Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago，I've used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I've found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.

I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3，so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious(潜意识的)talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine，moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.

Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I'm in a bad mood at work，I'll listen to some of Bob Marley's and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I'm doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer，I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background，I would have hated life.

Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice.

I'm always looking for new concentration aids，so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.

1. We can infer that the passage was written in ________.

A. 2005　  　B. 2006　　  C. 2007　 　D. 2008

2. The author first discovered the effects of music ________.

A. from his parents  B. by chance

C. at work         D. when he was a child

3. Which of the following statements is NOT an effect of music for the author?

A. It helps him block out the outside world.

B. It arouses his subconscious talent.

C. It helps his mind relax.

D. It makes him work without any thought.

4. The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.

A. tell us that life is dull

B. drove that music affects mood

C. tell us how to seek happiness

D. tell us bad mood can affect work

5. In order to get the greatest effect of music，you are advised to ________.

A. listen to some of Bob Marley's

B. only choose relaxing music

C. test all kinds of music

D. listen to classic rock

Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago，I've used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I've found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.

I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3，so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious(潜意识的)talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine，moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.  

Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I'm in a bad mood at work，I'll listen to some of Bob Marley's and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I'm doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer，I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background，I would have hated life.

Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice.

I'm always looking for new concentration aids，so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.

1.We can infer that the passage was written in ________.

A．2005

B．2006

C．2007

D．2008

2.The author first discovered the effects of music ________.

A．from his parents

B．by chance

C．at work

D．when he was a child

3.The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.

A．tell us that life is dull	B．prove that music affects mood
C．tell us how to seek happiness	D．tell us bad mood can affect work

 

Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago，I've used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I've found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.
I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3，so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious(潜意识的)talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine，moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.  
Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I'm in a bad mood at work，I'll listen to some of Bob Marley's and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I'm doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer，I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background，I would have hated life.
Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice.
I'm always looking for new concentration aids，so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.
【小题1】We can infer that the passage was written in ________.

A．2005

B．2006

C．2007

D．2008

【小题2】The author first discovered the effects of music ________.

A．from his parents

B．by chance

C．at work

D．when he was a child

【小题3】The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.

A．tell us that life is dull	B．prove that music affects mood
C．tell us how to seek happiness	D．tell us bad mood can affect work

2014年高考在即，高三学生目前正处在紧张复习迎考的氛围中。假如你叫李华，长沙市某高中的高三学生，寒假之际，想和父母说说知心话，请你用英文在你的博客上给你父母写一封信。具体内容如下：

知心话
感　恩	关切鼓励，倾注爱心
对父母的期望	1. 多加交流，使自己保持良好状态
2. 创造条件，给自己提供适时帮助
寒假打算	考生自拟(至少写出三点)

注意：

1. 写作时注意格式；

2. 词数不少于120；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇： 高考 college entrance examination

Dear Mom and Dad,

Traditional Chinese Spring Festival is around the corner. On this special occasion, how I wish I could have a heart­to­heart talk with you.

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The Making of a Surgeon

　　How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon”? As my year as chief resident(进修医生) drew to a close, I asked myself this question    36   more than one occasion.

　　The answer, I concluded, was   37   . When you can say to yourself,  “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just   38   or better than any other surgeon” — then, and not until then, you are   39   a surgeon. I was   40    that point.

  41  , for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night. The first few months of the year I had   42    the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be   43   . Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular       44  , I’d have trouble getting back to sleep. I’d   45   all the facts of the case and, often, wonder   46    I had made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the   47  , after lying awake for an hour, I’d get out of   48  , dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only   49   I could find the   50    of mind I needed to relax.

　　Now, in the last month of my residency,   51    was no longer a problem. Sometimes I still couldn’t be sure of my decision, but I had learned to   52    this as a constant problem for a surgeon. I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I’d made was bound to be a   53    one. It was a nice feeling.

This all sounds conceited(自负的) and I guess it is —   54     a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he’s bothered by the   55    and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine. He has to feel that he’s as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit — call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it.

36. A. at                  B. in                C. on                   D. for

37. A. self-service         B. self-centered      C. self-reliant                D. self-confidence

38. A. as good as       B. as well as         C. as far as                     D. as long as

39. A. indeed                   B. maybe            C. perhaps               D. even

40. A. waiting           B. standing           C. lying                     D. nearing

41. A. Let                   B. Take              C. Have                  D. Get

42. A. valued              B. avoided           C. feared                D. enjoyed

43. A. made               B. applied          C. included              D. developed

44. A. condition           B. state               C. occasion                D. situation

45. A. retell                B. review            C. revise                D. remind

46. A. if                   B. why              C. how                  D. when

47. A. evening             B. day                 C. morning              D. afternoon

48. A. flat                 B. bed               C. house                   D. apartment

49. A. means             B. approach        C. method              D. way

50. A. peace            B. trouble          C. sorrow                      D. excitement

51. A. driving              B. reviewing        C. sleeping                     D. lying

52. A. expect             B. accept              C. respect                 D. inspect

53. A. critical              B. poor              C. sound                 D. difficult

54. A. but                 B. or               C. so                    D. and

55. A. confidence       B. conceit            C. solutions             D. doubts