If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they 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 is too lazy to remember things. 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, few of us know that it is just his own fault, and many of us think that his parents are to blame. Of course, sometimes it is right, but in fact, based on the research on this field, only few people in the world have a born wooden head.

　　 Scientists has proved that good memory come from practice. 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 down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is all the time being exercised.

　　 So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Let's practice remembering!

69. What is the reason that many people's right arm is stronger than the left one.

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70. How does the writer think of those people who have a poor memory?

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71. How many people in the world can not have a good memory?

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72. Some people can't read or write, but they usually have better memories. Why?

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73. What is the title for this passage?

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阅读短文，根据所读内容在短文后图表中的空格里填入一个恰当的单词。

      Every day we meet people in a number of business and social situations. And the way we

meet and greet them creates an effect." It's important to do so in a fight way, no matter whether

you are introducing yourself to someone, or introducing two people to each other.

۞Always smile on your face shows "Glad to see you", when making an introduction.

۞         Always stand when making an introduction. When you are seated and someone comes up to greet you, make the effort to stand up. By doing this, you show respect (尊敬) for yourself

and for the other person.

۞Always keep eye contact (接触) while making an introduction. Many people have no

idea about the value of this simple action. When you make eye contact you are giving a

information of your being confident and sincere.

۞The most important thing to remember is to say the most important person's name first.

For example, when introducing your leader to a job candidate (候选人), you would give your

leader's name first. "Bob Jones, may I introduce Susan Lee, who has just graduated from ABC

College?"

       ۞In a situation where rank(等级) is unimportant, an introduction is based on sex (性别)

and age. A man is presented to a woman and a younger woman to an older woman. The woman

and the older are respected in the world.

       ۞What should you do if you find yourself in a situation where you have forgotten the other person's name? Start with a handshake and introduce yourself. By doing this, you will usually cause the other person to do the same.

用所给动词的正确形式完成短文。

It's going to rain the day after tomorrow! You might not think this is big news, but for us it is. It (53)_______ (not rain) for about ten weeks here! I (54)_______(hear) on the radio that it was the driest winter since they started (55)________(keep) records of rainfall.

Everything (56)________(get) very dry. In the countryside, the farmers can't grow any plants, and their animals have nothing to eat. The farmers have to buy grass for their animals. Thanks to

the government, the low-interest loans (低息贷款) (57)_________(provide) for them.

    Now the welcome rain (58)_______(bring) on the crops and green grass certainly.

)根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。(每空一词)

48. Next week we'll go to Hainan, the second_____(large) island of China.

49. Mr. Black kept one third of the______(play) being trained for two hours every day.

50. I'm sorry that none of you watched______(care) enough.

51. The pleasant trip made her_____(relax), so she's feeling better now.

52. She stood still under the big tree until the sun______(appeared) and night began every day.

从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，其中有一个选项是多余的。

43. It's hot today. You'd better_____ your cool clothes.

44. Will you please ______your TV? Too much noise is bad for your hearing.

45. -What is the least______ way to travel? -By train, of course.

46. Vocabulary plays an important part in language_______.

47. Traffic often returns to full speed______ months as drivers get used to seeing the signals.

     Thank you, Mr. Morley, for your kind introduction. It was very nice of you to speak of me like that. While I was listening, I had trouble believing that I was the man you were talking about.

     My thanks go out to all of you for being here at this dinner. I look around and say to myself, "These people are my friends." And you know how good it is to be among friends.

     Seven years ago, I became the tennis coach (教练) at this school. I can remember arriving here as if it were yesterday. When ! started coaching, we only had a small team then, just three boys and two girls, and only one tennis court. So my first job was to increase the team. At the end of the first year, we had ten boys and six girls. And it seems like the team keeps getting stronger every year.

     I've been lucky to have some really good players to coach. Coaches love good players. Some great players from our school over the past years include Herbert Bradbury, Christopher Stanton and Emma Austen, all champions (冠军) during the years they played.

     Among the players on our team now is Arthur Burney, perhaps the best of them all. I'm sure you all join with me in wishing him good luck as he leaves for Capetown next week. He's our first student to enter the Capetown Junior International Tennis Tournament, where he will play against some of the best young tennis players in the world. Good luck, Ace!

     The time has come for me, however, to make a change. Recent health problems have made it difficult for me to continue coaching.

     I must say, I'm looking forward to my retirement (退休) with mixed feelings. I'm certainly ready for a long rest, but I'm a bit worried about what I'll do with all my spare time. You might find me coming down to watch the games from time to time. If you can still remember me, you might say hello.

     Thank you everyone. I'll miss you all.

