Do you want to be a person who has a good memory? People who enjoy their wonderful memory often do well in their studies and work. These people only have to spend a few m ____1.on a page and will keep what they read in mind. Here are some things you can do to improve your memory. Try these: Be more observant(善于观察的). Some people who said to have a bad memory don't r______2.have memory problems. They just don't take time to n______3. the details. If you pay more attention to the details. you're sure to have a much clearer memory of events. A little exercise that you could do is to p_____4. memorizing lists of things, such as the things you are going to buy in a supermarket, or even the ingredients(原料)printed on your biscuit box.
Do more activities such as puzzles, word g______5. and learn a new language. These activities will f_____6.improve your brain functions(功能) and will help you improve your memory.
Try to have more free time. When you are t___7. probably you are to have a weaker focus(集中). Find ways to get rid of（去除）stress, so your brain will be clearer and ready to have new i_______8.
Get enough sleeping hours. You need at l_____9. seven hours of sleep every night. Give your brain cells a chance to r________10.the damage（损害） done by a day's tiring work. Eat lots of fruits, vegetables and grains. Do your best to be healthy, and these foods help you improve your memory.
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
1.—Have you taken your medicine today?
—Yes, I _________ (take) it soon after breakfast this morning.
2.As the curtain (raise), the fans rose and screamed with excitement.
3.You can never imagine what great difficulty I had _________ (get) her e-mail address.
4.There _________ (not be) much rain in Yunnan in the past three months.
5.As we know, hard work _________ (bring) us success.
6.The teacher told me I ________ (be) better at English if I tried my best.
7.—Why did Daniel look so sad?
—Because he _____________ (not reply) to his wife by the time he left for Paris.
8. The storm was so sudden that they did not have time ________ (get) home.
根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.Don't drink the ____________(pollute) water. It will make you ill.
2.It’s said that four ____ (nine) of the books have been sold during the last few days.
3.It was a great ______ ( lose ) to us all.
4.Because he paid no attention to what the teacher said in class, Mark answered the question______ (correct).
根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
1.Their _____________ （婚姻）lasted 31 years.
2.Designers need to do further ________(试验，实验)before the cars are made in factories.
3.- You look slimmer and healthier than before.
- Yes, but I _____________ (更喜欢)sweet snacks to vegetables before.
4.Many teenagers have little __________ （交流）with their parents.
In the most southern part of our planet, there’s a place that’s covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.
As the world’s least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. In 1983, China joined the Antarctic Treaty (《南极条约》). The treaty made Antarctica a peaceful place for member countries to do scientific research. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology.
Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen food which can be heated easily is people’s daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, scientists often eat dried or canned vegetables.
Sleep is also troublesome. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.
Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force(七级以上的)winds.Sometimes the wind is even stronger than a typhoon.It can easily blow people away.So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations.People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds.
What’s more, communicating with others is difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations, two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives, they can use satellite phones.
Although it is challenging（挑战） to work in Antarctica, scientists’ passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every corner of this icy land.
1.Scientists from China go to Antarctica to _____.
A. find out ways to control water pollution
B. research climate change and marine biology
C. grow plants and vegetables in special condition
D. stop the hunters from killing the marine biology
2.In order to sleep well in Antarctica, the scientists have to _____.
A. wear more clothes to keep warmB. cover the windows with black cloth
C. connect research stations with ropesD. eat more fried and canned vegetables
3. We can replace (替换) the underlined word passion in the last paragraph with .
A. strong love B. full preparation
C. pleasant introduction D. amazing imagination
4.The passage is mainly about .
A. view of the Antarctica
B. exploring the Antarctica
C. how to survive in the Antarctica
D. climate changes of the Antarctica
The mystery stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are famous all over the world.
The detective in his stories is called Sherlock Holmes. He solves mysteries in a most surprising way. His assistant, Dr Watson, watches with admiration and then writes up the story of the mystery afterwards.
This is a useful story writing skill. Because Watson is not very clever, the story remains a mystery until the end. The readers can sometimes pick up some clues before he does! Then, to make Watson understand the mystery, Holmes has to explain it all, step by step. So we, the readers, get to see it step by step too. Watson is almost as good a character in the story as Sherlock Holmes!
The very first time they meet, Holmes greatly surprises Watson. When they are first introduced, Holmes says to Watson, ‘How do you do? I see you have been to Afghanistan(阿富汗).’
Watson is too amazed by this to ask Holmes how he knows this. Watson has, indeed, been to Afghanistan. Later, he asks Holmes about it. Holmes explains that there is nothing magical about what he does. He gets to know it all by very, very careful observation(观察).
Observation One
Watson was introduced to Holmes as a doctor. Yet Holmes thought that the way he stood and walked made him seem like a soldier. So, this meant he was probably an army doctor.
Observation Two
Watson's face was quite dark skinned. But his wrists were pale. So his dark face was probably sun burnt. This meant that he had been to a hot, sunny country.
Observation Three
At the time, the British army had soldiers at bases in many parts of the world. So there were still a lot of places to choose from. However, Holmes saw that Watson looked very tired and he was always holding his left arm, as if it was painful. So, he had probably been with the army to a place where they were fighting. There was only one place where the British army was fighting at that time: Afghanistan.
1.The writer most probably created the character, Dr Watson, to ______.
A. give Holmes help when solving mysteries
B. show Holmes' careful observation
C. help readers pick up some clues about the mystery
D. get readers to see the mystery step by step
2. The first time they meet, ______.
A. Holmes explains how he knows Watson has been to Afghanistan
B. Holmes surprises Watson by telling that he has been to Afghanistan
C. Watson tells Holmes he has been to Afghanistan
D. Watson asks Holmes how he knows he has been to Afghanistan
3.From the passage we know that the British army ______ at that time.
A. only had soldiers in Afghanistan
B. had many army doctors at bases in many parts of the world
C. was fighting with several countries
D. was fighting with Afghanistan
