored (關注 ) their brain activity.The volunteers were told to first notice how long a picture appeared， then the color of the picture， and thirdly， study the results showed that the brain was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects.It is thought that if the brain is busy noticing many aspects (方面 ) of a task， it has to spread its resources， and pays less attention to the， time seems to go the brain is not so active， it spends its full energy on the passing of a result，time seems to move slowly.Next time you feel bored in class， perhaps you should concentrate on what the teacher is saying.1． What does the underlined word “drags” probably mean？ _____A． Passes slowly B． Runs quickly C． Moves actively2． What have the scientists found？ ______A． Time goes by fast when we have nothing to do.B． The ten minutes39。 break is important to students.C． The brain works in different ways in different situations.AC3． How did the researchers do the experiment？ ______A． By inviting the volunteers to have a long class.B． By asking the volunteers to pay attention to a clock.C． By monitoring brain activity while volunteers are watching a picture.4． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ？______A． We will be full of energy if we39。re busy.B． Concentrating on things is a way to make people less bored.C． Time goes slowly when the brain is noticing many things at the same time.CB5． Which is the best title of the passage ？ ______A． The best way to save timeB． The importance of planning timeC． The reason for time flying and draggingCC(2022， 山西 )Are you bored with your daily routine？ Here are some things you should try before you are 18， because after that it39。s too late!Learn to swimActually， this is so important it could save your you can39。t swim well， you won39。t be able to do water sports like waterskiing，surfing and taking a boat trip will not be safe for sure you do it.Collect somethingOne of the best hobbies for under173。18s is collecting could collect stamps， or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done， like cinema tickets for best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to way you won39。t fet.Try at least one kind of team sportsBeing a good team player is an important skill in can39。t just think of yourself， but have to work well with other advantages of team sports like basketball， football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy， and they are also great usually have a good social life，too— you39。ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.Write your family treeWhen you are young， get to know all the older people in your family and find out as much as you can about when they were a family tree and make notes about each person so that you won39。t fet.1． According to the passage， we should learn to swim because it could ____．A． save our lives B． keep us fit and healthyC． make us work well with othersA2． The best way to collect things is _____．A． to have a special albumB． to buy more stamps and ticketsC． to exchange them with your friends3． Being a good team player can help you ______．A． think of yourself B． have a good social skillC． bee a ball game starAB4． In order not to fet the older people in your family， you should ______．A． go to lots of family partiesB． find something that they usedC． draw a family tree and make notes5． The passage mainly tells us that _____．A． hobbies play an important role in everyone39。s growthB． you are supposed to try some things before you39。re 18C． everyone should get into good habits when they are youngCBD(2022， 山西 )In 2022， I wrote a letter for my future self with instructions not to open until my birthday in is 2022 was my birthday and I opened is what it said：Dear Sherri，By the time you read this， you will be the age of 18 I had many dreams about now I hope you have traveled and seen everything you39。ve always wanted to， both in Canada and abroad，maybe you have even settled down somewhere in France， and maybe you are working in the field of hope you39。re married to Gwynn—the man of your 39。ll probably have two children— a girl and a boy.If everything goes okay， you39。ll be living in France in a big house in a small town with Gwynn and your two are doing research in will be a puter programmer and you will be doing all right for yourselves.However， if things don39。t go according to plan， I wish you love， happiness and joy.LoveSherri “18”When I read this ， I was much of what I wanted has e true.I did travel to a few more places in 39。ve traveled to the UK， Australia and have been living in France for nearly 4 years in a big house， in a small suburb (郊區(qū) )， in a major am an art teacher in a have two lovely kids.But not everything went as what I married a man named Tom Rees， and he is an excellent are doing all right for ourselves.I find it cool how the dreams of a young girl can bee a grown woman39。s reality (現實 )．1． How long did Sherri wait to open the letter？ ______A． For 12 years. B． For 18 years.C． For 30 years.2． What does the underlined phrase “settled down” mean in Chinese？ ______A． 參 觀 　　　　　 B．旅行　　　　　 C．定居3． Among her dreams， which one did NOT e true？ ______A． To work in the field of art.B． To be a mother of two kids.C． To marry a puter programmer.ACC4． What can we infer (推斷 ) from the passage？ _____A． She pla