1 . Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized（有条理的）.When you put away a book-or memory-you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
1. the writer’s opinion, students can’t remember words because ______.| A．they have memory problems |
| B．they’re too worried |
| C．they don’t use a proper way |
| D．they don’t like to study |
| A．Short-term memory is seldom used. |
| B．What we see goes into long-term memory first. |
| C．We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory. |
| D．We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory. |
| A．keeps many books like a large library |
| B．works like a well-organized library |
| C．provides any book you want |
| D．leaves memory anywhere |
| A．Making sentences with the word. |
| B．Listening to some familiar stories. |
| C．Talking with people that you know. |
| D．Drawing pictures of the word on paper. |
| A．language students’ problems in study |
| B．how to make the meaning of words stronger |
| C．short-term and long-term memory |
| D．how to improve ways to remember words |
2 . Do you like eating ice cream? Do you know how ice cream spread in the world?
The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago, People put fruit Juice into ice. Later, this idea spread to Italy. Nero, the emperor of Roma between 54 AD and 68 AD, liked to eat ice between violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountains, get snow and quickly run back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juice and honey.
Around 1660, coffee shops serving ice cream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy named Francesco Procopio.
Ice cream was probably to America in the early 1700s and it quickly became the favorite of American presidents. George Washington had ice cream machines in his kitchen. Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was the first one to serve her guests ice cream in the White House.
Before ice cream was sold in stores. it was made and(冷冻) at home. It took lots of work to mix cream, eggs, fruit, ice and salt, and the to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman made the hand-turned ice cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream business in Baltimore, Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states.
1. People in China and Italy ate ice with ______ many years ago.| A．cream | B．coffee | C．fruit juice | D．eggs and salt |
| A．was a Frenchman |
| B．made an ice cream machine |
| C．opened the first ice cream shop in Paris |
| D．opened the first successful coffee shop serving ice cream in Paris |
| A．brought ice cream to America |
| B．was once the president of America |
| C．opened the first ice cream business in Baltimore |
| D．was the first one to serve the guests ice cream in the White House |
| A．China→ Italy→ France→- America. | B．China→ France→ America→ Italy. |
| C．Italy→ China→ France→ America. | D．America→ France→Ialy→ China. |
| A．how to make ice cream | B．the history of ice cream |
| C．why people like eating ice cream | D．ice cream shops around the world |
3 . Chocolate is one of the most popular foods in the world. Many people choose it as a birthday gift. When a child gets a box of chocolate as a gift, he may feel excited. It is popular among people, especially among children.
Chocolate tastes nice. People eat chocolate candy, chocolate cake, and chocolate cookies. They also drink hot chocolate.
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans(可可豆). Here are some interesting things about cocoa beans.
In the past, the Mayas(玛雅人) and the Aztecs(阿兹特克人) used cocoa beans as money because they were small, easy to carry, and not easy to find. A turkey cost ninety cocoa beans and a small rabbit cost thirty cocoa beans. They also cooked the beans and mixed them with water. Sometimes they added corn(玉米) or hot pepper(胡椒粉). They did not add sugar. The drink was very expensive. Only rich people could afford it.
1. There are some different kinds of foods. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Chocolate candy. | B．Chocolate cake. | C．Chocolate cookies. | D．Chocolate ice-cream. |
| A．They were small. | B．They were easy to carry. |
| C．They were not easy to find. | D．They tasted nice. |
| A．120 cocoa beans | B．240 cocoa beans | C．270 cocoa beans | D．360 cocoa beans |
| A．corn | B．hot pepper | C．sugar | D．water |
| A．The chocolate is not popular among children. |
| B．People never drink hot chocolate. |
| C．The Mayas and the Aztecs added sugar to the beans. |
| D．The Mayas and the Aztecs mixed the beans with water. |
Preview --if it's long and hard.Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here's how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn't give you all the details.It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read.Skim--if it's short and simple.
Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.Here's how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast.Sweep them across each line.
●Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently.You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.
