How do you remember the way to your house? Where do dreams come from?

It is your brain (大脑) that does these things. A British scientist showed that sleep can improve one’s memory. It’s not a dream for students to study when they sleep. In fact, your brain is working day and night. If you learn words before bed, a certain part of your brain may help you to remember the words while you sleep. What’s more, another scientist in the USA found that there was a “talent button(按钮)” in the human brain. It might make a person more talented(有才能的).

There are more interesting things about the brain. Your brain uses less energy than a fridge light. Just two bananas can give the brain enough energy to work for a whole day. According to some scientists, yawning（打哈欠）keeps your brain “cool”, which makes us think quicker.

Here are some pieces of advice to keep a good brain:

● Eat healthy food.

● Get a lot of playtime or exercise.

● Don’t drink or smoke.

● Use your brain a lot.

1.A British scientist found out that               .

A．drinking could affect our memories.

B．dreams could affect our memories.

C．sleep could improve our memories.

D．bananas could improve our memories.

2.According to the passage, if we want to have a good brain, we should  .

A．use our brains more

B．sleep fewer hours

C．work longer hours

D．remember fewer things

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Our brains only work in the daytime.

B．Our brains need much energy every day.

C．Smoking can keep our brains healthy.

D．Getting exercise is good for our brains.

 

As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
【小题1】Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

A．big

B．small

C．high

D．low

【小题2】 Follow Your Heart is a ______ .

A．movie

B．song

C．book

D．dream

【小题3】 What idea stops you from realizing your dream?

A．I can’t be a writer.	B．I am good at some school subjects.
C．I think I am very great	D．I am the best student in our class.

【小题4】Don’t let ____ leave your heart.

A．your idea

B．your decision

C．your dream

D．your book

【小题5】Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.

A．with

B．instead of

C．without

D．by

根据所给提示，完成句型转换，每空一词，含缩略词。

1.Tom won’t visit the farm. He’ll stay at home. (同义句)

Tom will stay at home __________  __________ visiting the farm.

2.This dress cost her 100 yuan. (改为一般疑问句) 

___________ this dress __________ her 100 yuan?

3.London held the first World Expo in 1851. (对划线部分提问)

___________ did London ___________ the first World Expo?

4.请安静，我将给大家分发试卷。（完成译句）

Be quiet, please. I’m going to ____________  ___________ your test paper.

 

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)

There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain(大脑) to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are sleep, Your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well--- not just for improving your memory.

根据短文内容完成表格。

Title	How to___1___ Your Memory
Main__2_____	*taking special ____3____ of your health *making yourself excited to make your memory more active by taking_4___ in some new activities and changing your daily habits. *paying attention to the most ____5___ things, in order to add to add to your chances to ___6___ right memories.
Other ways	*connecting information with _____7____ * taking notes and __8____ diaries * eating __9____ food and taking plenty of vitamins * drinking a lot of water * having ___10___ sleep and rest