Do you have a good memory? Maybe you remember better than all of your friends. But even if you have a short-term memory, it’s better than a chimpanzee’s(黑猩猩), right? Well, you may be wrong.
Tetsuro Matszawa, a scientist from Kyoto University, Japan has showed how chimps have far better memories than humans. “We learn that chimps have great memories by doing tests,” he told The Guardian “You can do things to improve your memory.”
How do chimps have better memories than us? Scientists tested four chimps and human volunteers. They showed them five numbers on a computer screen. Chimps and human volunteers had to remember the numbers correctly. But to make it hard, the numbers disappeared(消失) after seven tenths of a second. Then they will reduce(减少) the time to two tenths of a second. While humans began to make mistake after mistake, the young chimps still did very well.
Why do they have better memories? We share 98.8 percent of our DNA with chimps. But during evolution(进化), we lost some of our shared abilities. As humans learned new skills, like language, we had to lose some of our memory skills to make room in our brains. “To get something, we had to lose something,” said the scientist.
Chimps need good memories to survive(生存). When a chimp looks up at the big tree and pick a banana, he must remember where he saw it as he fights off competition from other animals.What did the scientist’s study find?
| A．Chimps can remember all of their friends. |
| B．Chimps have better memories than humans. |
| C．Chimps do things to improve their memories. |
| D．Chimps can do many things better than humans. |
Which of the following is TRUE of the test?
| A．Five chimps and human volunteers were tested. |
| B．The numbers first disappeared after a second. |
| C．Humans made fewer mistakes than chimps. |
| D．The chimps did a better job than humans. |
During evolution, humans __________.
| A．lost 98.8 percent of their DNA shared with chimps |
| B．needed very good memories to survive |
| C．gained skills but also lost skills |
| D．learned to compete against chimps |
FILM TIMES（19th May—26th May）
| WANNER VILLAGE Film: Harry Potter (3 hours) Date: Sunday Time: 2:00pm—5:00pm Price: $4.20(adults) $3.50(children under 18) Tele: 0115- 845616 |
THE KING’S CINEMA Film: The Twins (1 hour and 40 minutes) Date: from Monday to Friday Time: 2:30pm Price: $2.00 (free tickets for children under 10) Tele:0115-831931 |
| HOLLYWOOD THEATER Film: Catch Me If You Can (2 hours 35 minutes) Date: Saturday and Sunday Time: 4:00pm Price: $3.00 (children under 12 are not allowed) Tele: 0115-806163 |
THE ROYAL THEATER Film: I Spy (2 hours) Date: from Monday to Friday Time: 9:00am Price: $2.00 Tele: 0115-873420 |
Which film lasts the shortest?
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Catch Me If You Can. |
| C．The Twins. | D．I Spy. |
You can see Harry Potter on ________.
| A．Saturday | B．Sunday |
| C．Friday | D．Saturday and Sunday |
If you want to book a ticket for Catch Me If You Can, you can call ______.
| A．0115-845616 | B．0115-831931 |
| C．0115-873420 | D．0115-806163 |
When Mr. Green and his 9-year-old son go to see The Twins, they should pay __.
| A．$4.20 | B．$4.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$2.00 |
In the morning, you can only go toto see a film.
| A．THE ROYAL THEATER | B．HOLLYWOOD THEATER |
| C．THE KING’S CIMEMA | D．WANNER VILLAGE |
Welcome to our restaurant! We have many kinds of food and drinks here. We have fish, chicken, rice, eggs and vegetables for you to eat. We have apple juice, orange juice, milk and beer(啤酒) for you to drink. Many people come here for dinner every day. We have Sichuan food, Shandong food and Guangdong food. All these Chinese food are nice to eat. But they aren’t dear. Would you like to have some? Please come in. Our telephone number is 6821-8301.What can you find in this restaurant?
| A．Jiaozi. | B．Hamburgers. |
| C．Bread. | D．Chicken. |
Can people have beer in the restaurant?
| A．Yes, they can. |
| B．No, they can’t. |
| C．Yes, I think so. |
| D．I’m nut sure. |
Many people come here for _______ every day.
