If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories ? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.
1.Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.
A. he can’t read or write
B. he doesn’t use his memory
C. his parents haven’t a good memory
D. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time
2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.
A. you can’t use them any more
B. they will become stronger
C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again
D. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again
3.Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice
C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory
D. A good memory comes from less practice
4.Few people know that it is only ______ if a friend has a poor memory.
A. his own fault B. his parents’ fault
C. his teachers’ fault D. his grandmother’s fault
5.The writer wants to tell us ________.
A. how to use our arms or legs B. how to read and write
C. how to have a good memory D. how to learn from the people
There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Crane Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering(提供) food and home for some special kinds of animals is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
1.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ___________of China.
A. east B. south C. west D. north
2.Usually the weather in the wetlands is ____________
A. hot B. pleasant C. cold D. dry
3.The World Wetlands Day is on _______________
A. April 22 B. June 25 C. February 2 D. March 22
4.We must protect wetlands because ___________________
A. they are home for wildlife
B. they can offer food to animals
C. they can prevent flood
D. all of the above
5.Some people want to change _______ to make more space for farms
A. lands B. world C. wildlife D. wetlands
A crow(乌鸦) is about twenty inches(英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests(巢) in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns(轮流) like human beings(人类). It is easy to tell(判断) from crow’s sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.
1.Crows “live on bad food” means “ _________ ”.
A. Crows eat old bad food.
B. Old bad food is crows’ nests.
C. Crows make their nests on old bad food.
D. Crows sleep on old bad food.
2.Crows are more useful to us because they ________________.
A. are clean birds
B. can move away waste food
C. can make our streets clean
D. aren’t dirty
3.Crows always look for food _________.
A. in the evening B. all day C. in the morning D. at night
4.People can’t hear crow talk __________.
A. together B. by turns C. noisily D. quietly
5.If a pair of crows loves each other, ________
A. they will not live together.
B. neither of them can live alone happily.
C. they will die
D. one of them will die
Bill and Fred were students at a university and they were friends. They didn’t have money, so when it was time their summer vacation, Bill said, “Let’s our vacation in trailer(活动房车), Fred. It is than a hotel. I can borrow my father’s trailer.” Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer and began their vacation.
They wanted early the next day to go fishing, they didn’t have an alarm clock.“ That’s , Bill,” Fred said, “ I have a good way. I’ll put bread on the roof of the trailer tonight and they will wake us up in the morning.” Bill was very , but he didn’t say anything. Fred was right. When it was at the first light, some came down to eat the bread, and their noise on the roof (屋顶) of the trailer woke them up quickly.
1.A. many B. much C. a lot D. some
2.A. in B. to C. for D. on
3.A. take B. taking C. takes D. to take
4.A. cheap B. cheaper C. expensive D. more expensive
5.A. to get up B. getting up C. gets up D. get up
6.A. and B. but C. so D. or
7.A. right B. true C. all right D. wrong
8.A. a B. some pieces C. many D. some pieces of
9.A. happy B. surprised C. excited D. sad
10.A. birds B. dogs C. elephants D. Ants
--- What’s your best friend like?
--- He _____________.
A. likes playing football B. is like tall and thin
C. is like to help me a lot D. is helpful and kind
Millie could look after _______ though she was only five years old.
A. she B. her C. himself D. Herself
