Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the listeners, but then stopped for a while. He had forgotten her name.
Barbara hid her valuable things when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn’t remember where she’d put them.
Perhaps you’ve had such experiences like these. Most people have. But most of them haven’t realized that they have a memory problem. Neither do they know a simple but important fact: Memorycan be improved. If you’ll just accept that, the following will show you how.
First, relax. If you are over worried about remembering something, you’ll forget it. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won’tremember things. When you forget something, don’t follow up with sayings like “Oh, my God! Ialways forget things!” Such words will have a bad result on you and your memory.
But relaxing isn’t enough. To improve your memory, you’ll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be made strong through exercise. Look for opportunities to exercise your memory. For example, if you’re learning a language, try to actively remember a lot of newwords.
If you don’t take notice of things actively, you won’t remember them. So, you can make pictures of what you see in your mind every day. For example, don’t just put your keys down! If you want to find them again, make a mind picture of the place where you’re putting them.
1. The first two paragraphs just tell us ________.
A. Barbara was a very rich person
B. Mark often forgot his friends’ names
C. examples of memory problems
D. language problems of two persons
2.When you forget things, you ________.
A. must be too careless
B. shouldn’t lose heart about your memory
C. must accept the fact
D. shouldn’t take notice of the result
3.The word “opportunities” in the fifth paragraph means “________”.
A. places B. activities C. positions D. chances
4.According to the passage, ________ can make your memory better.
A. realizing your memory problems
B. talking to your friends
C. making mind pictures of what you see
D. doing sports every day
Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are several basic questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”
This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote. “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”
When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a talk. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”
Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?
1.How many basic questions do the students often ask?
A. Two. B. Three C. Four. D. Five.
2.Which isn’t a good way to learn English?
A. Listening to English songs
B. Practising English with a foreigner in the street
C. Sitting in your bedroom to remember words
D. Saying the English names for everything you see
3.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. How to learn English
B. Talking about English films
C. Advice about English writing
D. The way of beginning an English talk
Here’s a shopping receipt (收据) of Linda.
Jiulong Great World 118 Tongguan North Road Lianyungang, 222000 13/04/2016 15:17 PM |
Number Item (物品) Product# Price 1 Pair of trousers 3597981144 ¥150.00 3 Pairs of socks 8294653379 ¥10.00/each 1 Sweater 3607889911 ¥375.00 WELCOME NEXT TIME! |
1. How many kinds of things did Linda buy?
A. Four B. Five C. Three D. One
2.Where did Linda go shopping?
A. Times Supermarket B. Jiulong Great World
C. the Department Store D. Star Shopping Mall
3.How much money did Linda spend on them?
A. ¥150 B. ¥555 C. ¥375 D. ¥535
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I rudely, “You’ve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.
During the days, I often got the call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me, though I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a voice, “Dad, please come back.... I miss you so much! ...Dad, I’m in so much ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. ...But, ...dad, please me again, ...OK?” It was difficult the innocent(天真的, 无邪的) ask. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy….”
Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇)about had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to you. My daughter has had bone cancer(癌症) since she was born. And her father…died in a car two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t stand the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad encouraged(鼓励) her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t to ask.
“She has died. You must have her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone….” Tears full of my eyes….
1.A.A boy’s B.A child’s C.My daughter’s D.My son’s
2.A.spoke B.told C.replied D.returned
3.A. following B.front C.other D.coming
4.A. different B.same C.wrong D.funny
5.A.high B.weak C.strong D.loud
6.A.danger B.trouble C.pain D.difficulty
7.A.look after B.kiss C.help D.support
8.A.refuse B.answer C.to refuse D.to answer
9.A.soft B.sweet C.low D.loud
10.A.that B.what C.who D.how
11.A.trouble B.ask C.stop D.reach
12.A.experiment B.event C.accident D.activity
13.A.always B.sometimes C.never D.seldom
14.A.stop B.wait C.afford D.expect
15.A.kissed B.kiss C.tell D.told
--Have you heard about Yu’ebao(余额宝)?It’s a quick way to make money!
-- _____________________. I don’t think it’s always very safe.
A. The early bird catches the worm
B. Many hands make light work.
C. Every dog has its day
D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
—Do you have Jay's CDs ?
—Sorry , they ______. But we'll get some more next week because they _____.
A. are sold out; sell well
B. sell out; sell well
C. are sold out; are sold well
D. sell out; are sold well