With time flying, people become aged. Then many people even in their middle age often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old friend’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain , we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments". seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n) effect on our social and well-being.
Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental can significantly improve our basic cognitive(认知) . Thinking is basically a of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited(继承). , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave mental effort.
Now, a new Web-based company has taken a step and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and their mental sharpness.
The Web-based program you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps a(n) of your progress and provides detailed feedback(反馈) your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it changes and improves the games you play to up the strengths you are developing-much like a(n) exercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
A．where B．when C．that D．why
A．improves B．fades C．recovers D．falls
A．If B．Unless C．Once D．While
A．irregular B．limited C．damaging D．positive
A．personal B．psychological C．mental D．physical
A．turns B．finds C．points D．figures
A．connection B．responses C．workouts D．associations
A．style B．functions C．circumstances D．atmosphere
A．steps B．condition C．consequences D．process
A．insist B．believe C．succeed D．fail
A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．However
A．according to B．regardless of C．apart from D．instead of
A．back B．further C．aside D．around
A．regain B．reflect C．review D．respond
A．suggests B．makes C．hurries D．allows
A．hold B．record C．order D．pace
A．to B．with C．for D．about
A．irregularly B．habitually C．constantly D．unusually
A．carry B．put C．build D．take
A．risky B．effective C．meaningless D．familiar
A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder could be heard, and lightning flashed the dark sky. Rain was pouring down；it looked heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light(微弱的闪光) appeared from of faraway houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A woman dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛) and trembling with cold was on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was her without stop.
She knocked at a door, and a answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while . The boy let her into the sitting room and leave her sitting by the fire.
The woman appeared old and tired under the bright electric light, she was only in her early thirties. She sat for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the . When her eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his . The man at once recognized the woman as his wife. They had touch with each other during the war, he thought he had lost her forever.
words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms the boy stared at them，puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually .
A．into B．below C．across D．through
A．only if B．as if C．what if D．even if
A．doors B．roofs C．walls D．windows
A．poor B．pretty C．ugly D．rich
A．crying B．wandering C．struggling D．wondering
A．striking B．beating C．hitting D．flowing
A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman
A．near B．out C．outside D．inside
A．first B．then C．now D．last
A．because B．so C．though D．However
A．still B．thirsty C．hungry D．straight
A．picture B．fire C．room D．house
A．looked B．came C．picked D．stood
A．brother B．father C．sister D．mother
A．made B．got C．kept D．lost
A．who B．which C．but D．and
A．Some B．Not C．No D．Many
A．while B．as C．when D．since
A．happy B．disappointed C．sorry D．calm
A．began B．stopped C．ended D．finished
In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty. she lost the contest, she the biggest contest that day: the contest of her .
Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get . This young girl could easily have and nobody would have known it herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the from a spelling contest. Her for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to with herself and the she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today make you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are what we do even when we don’t know.
A．loud B．sweet C．deep D．soft
A．rarely B．simply C．occasionally D．totally
A．forgotten B．mispronounced C．misunderstood D．misspelled
A．correct B．wrong C．different D．same
A．hall B．building C．stage D．classroom
A．bravery B．courage C．honesty D．cleverness
A．Though B．Unless C．If D．Since
A．defeated B．broke C．won D．achieved
A．character B．knowledge C．life D．ability
A．paid B．caught C．welcome D．injured
A．asked B．lied C．explained D．replied
A．except for B．but C．besides D．as well as
A．cheap B．expensive C．priceless D．brave
A．prize B．gift C．skill D．review
A．sense B．pride C．respect D．love
A．live B．work C．study D．agree
A．plan B．conclusion C．discovery D．choice
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．grow up B．bring up C．pick up D．come up
A．recording B．watching C．correcting D．accepting
The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games.
In 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee (委员会) to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games and the planning began.
The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn’t have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized (宣传) internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.
What can we know about the first Olympic Games?
A．There was only one event in it. B．It opened in the first week of April 1896. C．Coroebus was the first man to take part in it. D．It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
A．776 B．1892 C．1894 D．1896
A．The History of the Olympics B．How Coubertin Set up IOC C．The First Modern Olympic Games D．Great Changes in Olympic Games
Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alex from time to time. The family were their trip.
But about three hours later things began to . It was starting to snow. Alvin up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to down. The snow on the was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine to start again.
“The snow doesn’t seem to . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they that poor Alex would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alex filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They __ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last from Alvin’s , the police and local people. But the young had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbite (冻伤). , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alex!
A．worried B．sorry C．excited D．anxious
A．cried B．laughed C．smiled D．coughed
A．enjoying B．having C．taking D．starting
A．happen B．change C．come D．finish
A．climbed B．turned C．took D．sped
A．get B．look C．go D．slow
A．land B．highway C．fields D．car
A．walk B．stay C．wait D．depend
A．set B．allowed C．refused D．prepared
A．end B．fall C．continue D．melt (融化)
A．liked B．preferred C．decided D．wished
A．better B．something C．worse D．nothing
A．aimlessly B．lonely C．hopelessly D．pleasantly
A．thought B．feared C．wanted D．supposed
A．happy B．silent C．alive D．dead
A．ate B．worked C．watched D．slept
A．few B．several C．countless D．some
A．parents B．friends C．teachers D．neighbours
A．husband B．wife C．baby D．couple
A．Then B．Finally C．Fortunately D．Therefore
Although the Garden God had made him the most beautiful place that there could ever be, Adam was lonely.
Adam needed some . So God reached into the ground again and took some more stuff from the earth. This time he made every kind of animal and every kind of bird. He brought them all to Adam to see he would call them. It must have a long, long time to think up all those ! Luckily, he didn't call them things like 'Foo Foo' or “Snuggems”or 'Pooky' or anything like that. , he called them 'gerbils' and 'rabbits' and 'rhinoceroses'. And he the birds 'eagles' and 'egrets' and 'ruby throated warblers'.
Well, , we don't know what Adam named them, he didn't speak English. But he named each kind, and that's important because people are the only ones that name things. Your knows what a squirrel is, but he doesn't call a squirrel. He just barks it! But naming things is one of the things that shows we are from all the other creatures that God made.
even with all the animals around to keep him company, God saw that Adam was sad. Monkeys are fun to play with, but they don't have very much to say and they have table manners. So God made Adam fall , and while Adam was sleeping, God took one of his ribs(肋骨).God took Adam's and he made a woman from it. When Adam woke up, God Eve to him , and Adam said, “At last! Here is like me! Her bones were made from my bones, and her body was made from my body. I will call her 'woman' because that means she was taken out of man.”
At last Adam was . And so Adam and Eve lived together in God's garden.
A．friend B．classmates C．company D．family
A．how B．what C．why D．that
A．taken B．cost C．paid D．spent
A．birds B．animals C．plants D．names
A．Instead B．But C．However D．Therefore
A．raised B．called C．played D．names
A．surprisingly B．strongly C．relatively D．actually
A．that B．why C．because D．how
A．dog B．bird C．plant D．flower
A．that B．him C．them D．it
A．in B．at C．on D．about
A．different B．difficult C．great D．clever
A．Because B．And C．But D．However
A．much B．even C．any D．still
A．terrible B．polite C．good D．trained
A．ill B．asleep C．awake D．alone
A．body B．animal C．bird D．rib
A．slept B．got C．brought D．took
A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．everyone
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．alone
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