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 remembering 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 sayings 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．Mark often forgot his friends’ names |
| C．examples of memory problems |
| D．language problems of two persons |
When you forget things, you ________.
| A．must be too careless |
| B．shouldn’t lose heart about your memory |
| C．must accept the fact |
| D．shouldn’t take notice of the result |
The word “opportunities” in the fifth paragraph means “________”.
| A．places | B．activities | C．positions | D．chances |
According to the passage, ________ can make your memory better.
| A．realizing your memory problems |
| B．talking to your friends |
| C．making mind pictures of what you see |
| D．doing sports every day |
The purpose of the passage is to help you ________.
| A．to improve your memory |
| B．to introduce the guest |
| C．to remember new words |
| D．to forget unhappy things |
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 ① Draw the four number（2010） on the cardboard. It is for the glasses frame（框架）.② Draw two arms for the glasses. ③ Color the four numbers. ④ Cut out the glasses frame and arms. ⑤ Stick the arms onto the glasses. |
According to the steps of making a pair of Paper 2010 Glasses, choose the thing you don’t need.
| A．A dictionary. | B．Color pens. |
| C．A knife. | D．Paper. |
Which sentence is right according to the sign?
| A．You are not allowed to go skateboarding(滑板运动) in this place. |
| B．You are allowed to go skateboarding in this place. |
| C．It’s a place where skateboards can be sold. |
| D．It’s a place where skateboards are made. |
Which of the following services can not Lameizi provide?
| A．Helping people clean their houses. |
| B．Cooking meals for a family. |
| C．Repairing houses. |
| D． Sweep the floor. |
| —taking a bath or a shower: 70-140liters(公升) —washing clothes: 140 liters —flushing the toilet: 18-30 liters —drinking:2-3 liters |
How much water does a person usually use
for drinking and washing clothes a day?
| A．About 170L. | B．About 143L. |
| C．About 73L. | D．About 30L. |
| MUSIC TEACHERS WANTED Age : 24-40 Careful and patient with a teacher’s license Good at both singing and dancing At least 3 year’s teaching experience. Come for interview before October 16! Address: No. 35 Riverside Road Tel: 0734-87905543 |
Who will probably get the job?
| A．A man of 27 who is only good at singing. |
| B．A man of 27 who is only good at dancing. |
| C．A woman of 28 who has been a teacher for 2 years. |
| D．A woman teacher of 30 who is good at dancing |
and singing.
The Bermuda Triangle(百慕大三角)is in the Atlantic Ocean, near Florida in the USA. During the past 60 years, more than 1,000 seamen in ships and pilots in planes have lost their lives. It is known as “The Triangle of Death”for its strange seawater and sudden storms. What’s the strangest is the light of the seawater, which looks so bright that it can be seen even from an outer spaceship.
At 2:00p.m. on Dec. 5, 1945, five planes took off in fine weather from the airport of Florida, on a training task. Two hours later, the leader in the sky radioed that he was “completely lost”. Then there was silence. Another plane was sent to look for them and also disappeared.
One of the largest ship that had disappeared in the triangle was an American coal ship, 500meters long. The weather was good, and there were no messages for help before it was “gone”. No broken ships or dead bodies have been found so far.
No one is able to tell how all these accidents have happened. A group of Japanese scientists were there to see what it was really like in 1995, but nothing has been heard of them ever since. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．How the Bermuda Triangle ate up the planes and ships. |
| B．Why many of the planes and ships have disappeared. |
| C．Strange accidents happened in the Bermuda Triangle, no one can tell why |
| D．When the Bermuda Triangle was formed very strangely. |
How many planes had lost in December 1945?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
What does the underline word “radioed” mean?
| A．Wrote sound message using a radio. |
| B．Listened to sound message using a radio. |
| C．Sent sound message using a radio. |
| D．Received sound message using a radio. |
Why was the leader in the plane lost?
| A．He met with terrible weather. |
| B．He was losing the right direction. |
| C．Airport didn’t give him an answer. |
| D．The reasons are still unknown. |
What about the group of Japanese scientists who went to Bermuda?
| A．They have also disappeared very strangely. |
| B．They have not heard of anything important. |
| C．They are still working hard in Bermuda. |
| D．They’ve come back, knowing nothing about it. |
Maybe everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.
I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.--The young visitor stayed a long time, didn’t he?
--_____.
| A．Yes, he didn’t | B．No, he didn’t |
| C．Yes, he did | D．No, he did |
Jack became worried because _____.
| A．he wanted to go out for a walk |
| B．he wanted to play with him |
| C．he didn’t know the young man |
| D．he wanted to eat something |
Jack sat down in front of the visitor because _____.
| A．he wanted the visitor to talk to him |
| B．he wanted to talk with the young man |
| C．he wanted to show the visitor how clever he is |
| D．he wanted the visitor to leave |
The visitor went on talking and _____.
| A．he paid no attention to his hat |
| B．he paid no attention to Jack |
| C．he didn’t know that his hat was taken away by Jack |
| D．he didn’t like Jack |
Jack went out of the room, but came back with _____ in his mouth.
| A．food |
| B．nothing |
| C．something |
| D．the visitor’s hat |
Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.
1. How long is it since basketball was invented?
A. 1000 years B. More than 100 years
C. 1100 years D. Less than 100 years
2. The students felt unhappy because _______.
A. they had much homework to do
B. they often got into fights
C. they couldn’t play outdoors
D. they had little time to study
3. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
A. Some students B. Some teachers
C. Some students’ parents D. Some of his friends
4. When a student ______ , he makes a score.
A. receives the ball.
B. throws the ball to another student
C. runs quickly with the ball in his hand
D. throws the ball into the basket
5. Which sentence is right?
A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.
B. It was easy to invent the game.
C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.
D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.
On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds(拿着) grapes(葡萄). When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles(面条) on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life(生命). Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the new year.
1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in ________.
A. Italy B. Spain C. Japan D. A,B and C
2.People in Spain welcome New Year by ________ after twelve.
A. eating grapes B. eating noodles
C. throwing the old things D. watching the sunrise
3.People in both Spain and Japan ________ to bring the New Year.
A. Throwing things away B. sing and dance
C. eat some food D. climb a mountain
4.Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _________.
A. look at the stars B. look for New Year’s wishes
C. see the sun coming up D. have a rest
5. The people in ________ hope to get long life from their New Year’s food.
A. Japan B.China C. Spain D. Italy