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Music fills the air. Colorful lights shine b____________1. in windows. Children and adults open gifts from loved ones and friends. These are all Christmas traditions.
Another tradition is snow. Christmas in the northern part of the world c__________2.a few days after the start of winter. In many places, a blanket(层) of clean white snow covers the ground on Christmas Day. This is w_____________3.is meant by a "White Christmas."
Of course, many places do not get snow at Christmas. In fact, they may be very warm this time of y_____________4.. People who like snow, but live where it is warm, can only d_____________ 5.of having a white Christmas.
American songwriter Irving Berlin described the f_____________6.in his song "White Christmas." It is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. The opening words e___________7.why the singer is dreaming of a white Christmas. Most people never h____________8.these words, so they never really understand the true meaning of the song.
Over the years, hundreds of singers and musicians have recorded "White Christmas." But the version(风格) most people still know b_____________9. was sung by Bing Crosby.
Songwriter Irving Berlin was b______________ 10. in Russia in 1888. He did not celebrate Christmas as a religious(宗教上的) holiday. He was Jewish(犹太的).
But his song celebrates an idea of p_____________11.that anyone, anywhere -- snowy or not -- can enjoy. Here's how his song starts: The sun is shining. The grass is green. … Up north, where it is cold and snowy. Not south, where it is warm and sunny.
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阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上相应的题号后。（注意：只写答案，试题的其它内容不得抄入答题卡。）
1.---Is your brother at home now?
---Yes, he ______________________________(在听音乐). (listen)
2.---How long have you worked in this city?
---Four years. I_____________________(我已把它当着) my second hometown. (regard)
3.---I really don’t know which senior high school to choose.
--- It’s _______________________________(你自己做决定的时候了). (make)
4.---Do you miss your grandparents?
---Yes. I ___________________________(盼望着看望他们) this summer holiday. (look)
5.---I don’t know how to improve my English.
--- _________________________(为什么不花时间大声朗读) in the morning? (spend)
6.--- Have you asked them _________________________(工作是否将在一月内完成). (if)
--- Yes, I have. They said they would try their best.
7.---I know the man is ______________(给我们举行钢琴演奏会的音乐家) last week. (who)
---Yes. He is a famous pianist.
Many college students have given up taking class notes by hand. Instead, they type(打字) on computers. But scientists say that method is less helpful.
If you need to remember something, write it. Writing notes by hand is much better for long-term memory of idea. So, turn off your computer if you want to remember something.
Students who type notes on a keyboard often write down what the teacher says word-for-word. They may write without really thinking about what they are writing. These electronic notes contained(容纳) more words. But scientists say it leads to "mindless transcription." Transcription means to write down something exactly as you hear it.
However, students taking notes by writing them, need to first process the information they hear. Then they record just the main parts. They use fewer words. This is because people usually write slower than they type. This kind of process leads to a deeper understanding.
The scientists did a research. In the research, students listened to a teacher and then took a test. Some took notes by typing on a computer. The others took notes by writing them down.
Both groups performed about the same in remembering facts. But students who typed their notes did much worse on conceptual(概念的) questions. These questions required them to understand an idea.
Also, scientists found that those who wrote their notes remembered conceptual information better a week later. Scientists believe that the students who took notes by writing them had a deeper understanding of ideas.
Scientists know that students probably will still use their computers in class. But they suggest to take notes by hand on screens. They say this might be a good way between different schools.
1.________ to take class notes is more helpful for a long-term memory of idea.
A. Using a computer
B. Writing by hand
C. Typing on a keyboard
D. Recording with a computer
2.The phrase “mindless transcription” means ________ in Chinese in this passage.
A. 无心记录 B. 智能记录
C. 愚钝记录 D. 用心记录
3.According to the research, college students usually use few words to take notes by hand in class because they ________.
A. are very lazy B. want to write fast
C. are all clever D. dislike to take notes
4.Conceptual questions usually require the students to _________.
A. listen carefully
B. think of the notes
C. guess the meanings
D. understand the ideas
5.The passage mainly tells us ________ .
A. how to take notes fast in college class
B. how to work out conceptual problems
C. taking notes by hand is better than typing
D. taking notes is important in class
Many young Chinese people drink coffee when meeting with friends. Yang Lin lives in the U.S. but comes from an area in China famous for growing tea. She used to only drink tea while in China. But now, she says, she drinks both and for different reasons.
"I would say ... I was a tea drinker when I was in China. But now, you know, with the influence of different holiday drinks ... I think I like coffee as well as tea now."
Yang Lin says that drinking coffee for her is a social event. She and her workmates like to sit in a café and talk over a cup of coffee.
Tea, she says, is more about family memories. She grew up in Fujian Province -- an area known for its tea. Ms. Yang says that as a child, her family would get together in the evening and talk about the day's events over a pot of tea. So now, even the smell of Fujian tea brings back these warm family memories.
Voyo is another Chinese woman who now lives in Washington D.C. She says that after moving to the U.S. her tastes changed. We would call her a coffee convert, someone who now chooses to drink coffee.
"I used to be a tea drinker before I came to the United States. But now I am a coffee drinker and actually getting to be a very heavy coffee drinker. Like I go from one cup a day to three cups a day and if I stop one day I will have a headache." said Voyo.
1._____ is grown in Yang Lin’s hometown.
A. Coffee B. Tea
C. Both coffee and tea D. Neither coffee nor tea
2.Yang Lin usually _________ coffee with her workmates in a café.
A. collects B. drinks C. cooks D. sells
3.The smell of Fujian tea ________.
A. brings Yang Lin back to her family
B. reminds Yang Lin of her family
C. is often sent to Yang Lin
D. improves the memory of Yang Lin
4.The phrase “a coffee convert” in Paragraph 5 means a person who used to have other drinks _______ a coffee drinker now.
A. becomes B. hates C. finds D. leaves
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Drinking coffee is more healthy than dinking tea.
B. The people in the U.S. like to drink coffee better than drink tea.
C. A cup of coffee a day keeps a doctor away.
D. Tea is the most healthy drink in the world.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a lovely dog called Blackie, but they could not take it abroad with them, so they had to look for a good place to leave it while they were away, and at last they found a place which looked after dogs very well while their owners were away. They left Blackie there just before they started for their holiday.
At the end of their holiday, they came back to Sydney very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that late hour, they decided to wait until the next morning.
So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to meet Blackie. When he got home with the dog, he said to his wife, “Do you know, dear, I don’t think Blackie enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked(吠，叫) all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”
Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn’t trying to tell you that he hadn’t enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home.”
1.Mr. and Mrs. Brown wouldn’t take Blackie to go abroad because __________.
A. they didn’t like it
B. it wasn’t allowed to do
C. it didn’t want to be abroad
D. it had to look after the house
2.Mr. and Mrs. Brown came back __________ at the end of their holiday.
A. late at night B. early in the morning
C. in the daytime D. in the afternoon
3.Mr. and Mrs. Brown stayed __________ before they went to get Blackie back.
A. at home B. in the car
C. outside the house D. in the open air
4.The dog barked on the way because it __________.
A. was hungry
B. was ill
C. didn’t enjoy its stay
D. didn’t know Mr. Brown
5.The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. The Clever Dog Blackie B. Is the Dog Blackie
C. A Happy Traveling D. A Lucky Dog
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There are many ways to help improve your memory, so you shouldn’t feel ___________ in study.
My first ___________ is that if you want to remember something well, you have to go over it regularly(有规律地). You might go over the material two days after you learn it, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month you will ___________ that you can easily remember the material.
My second advice is to use a red pen to _____________ lines under the important sentences in your book. This will help you in two ways. First, it will help you concentrate(集中) on the most important parts when you learn the __________. It is always easier to remember only the important sentences. Second, this will make reviewing easier. When you open your book, the underlined parts will _________ you the most important things immediately. In this way, you don’t have to go over all the materials again.
Another piece of advice is to review all the information in your ___________ just before you go to sleep. Your brain is working ____________ you are sleeping. If you think about the information before you go to sleep, you might be able to remember it better. Another good __________ for memorizing information is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear. So you might also ___________ memorize the important information in the morning.
1.A. easy B. upset C. excited D. useful
2.A. choice B. answer C. advice D. action
3.A. forget B. mention C. imagine D. find
4.A. draw B. write C. think D. make
5.A. word B. knowledge C. advice D. number
6.A. show B. lead C. take D. decide
7.A. book B. idea C. dream D. mind
8.A. before B. while C. after D. until
9.A. result B. way C. time D. idea
10.A. lead to B. send to C. come to D. try to
