A team of US psychologists(心理学家) have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.
“Socializing(交际) is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual(智力的) performance,” Oscar Ybarra, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.
In one investigation, they analyzed data on 3610 people, aged 24 to 96.
They found that the higher their level of social interaction(交流), the better their cognitive(认知的) functioning. Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, friends and neighbors.
In another experiment, the researchers conducted laboratory tests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, to evaluate(评估) how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.
The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests; the intellectual activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group(对照组) watched a 10-minute clip(电影片段) of the Seinfeld television show.
“We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes improved participants’ (参与者) intellectual performance as much as engaging in (从事) so-called ‘intellectual’ activities for the same amount of time,” Ybarra said.
The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.What does the underlined word “boosting” in the second paragraph probably mean?
| A．Improving. | B．Reducing. |
| C．Preventing. | D．Training. |
Which is not included in social interaction?
| A．Having a talk with a neighbor. |
| B．Attending a birthday party. |
| C．Watching TV at home alone. |
| D．Calling your classmates. |
What’s the purpose of the experiment on 76 college students?
| A．To judge the effect of social interaction on memory and intelligence. |
| B．To find out what is real social interaction. |
| C．To learn how much time is needed for social interaction. |
| D．To show the function of people's cognition. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Intellectual exercises make your memory better. |
| B．Different people have different ways of communication. |
| C．Communicating with others keeps you healthy. |
| D．Social interaction makes you smart. |
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes playing football and watching football matches. And he often reads newspaper. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon.
He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone. “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave (请半天假) .”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” says Mrs. Black, “But who’s that? ”
“It’s my father, Mr. Black.”Peter is a .
| A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer |
| C．worker | D．teacher |
Peter will be in next year.
| A．Grade One | B．Grade Two |
| C．Grade Three | D．Grade Four |
Peter often reads newspaper because .
| A．he likes to read news |
| B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he wants to know where and when there is going to be a football match |
| D．his father wants him to read them |
Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because .
| A．his father is ill in bed |
| B．he wants to watch the football match |
| C．he doesn’t like to have English and Chinese lessons |
| D．he is ill in bed |
Which sentence is right?
| A．Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor. |
| B．Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
| C．Peter is a stupid boy. |
| D．Peter isn’t an honest（诚实的）boy. |
A crow (乌鸦) is sitting in a big tree. She has a big piece of meat in her mouth, “My babies will have a nice breakfast,” she thinks. An old fox is looking for his breakfast. He sees the crow and the meat, “ How can I get that piece of meat? ” he thinks.
“Good morning, Mrs. Crow,” says the fox. “ How are you? ”
But the crow doesn’t say a word.
“You have very nice babies, Mrs. Crow,” says the fox. “ How are they? May I see them? ”
Still the crow doesn’t say a word.
“You are very beautiful, Mrs. Crow. And you have a beautiful voice, too,” says the fox. “ Would you like to sing a song for me? ”
Mrs. Crow thinks, “How nice Mr. Fox is! I must sing a song for him. ” So she opens her mouth, at that time, Mrs. Crow drops the meat into the fox’s mouth.There’s in the crow’s mouth.
| A．a piece of bread |
| B．a cup of tea |
| C．a big piece of meat |
| D．a small piece of meat |
The old fox very much.
| A．likes the crow and her babies |
| B．wants to eat the meat |
| C．wants the crow to sing for him |
| D．wants to eat the crow |
The crow doesn’t say a word to the fox because .
| A．she doesn’t like the fox at all |
| B．her babies are not well |
| C．she has a beautiful voice |
| D．she has a big piece of meat in her mouth |
When she opens her mouth, the fox .
| A．gets the meat |
| B．eats the baby crows |
| C．climbs the tree |
| D．catches a bird from the tree |
Who has a nice breakfast?
| A．The crow. | B．The fox and his friends. |
| C．The baby crows. | D．The old fox. |
In a small village, there is a teacher, a doctor, a driver, and a police officer. The four men are good friends. What are their names? One is Tom, one is Jack, one is Mike and one is John. Mike’s, Jack’s and Tom’s children are classmates. John has no children. He teaches his friends’ children at a middle school. Mike works at a police station. He loves his job very much. Jack is a driver, he has a car. He often drives his car to go to work or visit his friends. Tom works in the hospital. His house is next to the driver’s, so the children often play together.How many people have a child?
| A．Two of them. | B．One of them. |
| C．all of them . | D．Three of them |
What’s Mike? He’s a _________.
| A．doctor | B．police officer |
| C．teacher | D．driver |
Who is a docctor?
| A．Mike | B．Jack | C．Tom | D．John |
Who can drive?
| A．Mike | B．Jack | C．Tom | D．John |
Tom’s house is next to
| A．Mike’s | B．Tom’s |
| C．Jack’s | D．John’s |
Wildwood School Library Guide
This will ofter you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours:
3:00 pm—5:30 pm on school days;
8:30 am—11：00 am on weekends
On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to.At the weekend,our library is open to both you and your kids.
Borrowing
Each student can borrow one or two books at a time: More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research.
Returning:
Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due (到期的）date or the kid can not borrow other books.
Damaged(受损的）or Lost Books
When a book is returned in a damaged condition,the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage.Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.
Please call us at 3362—1323 for more information.Students can borrow books at a time for class reading activities
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．more than two |
．________must be paid when a student damaged the book he borrows.
| A．Three dollars |
| B．Half the price of the book |
| C．Full price of the book |
| D．Twice the price of the book |
The students are advised to _________to prevent rain.
| A．carry their library books in plastic bags |
| B．cover their library books with raincoats |
| C．put their library books into their pockets |
| D．keep their library books in their classroom |
This library guide is for_______.
| A．teachers from Wildwood |
| B．workers in Wildwood School Library. |
| C．visitors to Wildwood School |
| D．parents of the Wildwood School students |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The library is open for two and a half hours every day. |
| B．Students parents can go to the school library on weekday and weekends. |
| C．Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like. |
| D．Students can keep the books that they borrow for two weeks . |
(改编)My sister Sharon and I look very different. She’s tall, and I’m short. She has short curly dark (黑暗的，深色的) hair, and I have long straight blond hair. We both have dark eyes, but Sharon wears glasses, and I don’t. And she always wears large earrings (耳环). I don’t wear earring.
Sharon and I do many things together (一起). We watch movies together, and we often go shopping. We play tennis together every Saturday. Often, people don’t know that Sharon and I are sisters, because we look so different. But we are also good friends.What does writer look like? She .
| A．is tall and has dark hair | B．wear earrings |
| C．has long straight blond hair | D．is short and dark hair |
The sisters often together.
| A．watch movies | B．play tennis |
| C．go shopping | D．All above |
The two sisters both_ .
| A．wear glasses | B．have blond hair |
| C．like earrings | D．have dark eyes |
What does the word “ different” mean in Chinese?
| A．the same | B．difficult |
| C．not same | D．friendly |
Which is the best title (标题) for this reading?
| A．Our hobbies | B．What my sister looks like. |
| C．Two sisters | D．Good Fiends |