1、1阅读与表达（1）If you do not use your arms or legs for a long time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. But many people do not know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he
2、keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it a chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of
3、us think that his parents are to blame (负责), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever noticed that some people who cant read or write usually have better memories? This is because they cant read or write and they have to remember things with their mind they cant write them dow
4、n in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so they are always exercising their memories. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from those people: practice remembering. 1. Does memory work in the same way as arms and legs? _2. Do your arms and legs become stro
5、ng or weak when you use them a lot? _3. What does the writer think of the people with poor memories? _4. Why do the people who cant read or write usually have better memories? _5. What is the main idea of the passage? _答案：1.Yes. 2. Yes.3. He thinks it is own fault.4. Because they cant read or write
6、and they have to remember things with their mind.5. How to have a good memory.(2)“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I dont! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!”Today, SMSShort Message Service is popular, an
7、d China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and
8、 friendship.2SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be
9、 found!1. Is SMSShort Message Service very popular in China?_2. How much does one short message cost according to the passage?_3. Which finger plays the most important role (角色) when sending short messages on mobiles?_4. Who like SMS better, the young or the old?_5. The passage is mainly about?_答案：1
10、.Yes. 2. 410. 3.Thumb. 4. Young. 5.Use SMS is popular and helpful to people.(3)BASEBALL. Its just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings to mind so many images(印象).Hog dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons have been playing catch with
11、 each other on lawns（草坪） for generations in the US. A father s favorite team becomes his sons. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons, about games played long ago.Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In schools, friends trade baseball ca
12、rds just like they trade lunches. Players are known as “the boys of summers” because the sport is most often played in the warm months. You dont need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You dont have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just n
13、eed to want to have fun. Baseball is not as fast a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game theres time to relax, talk and get to know other people. Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US but it is the most traditional（传统的）. Its not just a game any more, but a key part of Amer
14、ican culture, like apple pie and grandmas house.1. Who have been playing catch with each other on lawns for generations in the US?3_2.Do kids trade baseball cards just like they trade lunches in schools?_3. Why are baseball players known as “boys of summers”?_4. Which game is faster? Baseball or bas
15、ketball?_5. Whats the main idea of the passage?_答案：1.Fathers and sons.2.Yes.3. Because the sport is most often played in the warm months.4. Basketball.5. Baseball is the most traditional.(4)Americans love sportsthey love to play them, to watch them on television, and to talk about them. But this hob
16、by sometimes has serious resultsat least to the players. For example, when people play tennis, sometimes they hurt their elbow（肘部）and in this way they develop “tennis elbow”. Also it is easy to hurt a knee in a football game. These injuries happen while the player is having fun, but they still hurt.
17、A few months ago, Kathleen Simmons, who loves playing volleyball, hurt her knee in a volleyball game. Her doctor told her that she needed a very difficult operation or she might not be able to play again. She felt very sad and didnt know what to do.Then Simmons learned about “video operation”. With
18、the help of this new science in medicine, doctors can now repair many injuries and get people back on the playing field and back to their jobs much faster. Simmons found a hospital that was using this new science and went to see the doctor there. The doctors told her the operation could help.For thi
19、s operation, her doctor didnt have to open her knee. Instead he put a very small camera lens（镜头）inside her knee. The lens sent back pictures, which appeared on a television screen. As he worked, he could see the inside of her knee on the TV. With the help of the large pictures on the screen, the doc
20、tor knew exactly what to do when he was making the repairs.Simmons started walking five days after her operation. “My knee hurt a lot the first few days,” she said. “But I felt better very quickly.” Now, six months after her operation, Simmons can do everything she did before her injury. “It feels l
21、ike a new knee,” she said. “I can even play volleyball again.”1. Do Americans love sports?_2. What sport is Kathleen interested in?4_3. When did one of Kathleens knees hurt?_4. Why did the doctor put a very small camera lens inside her knee?_5. Whats the advantage of the new science?_答案：1. Yes. 2. P
