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      Brrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You
jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think.
A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you glance through the
newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters. In that sort of mood, who can get down to
work, particularly some creative, original problem-solving work?
     The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible,
open-minded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we're unfocused. If you are
one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are
relaxed. Sleepy people's lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving. By not giving
yourself time to tune into your wandering mind, you're missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.
     The trip you take to work doesn't help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which signals
travel between neurons (神經(jīng)細(xì)胞), making inspirations less likely to occur. And while we all should
read a lot about what's going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news
website or newspaper aside until after the day's work is done.
     So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative
problem solving? We'd set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts
where they lead. We'd stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower, stopping thinking about
tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation. We'd take some deep breaths on our way to work,
instead of complaining about heavy traffic. And once in the office-after we get a cup of coffee-we'd click
on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.  
1. According to the author, we are more creative when we are _______.
A. focused
B. relaxed
C. awake
D. busy
2. What does the author imply about newspapers?
A. They are solution providers.
B. They are a source of inspiration.
C. They are normally full of bad news.
D. They are more educational than websites.
3. By "tune into your wandering mind" (in Para. 2), the author means "_______".
A. wander into the wild
B. listen to a beautiful tune
C. switch to the traffic channel
D. stop concentrating on anything
4. The author writes the last paragraph in order to _______. 
A. offer practical suggestions
B. summarize past experiences 
C. advocate diverse ways of life
D. establish a routine for the future
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　　In earliest known history the islands were considered part of Normandy, which was part of France, but the ruler of Normandy became king of England in 1066, and from then on the islands were looked upon as British land. English control was unbroken until World War Ⅱ, when the Germans held the islands for five years.

　　Although people on the islands speak both languages and they are considered English, their customs are more French than English.

　　

1．Which of the following maps gives the right position of the Channel Islands? Br = Britain Fr = France Ch = Channel Islands

[　　]

A．

B．

C．

D．

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A．considered best in England

B．named after their birthplaces

C．brought to the islands by the Germans

D．raised on well - known farms by the French

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A．earliest known history

B．1066

C．1930s

D．the end of World War Ⅱ

4．Why do people on the Channel Islands follow French way of living?

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A．Their islands used to be part of France.

B．Their islands are often visited by the French.

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　�。璝es, I do.

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　�。璝es, I have.

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B．American English will be used more often than British English.

C．The two languages will be closer and closer.

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     1、American and British people use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is "Hi". In Britain it is "Hello!" or "How are you?".  "Hi!" is creeping(不知不覺(jué)地進(jìn)入) into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, "Glad to know you." The British say, "How do you do?" or "Pleased to meet you." When Americans say "Good-bye", they nearly always add, "Have a good day." or "Have a good trip." to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use "Have a good day."
     2、The British usually use "got" in the sense of "have". The Americans hardly ever do.
     Am. E: Do you have a car, room, etc.? Yes, I do.
     Br. E: Have you got a car, room, etc.? Yes, I have.
     3、There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words,
e.g. check(USA) / cheque (UK). Many American words ending in "or", e.g. honor, labor are spelt in
British English with an "our," e.g. honour, labour. Many verbs in American English with "ize" or "izing"
forms, e.g. organize, realizing are spelt in Br. E with "ise" or "ising", e.g. organise, realising. In American
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A.There are lots of differences in spelling between Am. E and Br. E.
B.Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings?
C.There are few differences in spelling between Am. E and Br. E.
D.  The different usages of words in Am. E and Br. E.
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A. The two languages will become separate languages.  
B. American English will be used more and more.  
C. The two languages will be closer and closer.      
D. British English will be used more and more.
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