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Some people seem to have unusual memories． Zheng Aiqiang， a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain， can remember 2， 660 numbers in just one hour!

You would think people like him must have special brains． But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland， the brain structure （结构） of ordinary people and 23 of the world's lending memory athletes shows no difference．

Good memories can be trained． New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training．

Researchers found that a technique （技巧） called loci， invented by the ancient Greeks， can greatly help improve memory．

By using loci， you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks． You can link （关联） something you need to remember with a place that you know very well． For example， to remember a list of numbers， imagine yourself walking through your house． Each thing is linked to a number． For example， zero could be the handle on the door and five could be the painting on the wall．

In one study， some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns． At the beginning， they could only remember 26 words， but when they were taught loci， they could remember 62 words．

"Not everyone can become a memory winner． But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly，" said Boris Konrad， one of the researchers in the study．

（1）From the recent study， we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar　　．

（2）To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your　　to link it with a　　you know well according to the passage．

◆（3）请根据短文内容回答问题

What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest？

◆（4）请用一句话概括段落大意．

Paragraph 6 tells us that　　

◆（5）请将文中划线句子译成汉语．　　

Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， history and beliefs． We use the word "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， city heritage and national heritage．

Today， heritage is changing， The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． however， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In most countries around the world， you can find KFC， Nike shoes， Starbucks coffee， American movies and so on． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not it's a good thing．

However， everyone wants to protect traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example，when a new KFC opens in your city，a traditional restaurant might have to close．

That is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple thought． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护）old buildings． Some suggestions of heritage protection are making sure your kids speak your traditional language， and teaching knowledge about heritage to them．

The world is changing． No matter how it changes， never forget the heritage of our parents and grandparents．

（1）Is the heritage nowadays the same as it used to be？　　

A． No． It's being changed by the Internet．

B． Yes． Traditional customs， history and beliefs never change．

C． It is not mentioned in the passage．

（2）The examples mentioned in the second paragraph　　．

A． show the importance of heritage

B． describe people's love for heritage

C． help people understand heritage better

（3）The underlined sentence shows that　　．

A． it is necessary to learn about the heritage of other countries

B． the writer is worrying about the traditional heritage protection

C． countries are becoming quite different in some ways

（4）The following statements are parts of heritage protection EXCEPT　　．

A． trying to change traditional customs

B． preserving old buildings

C． keeping traditional language alive

（5）What may be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Internet and Heritage

B． Heritage Is Disappearing

C． Heritage Protection

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（1）What can we know about the tent？　　

A． It's pink．

B． It's for boys．

C． It's easy to fit together and take down．

（2）Why is it of great value to eat at Peng Lai Chun Restaurant？　　

A． Because the food there is cheap and delicious．

B． Because it is very busy．

C． Because all kids can eat at half price on Wednesdays there．

（3）If Susan wants to work as an assistant at Dicken's Books， she　　．

A． should call John Hunter at 768﹣3647

B． can earn at most £384 a week

C． A and B

（4）We can't　　in Golden Shopping Plaza．

A． buy the clothing on sale for under ＄60 before the show

B． see women's swimwear or summer wear

C． see 26 pretty and cool models in the latest fashions

（5）According to the information above， which of the following is NOT true？　　

A． The assistant at Dicken's Books has to work for 8 hours a day．

B． The holes in the windows of the tent can let the air and bugs in．

C． The Summer Fashion Show starts at 2：00 in the afternoon on Saturday．

There lived an old man in a small town of Germany． He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked． After the Second World War began， his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle（战争）． The old man was heartbroken． He didn't have enough food and often went hungry． Nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living．

One cold winter night， the old man couldn't go to sleep． He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room． He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground． The next morning he had to beg from door to door． He had been to a lot of cities ever since．

Once he came to a village， but the villagers were all poor and couldn't give him anything． He was too hungry to go to another village． He thought over and over and found a way． He came to a police station and called out． "Hitler is a foolish pig!"

Out came a policeman at once． He took the old man into a room， gave him some bread and a cup of tea． Then he said， "Don't say that in our village， sir!"

"I'm sorry， sir，" said the old man，"I don't know it's Hitler's hometown．"

"No， no， sir，" the policeman said in a hurry，"It's the pig's hometown!"

（1）Why was the old man heartbroken？　　

A． Because he had nothing to support his three sons．

B． Because he was made to join the army．

C． Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war．

（2）Finally， the old man got things to eat by　　．

A． asking the villagers for help

B． shouting to the police station

C． begging from door to door

（3）Actually the policeman　　．

A． hated Hitler as well as the old man

B． didn't want to help the old man

C． thought the old man was more foolish than pigs

（4）We can infer（推断） that the "village" underlined in the passage is　　 hometown．

A． the old man's

B． the pigs'

C． Hitler's

（5）The passage above is　　．

A． a science fiction

B． a funny story

C． a fairy tale

Sometimes it may seem that what you are learning at school will be of no use in the future． It may seem that you're wasting your life away． But you will be surprised to find how much of what you learnt at school is helpful to you one day． Three people were asked what they found useful at school， and their thoughts are shared below．

When I used to ask my teacher how to spell something， she often said， I don't know． Then she would take out the dictionary and look it up． She was not ashamed to say that she didn't know the answer． I learnt two things． You don't have to know _______； and if you don't know how to spell something， just get the dictionary out． Both are very useful lessons!

John Ring

Bicester， United Kingdom

In school， you also learn to deal with life in general． Little mistakes can seem to be very serious． Wear the wrong clothes and it seems that everyone is laughing at you． Get too close to a boy too fast and everyone talks about you． You want to go into a hole and die! But the truth is that life goes on． You might feel that what you did "wrong" will never ever be forgotten． However， if you can be brave and keep on， you will find that whatever happened will pass and you will start to enjoy life again．

Lindsey Smith

Boston， United states

We had a class called Guidance and in it we learnt about making good decisions in life． I found it pretty boring and didn't pay much attention． One day the teacher made us guess which appliance（家电）

we should buy first once we had our own homes． The answer was a fridge． I learnt that it was true once I had my own place． The first day I bought some chicken meat． By dinner time it smelled and I couldn't

even eat it! My housemate and I started saving to buy a fridge right away．

Robert Knight

Cape Town， South Africa

（1）Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．（请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语）

（2）Fill in the blank with one proper word to complete the sentence in John's thought．（请在John

的文段空白处填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整）

（3）Find out the two little "serious" mistakes mentioned by Lindsey．（no more than 15 words）（请找出 Lindsey提到的两个"严重"的小错误，15词以内）

（4）Why is a fridge considered the first choice of appliance by Robert and his teacher？（请根据短文内容回答问题）

（5）What is the text mainly about？（no more than 15 words）（请根据短文内容回答问题，15词以内）