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 |
Hello, my name is Ann. This is a photo of my family. There are four people in my family. These are my parents. The woman in the photo is my mother, Mary. She is a teacher. She can play table tennis. And she likes reading. The man is my father, Jack. He’s a teacher at No. 1 Middle School. They are at the same school. He can play football, but he can’t play basketball. After school he often plays football with his students. Look, this is my lovely brother, Mike. I love my family very much.How many people are there in my family?
| A．There are three people in my family. |
| B．There are four people in my family. |
| C．There are five people in my family. |
| D．There are six people in my family. |
What’s my mother’s name?
| A．Ann | B．Mike | C．Jack | D．Mary |
Where does my mother work(工作)?
| A．We don’t know. | B．In No. 1 Middle School. |
| C．In Ann’s school. | D．In Mike’s school. |
What can my father do?
| A．My father can play table tennis. | B．My father can play football |
| C．My father can play basketball. | D．My father can swim. |
Is my father a teacher?
| A．Yes, he is. | B．No, he isn’t. | C．No, he is. | D．Yes, he isn’t. |
以下是对五个人的情况介绍，请从A-F中找出他们感兴趣的选项。其中有一个选项是多余的。Mary likes cartoons very much. She often watches some cartoons, she thinks they are very lovely.
Ben really likes reading. His favorite book is The Old Man and the Sea.
Mike is a ten-year-old boy. He likes pandas very much, so he wants to see some movies about them.
Lily enjoys singing very much. And she loves listening to songs, too. They bring her much happiness.
Xiao Ming has one little dog in his home. He often plays with it when he is free. He wants to have a big dog.
| A．Future Life is a new movie about robots. There are all kinds of robots in the movie. |
| B．Kung Fu Panda is a movie about pandas, you can learn something about pandas from it. |
| C．Pangpang is the name of a lovely dog. Now it’s in the shop and waiting for its new owner(主人) |
| D．Kaixing Library will open this week. It will be the best library in the city. You can read many books in it. |
E. Tom and Jerry is a cartoon on a cat and a mouse. It’s very nice and clever.
F. Season in the Sun is a song about friendships. Listening to it with your friends is a good choice.
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed* of reading.
1.Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly* or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Science and history books are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3.Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyable, letters from friends, news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.This passage mainly tells us some important points about how to .
| A．write | B．read | C．spell | D．speak |
How many important points are mentioned here in order to be a better reader?
| A．one | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
should be read slowly.
| A．Science books |
| B．Stories meant for enjoyment |
| C．Letters from friends |
| D．News |
The best title of this passage is
| A．How to Read fast | B．How to Read Slowly |
| C．How to become a Better Reader | D．How to Remember Things. |
| 小词典 achieve vt. 达到、完成 bank n.岸 Castle n.城堡 human n.人 own vt.拥有 prince n.王子rapidly adv. 迅速地 speed n.速度 without prep. 没有 the amusement park游乐场 the princess and the frog公主和青蛙 |
The Princess and the frog* is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl, Tiana. She makes her dreams come true through hard work.
Tiana is a waitress . She has a dream of owning* a restaurant. She wants to achieve* the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a Castle* waiting for a prince* to come and help her. Tiana’s plan for success changes when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human* again, Naveen thinks Tiana is a princess. He tells her to kiss him. Then something more special happens. Tiana becomes a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again.
The story is easy for kids to understand, and it shows us with beautiful pictures, songs, and music. Besides, there’s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true. If there is any problem with the cartoon, it’s only that it doesn’t feel as excellent as some of Disney’s other films.Tiana to make her dream come true.
| A．makes cartoons | B．works hard | C．wishes on a star | D．looks for a prince |
What happen after Tiana kisses Naveen?
| A．Her dream comes true | B．Naveen becomes human. |
| C．Tiana becomes a frog | D．Naveen disappeared. |
Which of the following is TURE?
| A．The Princess and the frog is the most excellent film by Disney. |
| B．We can learn from the story that we should look for a way to achieve our dreams. |
| C．The Princess and the frog is a cartoon without* music. |
| D．The Princess and the frog is a scary cartoon. |
| Name |
The way to spend weekend |
| Jude |
I had a boring weekend. On Saturday, I clean the house, and I washed the clothes. On Sunday, I painted my bedroom. It was really a tiring weekend. |
| Alan |
Last weekend, I stayed at home. I watched old videos on Saturday. And on Sunday, I saw an old movie. It was an interesting weekend. |
| Donna |
I studied all weekend . I studied for a math test all day on Saturday. On Sunday morning, I did my history homework. In the evening, I talked to my friends on the phone. |
| Galen |
I had a great weekend. I visited some of my friends. On Saturday night, we went out to a party. On Sunday night, we went to the amusement park*, we really enjoyed ourselves. |
Jude had a(n) weekend.
| A．boring and tiring | B．busy and interesting |
| C．exciting but tiring | D．free and relaxing |
Donna did her history homework .
| A．on Saturday morning | B．on Saturday afternoon. |
| C．on Sunday morning | D．on Sunday evening |
Galen on Sunday night.
| A．Studied for a math test | B．painted his bedroom. |
| C．went out to a party. | D．went to the amusement park |