Certain activities can be good or bad for our brains, so let’s see which of the seven habits you should carry on doing or give up.
Sitting still When we sit for long periods (more than three hours), our inactivity decreases the blood flow to the brain and the oxygen supply. This decreases brain activity in the part of the brain we use for thinking, organizing and decision-making. Action: Relax the brain by getting up to stretch and move around every 30 minutes. |
Staying curious Learning new skills leads to better understanding - the brain’s ability to form new connections between existing neurons（神经元）. Action: Why not take up a musical instrument or an evening class? |
Fast food The quickest way to jam our brains is to fill our bodies with fast food. Too much salt leads to more brain illnesses. Action: Eat fresh and green food as much as you can. |
High-quality sleep Studies have shown being deprived（剥夺）of sleep for 24 hour decreases memory and concentration. But regular, restful sleep improves memory. Action: Try and go to bed before midnight and aim for 7-8 hours’ sleep. |
Being overweight Obesity does great harm to the brain and is also a risk factor for cognitive（认知的）decline. Action; Try to lose some weight if you are too fat |
Drinking alcohol regularly Regular drinking lowers the levels of serotonin (血清素) in your brain and can make you depressed. Action: Many medical experts recommend taking regular days off from drinking to ensure you don’t feel sad and don’t become addicted. |
1.Which of the following should we do if we want to keep our brains healthy?
A. Take exercise every 3 hours B. Learn to play the guitar
C. Only cat fresh and green food D. Drink too much
2.What does the underlined word “depressed” in the last section mean?
A. Excited B. Sad
C. Clam D. Determined
3.What will the author talk about next?
A. The best exercise for brains
B. Important habits in our daily life
C. The importance to keep the brain healthy
D. The seventh habit that may influence your brain
下列三幅图分别是德国青年和中国青年在地铁上的情景，以及中国青年的手机使用内容，请按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
（写作内容）1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容：
2. 论述阅读的重要性；（不少于两点）
3. 就推广全民阅读，提出你的建议（不少于两点）。
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2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
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2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday I was walking to home from school when suddenly it rained heavy. But I didn’t have an umbrella and a raincoat with me. I looked around and saw some students walk happily under their umbrella. They must have listened to the weather forecast. I began to run and caught in the rain. I kept running until I got to a bookstore which I could wait until the rain stopped, in the same time I could read my favorite books. After about half a hour, the rain stopped and I go home.
1.Do you think this shirt is too tight __________the shoulders?
2.Just in front of the famous temple __________(stand) a tall tree which dates back to 1900.
3.Harbin, often referred to as the City of Ice and known for its ice sculptures, ___________(situate) on the Songhua River in the southern part of Heilongjiang Province.
4.__________(face) with a sudden job loss, would you consider it a failure, or an opportunity for a new start in your career?
5.It is amazing that the little girl can swim across the river __________(measure) 50 meters wide.
6.Try __________ she might, Sue couldn’t get the door open.
7.I’m afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is __________ he never finishes anything.
8.I didn’t know what to do, but then a good idea occurred __________ me.
9.The house __________(pick) up by the hurricane before they took measures.
10.There is a possibility __________ wet weather will continue for a few more days.
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks ________ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more ________ than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication（非言语交际）takes up about 50%of what we really ________. And body language is particularly ________ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so ________ a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings happen as a result of it. ________, different societies treat the ________ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having ________ contact（接触）even with friends, certainly not with ________. People from Latin American countries, ________, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in ________, it may look like a Latino（拉丁美洲人）is ________ a Norwegian（挪威人）all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving ________. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as rudeness, will keep ________ which the Latino will in return regard as ________.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people ________. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from ________ cultures, there’s a strong possibility of ________. But whatever the situation, the best ________ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be ________.
1.A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further
2.A. sounds B. invitations C. feelings D. messages
3.A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean
4.A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult
5.A. well B. far C. much D. long
6.A. However B. Thus C. For example D. In short
7.A. trade B. distance C. connections D. greetings
8.A. eye B. verbal C. telephone D. bodily
9.A. neighbors B. relatives C. strangers D. enemies
10.A. in other words B. on the other hand C. in a similar way D. by all means
11.A. conversation B. trouble C. silence D. experiment
12.A. disturbing B. Helping C. guiding D. following
13.A. faster B. closer C. in D. away
14.A. stepping forward B. going on C. backing away D. coming out
15.A. coldness B. carelessness C. friendliness D. weakness
16.A. think B. travel C. laugh D. talk
17.A. European B. different C. Latino D. rich
18.A. misunderstanding B. excitement C. curiosity D. nervousness
19.A. chance B. advice C. result D. time
20.A. noticed B. pleased C. respected D. treated
On July 20, 1969 at least a half billion people in 49 countries kept their eyes fixed on television screens. Three American astronauts were waiting in a spaceship, Apollo 11 sitting on the top of a rocket that was 36 stories high. They would leave the earth and fly to the moon.
All those who were watching knew that the landing of men on the moon would be a great achievement. They knew also that something might go wrong at any time. When the men got to the moon, would they be able to land? Would the surface be smooth enough? Would it be strong enough to hold them? Would they be able to walk around the moon? If so, what would they find there? And would the rockets on the spaceship fire so that the astronauts could return to earth?
The final countdown(倒计时) came. Five......four......three......two......one....fire rockets! The three astronauts left the earth and flew into outer space on one of the most exciting adventures in history.
1.People________ were able to watch the landing of men on the moon
A. in many countries B. in the United States
C. all over the world D. in several countries
2.The people who were watching television knew that________.
A. the astronauts could be on the moon probably
B. the rocket would be out of control
C. the trip might be exciting and dangerous
D. the astronauts had lost their weight
3.How many astronauts were sent into outer space to the moon on July 20, 1969?
A. Forty-nine. B. Three. C. Thirty-six. D. Eleven
4.What lifted the astronauts into space?________.
A. A satellite B. A plane C. A rocket D. A spaceship
5.At the moment of firing the rocket, both people and astronauts were _________.
A. tired B. interesting C. puzzled D. excited