| A．dinner | B．lunch |
| C．breakfast | D．drinking |
How many kinds of Chinese food can you eat here?
| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
The word “dear” in the underlined sentence means___________ in Chinese.
| A．亲爱的 | B．昂贵的 | C．好吃的 | D．便宜的 |
My grandparents have two sons and one daughter. They are my uncle, my aunt and my father. My uncle, Peter, is a doctor. He likes fish and chicken a lot. He has a son and two daughters. I like playing with them. My aunt, Mary, is a teacher. She teaches in No. 5 High School. All the students there love her. My father, Thomas, is a driver. My mother is a doctor. She likes fish and hamburgers very much. I have a sister, Rose. She is 8 years old. Her favorite food is fish. I love my family very much.Rose’s father is a __________.
| A．doctor | B．driver | C．teacher | D．worker |
__________ are both(都是) doctors.
| A．Rose’s mother and Peter |
| B．Peter my Mary |
| C．Thomas and Peter’s mother |
| D．Rose’s grandparents |
Mary works __________.
| A．on a farm | B．in a hospital |
| C．in a school | D．in an office |
__________ like fish very much.
| A．Rose, Mary and Peter |
| B．Rose’s cousins and Rose’s mother |
| C．Rose’s mother, Peter and Rose |
| D．Thomas, Rose and Peter |
Rose’s family have __________ people.
| A．fifteen | B．ten | C．eleven | D．twelve |
以下图片呈现的是Mr. King一家生活中不安全用电现象，下面有五条针对其中五种不安全用电现象的建议，请你将每一种现的编号(A，B…F)填人相应建议前面的括号内。
Please don’t put the fish bowl on the TV set.
Would you mind moving the baby away? He is going to play with the outlet.（插座）
You should not put anything on a lamp.
Could you please take the wire away? Don’t let the dog play with the outlet.
Will you please not use the heater in a wet bathroom?
OUR children grew up on peanut butter (花生酱) and jelly (果酱) sandwiches. The right jelly makes them very happy, and homemade is the only choice.
I wasn’t the jelly maker in this family. My mother-in-law was. She didn’t provide a wide range of flavors (味道), either. It was either grape or blackberry. And since we liked both flavors, we usually picked whatever jar was at the front of the pantry (食物储藏室).
It was always there. Jelly making was just a way of life for her. She always did it, following the same habits ---from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves.
This past December, my mother-in-law passed away. Among the things in the house to be divided up were the remaining canned (罐装的) goods. Each of us chose from the many jars of tomato juice, green beans and jelly.
The other day I reached in there to get jelly for a quick sandwich, and there it was. Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly. Written on the lid with a black marker was “GR” for grape and the year the jelly had been made.
As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier. This was the last jar we would ever have from my mother-in-law’s patient, loving hands. Our children had never known a day without their grandmother’s jelly. It seems like such a small thing, but it was a great treasure.
Holding that last jar in my hand, my heart traveled back to meeting my mother-in-law for the first time. I saw her crying on our wedding (婚礼) day, and later, kissing and loving our children. I saw her walking in the woods or riding the wagon (马车). I saw her surrounded by loving children at her funeral.(葬礼)
I put the jelly back on the shelf. No longer was it just a jar of jelly. I guess I believed that as long as it was there, my mother-in-law would always live on.According to the passage, the jelly maker is the __________.
| A．author’s mother |
| B．Author’s father |
| C．author’s mother-in-law |
| D．author’s father-in-law |
We can learn from the first three paragraphs that__________.
| A．The author preferred grape jelly to blackberry jelly |
| B．The author used to be her mother-in-law’s helper when she made jelly |
| C．The author’s mother-in-law loved to make many different flavors of jelly |
| D．The author’s mother-in-law always made jelly for the family |
When the author found the last jar of jelly, ________.
| A．she decided to share it with her children |
| B．she realized she had to learn to make jelly herself |
| C．she was filled with memories of her mother-in-law |
| D．she cried because of her great love for her mother-in-law |
With the story, the author want to tell us that __________.
| A．Love from your family often hides in small things |
| B．Homemade food is always simple but delicious |
| C．We should always give the best things to our kids |
| D．It’s never too late to show love for our families |