38. What did the man say in the speech?

     A. He introduced a famous person.    B. He started a meeting.

     C. He would not work any more.      D. He thanked the school for an award.

39. Who were Bradbury, Stanton, and Austen?

     A. Ace's teachers                   B o other coaches at the school

     C. players on the team now          D. students from the past

40. What happens to Ace next week'?

     A. He leaves Capetown.             B. He's away from this school.

     C. He's unhealthy for work.          D. He comes to Emma Austen

41. How does he probably feel during the speech?

     A. Very surprised  B. Quite satisfied  C. A bit frightened     D. A little sad

42. What causes the speaker's retirement?

     A. His health problems.             B. The changes in the players.

     C. He's too old.                    D. He's sick of coaching.

    A passenger (乘客) plane crash landed and took fire on Wednesday, killing 23 people trapped inside. However, 117 people managed to survive by climbing through the burning plane to safe place.

    The plane caught fire as it appeared to pass the runway at Yogyakarta, a city in Indonesia in the centre of the island of Java, 500 kilometers from the capital Jakarta, reports said.

    A survivor said that the plane stopped suddenly when it hit the ground. "Things started to fall down and I saw fires outside my window. But once the emergency door was opened a lot of people were able to get out of the plane. When the smoke started to get in the plane, people became really frightened," she said, "but unlike in many other accidents, the evacuation (疏散) was in good order, with some passengers helping elderly ladies to evacuate. Unluckily, the people sitting in the front of the plane were the last able to get out. It's a pity that some passengers lost their lives," she said.

    Downer, a fireman, who helped the passengers run away from the dangerous plane, didn't agree with the guess that the crash was made by some people on purpose. He said it appeared that the plane ran off the run-way. "Of course, we all feel very sorry." Indonesia has suffered two other transportation (交通) accidents in recent months --in January an Adam Air plane disappeared with more than 100 passengers and workers on board (在飞机上), and in late December a ship went to the bottom leaving hundreds dead.

34. The air crash happened in

   A. Yogyakarta airport   B. Jakarta airport  C. Indonesia capital    D. the centre of Java

35. Unlike in many other accidents, passengers in this plane __

   A. tried to be the first to get off the plane    B. didn't care about other people's safety

   C. were not very frightened               D. left the plane in order

36. Based on Downer's eye, the air crash was an accident caused by __

   A. terrorists (恐怖分子) B. robbers        C. itself              D. another plane

37. Compared with other recent transportation accidents in Indonesia, this air crash

   A. received more assistance               B. had fewer human losses

   C. caused smaller economic losses          D. had no worse effect

     Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.

     Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

     Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and those people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, "I always love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing." But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

      Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. "I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good."

3l. Why is Dr. Petrels called a singing doctor?

  A. Because he has been a doctor for ten years    B. Because he always loved to sing

  C. Because he is popular with his patients   D. Because he also sings to his patients on TV

32. In his TV show, what does Dr. Petrel do?

  A. He sings and gives medical advice       B. He sings about different diseases

  C. He starts to explain diseases with a song  D. He sings love songs he wrote

33. What's the purpose of what Dr. Petrels do?

  A. To help people sing                   B. To make people feet better

  C. To do the same thing                  D. To make difficult people smile

    Do you know Beckham, a football star? Recently my ears are full of fine words from my friends around me, such as, "Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can't help loving him!" or "What perfect skills he has!" Yeah, I  16   with them to some degree, though I sometimes do want to ___17   them how much they know about Beckham, besides (除了) his   18   and how much they know about football. It seems funny that we are   19   for those things. In fact, we don't know the things well or we are not   20   about them. But we all. My friends as well as I, consider this one of life's   21   .

     We need these pleasures to make our lives brighter. But that isn't equal to craziness or rubbish. As an old saying goes: "Don't judge (评判) a book by its cover." We should not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know that it is one's good qualities and great    22   that make one a star and well-known. Therefore, we'd better say   23   about Beckham's good looks.

     If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, and   24   it over, we can find the things that cause us to be really happy or sad have a   25   picture. From the picture, we find that the things are different. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with the   26   of the things, sooner or later we will find we have not really  27   anything because the pleasant outside of the things has misled (误导) us, and we'll keep doing something silly  28   we realize the facts and make some changes.

     I believe that thinking it over and going deeper is a   29   of great progress (进步). It one day we are   30  to go deeper into everything, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, mad prove how wise and mature (成熟的) we have become.

16. A. expect         B. agree         C. hope          D. think

17. A. ask           B. tell           C. teach         D. doubt

18. A. skills           B. fame          C. team          D. appearance

19. A. grateful        B. crazy         C. serious        D. famous

20. A. sure           B, happy         C. pleased        D. careful

21. A. aims           B. conclusions    C. pleasures      D. spirits

22. A. treasure         B~ success        C. looks          D. advertisement

23. A. more           B. something     C. less           D. nothing

24. A. getting         B. passing      C. turning       D. thinking

25. A. clear           B. dark          C. frightening     D. exciting

26. A. trueness        B. environment   C. outside        D. inside

27. A. believed        B. promised      C. affected       D. received

28. A. since           B. although       C. unless         D. when

29. A. sign           B. cause         C. medal         D. goal

30. A. frightened      B. willing        C. likely         D. possible

 I didn't see Lucy at the party last night. Do you know_____?

   A. why didn't she come              B. what happened

   C. when would she arrive             D. where she has been