Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the listeners, but then stopped for a while. He had forgotten her name.
Barbara hid her valuable things when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn’t remember where she’d put them.
Perhaps you’ve had such experiences like these. Most people have. But most of them haven’t realized that they have a memory problem. Neither do they know a simple but important fact: Memory can be improved. If you’ll just accept that, the following will show you how.
First, relax. If you are over worried about something, you’ll forget it. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won’t remember things. When you forget something, don’t follow up with saying like “Oh, my god! I always forget things!” Such words will have a bad result on you and your memory.
But relaxing isn’t enough. To improve your memory, you’ll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be made strong through exercise. Look for opportunities to exercise your memory. For example, if you’re learning a language, try to actively remember a lot of new words.
If you don’t take notice of things actively, you won’t remember them. So, you can make pictures of what you see in your mind every day. For example, don’t just put your keys down! If you want to find them again, make a mind picture of the place where you’re putting them. The first two paragraphs just tell us .
| A．Barbara was a very rich person． |
| B．examples of memory problems |
| C．Mark often forgot his friends’ names |
| D．language problems of two persons |
When you forget things, you _______.
| A．must be too careless |
| B．shouldn’t take notice of the result |
| C．must accept the fact |
| D．shouldn’t lose heart about your memory |
The word “opportunities” in the fifth paragraph means “_______.”
| A．places | B．doctors. |
| C．chances | D．positions |
According to the passage, _____ can make your memory better.
| A．realizing your memory problems |
| B．talking to your friends |
| C．doing sports every day |
| D．making mind pictures of what you see |
The purpose of the passage is to help you ______.
| A．to introduce the guest | B．to improve your memory |
| C．to remember new words | D．to forget unhappy things |
The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health．Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat．Some research has shown tha
t perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well．That food is related to illness is not a new discovery．In 1945,some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colors in meats and other food additives caused cancer．Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings of foods are helpful or harmful．The additives which we eat are not all so direct．Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows．Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit．
The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market．Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues．According to this passage, we can know．
| A．perhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat |
| B．perhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat |
| C．cancer was discovered in 1945 |
| D．science has made food unfit to eat |
Things that are used to keep colors in meats are．
| A．harmful | B．useless | C．helpless | D．dangerous |
All the additives．
| A．are bright and colorless | B．are not bright and colorful |
| C．have indirect effects on our health | D．have direct effects on our health |
People use additives．
| A．to make food more unfit to eat | B．to improve the color and taste of the food |
| C．to change the color of the food | D．to take off the diseases of the food |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Some wrappings of food are harmful． |
| B．Farmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals． |
| C．“The practice continues” means “things are still going on like that”． |
| D．We needn't take care of what we eat． |
How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food．For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable．It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways．It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it．But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes．They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty．But they thought the vegetable was poisonous （有毒的）．They called tomatoes “poison apples．” President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat．He was a learned man．He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes．He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden．The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup．This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party．The guests thought the soup tasted really good．They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples．Jefferson never spoke
to his honored （忠实的） guests about the fact．After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?
| A．Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them． |
| B．Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century． |
| C．Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes． |
| D．In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes． |
The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes __________．
| A．while he was in Paris | B．when he was a little boy |
| C．because his parents told him so | D．from books |
According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?
| A．the President himself | B．a French cook |
C．the President’s cook | D．the President’s wife |
From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were __________．
A．people from other countries B．from France
C．people of his own country D
．men onlyAccording to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes． |
B．All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice． |
C．All of the guests thought the taste of the beauti ful pink soup was nice． |
D．None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples． |
As far back as he could remember，Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star．The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again，however．Hollywood just did not seem interesting．When he first came to California，Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success．Therefore，he kept on trying．Someday，he told himself，his big opportunity would come．
Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants．His pay was elementary，but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money，he managed to make a living．One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot （停车场）and getting out of his car．Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture．
Larry got into the car an
d prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it．Then he stopped，jumped out，and ran over to the director．“Excuse me，sir，but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in your next picture．A lot of big companies are after me．”
Instead of pushing away the boy，the director laughed，then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man．“Come and see me tomorrow．”
Larry got a small part in the director’s next film．He was on his way！Which of the following was Larry interested in?
| A．Working as a waiter． | B．Becoming a film star． |
| C．Parking cars for film stars． | D．Owing a big company． |
Why did Larry find a job parking cars?
| A．Because he liked the job． |
| B．Because the parking lot was near Hollywood． |
| C．To make a living and wait for the opportunity． |
| D．To see a lot of film stars and work for them． |
After reading the story what can we infer （推断）about the film director ?
| A．He wanted to laugh at Larry． |
| B．He recognized Larry at first sight． |
| C．He was kind and gave Larry a try． |
| D．He thought Larry would become a star． |
what does the word “elementary” mean in this passage?
| A．基本的 | B．充足的 | C．较高的 | D．不达标的 |
“He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________．
| A．he gave up and returned home |
| B．he began to work towards success |
| C．he took a journey to Hollywood |
| D．he had difficulty in playing the small part |
During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P．E and wrote several books．While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing．He was the inventor of basketball．
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA．One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students．Because of heavy sno
w, the students could not go outside．He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something．
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea．The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game．It was quite different from the basketball games of today．It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs．Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets．
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin．Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
| A．Teach P．E in school． | B．Write some books． |
| C．Work at hospital． | D．Take part in the Olympic Games． |
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
| A．Summer． | B．Winter． | C．Spring． | D．Autumn． |
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A． It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball． |
| B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born． |
| C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game． |
| D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played． |
At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
| A．Basketball was already a worldwide game． |
| B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side． |
| C．Basketball was an Olympic sport． |
| D．Basketball was still played using footballs． |
What would be the best title for this story?
| A．History of Basketball | B．How Basketball Has Changed |
| C．Father of Basketball | D．Happy Birthday, Basketball |
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When does one need to fill in this form?
A．Permis sions for a foreigner to take the Chinese nationality． |
| B．Entry to China from other countries or regions． |
C．Exit to other c ountries or regions from China． |
| D．Anyone planning to take animals to China from other countries or regions． |
The underlined word “sued” can be taken the place of by _____．
| A．charged | B．sentenced |
| C．prevented | D．analyzed |
Which of the following statements is false according to the form?
| A．It was not by ship that Shirley Booth came to China． |
| B．Shirley Booth went to at least three continents during March16-April 16, 2009． |
| C．Shirley Booth brought some biological products with her． |
| D．From the form we know Shirley Booth was not in good health． |