If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, 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(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. 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 they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.
1.Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.
A．he can’t read or write
B．he doesn’t use his memory
C．his parents haven’t a good memory
D．he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time
2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ______.
A．you can’t use them any more
B．they will become stronger
C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again
D．they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again
3.Which of the following is TRUE ?
A．Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs
B．Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice
C．Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory
D．A good memory comes from less practice
4.Few people know that it is only ______ if a friend has a poor memory.
A．his own fault
B．his parents’ fault
C．his teachers’ fault
D．his grandmother’s fault
How green are you? Do you know how to be green?
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young，we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.
Reduce
Reduce means “use less”，Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.
Reuse
Reuse means "use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things，make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle
Recycle means "change things into something else". Though it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials，such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
So please remember these three words：reduce, reuse and recycle.
1.What is the passage about?
A. How to produce things. B. How to burn things.
C. How to help others. D. How to be green.
2.Why is it better to use a china cup and a lunch box ?
A. You can burn them.
B. You can use them again.
C. you can throw them away.
D. You can change them into something else.
3.To protect the environment. we should remember these three words：
A. waste，reuse and recycle
B. repair，burn and recycle
C. reduce，reuse and recycle
D. reduce, waste and recycle
4.The passage may come from .
A. a menu B. a dictionary C. a storybook D. a magazine
A short Chinese man is one of the biggest men in the world right now. He is Jack Ma（Ma Yun），the Chair-man（董事局主席）of Alibaba Group. On Sept. 19，2014，Alibaba went public（上市）and raised＄25billion（十亿）. Ma，a former English teacher，has become the richest man in China.
Born in 1964 in Hangzhou，Zhejiang. Ma grew up as a happy kid. When he was a teenager he wanted to learn English. Every morning，he got up at 5 a.m., rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake and talked with foreign tourists in English. He did it for nine years ， rainy or shine。
The experience made him an excellent English speaker and opened his eyes to the outside world. In 1994，Ma Yun heard about the Internet. And on a 1995 trip to the US ，Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. He searched the word “beer” on Yahoo，and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance，Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later，Ma，his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in HangZhou. He believed in the Internet business potential（潜力）when few other Chinese did.15 year later，Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce company（电子商务公司），owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and Tmall.
1.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to（指的是） .
A. riding a bike
B.teaching English
C. playing on computers
D. practicing English with foreigners
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A. The first website Ma Yun set up was Yahoo.
B. Alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public.
C. Ma Yun began to learn English when he was a teenager.
D. Ma Yun believed that lnternet business world have a bright future.
3.What does the passage mainly tell us ？
A. How Ma Yun made history.
B. The history of Alibaba Group.
C. How Ma Yun learned English
D. The development of e-commerce in China.
What do you do when you are in trouble on a lonely island ? Surely you need to _________ a way to get in touch with the outside world .Your best _________ of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane .
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away , _________ it is a good way to attract attention . If the weather is dry , it’s _________ to start a fire . But remember that fires can be very dangerous if they are out of control. _________ make a fire unless you’re sure that it can’t spread. If the ground is dark, _________ smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce white smoke.
It’s a good idea to make some _________ , too. For example, “F” means “I need food and water ”, “IF” _________ “I need medicine ”and “I” for “I am too _________ hurt to move from here ”. These are useful symbols. Use large pieces of wood to make them, If you _________ find any wood ,use earth.
You can be found more easily in this way.
1.A. give B. find C. show
2.A. place B. service C. chance
3.A. so B. but C. or
4.A. hard B. easy C. impossible
5.A. Never B. Always C. Sometimes
6.A. light B. black C. blue
7.A. plans B. rules C. symbols
8.A. looks for B. waits for C. stands for
9.A. quietly B. badly C. slowly
10.A. can’t B. mustn't C. needn't
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Manners are important to happy relations（关系）among people. No one _________ a person with bad manners. A person with good manners never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead , he tries to help them. When he asks for something, he says “_________”.And when he receives something, he _________ says “Thank you”. He does not interrupt（打扰）other people when they are talking. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly _________ public. When he sneezes or spits(吐痰)，he uses a handkerchief. For a student , it is bad manners to come late to class. If you are late , you _________ make an apology (道歉) to the teacher either at the time or after class.
1.A. thinks B. likes C. hates D. talks
2.A. Give me B. Please C. Yes D. Hello
3.A. never B. sometime C. usually D. still
4.A. on B. at C. of D. in
5.A. should B. will C. could D. may
—We can use QQ to talk with each other online.
—Ready? Could you please show me it?
A. what to do B. how to do
C. when to do D. why to do
