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You can't remember who sings a certain song from the 90s. You Google it. You're arguing with a friend about who played Mickey in The Goonies. You solve the problem by Googling it. You don't know the way to that new restaurant. You Google Maps it.
We hold the answers to about all of life's questions in our hands today. But that means our brains are feeling free to take some rest. According to the Daily Mail, our growing reliance on(依赖) the Internet for fact checking is making our memories worse.
Scientists at Harvard University found people now regard Google and other search engines as an outside part of their own brains, rather than a tool. Writing in the Journal Scientific American, Harvard psychologists Daniel Wegner and Adrian Ward warn that people who believe their memorable facts that are saved online are much worse at remembering them.
"The Internet is also unlike a human memory partner; it knows more and can produce the information more quickly, You can find almost all information today easily through a quick Internet search. It may be that the Internet is taking the place of people's memory."
In a series of tests, researchers found it was easy for people to remember information well if they believed it would be deleted.
Those who thought it was stored on a computer were more forgetful, even if they were asked to keep the information in mind.
When people want to check a fact, probably they will.

A．look up in a book

B．ask friends

C．use the Internet

D．go to teachers for help

According to the passage, if we depend on the Internet for fact checking,.

A．our brains will become smaller

B．our brains will become bigger

C．our memories will become worse

D．our memories will become better

People are easy to remember things well if they know.

A．they will lose the information

B．they will lose the computer

C．the information is good for them

D．the information is important

The writer wants to tell us.

A．not to use Google

B．Google is bad for our memory

C．Google is a good tool for checking facts

D．not to depend on the Internet for checking facts too much

For a student, reading ability is very important in our study. How to read faster and understand better? Here is some advice for you.
1. Find Your Purpose for Reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book. Most people read for two main reasons---pleasure or knowledge. Being clear about your reading purpose not only helps you to stay away from books that you don't need to read. It also reminds you why reading the. book is important to you when you are reading it. You can easily keep reading and finish the book faster.
2. Read Only What You Are Interested in
Whether you're reading fiction or nonfiction, it's important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may share books they love, but those books might not be the ones you enjoy.
3. Give up Books That You Don't Enjoy
You may have chosen books that agree with your purpose. You may have chosen books that you are interested in. But when you are reading them, there may still be some books that you won't enjoy reading, Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore. 4. Give Yourself a Deadline to Finish Each Book
Before you read each book, ask yourself when you need to finish this book by. What I find interesting is that I read books that I borrow from libraries faster than the books I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books, When you don't set a deadline to finish your book. There isn't a sense of urgency(紧迫). And when something isn't urgent, you will like to put it off.
Before reading a book, you should.

A．pay attention to the price

B．find your reading purpose

C．ask your friends for advice

D．find a library

When you find that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, you should.

A．share with your friends	B．keep reading it
C．give it up	D．take it easy

The writer reads books borrowed from the library faster than the books he bought because.

A．they are easy

B．he has more time to read them

C．he likes them better

D．the books he bought have no due date

The underline word "deadline" means.

A．死期

B．期限

C．边界

D．死线

One day, John Randolph rode on his horse to a town many miles from his home. The road was strange to him, so he traveled very slowly. When the night fell, he stopped at a nice roadside inn for accommodation(求宿).The innkeeper welcomed him.
A fine supper was prepared. The innkeeper talked about the weather, the roads, the crops. However, his guest ate silently. Next morning after breakfast, Mr. Randolph paid his bill and was ready for his journey. Leading his horse to the door, the innkeeper said, "Which way will you travel, sir?" Mr. Randolph looked at him and answered, "I've paid you my bill. Should I pay you anything more? I travel the way I wish to go."
But not far from the inn, to his surprise, there were two ways. He searched for a while but there was no sign to help him. The innkeeper was still standing by the door. He called to him: "My friend, which road leads to Lynchburg?" The innkeeper answered, "Sir, you have paid your bill and don't owe(欠) me a cent. Travel the way you wish to go. Good-bye!"
As bad luck would have it, Mr. Randolph took the wrong road. Though out of his way, he lost much time, all because of his rudeness.
John Randolph traveled slowly because

A．it was rainy

B．the horse was tired

C．the road was strange

D．the time was early

According to the passage, the innkeeper was trying to beat first.

A．friendly	B．silent
C．cool	D．serious

The innkeeper asked which way he would travel because.

A．he wanted more money

B．he wanted to help Mr. Randolph

C．he wanted to know the way

D．he wanted to keep Mr. Randolph

We can learn from the story that

A．we shouldn't tell others we are rich

B．we shouldn't travel on a horse

C．we shouldn't be rude to others

D．we shouldn't stay in a roadside inn

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Steven is in the ninth grade now. He likes doing projects at school. Two years ago，he made a digital programme for the traffic system. After getting the prize， he got the advice from his father： “Do what interests you， and make sure you put your heart into it.”
Steven always prefers the projects which connect to our real life! He still remembers the project he has done. First of all， he tried to divide the whole project into several small parts. He usually gave himself some basic ideas after thinking them over and over again. When he met with some problems that he couldn’t work out by himself， he used to go to the teachers’ office and ask his teachers for help. At the beginning of his research such a question “How do I do it?” often came to his mind. As he kept on studying and discussing with his teachers， those “how” questions soon turned into another type： “What if I do this and that way?”
It took Steven more than four days to write the code(编码) on his computer. The desire(愿望) to solve the problems made him not get to sleep all nights. When he found his project going well， he jumped with joy. The last day of his work got deeply impressed(印象) in his mind. He went into trouble and didn’t know what to do next. At the moment， he noticed a man with headphones dancing while he was cleaning the room. This encouraged him to work on his project. He made good success at last.
Now Steven feels very proud of his projects and tries to do more projects at school.
Is Steven at school?
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Who gave him the advice after he got the prize ?
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What did Steve do when he met with some problems that he couldn’t work out by himself ?
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How long did it take Steven to write the code on his computer ?
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A．Eat rice dumplings	B．trick or treat
C．Pumpkin lantern	D．Dragon-Boat racing