Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it ? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.

By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel，or only partly understand. Often，explaining a thought is the process of understanding．In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your“explain power”.

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many，if not most，highly productive people are always taking notes．You can try keeping it all in your head，but if you keep a journal (日志)of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project, you’11 probably have more success．

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it．That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new，write a letter to a friend about it，and you will understand it better. Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem---why you want to solve it，and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there．

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often，they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to all understanding. Give it a try．

53.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Way on How to Write　　　

B. Increase Your Brain Power Through Writing

C. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing

D. How to Start Your Writing

54.According to the passage，writing can help you a lot EXCEPT_________．　

A. to increase your brain power　　 B. to improve the ability to remember

C. to develop your interest in study D. to strengthen the understanding of a topic

55.If a writer writes something, it means that he or she_________.

A. has understood it very well　　　　　　 B. needs to understand it better

C. wants to remember it in his or her mind　 D. is testing his or her new ideas

56.The underlined sentence “You’re half-way there” in the fourth paragraph means that_________.

A. you are already successful　　

B. there is a long way for you to go to reach your goal

C. you are left wondering what to do　　

D. you have been on the way to success

阅读理解

　　At present, there are five network firms China Telecom, China Unicom, Jitong Communications, China Netcom and China Mobile that are allowed to operate IP services in China. Each company has its advantages in service.

　　Charge

　　As the Ministry of Information Industry coordinates, the charges of IP calls of the five companies are the same, 0．30 yuan per minute for DDD calls, 4．80 yuan per minute for IDD calls, 2．50 yuan for calls from the mainland to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, and 1．50 yuan from Shenzhen to HK, Zhongshan and Zhuhai to Macao. IP callers don't enjoy discounts on holidays.

　　Range

　　China Telecom has the widest coverage. All cities in China with telephone access and most countries in the world are open to China Telecom's IP card.

　　China Unicom's IP card can reach 29 cities nationwide and more than 130 countries and regions worldwide. Jitong IP can access(接通) 12 cities in China and over 70 countries and regions worldwide.

　　China Netcom's IP card can reach 14 cities in China and 149 countries and regions in the world. China Mobile's IP card is open to only six cities nationwide but can access more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.

　　Voice quality

　　China Telecom realizes its IP service by the public Internet, therefore net congestion(拥挤) and voice delay may sometimes disturb conversations. The other four companies have their private data networks, which help to increase transmission speeds and improve voice quality.

　　Other services

　　China Telecom, Jitong and China Mobile offer account transfer services. Users can transfer the remaining sum of money on one card to another card.

　　Jitong and Netcom link their services with bank cards. One can enjoy IP's service without an IP card. Bank card users can make IP phone calls with their bank card numbers, so they needn't buy new IP cards and remember the new numbers again and again.

　　As for customer service, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile provide free hot line service, while Jitong and Netcom charge for their services.

1．What does the passage mainly talk about?

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A．Organization of the five IP firms.

B．Difference between the five IP firms.

C．Foundation of China's five IP firms.

D．Development of China's five IP firms.

2．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

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A．China Unicom charges IDD calls more than the other four firms.

B．China Mobile's coverage is the least of the five firms.

C．China Telecom accesses many more cities nationwide than the other four.

D．China Netcom is the only one to be allowed to operate IP service.

3．When enjoying IP service, ________.

[　　]

A．Jitong users needn't buy IP cards

B．China Telecom users needn't buy new IP cards

C．Netcom users have to link with a bank

D．China Mobile users have to pay for their hot line service

4．If you want to access more foreign countries and regions with better voice quality, you'd better choose ________ IP card.

[　　]

Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind．How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing．

By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand．Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding．In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power”．

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember．Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes．You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal（日志） of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success．

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it． That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better．Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem—why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there．

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand．Often, they write about something because they want to understand it．You can do the same．Writing will help bring you to an understanding．Give it a try．

1．According to the passage, writing can help you a lot EXCEPT_______．

A．to increase your brain power

B．to improve the ability to remember

C．to develop your interest in study

D．to strengthen the understanding of a topic

2．The underlined sentence “you’re half-way there” in the fourth paragraph means that______．

A．you are already successful

B．there’s a long way for you to go to reach your goal

C．you are left wondering what to do

D．you have been on the way to success

3．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Way on How to Write．

B．A More Powerful Mind Through Writing．

C．Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing．

D．How to Start Your Writing．

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Writing can cure people of their brain disease．

B．People who can keep all thoughts in mind are more likely to succeed．

C．Writing a book about one topic is the only way to understand it．

D．The more you write, the more logical you will be．