You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong.But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Here are some steps toward a smarter brain.
Limit your TV viewing
(1) Never spend too much time on TV viewing, for it needs very little brain activities.Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do.If you do watch TV, choose something educational and meaningful.
Travel
Travelling to another country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way, bringing stimulation to the brain.
Learn a new language
Learning a new language involves different learning methods.Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory problems that you may meet in later years.
Read often
As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar.Reading makes your vocabulary much larger if you always search for words and definitions that you don’t know.Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it.Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.
Calculate （计算）when you shop
As you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head.See how close you get to the actual total.
Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）hand
If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed.Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain create new neural （神经）networks.
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(2) Read messages from various people.They have different interests.And some say that learning to express yourself in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.
Have a try and do these every day.Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brain smarter!将（1）处翻译成汉语
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___________________________________________Why do you read often according to the passage? (至少两条)
______________________________________How many steps towards a smarter brain are mentioned in the passage?
______________________________________Give a title of the passage.
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Tom, Bill and Dave lost their backpacks. They are at the lost and found case. The backpacks are the same (一样的), but the things in them are different. Can you help them find the right(正确的) backpack?
Tom: I have a math book and a pencil case in my backpack. There are three pencils, a pen and an eraser in the pencil case.
Bill: I have a Chinese dictionary, a math book and two notebooks in my backpack.
Dave: There are two CDs, three picture books in my backpack. My English book is also in it.The three boys lost their .
| A．pens | B．backpacks |
| C．keys | D．dictionaries |
There is a(n) in Tom’s backpack.
| A．pencil case | B．dictionary |
| C．notebook | D．English book |
Bill doesn’t have in his backpack.
| A．a math book | B．a pencil case |
| C．two notebooks | D．a Chinese dictionary |
is/are not in Dave’s backpack.
| A．Two CDs | B．Three pencils |
| C．Three picture books | D．An English book |
has/have an eraser.
| A．Tom | B．Bill |
| C．Dave | D．Tom and Dave |
Sonia has a sports collection. She has ten tennis rackets, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. She plays tennis every day she is in the school tennis club.
Susan also has a sports collection. She has five baseballs, six volleyballs, three ping-pong bats and many ping-pong balls. Oh, she also has two soccer balls. But she doesn’t play sports. She only watches them.
Sandy doesn’t play sports, and she doesn’t have balls.Sonia and Susan have volleyballs.
| A．4 | B．6 | C．10 | D．12 |
Sonia plays every day.
| A．ping-pong | B．tennis |
| C．baseball | D．soccer |
Susan doesn’t have a .
| A．volleyball | B．basketball |
| C．baseball | D．ping-pong ball |
has/have two soccer balls.
| A．Susan | B．Sonia |
| C．Sandy | D．Susan and Sonia |
—Does Suan play sports?
---____.
| A．Yes ,she does. | B．No,she doesn’t. |
| C．Yes,she doesn’t | D．No,she does. |
A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go.People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.
Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt (融化).
Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Where is Venice?
| A．In Italy. | B．In Canada. |
| C．In England. | D．In America. |
Which is the most impossible way for people in Venice to get around ?
| A．On foot. | B．By boat. |
| C．By car. | D．By bike. |
Why is Venice still getting lower and lower?
| A．Because too many people live there. |
| B．Because the rising temperature has made the ice melt. |
| C．Because lots of bridges have been built. |
| D．Because the underground water is rising. |
What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters?
| A．Summer and autumn. | B．Autumn and winter. |
| C．Summer and winter. | D．Spring and winter. |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．the waterways of Venice | B．the history of Venice |
| C．the scenery of Venice | D．the problem of Venice |
One day Peng Xianzhe learned he would go to the Mashan School in Guizhou. The 16-year-old boy tried to imagine how serious the drought was for the students at that school. However, he realized it was more serious than he had imagined when he saw the sign “DON’T wash clothes with water，or you will be punished（惩罚）. ”
Because of drought, the school has been short of water for a long time. Each student has only one bottle of water every day for washing and drinking. The drought has made the poor students much poorer.