1. How many skills are recommended in this passage?
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．精读 | B．默读 |
| C．朗读 | D．略读 |
| A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. |
| B．Get our eyes to move fast. |
| C．Sweep our eyes across each line. |
| D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. |
| A．How to read faster |
| B．What to read |
| C．When to read |
| D．Why we should read |
What You Do During the Writing Process
| Prewriting | ●Choose your topic ●Identify your purpose and audience, and select a writing form appropriate to hat purpose and audience ●Generate ideas and gather information about the topic ●Begin to organize the in formation ●Decide the main point you want to express |
| Writing a Draft(草稿) | ●Catch your readers' attention in the introduction ●Provide background information. ●State your main Points. your support, and your elaboration of them ●Follow a plan of organization. ●Wrap up with a conclusion. |
| Revising(修改) | ●Evaluate your draft ●Revise the draft to improve its content, organization, and style. |
| Publishing | ●Proofread, or edit your final draft. ●Publishing O Publish, or share your finished writing with readers. ●Reflect on your writing experience |
1. What do successful writers have in common?
| A．They have the writing process | B．They like to read what they have written |
| C．They write outdoors or in noisy restaurants | D．They rewrite a single paragraph many times |
| A．choose your writing topic |
| B．get your readers' attention in the introduction |
| C．publish or share your finished writing with readers |
| D．revise the draft to improve its content, organization and style |
| A．Writing Points | B．Writing Ways |
| C．Writing as a Process | D．Writing with Materials |
6 . My name is Dave. On school days, I live in my school. It’s across from a bookstore. And I love my school because I have many friends here and my school life is colorful (多彩的). There is a supermarket near my dormitory (宿舍) and I often buy food and school things in it. Next to the supermarket, there is a fruit store. And I often buy some fruit in it.
My name is Johnny. I live with my grandparents in a small village. I like living there because it’s quiet there. There is only one supermarket in the village and there is no bank there. But in the town, there is a bank. When I want to withdraw (提取) some money, I need to go to the town.
I am Amber. This is my neighborhood. It’s busy. There are lots of stores and restaurants around here. My house is on a street corner (角落). Near my house, there is a post office. And next to the post office is a pay phone. Also, there is a park in my neighborhood. Many people like to go there to do sports.
1. Where is Dave’s school?| A．It’s on a street corner. |
| B．It’s across from a bookstore. |
| C．It’s behind a supermarket. |
| D．It’s in front of a bank. |
| A．Amber’s house | B．the park |
| C．the post office | D．the street corner |
| A．Johnny’s | B．Dave’s | C．Gina’s | D．Amber’s |
| A．Because he can have lots of delicious food at school. |
| B．Because he likes his teachers in his school. |
| C．Because there are so many rules at home. |
| D．Because he has many friends and his school life is great. |
| A．Dave, Johnny and Amber study in the same school. |
| B．Amber’s neighborhood is very busy. |
| C．There is no bank in Johnny’s village. |
| D．Dave lives in his school on school days. |
7 . Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate? Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don’t act soon.
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage—chocolate’s growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is made. With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate, not much can be done about the first cause.
Therefore, the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production. However, new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s largest producers, have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years. What’s worse, many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber. This way, the farmers can make more money.
To prevent more farmers from changing, researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Centre, in the UK, are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing. But first they must make sure the new plants are safe to grow. This takes a long time.
First, each new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthy. It is then planted in the Centre’s fields, studied and tested for another two years. Only after scientists are certain that they’re disease-free, will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.
To create new stronger types of cocoa, scientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants. Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage, there is now hope!
1. The first paragraph tells us that______.| A．chocolate is healthier than vegetables |
| B．the world could soon be without chocolate |
| C．people love vegetables more than chocolate |
| D．it’s not necessary to eat so much chocolate |
| A．Venezuela and Indonesia. | B．Ivory Coast and Ghana. |
| C．Indonesia and China. | D．China and India. |
| A．can make them more money |
| B．need less rain to grow |
| C．can be planted more times each year |
| D．are not damaged by plant diseases |
| A．6 months. | B．12 months. | C．24 months. | D．30 months. |
| A．To introduce cocoa production to more countries. |
| B．To provide more chocolate for British people. |
| C．To produce stronger types of cocoa plants. |
| D．To make sure that cocoa is healthy to eat. |
One common kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again, often for many months or even years, Some believe these are a sign people have a problem in their life and once that problem is gone then the dream will top. Others think they are a way to help people remember something very important.
