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: Memory can be improved. If you just accept that, the following will show you how.
First, relax. If you are over worried about 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’t remember things. When you forget something, don’t follow up with saying like “Oh, my god! I always 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 new words.
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.The first two paragraphs just tell us ________.
| A．examples of memory problems |
| B．Barbara was a very rich person |
| C．language problems of two persons |
| D．Mark often forgot his friends’ names |
When you forget things, you ________.
| A．must be too careless |
| B．must accept the fact |
| C．shouldn’t lose confidence in your memory |
| D．should keep telling yourself that your memory is bad |
The underlined word “opportunities” in the fifth paragraph means “________.”
| A．chances | B．doctors | C．places | D．projects |
According to the article, ________ can make your memory better.
| A．doing sports every day |
| B．talking to your friends |
| C．realizing your memory problems |
| D．making mind pictures of what you see |
The purpose of the article is to help you________.
| A．introduce the guest |
| B．improve your memory |
| C．remember new words |
| D．forget unhappy things |
Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.
There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.
Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .
Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!What was the first thief?
| A．A computer engineer. | B．A customer. | C．A bank worker. | D．We don’t know. |
How did the first thief steal money from the bank?
| A．He broke the computer down and stole money from it. |
| B．He paid for everything by check instead of cash. |
| C．He took money away from the bank. |
| D．He told the computer not to take away money from his account. |
How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now. |
| B．A lot of money is missing from the bank of the United States each year. |
| C．The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen. |
| D．There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out. |
Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. Once he was making a television advertisement, all he needed to do was to miss a shot.
For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned(定位) himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he couldn’t. In total, it took him over 20 attempts (尝试) before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. It took him a lot of time to break it. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Once it is formed, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to keep. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you want to change again. In the advertisement Michael Jordon needed to ______________.
| A．miss a shot | B．throw the basketball in | C．keep his habit | D．develop his skills |
The writer used the example of Michael Jordon to tell us ________.
| A．he is the best basketball player of all time | B．he had worked very hard to be successful |
| C．success is a strong habit | D．success is a habit that is not difficult to break |
Which of the following is not the habit mentioned in the passage?
| A．drinking | B．smoking | C．collecting things | D．working hard |
If you want to succeed , you must____________.
| A．miss the shot | B．make success a habit |
| C．keep throwing | D．make an advertisement |
Now more and more people like talking about something that they are interested in. Here is a page from an Internet Forum (论坛). Some people are discussing who is a better singer.
Internet Forum
| Writer |
Time |
Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau or Jacky Cheung? |
| Lucy |
1-17-2012 2:45 p.m. |
Some people say Jacky Cheung is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy Lau is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so hard to believe, I almost cried! OK, I did cry. That’s because Andy Lau is so handsome! |
| Anita |
1-17-2012 4:38 p.m. |
I don’t agree at all. Andy Lau sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. However, Jacky Cheung’s is different from others’, and his songs are so romantic! |
| Tom |
1-17-2012 8:55 p.m. |
I think they are about the same. But Jacky Cheung is really a better actor. I’ve seen almost all of his movies. Remember the one that he played the lead role of an airplane pilot in, and his plane hit a hill. I love that movie! |
| Peter |
1-18-2012 10:17 a.m. |
I also think Jacky Cheung is a better singer, I prefer his Cantonese(粤语) songs. Maybe they sound better because Cantonese is his first language. |
| Anita |
1-18-2012 12:47 p.m. |
I agree. Jacky Cheung’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin(普通话) songs though I still like all his songs. |
Who likes Andy Lau best?
| A．Lucy | B．Anita | C．Tom | D．Peter |
Who think(s) Jacky Cheung a better singer ?
| A．Anita | B．Peter | C．Tom | D．Anita and Peter |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Nobody likes Jacky Cheung’s movies. |
| B．Jacky Cheung is a good singer and actor. |
| C．Lucy has never seen an Andy Lau’s concert. |
| D．Anita thinks Andy Lau’s voice is more special than Jacky Cheung’s. |
Good morning, boys and girl. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable（令人愉快的）. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more around us. It can make us clever in playing computer games. Also when we can send e-mails to our friends， they can get them at once. It can help us contact（交流） people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after school. We usually have activities from 4：50 to 5：50 in the afternoon . You can play basket ball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
| Title: A |
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| Advantages |
● Make our lives interesting and make us ● Learn how to use the computer and can get more____ ● Send e-mails to our friends quickly. ● Help us get in__ |
| Disadvantages |
● It ● Some students write too |
| ___ |
Do it in summer or winter holidays; do some |
When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my mistake；the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.According to the passage, winners___________ .
A. have responsible and able colleagues
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C deal with problems instead of blaming others.
D. blame themselves instead of othersThe underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .
| A．避免 | B．接受 | C．改善 | D．考虑 |
When your colleague brings about a problem, you should______________.
| A．find a better way to deal with the problem |
| B．blame him for his lack of responsibility |
| C．tell him to find the cause of the problem |
| D．ask a more able colleague for help. |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Winner’s Secret. | B．A Winner’s Problem. |
| C．A Winner’s Opportunity. | D．A Winner’s Achievement. |
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