Some people have very good memories（记忆力）and can ___learn quite long poems（诗歌）by heart. __ people have poor memories and can’t remember things ____they have said them over and over again.
The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down any long street in ____ and then tell you the names of all the shops he had __. Many great men of the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help __a language. Everybody learns __ own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child. Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents, seem to learn two languages as ___ as they do one. In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very __ time for it.
Memory ___a diary that we keep every day.
A．easy B．easier C．easily D．hardly
A．Some B．Other C．The others D．Others
A．until B．after C．when D．but
A．Beijing B．Paris C．London D．Moscow
A．went B．walked C．came D．passed
A．learning B．in learning C．with learn D．learn
A．his B．their C．your D．our
A．good B．better C．well D．more easily
A．few B．a little C．little D．a few
A．looks like B．does like C．likes D．is like
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Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I 1 the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”
“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d 2 to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”
Mr. Smith agreed 3 his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon 4 Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he 5 . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog 6 him while he 7 past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything 8 snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to 9but failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) 10 the stones. My God!”
A．like B．unlike C．not like D．hate
A．would go B．would not go C．better go D．better to go
A．to B．with C．at D．about
A．arrived in B．arrive in C．reach D．reached in
A．made a mistake B．get into trouble C．got into trouble D．find the trouble
A．to follow B．is following C．followed D．following
A．was walking B．walked C．was crossing D．crossed
A．except B．besides C．beside D．without
A．picked it up B．picked up it C．pick it up D．pick up it
A．tied B．lied C．tie D．lie
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Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have 1 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become 3 . She didn't believe what the doctor said 4 started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 5 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 8 . I crawled towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe 9 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good10 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother 11 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met12 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 13 person. I get best14 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 15 my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
A．achieved B．failed C．suggested D．told
A．legs B．hands C．arms D．eyes
A．patient B．confident C．frustrated D．proud
A．or B．and C．if D．because
A．forgot B．changed C．succeeded D．worked
A．nothing B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everything
A．time B．exercise C．medicine D．shopping
A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．its
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．presents B．friends C．books D．grades
A．Such as B．Instead of C．Because of D．Together with
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Many middle school students like 1 very much．But 2 Friday they must go to school．So on saturday they 3 at home and watch TV from morning to night．They don't know it's bad for their eyes．Usually children like to eat fish．meat and chicken，don't 1ike vegetables 4 fruit．They don't know that 5 more vegetables and fruits i s 6 than eating meat．
At school the children only do a few minutes of sport or 7 do any sport．The students must know it isn't good for8 health，too．
We already think of ways to keep 9 ．We must eat 10 vegetables and fruit，do enough(足够)sport every day．And we should watch TV and read in right wavs．
A．watch TV B．watch the TV C．watching TV D．watching the TV
A．on Monday and B．on Monday and on C．from Monday and D．from Monday to
A．stay B．1ive C．sit D．1eave
A．and B．with C．or D．but
A．buying B．eating C．getting D．keeping
A．good B．better C．bad D．worse
A．often B．sometimes C．usually D．never
A．them B．they C．their D．theirs
A．health B．healthy C．busy D．free
A．more B．much C．a lot of D．1ittle
Cooperation(合作) and competition are1 important. They’re necessary for a person to achieve success in life.
Learn to be cooperate with others. No one likes a selfish(自私的) or greedy(贪婪的)person. However, everyone likes a cooperative and friendly person. Everything we do today, 2in doing business or making friends, depends on our ability to 3with one another. In our society, most tasks(任务) need the cooperation of many people 4they can be finished successfully. So we must try to be cooperative. Each person 5a small part of a machine . If only one part is out of order, the machine can’t be running well. 6, transportation and communication systems are developing quickly and people all over the world can keep in line with each other _7. It’s hard for a person who is away from the society to have a deep understanding of the world he8. Cooperation is becoming more and more important for a person to get a good life.
Being competitive(竞争的) also has a place in life. If you want to get more success and be better than others, you must work harder and study more carefully. The desire(愿望) to succeed and do better than others 9us to work harder. If there were no competitions, a sports meeting would never be 10and successful, and we could never have champions(冠军).
We cooperate with others to be more competitive, we compete to get a better environment for cooperation leads(带领) us to realize our goals and meet our needs.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。A. all B. both C. neither
A. if B. weather C. whether
A. get along B. get off C. get back
A. in order B. in order to C. so that
A. likes B. is like C. looks like
A. Except B. Besides C. But
A. easier B. much better C. more easily
A. lives in B. lives onC. lives
A. encourage B. encouragesC. encouraged
A. excited B. interestedC. exciting
Amanda is a very kind girl. She is 1 willing to help people who are in trouble. Now Amanda is 2in the University of Texas. At the same 3 , she is volunteering to teach at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It 4 some extra classes for those children who are not doing well in their studies.
Amanda goes to Heart House to teach the 5 twice a week. She has also set up a website for Heart House. 6 this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.
For Amanda volunteer work is not only good for 7 , but also good for her studies. “I feel happy to teach those children 8 to study. The happier thing is that I can also learn a lot from them,” Amanda says.
Now, 9 Amanda’s website, every week each of the 125 volunteers helps the children at Heart House. “ 10 Amanda’s website, Heart House would not be able to have enough volunteers. She has supported our program a lot. We appreciate her help,” the program leader says.
A．hardly B．yet C．always D．never
A．studying B．teaching C．cleaning D．cooking
A．school B．time C．university D．year
A．gives B．offers C．helps D．provides
A．boys B．girls C．children D．adults
A．In B．By C．On D．To
A．other B．others C．another D．anybody
A．what B．when C．where D．how
A．thanks B．thanks to C．because D．thanks for
A．With B．In C．Without D．Under