Another well-known kind of dream is the nightmare, The pictures and stories in such dreams make people very afraid and dreamers usually remember them far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car accident or some deadly snakes. Others think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in their life.
Daydreams happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or that we are doing and find ourselves in a made-up story or unreal world. We often daydream when we are doing something that is not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.
Lucid dreams are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming. Instead of waking up, they stay in the dream and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are making a movie.
1. The underlined word“they”(in paragraph 2) refers to“ ”.
| A．dreams | B．problems |
| C．disappointing | D．amazing |
| A．frightening | B．interesting |
| C．disappointing | D．amazing |
| A．During a very interesting movie. |
| B．While playing at a fun park. |
| C．While listening to an uninteresting talk. |
| D．When making a movie. |
| A．We can remember the dream very clearly. |
| B．We can control what happens in the dream. |
| C．We think that the dream is like a movie. |
| D．We feel very nervous after we wake up. |
| A．Daydreaming of You | B．Enjoy Your Dream |
| C．What Dreams Mean | D．Where Dreams Go |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020."What will our world be like in the year 2020？” "I don't know，"says Fred."What do you think？""Well，no one knows，but it's intere sting to guess." "In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer.The computer will give people the answers to all their problems.We shall all have telephones in our pockets，too，and we'll be able to talk to our friends all over the world.Perhaps we'll be able to see them at the same time." “Alot of people will live and work under the sea.Perhaps there will be big towns，factories and farms under the sea，too.""Machines will do most of the work，and so people will have more holidays，perhaps they'll work only two or three days a week. They'll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there." “I'm looking forward（期待）to the year 2020.I hope to go to the moon！"“And1 hope I'll be able to live under the sea."says Fred."Won't that be very interesting？ Just like a fish！" |
1. Tom and Fred talked about ____ .
| A．their school life | B．some interesting news |
| C．their life in the past | D．their life in the future |
2. Machines will ____ .
| A．do most of the work instead of people |
| B．do some of the work instead of people |
| C．do as much work as people |
| D．do as little work as people |
3. From their talk, we know that ____ .
| A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon |
| B．both of them hope to fly to the moon |
| C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon |
| D．neither of them hopes to fly to the moon |
4. Fred said ____ .
| A．he liked fish very much |
| B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish |
| C．he would go fishing under the sea |
| D．he would spend a few days on the moon |
5. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea |
10 . Many pet owners see their pets as family members. However, when they have to go away on business or for some other reasons, and cannot take their pets along, they feel guilty about it and wish they could do something for their deeply loved pets. The Pet Hotel is set up especially for this reason.
What do we offer?
The Pet Hotel offers pets large rooms and the latest equipment（设备）. Like other hotel rooms, we offer color TVs, suitable beds, sofas and other pieces of furniture for pets.
We prepare great food for the little guests, walk them at least twice a day, and provide them with all kinds of amusements（娱乐活动）. In addition, we brush and clean pets. To make pets feel at home, we play the sort of music which is often played at their homes and turn the TV to the pets’ favorite channels. Pets will surely feel comfortable in our hotel!
We also have video cameras in each room so that owners can check online twenty-four hours a day to make sure that the pets are having a good time at the hotel. We also have phones so that pet owners can call their pets and talk to them every day.
How much does it cost?
The prices change according to the size of the rooms. A regular room with standard service costs 1,500 dollars.
1. Pet owners send their pets to the Pet Hotel probably because they ________.| A．treat pets as their close friends |
| B．can’t take pets along on business |
| C．are not happy with their own pets |
| D．want to send their pets to others |
| A．magazines and sofas | B．color TVs and toys |
| C．beds and magazines | D．color TVs and beds |
| A．take photos for their owners |
| B．enjoy their favorite TV programs |
| C．brush and clean themselves |
| D．book rooms according to their size |
