Give this memory test a try. Mix up 52 playing cards. Now look at the top seven for a second. Can you remember them in order?
Players at the World Memory Championships can. In fact, the 2002 champion (冠军), Andi, memorized the order of 1196 cards after looking at them for only an hour! And a German girl, Lara, only ten years old, memorized 75 faces and names in fifteen minutes!
In 1987, a Japanese man, Mr. Tomoyori, wanted to prove that his memory was the best in the world by remembering by heart pi (π), a number in math which starts 3.14159…This number never repeats itself or ends. He recited pi to 40,000 decimal places (小数位). It took the fifty-five-year-old man more than twelve hours to say the numbers, but he did it without making a mistake!
To remember pi, Mr. Tomoyori connected each number with a sound. He then made up stories to help him remember the words he made from the sounds. In an interview after his achievement, he said, “I decided to go ahead and memorize the value of pi up to one thousand places. But it wasn’t easy – in fact, it took me three years. To get to 40,000 decimal places it took me about ten years.”
Unluckily for Mr. Tomoyori, his record was broken in 1995, when another Japanese man, Mr. Goto, memorized pi to 42,195 places.Why was Lara’s success special?
| A．She was just a little girl. | B．She was the 2002 champion. |
| C．She was from Germany. | D．She remembered more words. |
What is true about Mr. Tomoyori?
| A．He found pi easy to remember. |
| B．His memory was the best in the world. |
| C．He used stories to help remember words. |
| D．He only made one mistake while saying pi. |
Who remembered the greatest numbers according to the passage?
| A．Andi. | B．Lara. | C．Mr. Goto. | D．Mr. Tomoyori. |
| I love trains. I like reading books about trains and drawing pictures of them. I’m going to drive one all by myself when I grow. Kieran， six years old |
| I love singing and I want to be a singer. I think it’s cool to perform on a stage(舞台) and I can make a lot of money. Look! I’m drawing a picture of my dream. Tracy， eight years old |
| I’m going to be a vet or a zookeeper. I have seven cats. I love them and I want to learn how to look after them when they are sick. Bethany， five years old |
| I want to work with animals. Maybe I’ll be a vet like my uncle. Or maybe like my aunt. She teaches dolphins to talk and sing. That sounds really cool.! Alex， ten years old |
Kieran wants to be .
| A．a doctor | B．a driver | C．a teacher | D．an artist |
The underlined word “vet” means “” in Chinese.
| A．厨师 | B．兽医 | C．律师 | D．园丁 |
Alex’s aunt may work in a .
| A．shop | B．school | C．zoo | D．hospital |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Both Bethany and Alex like animals. |
| B．Kieran is four years older than Alex. |
| C．Tracy’s picture is about her school life. |
| D．Tracy is afraid of performing on the stage. |
What are the children talking about?
| A．Their favorite animals. | B．Their families. |
| C．Their hobbies. | D．Their dream job. |
You probably think you will never be a top student. In fact you can become a better student if you want to. You may say， 1 “It takes me lots of time to study， but I don’t still make progress.” But if you can use your time well， you may improve your study without much work. Here are a few ways to help you with your study.
Plan your time carefully. You should make a list (目录；清单) of things that you have to do during a week. First， you should write down the time for eating， sleeping， dressing， etc. 2 Then， you should use the time that you can to study. Of course， studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave enough time for your hobbies.
Find a good place to study. Keep this space quiet， which may be a desk or just a corner of your room. No Games， radio or television! When you sit down to work， think only about the subject!
Make good use of your time in class. Listen carefully to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. 3 You also need to take notes in class， because it can make it easier for you to learn well.
(一）将划线句子（1）进行同义句转换I lots of time ， but I don’t still make progress.
(二) 把短文中划线的句子（2—3）翻译成汉语。.
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(三) 根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题How should we plan our time carefully?
.Please give two more ways for studying besides (除了) the ways given in the passage.
(1) . (2).
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Nick has a vacation for 2 days. He can go .
| A．hiking in the mountain | B．fishing in the park |
| C．swimming in the lake | D．see the animals |
Mr and Mrs. King want to stay in Luoji Mountain with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay for the trip.
| A．$ 240 | B．$ 300 | C．$ 360 | D．$ 120 |
Lily likes the animals which can only be seen at night. Which of the following is her best choice?
| A．Trip 2. | B．Trip 3. |
| C．Trip 4. | D．Trip 1. |
You’d better take for the sightseeing in Trip 2.
| A．a sun hat | B．a digital camera |
| C．warm clothes | D．some water |
You should call if you want to enjoy the sunshine in one of the trips.
| A．3598432 | B．3497243 |
| C．3597543 | D．3497432 |
When I was young， my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. They told me it was dangerous. But now could we make new friends if we were like that ?
And then， how can we break ice? Don’t just look at your shoes. Go and say “Hi” to the person before you. It will easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.
British： Beautiful， isn’t it ?
The weather in Britain changes often. So， people often talk about it . Remember to say “yes” when others say this to you. It’s just a start of a friendly talk， not real question.
French： Where did you go on holiday?
To talk with a French person， the safest way is to ask his or her last holiday. French students enjoy a 10-to-15-day holiday every two months. French employees(雇员) get more than six weeks of holidays every year.
American： So， Where are you from?
The US is so big and people move so often. You can try to find something about the place they are form to talk about. For example， you could say， “Oh， I have a friend studying your city”.Why did the writer’s parents tell him not to talk to strangers?
| A．Because it could bring danger. |
| B．Because it was boring. |
| C．Because it was not part of the life. |
| D．Because their son didn’t like to talk to strangers. |
The best thing to talk with the British is _________.
| A．The food | B．the festival |
| C．the weather | D．the culture |
To talk with a French person， the safest way is to talk about _________.
| A．his or her family | B．His or her work |
| C．his or her friends | D．his or her last holiday |
Americans talk about places often because ________.
| A．They like traveling |
| B．it’s a beautiful country with amazing places. |
| C．they love their home |
| D．the country is so big and people often move |
The write seems to think _________.
| A．His parents were right |
| B．he can talk with strangers freely. |
| C．it is important to talk with strangers |
| D．he is afraid of strangers |
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师)， cards， special learning centers—in short， everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day， little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead， he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating， he went back to his room， without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time， day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally， little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise， little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心). She went to his room and asked， “Son，
what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head， “No.”
“Well then，” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said， “Well， on the first day of school， when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign， I knew they weren’t joking.”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶 书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
49. The last sentence in the passage shows that .
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage， we can infer (推断) that .
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |