The brain receives information from the outside world through the sensory (感觉的) system．This information is collected through the eyes，the nose，the ears，the mouth and the surface of the body．It is then kept in the memory．In fact，scientists do not completely understand how the memory works but they are not sure how much information that the human brain can store．Also， it appears that the information is never lost．Very old people often remember things that happened in their childhood which have not come to their minds for sixty to seventy years．If we have kept something in our memory, it is here．But can we get it out again and use it? That is the difficulty．
Some of the information we receive only goes into the Short Term Memory．We only keep this information for a minute or two，then we lose it．This temporary (暂时的) memory is very important in our thinking and understanding．It is used，for example，when you try to remember a name that someone told you a moment ago or a telephone number that you are going to dial (拨)．School children in class often seem to use the Short Term Memory if they are not interested in the subject．When school teachers describe this，they say that things go“in one ear and out in the other”．But if a child is interested，he puts the information in his Long Term Memory, and he never loses it．Long Term Memory depends heavily on our understanding of the meaning of the information we receive．Information is collected through the of sight，hearing，smell，taste and touch．
| A．sense | B．experience |
| C．practice | D．brightness |
Very old people can remember something happened ．
| A．recently | B．about seventy years ago |
| C．in their thirties | D．in their classroom |
If a school child is not interested in a subject， ．
| A．he forgets what he learns quickly |
| B．he memorizes what he learns quickly |
| C．he forgets what he learns slowly |
| D．he memorizes what he learns slowly |
The better we understand the meaning of the information， ．
| A．the more information we can put in our Short Term Memory |
| B．the more information we can put in our Long Term Memory |
| C．the less information．we can put in our Short Term Memory |
| D．the less information we can put，in our Long Term Memory |
Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被损坏的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（亲戚） in other towns,’
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’
He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’
“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（电报）from Peter.
It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.” Where did Johnny and his parents live?
| A．in a big town | B．near the sea | C．in the mountains | D．with his Uncle Peter |
Why did Johnny‘s parents send him away?
| A．He was a naughty (顽皮的) boy. | B．Their house was damaged. |
| C．They did not want him to get hurt. | D．His uncle wanted to see him. |
Why was Uncle Peter worried about Jonny coming to live with him?
| A．He was not used to children. |
| B．He was an old man. |
| C．He lived a long way from the mountains. |
| D．He had never met Jonny before. |
Why did Uncle Peter send Johnny back home?
| A．There was an earthquake in his town. |
| B．The boy was more trouble than an earthquake. |
| C．Johnny was not happy with him. |
| D．His parents wanted him back. |
The movie is about two__________.
| A．cats | B．kids | C．persons | D．tickets |
If Jim and Bob want to see the movie in the evening, they have to pay_________.
| A．￡6.50 | B．￡9.00 |
| C．￡11.00 | D．￡13.00 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the ad?
| A．Children may like Crazy Cats. |
| B．The movie will be on for 6 years. |
| C．The movie will be shown 5 times a day. |
| D．We can see the movie at 10:00 on June 18th. |
Let’s go camping
What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects(虫子) and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods(树林、林地). We look for a place for campers(露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.Before going camping we should first .
| A．draw up a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp .
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can take part in _______ activities.
| A．one or two | B．only a few | C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because .
| A．it is cold at night | B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away | D．it is dark and quiet |
The campers like to _______ at night.
| A．hear music from the radio | B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain | D．be busy |
A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with his hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, and the man got on the doctor’s car. They drove on for a long time, then the man said, ”Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“But I must see the patient,” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see, one must go home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.” When the doorbell began to ring, the doctor_________.
| A．was sleeping downstairs | B．was working downstairs |
| C．was sleeping upstairs | D．was working upstairs |
The man asked the doctor ________.
| A．to go to his house | B．to go downstairs |
| C．to see a patient | D．to go to a place out of town |
They left ________.
| A．at once | B．after a few minutes | C．on foot | D．on a bike |
What the man wanted to do was only _________.
| A．to fool the doctor | B．to give the doctor money |
| C．to get home in the doctor’s car | D．to play a joke with the doctor |
The doctor must be _________ at last.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．angry | D．ill |
One day an Indian went to see his doctor. The doctor looked him over and said, “Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke only one cigar(雪茄) a day.”
A month later, the Indian came to see the doctor again. “How are you?” said the doctor. “I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now,” said the Indian, “I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk. I walked a lot. You certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that almost(几乎) killed me at first. It was not easy to begin smoking at my age.”One day an Indian________________. .
| A．went to see a friend | B．felt very tired |
| C．wasn’t feeling well | D．went to help his doctor |
His doctor_______. .
| A．could not help him | B．told him what to do |
| C．was good to him | D．was glad to see him |
When the Indian came to see the doctor again,_________. .
| A．the Indian felt quite well | B．the doctor wasn’t free |
| C．the Indian was younger | D．the doctor looked him over again |
The Indian told the doctor,__________. .
| A．he liked doing all those things |
| B．he almost killed him |
| C．to smoke one cigar a day |
| D．one cigar a day was very difficult at the beginning |
From the story we can guess .
| A．the Indian was a young man | B．the doctor was a good doctor |
| C．the Indian would go on smoking | D．the doctor wasn’t very careful |