According to a paper about the link between health and volunteering, volunteering is connected with lower instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent. 2. Your Attention
Most of us think we‘re good listeners, but according to psychologist Paul Donoghue, most people are aware that others don‘t listen as well as they could. In addition, they‘re not fully aware that they themselves aren‘t listening.
When practicing mindfulness meditation(正念禅修), you focus on what you experience in the moment and let your thoughts and emotions pass through without judgment. Did you know that giving someone your undivided attention helps you also? When done well, active listening strengthens your focus－which is a major part of good meditation. 3. Your Compassion
The psychological meaning of compassion is the ability to understand another person‘s emotional state. Compassion differs from empathy(移情) in that those who experience compassion not only put themselves in another person‘s shoes, but also want to reduce that person‘s suffering.
A brain-imaging study showed that the brain‘s pleasure centers are equally active when we give money to the poor as when we receive money ourselves. 4. Your Money
According to an experiment, those who spend money on other people are significantly happier than those who spend the same quantity of money on themselves.
Whether or not you can offer other gifts, donating money helps make real change happen. It represents time spent, compassion and careful attention to the needs of others. 40. Who is the happiest according to the study mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. Bill, who is often invited to play golf by his wealthy uncle. B. Tom, who is on the way to be the richest man in the world.
C. Mike, who is not well-off but often does what he can to those in need. D. John, who is a disabled young man but has married a very beautiful girl. 41. What does the underlined word ―depression‖ in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. pleasure
B. unhappiness
C. connection D. misunderstanding
42. Which of the four gifts matters most according to the author? A. Time.
B. Money.
C. Attention.
D. Compassion.
43. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To encourage people to help others. B. To give the meaning of ―happiness‖. C. To offer a practical way of life. D. To show his kindness.
C
People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests.
It says 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of permanently damaging their hearing by listening to ―too much, too loudly‖.
It said audio devices(音频设备), concerts and bars were causing a ―serious threat‖.
WHO figures show 43 million people aged 12-35 have hearing loss and the number is increasing. In that age group, the WHO said, half of the people in rich and middle-income countries were exposed to unsafe sound levels from personal audio devices. Meanwhile 40% were exposed to damaging levels of sound from clubs and bars.
The proportion of US teenagers with hearing loss went from 3.5% in 1994 to 5.3% in 2006.
―What we‘re trying to do is raise awareness of the problem that is not talked about enough, but has the potential to do a lot of damage that can be easily prevented,‖ said Dr Etienne Krug, the WHO‘s director for injury prevention.
The full report argued: ―While it is important to keep the volume down, limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would do much to reduce noise exposure.‖
Dr Krug said: ―That‘s a rough recommendation, it is not by the minute, to give an idea to those spending 10 hours a day listening to an mp3-player. But even an hour can be too much if the volume（音量）is too loud.‖
44. What might be the main cause of hearing loss according to the passage? A. Listening to music frequently. B. Listening to music at concerts.
C. Listening to too much and too loud music. D. Listening to music from poor audio devices.
45. How many people aged 12-35 were most likely to suffer from hearing loss according to WHO? A. 3.5%.
B. 5.3%.
C. 40%.
D. 50 %.
46. Which of the following ideas would Dr Etienne Krug agree with? A. Safe noise exposure is based on the limitation to both volume and time. B. One hour of exposure to loud music a day will do no damage to hearing. C. With proper volume, one can listen to an mp3-player for 10 hours a day. D. It will be OK to be exposed to loud noise from personal audio devices. 47. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Away from music B. How to enjoy music C. Risk of hearing loss D. Warning of hearing damage
D
Penguin Group
Ordinary
People Change The World!
Penguin Group and TFK have partnered together to help teachers show
their
students how they can make the world a better place. Building the encouraging lives of historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein, this attractive program takes a look at the real life stories of ordinary young people who
grew up to become extraordinary adults!
Download the classroom poster, student worksheets and teacher‘s guide provided below.
Classroom Poster : You can be a Hero, too. Classroom Poster
Teachers Guide : Ordinary People Series Teacher’s Guide Student Worksheet : Who’s Your Hero? Worksheet Student Worksheet : Hero Matchup Worksheet
PGA
It
Junior League Golf
Takes a Team!
TIME For Kids and PGA Junior League Golf have developed a program all about using teamwork to reach goals. Download this poster to get your students involved in the power and fun of teamwork and cooperation.
Encourage your class to go to timeforkids.com/teampoll and take the poll!
Classroom Poster : It Takes a Team!
International Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)
Cats, Dogs,
& Us
TIME for Kids has partnered with IFAW to present an educational animal awareness program called Cats, Dogs, & Us. This project is sure to attract and engage students with discussion starters, in-class activity
ideas, a video viewing guide, and many other in-depth and fun resources. Preview IFAW‘s Cats, Dogs, & Us video at http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us
Classroom Poster : Cats, Dogs, & Us Classroom Poster
Classroom Poster / Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Full View Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Pages
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Project UNIFY?
in TIME and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote understanding of people‘s differences in the classroom, school and community. Special Olympics Project UNIFY? is an education-based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop communities where all youth are agents of change-promoting respect, dignity and support for people with mental disabilities. TFK Extra : in TIME Project UNIFY? Student Guide Teachers Guide : in TIME Project UNIFY? Teachers Guide
48. Who are the materials mainly intended for? A. Teachers.
B. Parents.
C. Students.
D. Headmasters.
49. What is the purpose of ―Penguin Group‖? A. To train students to be ordinary people.
B. To encourage students to learn from great people. C. To provide teaching materials for history teachers. D. To offer students different kinds of reading materials. 50. A. C. 51. To A. C. Student
E
Whether you prefer burning the midnight oil or going to bed early so you can get up at the break of dawn depends on your genes , according to experts.
Which of the following is designed for students to learn to cooperate? IFAW
B. Penguin Group
PGA Junior League Golf timeforkids.com/teampoll Guide
D. Special Olympics
B. Hero Matchup Worksheet D. In TIME Project UNIFY?
know how to help a slow classmate better, you‘d better go to ―______‖. http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us