You know that eating a suitable diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But did you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter?
Studies show that when the brains is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神经元) pathways. The more pathways you have, the faster you can think and the better memory you will have. Wonderful steps towards a smarter brain are as follows:
Choose proper TV programs
Watching an average TV show needs very little brain power and brings the same result as giving no care to physical exercise. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do,if you watch TV, choose something educational and full of information.
Travel
Traveling to a new country forces you to see and do things in a new way, making your brains more active.
Learning a new language
A new language learner usually uses different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps you prevent memory problems in later years.
Master a new subject
Each week, choose an animal, a bird or a fish, and read everything you can about it. Go on learning unitl you become an expert on the subject.
Use your non-dominant hand
If you are right-handed,use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a new way will cause your brain to create new neural networks.
Read often
As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading can enlarge your vocabulary if you search for words and expressions that you don’t know.
Calculate while you shop
As you put things in your shopping bag, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.
Play video games
Studies have found that some video games force you to use critical decision-making skills and can even improve students’ math grades.
So get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make yourself smarter!The passage can most probably be found in a _____book.
| A．history | B．travel | C．science | D．story |
.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
| A．the brain | B．the study |
| C．the neural pathway | D．something new |
.According to the passage,there are _____ ways to make your brain smartr besides traveling and reading often.
| A．five | B．six | C．eight | D．ten |
.While you are reading, you should _______.
| A．read as loudly as possible | B．look up something unfamiliar |
| C．read as quickly as you can | D．read from the beginning to the end |
.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
Playing video games is bad for your study and your health.
Using calculators a lot can make you smarter when you are a child.
Watching something educational on TV needs very little brain power.
Writing with the right hand can make the left-handed smarter.
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio (收音机), too. He is very happy because there is going to be a football match this afternoon. But he has to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way."Hello, Mrs. Black,"Peter says to his teacher on the telephone. "Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for (请假) half a day's leave (休假).""Oh, I'm sorry to hear that," says Mrs. Black. "But who is that?""It's my father, Mrs. Black," says Peter.Peter is a _________.
| A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer |
| C．worker | D．teacher |
Peter is in _________.
| A．Grade Two | B．Grade Three |
| C．Grade One | D．school |
Peter often reads newspapers because _________.
| A．he likes to read news |
| B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he wants to know when and where a football match will be |
| D．his father wants him to read them |
Peter wants to ask for half a day's leave because _________.
| A．his father is ill in bed |
| B．he wants to watch the football match |
| C．he doesn't want to be have English and Chinese lesson |
| D．he is ill in bed |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see s doctor. |
| B．Peter likes to read newspapers at five in the afternoon. |
| C．Peter has a stupid (愚笨的) teacher. |
| D．Peter is not an honest (诚实的) boy. |
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| A．a newspaper | B．a story book. |
| C．a science book | D．a guide book |
If you like children and have two days free, you can call at _________
A. 556779 B. 558366 C. 766588 d. 633800If the owner(主人) of the large houses asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week ,how much willl the cleaner get in a month?
| A．$120 | B．$160 | C．$200 | D．240 |
__________are needed in AL hotel.
| A．Cleaners | B．Baby-sitters |
| C．Reporters | D．Waiters |
If you’re a college(大学) student of English ,and you enjoy writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ______
| A．ad(1) | B．ad(2) | C．ad(3) | D．ad(4) |
| What is a good friend like? |
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| Molly |
May 19,2013,9:32pm I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me.Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class. |
| Holly |
May 19,2013 9:40pm For me,a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny. |
| Maria |
May19,2013,9:45pm I think a good friend should be a good listener, and he or she should keep secrets(秘密) for me—that ’s more important for me. |
| Sally |
May19,2013,9:55 pm In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothes and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports. |
| Toby |
May19,2013,10:16pm As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other and learn from each other. |
| Jim |
May19,2013,10:13 I think good friends should help each other, when I am in trouble, Kelly always helps me. |
Who can be Holly’s friend?
| A．Someone who is very quiet |
| B．Someone who likes to talk about interesting things |
| C．Someone who is good at schoolwork. |
| D．Someone who is very cool and popular. |
Who wants his or her friends to do well in their schoolwork?
| A．Molly | B．Toby | C．Jim | D．Sally |
What does Jack like?
| A．Playing the guitar | B．Sports |
| C．Making others laugh | D．Schoolwork |
Whose friend is Kelly?
| A．Jim’s | B．Toby’s |
| C．Sally’s | D．Molly’s |
Mrs Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time does your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, she said Mrs Green, “but you have the wrong number. T his is not the cinema.”
“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,” said the man.” That’s too bad. Goodbye.”
Mrs Green was very surprised ,so she told her husband .He laughed and said ,”The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening ,and husband will be happy!”Mrs Green ’s telephone number was__________
| A．3634 | B．3463 | C．3464 | D．3644 |
People often made a mistake and telephone her when they wanted__________
| A．the cinema | B．the shop |
| C．the factory | D．the visit |
Why was Mrs Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?
| A．Because the man had the wrong number |
| B．Because the man said sorry to her |
| C．Because the man didn’t say to her but said something else. |
| D．Because the man’s voice was very low |
One of Henry's feet（脚） is bigger than the other. “I can't find good shoes for my feet,” he says to his friend Dick. “Why not go to a shoemaker(鞋匠)?” Dick says. “A good one can make you the right shoes,” “Good idea!” Henry said. “But where can I find a good shoemaker?” “Oh, there is one in my town.” Dick says.
One day Henry goes to the shoemaker in Dick’s town and asks the shoemaker to make him right shoes. Henry goes to the shoemaker again a few days later and looks at the shoes. Then he says to the shoemaker angrily, “I tell you to make one bigger than the other. Why do you make one smaller than the other?”
| A．very long | B．very big |
| C．the same | D．different in size(尺码) |
| A．can make shoes | B．has longer feet |
| C．knows about a shoemaker | D．always has a good idea |
| A．in the same town | B．in the same building |
| C．in different towns | D．with their parents |
| A．the shoemaker makes the wrong shoes |
| B．Dick is not happy |
| C．he has different feet |
| D．the shoemaker doesn't make any shoes for him |
| A．Dick | B．Henry |
| C．The shoemaker | D．Henry’s friend |