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 |
Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.
| Name |
Age |
Appearance and hobbies |
| Amy (volleyball player) |
17 |
She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing. |
| Tom (skiing player) |
18 |
He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunny boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal(金牌) for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games. |
| Millie (singer) |
16 |
People call her “Baby”. She’s a tall girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball! |
Why do people say Tom is a “sunny boy”?
| A．Because he likes reading. |
| B．Because he likes playing games. |
| C．Because he is always smiling. |
| D．Because he is a skier. |
Which of the following is not true about Millie?
| A．She is very tall. | B．She wears black glasses. |
| C．She likes wearing a dress. | D．She has short hair. |
Which sentence is wrong?
| A．“Baby” does well in playing basketball. |
| B．Millie is the youngest of the three. |
| C．Amy has a baby face. |
| D．Tom likes black horses. |
This is Liu Fei’s room. It’s a small but nice room. On the wall, there are two maps. One is a map of China, the other is of the world. There’s a desk in front of the window and on the desk there is a clock. Near the clock there is a glass. There’s some water in it. And there are two pencils, one pen and some books on the desk too. There is a chair on the floor and under the chair there’s a ball. Liu Fei often studies (学习) in his room and he likes his room very much. Liu Fei’s room is __________.
| A．big and nice | B．small but nice |
| C．big but bad | D．small and bad |
There is some __________ in the glass.
| A．milk | B．water |
| C．tea | D．orange |
There are some books __________ .
| A．on the chair | B．on the desk |
| C．on the floor | D．on the wall |
what can you see on the wall of the room?
| A．Two maps. | B．A clock. |
| C．A chair | D．A window |
Where is the pen?
| A．On the floor. | B．In the desk. |
| C．Under the chair. | D．On the desk. |
There are two pictures.
A man and a boy are in one picture. Who are they ? The man is Mr. White, and the boy’s name is Bill. He’s the man’s son. Now, they are in Bill’s bedroom. We can see some English books on the desk.
Let’s look at the other picture. You can see a woman and a girl in it. The woman is Bill’s mother and she’s in her daughter Ann’s room. You can see a photo of the Whites on the wall. Between the windows is a desk. What’s that on the floor? Oh, it’s Ann’s ball. In the two pictures we can see ______.
| A．two people | B．three people |
| C．four people | D．five people |
Mr White is ______.
| A．Ann’s brother | B．Ann’s father |
| C．Bill’s friend | D．Bill’s teacher |
Bill’s English books are ______.
| A．on the bed | B．in the desk |
| C．on the floor | D．on the desk |
Who is Ann?
A. She’s Bill’s friend B. She is Mr White’s daughter
C. She’s Bill’s cousin D She is Mrs White’s son In Ann’s bedroom we can see ______.
| A．photos | B．a ball |
| C．books | D．two desks |
Hello, I’m Jack. I live in Sydney, Australia. And I want an e-friend in China. I think China is a very interesting place. I am 14 years old and my birthday is in October. I can speak English and some French. I have a brother, Paul, and a sister, Sarah. They have e-friends in England and America. I like going shopping with my friends and doing exercises. My favorite subject is Art. It’s funny. But I don’t like Maths. It’s too difficult. Jack is from __________.
| A．England | B．America |
| C．London | D．Australia |
______ is Jack’s favorite subject at school.
| A．English | B．Art |
| C．Maths | D．French |
How many children are there in Jack’s family?
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five. |
What does Jack want?
| A．To go shopping. | B．A pen friend. |
| C．To play football. | D．An e-friend. |
He thinks art is __________
| A．difficult. | B．funny |
| C．easy | D．hard (难) |
Do you know the pretty girl? Her name is Tian Wei. She was born on April 5, 1986. She was from Beijing. She had two big eyes and short hair. She was good at Chinese. And she loved writing.
She was unlucky. When she was in Grade 8, she was seriously ill. Her doctor said she would lose her life anytime. But she wasn't afraid of death. She kept on studying and writing. She died on August 13, 2007. She smiled till the end of her life.
Tian Wei had a great dream. She hoped that people could read her book in the bookshops. In March, 2009, her only book Hua Tian Ban Mu came out. It had more than 500 thousand words. In her book she said, " I'm always aching (疼痛). If possible, I'll let my right eye weep (哭泣) but the other one smile."What did Tian Wei do well in? _______________________________
Where did Tian Wei come from? _____________________________
What happened to Tian Wei when she was in Grade 8? ________________________
When did the book Hua Tian Ban Mu come out? _______________________________
How many words did the book Hua Tian Ban Mu have? ________________________