Peng is a student from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. He took part in the school’s Rain & Bow Project from April 2 to 10.
The project idea came from Peng’s principal（负责人）. One day, she heard a sad story about Li Guoxian, a poor girl in the Mashan School，who stopped going to school because of drought. The principal started this project to help the school. In one day, 3，000 students made over 10，000 donations of water，books and clothes.
Peng and other four students went to the Mashan School and gave the donations with five teachers. They visited poor families, made surveys and had classes at the school.
Ding Zhentao，16，was worried about the school’s poor learning environment. “The blackboards and playground are too shabby to use，”Ding said. “Besides, there really aren’t enough teachers. A teacher has to teach both history and English, and even the cook is a class teacher. ”
Although life isn’t easy, students at the school have a positive attitude(积极的态度）towards life and they are quite willing to learn. That’s what moved 16-year-old Chen Shi most.
“They sang their songs together as usual before class every afternoon. After class, the students asked us to tell them things about Beijing and our studies,” Chen said. “You can see the passion(热情）in them. I believe it will make a difference. Their futures will be bright. ”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Which school does Peng Xianzhe study？
| A．Mashan School. |
| B．Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. |
| C．Project School. |
| D．Training School. |
The underlined word“shabby”means in Chinese.
| A．黑乎乎的 | B．光滑的 | C．破旧不堪的 | D．不平整 |
Who started the school’s Rain & Bow Project？
| A．The principal of the foreign language school. |
| B．Peng Xianzhe, a 16-year-old boy. |
| C．Chen Shi, a student from Beijing. |
| D．Li Guoxian, a poor girl in Guizhou. |
How many people went to the Mashan School and gave the donations?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Nine. | D．Ten. |
The passage mainly tells us about .
| A．the poor learning environment of the Mashan School |
| B．the things that Beijing students did, saw and heard at the Mashan School |
| C．the Mashan School students’ positive attitude towards the drought |
| D．a story of a poor girl who stopped going to school because of drought |
Do you obey the rules in your school? What do you think of your school rules? Are you allowed to dye (染) hair? A lot of school rules are similar around the world, but some are different. Some students may enjoy more freedom in some countries. But freedom doesn’t mean “no rules”. Every school has its own rules.
There are some rules in Japanese schools. The students are not allowed to dye their hair and are supposed to keep their hair black. They are not allowed to wear earrings either. Almost all schools used to require students to wear school uniforms but now half of the schools require uniforms. The students feel happy to wear all kinds of clothes. The students must get to school on time. If they are late, they cannot get into the school because the school gate is closed. In Japan, students are not allowed to have part-time jobs.
American schools have their own rules too. For example, at Morton High School, students are not allowed to choose their own clothes. They must get to school or leave school on time. Food, drinks or snacks shouldn’t be taken into the classroom. They must wear sports shoes in PE class. They are supposed to keep quiet on the school bus. In America, the students can have part-time jobs in their free time. （选自《课课练》九上) If you are a student in Japan, ____________.
| A．you can wear earrings |
| B．you must wear sports shoes every day |
| C．you are allowed to have part-time jobs |
| D．you can’t have your hair dyed |
Which school rules have changed in some Japanese schools?
| A．About wearing earrings. |
| B．About uniforms. |
| C．About food and drinks. |
| D．About part-time jobs. |
Which is the same rule in Japanese schools and at Morton High School?
| A．The students can have part-time jobs. |
| B．The students are allowed to wear their own clothes. |
| C．The students must get to school on time. |
| D．The students should keep their hair black. |
We can infer from Paragraph 3 that the students ____________.
| A．must wear uniforms at Morton High School |
| B．can’t dye their hair |
| C．often makes noise on the school bus |
| D．can’t make money in their free time |
Which of the following is true according to the article?
| A．The students can eat things in class in America. |
| B．Each school has its own rules. |
| C．The school gate in Japan is open when the classes begin. |
| D．School rules in America are completely (完全地) different from those in Japan. |