From：LiHong@net.cnTo：jenny@com-优题课

Most people hope to have a memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life. Can memory be improved? Luckily, hundreds of studies in the past 50 years have already given us a definite* answer.
A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory sharp. First of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in B vitamins and Vitamin E, such as vegetables and lean meat, helps you have a better memory. Doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running ,riding a bike ,swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful. Moreover, getting enough sleep is important. Only when your brain gets a good rest, can it work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, the better your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change---it takes a long time to make a difference.
Memory skills help you remember things better. The following three are the most widely used. Chunking* is a way of remembering a piece of information by cutting it into smaller ones. For example, to memorize a ten--digit telephone number 2127983630,you can divide the digits into three groups: first 212,then 798,and lastly 3630.This method is far more effective than remembering a string* of 10 digits. Organization means organizing information into groups of the the same kind. For example, trees, grass and flowers are plants; tigers, panadas, horses and cows are animals ,Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar with.
However, memory skills will hardly work if you don’t understand the information. What’s more, only a regular review can make the memory last long. That is why students are always advised to go over what they have learnt after one day and then after three days, and then use it as regularly as possible.
Human brains are like muscles that need nutrients and exercise to become stronger. If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you can certainly improved your memory.
How many ways of keeping a healthy lifestyle are mentioned in the passage?

A．wo

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

Which of the following examples is the use of the skill “organization”?

A．Remembering the word “sad ”by putting it into the group of “feeling ”

B．Remembering the meaning of the word “red” by connecting it with fire

C．Remembering a long and difficult passage by understanding its meaning.

D．Remembering the post number 0708591 by diving it into 070 and 8571

According to the passage, why should we review what we’ve learnt?
To use it better every day
B.To understand it in a better way
C.To improve memory skills
D.To remember it for a longer time
The passage is written to tell us______.
not everyone has a good memory
B. memory skills are not difficult to learn
C. memory can be improved in some ways
D. it is important to have a healthy lifestyle

Rita was in shopping mall, looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store, inside which were all kinds of dolls.
“Why not a lovely doll? Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into the store.
Looking around ,she saw a grandma doll—one with gray and a pair of glasses. As she gazed at it, in her mind somehow appeared Linda, her mother.
When Rita was a little girl, she got her first doll form Linda for her birthday. She was very happy. Then the second, the third……,Rita began to feel puzzled, When she asked her mum the reason, the answer was always “A girl can never have enough dolls.” Year after year, Rita grew up and Linda aged, but a doll a year from Linda never arrived late.
“But why always a doll?” This question had been in Rita’s mind until one day her father gave the answer.
Little Linda dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived .The never—received gift was the most precious* in her eyes. That’s why she thought dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita.
Her mother’s story being recalled ,Rita got an idea……
It was Linda’s sixtieth birthday. The whole family gathered around the sixty-year-old lady when the doorbell rang, Much to Linda’s surprise ,a package was delivered* to her, with a card read:
Dear Linda,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20,1956,your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged ,but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Sorry for the lateness! Love, Angel of Joy
Linda opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years to receive ,tears coursing down her face. The doll, given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child ”alive .
Who is Linda in the story?
Rita’s daughter B. Rita’s mother
C. The grandma doll D. Angel of Joy
Why did Linda think that dolls were the best birthday gifts for Rita?

A．Rita dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls.

B．Rita looked liked a doll when she was a little girl.

C．Linda received a lot of lovely dolls form her parents.

D．Linda had never got the dream doll form her parents

What does the underlined word clasped probably mean in the passage?

A．held

B．threw

C．made

D．bought

Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Story of an Angel	B．Linda’s Birthday
C．Linda,the Happiest Child	D．A Late Birthday Gift

Tahiti is the largest island of the French Polynesia in South Pacific. It covers 1,045 km and has a population of 183,600.The weather there is neither too hot nor too cold. It’s always warm and humid.
Tahitian people are very friendly and welcoming. They welcome visitors with music, dance and flowers. The Tiare Tahiti flower, which can only be found in Tahiti, is used for greeting arriving visitors and returning family, It’s popular for women and men to wear the flowers behind their left ears.
In Tahiti, there are always a lot of things to do and to see. Around the island are hundreds of places perfect for diving. In the waters, you can meet all kinds of colorful fish and many other living things that you can’t name. Feeding sharks is another exciting popular activity. You can stand in the water behind a safe rope to watch a shark trainer hand—feed the sharks, or enjoy this fantastic scene from the boat. If you want to find a place to swim, have a sun bath or admire the beautiful sunset, Pointe Venus Lighthouse, a black sand beach, is a great choice.
In the evening ,you can have Tahitian food, Chinese food and French—style dishes at To’ata, a square with many small restaurants. All kinds of fruit juice from coconut milk to pineapple juice can be found everywhere. Some hotels in Tahiti are built above the waters. Beautiful fish swimming below can be seen through the glass floor or coffee table. They are really wonderful places to relax and refresh you.
Tahiti, an amazing place to do everything or nothing at all, is waiting for you.
The weather in Tahiti is usually________.

