Areyoubetween12and16yearsold?A-优题课

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 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 chances 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．examples of memory problems

B．Barbara was a very rich person

C．language problems of two persons

D．Mark often forgot his friends’ names

When you forget things, you ________.

A．must be too careless

B．must accept the fact

C．should be confidence in your memory

D．can know your memory is bad

According to the article, ________ can make your memory better.

A．doing sports every day

B．talking to your friends

C．realizing your memory problems

D．making mind pictures of what you see

The purpose of the article is to help you________.

A．introduce the guest	B．improve your memory
C．remember new words	D．forget unhappy things

Sarah ran in, shouting, “Look at what I found!” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a terrible thing that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin found in our garden.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my seven-year-old daughter.
I opened my eyes widely and looked at the snake skin in fear. I didn’t think it was beautiful, but I learned never to appear nonchalant(冷漠的) with children. Everything they see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty; they see only excellence in the world.
“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.
“Snakes shed(蜕) their skins because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need torenew themselves?” Sarah asked.
“We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my daughter. “We leave some things and find other things unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too little for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”
As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is kind of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave. I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be made to do.
“Snakes don’t peel off their skins when they like them.” I explained. “It happens as a natural thing of their growth.”
“I see, Dad,” said Sarah as she held the snake skin, and then ran off.
I hoped she would remember this; we need to throw some away because they are worthless or unnecessary. Then we can store them as memories in our deep hearts.
Father jumped up when her daughter came to him with a snake skin because ＿＿＿＿.

A．he didn’t want to read any more	B．he was very afraid of it
C．he wanted to praised her daughter	D．he hated snakes

Father’s patient explanation shows that ＿＿＿＿.

A．his daughter didn’t want to listen to him at all

B．he knew children saw only excellence in the world

C．his daughter couldn’t follow him at all

D．he wanted to teach everything to her

We learn from the reading that＿＿＿＿.

A．the girl seemed to understand what her father said

B．the girl wasn’t interested in the explanation

C．the father was good at keeping snakes

D．the father liked the snake skin better

Name	Confederation of European Baseball	Asian Hockey Federation	South American Volleyball Federation	Confederation of African Football
Logo
Formation	1953	1963	1946	1957
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Cairo, Egypt
Area	Europe	Asia	South America	Africa
Members	38	30	12	56
Official languages	English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch	English, Chinese, Indian	Spanish, Portuguese	English, French, Arabic
Website	www.baseball europe.com	www.asiahockey.org	www.voleysur.org	www.cafonline. com

When was Asian Hockey Federation set up?

A．In 1953.	B．In 1963.
C．In 1946.	D．In 1957.

Which organization has the most members?

A．

B．

C．

D．

In how many organizations can English be spoken as an official language?

A．One.	B．Two.
C．Three.	D．Four.

If you want to know something about volleyball, you can go to .

A．www.baseballeurope.com	B．www.asiahockey.org
C．www.voleysur.org	D．www.cafonline.com

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from School. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful of what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for our health. There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Producers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.
. Many people like energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A．they have lots of caffeine

B．they have beautiful colors and cool names

C．they are said to be helpful to health

D．they keep them awake and better at sports

The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause ________.

A．heart problems	B．nervousness
C．sleeping difficulty	D．possible health dangers

Which of the following can take the place of the underlined word “discouraged”?

A．encouraged	B．stopped
C．helped	D．disliked

The best title of the passage is ________.

A．Energy Drinks ---- Useful to players

B．Energy Drinks ---- Bad for Teenagers

C．Energy Drinks ---- Be careful

D．Energy Drinks ---- Good for Health

Once upon a time, some visitors went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly a warning of a strong storm came to them, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds got darker, Love realized it was time to leave. But there was no boat to go into. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by in a great large boat. Love shouted, “Richness, can you take me with you? Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) for help who was also passing by in a beautiful boat. But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your wet feet.”
Sadness passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be alone.”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that he didn’t hear Love calling to him.
Love was becoming restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love! I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was so kind, but jumped into the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”
Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time.”
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is.”
According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?

A．Love.	B．Richness.
C．Vanity	D．Knowledge

Other visitors passed by in their boats one by one. Which is the right order according to the passage?

A．Richness→Vanity→Sadness→Happiness→Time

B．Richness→Happiness→Sadness→Vanity→Time

C．Time→Richness→Vanity→Sadness→Happiness

D．Richness→Happiness→Vanity →Sadness→Time

What can we learn from the passage?

A．When we are rich, we may pay more attention to Love.

B．All the feelings are important in our life except Love.

C．As time goes by, we can realize the importance of Love.

D．When we are happy and sad, we shouldn’t remember Love.