If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, and 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, and few of us know that it is just his own fault (过错). 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 when they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. As a result, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.Someone can't have a good memory if ________.
| A．he can't read or write |
| B．his parents haven't a good memory |
| C．he doesn't make good use of his memory |
| D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time |
If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.
| A．they will become thin |
| B．they will become weak |
| C．they begin to ache all over |
| D．you can't use them any more |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．Your memory needs chance for practice. |
| B．A good memory is inherited(遗传) from parents. |
| C．Your memory works in the different ways as your arms or legs. |
| D．Don't learn to read and write if you want to have a good memory. |
Few people know that if someone has a poor memory it is ________.
| A．his own fault | B．his parents' fault |
| C．his teachers' fault | D．his friends' fault |
The writer wants to tell us ________.
| A．how to read and write well |
| B．how to have a good memory |
| C．how to use our arms or legs better |
| D．how to learn from the people who can't read or write |
On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station. The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.
The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said，“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领)it.”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist’s shoulders and said，“I knew you would certainly come here.”The violinist asked，“Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000.But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education. However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费).He said“Although I don’t have much money，I live happily. If I lose honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”The young man played the violin for ________ at the entrance of the subway station.
| A．pleasure | B．money | C．Love | D．friends |
George Sang put__________ into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake.
| A．money | B．1ottery | C．money and lottery | D．nothing |
George Sang was very__________ to see the young violinist the next day.
| A．worried | B．sorry | C．exciting | D．happy |
The underlined word“cancelled”means __________ .
| A．取消 | B．延误 | C．预定 | D．结束 |
What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?
| A．The meaning of honesty |
| B．An office worker and a lottery ticket |
| C．The importance of being honest |
| D．A violinist and an office worker |
It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.
| A．there were not enough roses in the shop |
| B．carnations were much nicer than roses |
| C．roses were more expensive than carnations |
| D．carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day |
John spent _______ in the flower shop that day.
| A．$5 | B．$25 | C．$ 45 | D．$ 55 |
The young man cried at the cemetery because he _______.
| A．had spent all his money on the roses |
| B．wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself |
| C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers |
| D．hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother |
At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to _______.
| A．tell his mother he loved her |
| B．ask his mother for more money |
| C．tell his mother the young man’s story |
| D．ask his mother if she liked roses |
The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”.
| A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill |
| B．Let your mother know how much you love her |
| C．Work hard to get more money for your mother |
| D．Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day |
阅读下面的短文，选出正确答案。
One day a tiger caught a fox(狐狸) in the forest（森林）. Before the tiger eat him , the fox said, “You can’t eat me, I’m king (王)of the forest. If you eat me , all the other animals in the forest will be angry with you.” The tiger didn’t believe him. The fox said, “If you don’t believe me, then take a walk with me in the forest. You can see whether(是否)they are afraid of me.”
The tiger thought it was a good idea, so they started together. The fox walked in front and the tiger went behind. When the other animals saw the tiger coming, they ran away as fast as they could. The fox called out, “ Mr Tiger, you see, all the animals are afraid of me.” The tiger said, “Yes, you are quite right.” He let the fox go .One day a tiger caught a ________.
| A．dog | B．pig | C．cat | D．fox |
The fox walked _____ the tiger.
| A．in front of | B．in the middle of | C．behind | D．beside |
In fact the other animals are afraid of the _____
| A．fox | B．tiger | C．dog | D．elephant |
When the other animals saw the tiger, they_____
| A．were angry | B．were happy | C．ran off | D．were sad |
The tiger didn’t eat the fox at last, did he ?
| A．Yes, he didn’t | B．No, he did | C．No, he didn’t | D．Yes, he did |
阅读下面的短文，判断正误.（正确的用T，错误的用F）
Lin Fei’s home is about 10 kilometers from school. He gets up at six o’clock every day, showers, and has a quick breakfast. Then he leaves for school at around six-thirty. First, he rides his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about ten minutes. Then the early bus takes him to school. The bus ride usually takes about 25 minutes.It’s about ten kilometers from Lin Fei’s home to school.
He sometimes gets up at six o’clock.
He leaves for school at about half past six.
He gets to the bus station by subway.
It takes him about 20 minutes to the bus station.
Something was crying outside. So I went out to see what was happening. A big cat sat by the door. It must run for a long time as it looked tired and dirty. I let it in my house and took out some food; this poor cat ate all, but still looked starving…, so I got my own cats’ fish, and the cat ate that too!
My five-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter were interested in the cat. They bathed (给……洗澡) it and fed it more food. They wanted to keep it. But I didn’t agree. It was not because I didn’t love it. We already had 2 cats and 2 dogs and our house was not big enough to keep more. Another reason was that I thought maybe it got lost. And its owner (主人) must be worried about it. Then I posted notices all over the town in the hope of finding its home. I also bought an ad (广告)time on a radio station. Three weeks passed, but there was no response (答复).
Finally, I decided to keep the cat. Our house was small, but I would take good care of it as possible as I could. What did the cat look like when it came to the writer’s home?
| A．Tired but beautiful. | B．Cute and clean. |
| C．Dirty but lovely. | D．Tired and dirty. |
Why didn’t the writer agree to keep the cat?
| A． The children liked to hit the cat. | B．The cat was too small. |
| C．He wanted to help the cat find its owner. | D．He didn’t like it. |
What does the underlined word“starving”mean in Chinese？
| A．饥饿的 | B．忧郁的 | C．恐惧的 | D．沮丧的 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．At last, the writer had three cats and two dogs. |
| B．The writer’s house was too small to keep the cat. |
| C．The writer’s daughter is three years younger than his son. |
| D．The writer tried hard to find the cat’s home. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Why the writer didn’t want to keep cats any more. |
| B．How the writer found a cat and raised 饲养 it. |
| C．How the writer’s family looked after a cat. |
| D．What the writer did to find the cat’s owner. |
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