A．hot

B．cold

C．warm

D．dry

Tahitian people use______to greet arriving visitors.

A．flowers

B．drinks

C．fruit

D．fish

Paragraph 3 mainly talks about _______.

A．delicious Tahitian food	B．fun activities in Tahiti
C．friendly Tahitian people	D．wonderful hotels in Tahiti

Which of the following is TURE about Tahiti?

A．Visitors are not allowed to dive in Tahiti.

B．It is not easy to find something to eat at To’ate

C．Visitors can enjoy themselves in over—water hotels

D．Pointe Venus Lighthouse is famous for its white sand

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)and Greenpeace are two famous organizations in the world. They both aim at making our planet a better place to live.
World Wildlife Fund works to protect wild animals and plants. It began in Switzerland on September 11,1961.Now,it has offices in 100 countries and nearly 5 millions members all over the world. The members are from different groups ,including governments, business, scientists and farmers. They have played an active role in saving animals and rainforests. One recent WWF project is protecting the Amazon rainforest. WWF has done plenty of research to find creative ways that meet the need of both people and nature.
Greenpeace was set up in 1971,with an idea of working for world peace at the very beginning. Now it is active in protecting oceans, forests, and animals as well. It also calls for the use of clean energy, like wind power and solar power. Greenpeace has offices in 45 countries such as America and Canada. Its head office is in Netherlands. Greenpeace has about 3 million members at present. Small steps lead to big changes. It encourages more and more people to take action.
WFF has nearly ________million members.

A．3

B．5

C．45

D．100

The head office of Greenpeace is in________.

A．Canada

B．America

C．Netherlands

D．Switzerland

According to the passage, both WWF and Greenpeace______.

A．protect animals	B．do plenty of research
C．work for world peace	D．use more clean energy

How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten different words to do it? Can you do it in English, or do you have to use your first languages? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world. But scientists have discovered that it is not true.
People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers. In the United States, people think begin counting with their first fingers, which they extend or stick out. They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb(拇指）to count to five. Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. In China, people count by using different finger positions. In this way, a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.
Besides ways of finger counting, scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers. Some languages have only a few words for numbers, and others have no words for numbers. A group of scientists studied aboriginal(土著的）people in Australia. These people don’t have hand movements to stand for numbers. They don’t even have word for numbers. However, they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.
In a similar study, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe(部落） in northwestern Brazil don’t have words for numbers such as “one” or “three.”. They are not able to say “five trees” or “ten trees” but can say “some trees,” “more trees,” or “many trees.” Professor Edward Gibson said that mist people believe that everyone knows how to count, “but here is a group that does not count. They could learn, but it’s not useful in their culture, so they’ve never picked it up.”
Although all humans are able to understand quantities(数量）,not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting. Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math, too.
The writer begins with the four questions in order to______.

A．make a survey	B．interest readers
C．tell a story	D．solve math problems

What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the U.S. and China?

A．People from China count much faster than people from the U.S.

B．People from China need two hands to count from one to ten.

C．People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting

D．People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting.

Which of following is true about aboriginal Australians?

A．They have only a few words for numbers

B．They have hand movements to stand for numbers

C．They can only count to five on their fingers

D．They can understand different ideas about numbers

The study of the Piraha tribe shows that____

A．people all over the world know how to count

B．People of the tribe have words for number

C．Some groups of people are not smart enough to count

D．Counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．people from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math

B．Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans

C．In some aboriginal culture,people don’t even know how to count

D．Some languages don’t have number words because people don’t need numbers.

From：Li-Hong @ net. cn	To：jenny@compail.ca
Subject：School term	Date：01/09 6:00 p.m.
Dear Jenny, Today is my first day of new high school．Many students in our school come from big cities．They bring the high-tech things to school，for example，mobile phones，MP3 players，CD players and electronic dictionaries．They show off these things to others．What about your classmates in the US? Do they have these things? Li Hong
From：jenny@compail.ca	To：Li-Hong @ net. cn
Subject：Repeat!	Date：01/09 8:00 p.m.
Dear Li Hong． We also bring these high-tech things when we are back to school．However，we often work during the holidays，and make money to buy these things．I think we need these things．We need mobile phones to contact with our friends．We also need CD players to listen to music．Electronic dictionaries can be useful for our study too． Jenny