22、lay volleyball.3. A few months ago.4. Because the doctor knew exactly what to do when he was making the repairs.5. Simmons found a hospital that was using this new science and went to see the doctor there. (5)The 1990s saw great changes in the way people communicate. People could send mail without g
23、oing to the post office, and go shopping without leaving home. Words like e-mail and download become part of peoples vocabulary. The cause of this great change was the Internet.The idea for the Internet began in the early 1960s in the United States. The Department of Defense wanted to connect their
24、computers together in order to share private information. In 1969, the ARPAnet (an early form of the Internet) first connected computers at four American Universities. One computer successfully sent information to another. In 1972, scientists shared ARPAnet with the world. They created a way to send
25、 person-to-person messages using ARPAnet. This was the beginning of e-mail.Over the next few years, there was a lot of progress made in the world of computing, but most people were not using the Internet. Then, in the 1980s, personal computers became more common. In the early 1990s, two important th
26、ings happened: the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, and the creation of the first Web browser in 1993.The Web made it easier to find information on the Internet, and to move from place to place using links. The Web and browser made it possible to see information as a web site with pictures, soun
27、d, and words.Today, millions of people connect to the Internet to send e-mail, visit websites, or store information on servers. Computers are now an important part of our lives and are changing how we learn, work, shop, and communicate.1. Has the Internet changed peoples life a lot? _2. Was E-mail f
28、irst sent in 1972 or in the early 1960s? _3. When was the World Wide Web created? _4. What do people do on Internet today? 5_5. What does the passage talk about? _答案：1.Yes.2. In 1972. 3. In 1991. 4. Learn, work, shop and communicate.5. The history of the Internet.(6)Surfing is the name for riding oc
29、ean waves on special boards. Did you know that surfing has been around for more than 200 years? At first the sport was rougher (粗野的) and harder than it is today.For one thing the early surfboards were heavy. They weighed as much as 150 pounds. A surfer needed great strength (力量) just to get the boar
30、d from the beach to the water! Also the early surfers didnt ride standing up. They rode just lying on their stomachs. That was the only way to control the large boards.Those surfers lived in the islands of Polynesia, in the South Pacific. In 1778 the surfers took the sport to Hawaii. There surfing q
31、uickly became popular. The beaches and waves of Hawaii are perfect for surfing. In 1907 George Freeth was the first person to ride a wave in the United States. He surfed in Redondo Beach in California. For years the sport of surfing spread slowly. In the 1950s surfing was known as a young peoples sp
32、ort because mostly young people seemed to enjoy it. In 1961 rules for surfers were written. The surfers themselves, along with some surfboard companies, made up the rules. Today surfers are looked upon as sportsmen. Southern California is still the surfing center of the United States. Thousands of p
33、eople surf there. Thousands more are fans of famous surfers. Surfing is here to stay. Surfers must still be strong. To surf, a person should be able to swim well, both on top of and under the water. A surfer must also be able to float (漂浮) for a long time. A good surfer must keep his or her eyes ope
34、n at all times, even underwater.1. Was surfing an easy sport at first?_2. How did the early surfers control the surfboard?_3. Why did the sport of surfing quickly become popular in Hawaii?_4. Who made up the rules for surfers?6_5. What is the main idea of this passage?_答案：1. No.2. By lying on their
35、stomachs.3. Because the beaches and waves there are perfect.4. The surfers and some surfboard companies.5. The history of surfing.(7)What will the home of the future look like? A team of architects(建筑师) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as populations continue to grow and space becomes
36、more expensive.They have designed “spaceflats“ that are just 30 square meters in size. These flats have three small rooms: a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony (阳台), but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited space.The living room is the main room of
37、 the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. And, if not needed, both the sofa-bed and the table can be folded away and stored into a small space in the wall. There is a
38、flat-screen TV, which can also serve as a computer monitor. In one of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a miniature( 微型 ) refrigerator are hidden out of sight.The other rooms are small but practical. The bathroom contains a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be
39、a sofa, if necessary .The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of flats. All the rooms have high ceiling to provide as much storage space as possible, while the flat has large windows to let in plenty of sunlight.“Spaceflats“ are now being tested in a build
40、ing in Hong Kong. “Its wonderful,“ said one resident (居民) .“The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space.1. Do the architects think that “Spaceflat” will be important in the future?_2. Is the “Spaceflat” big or small?_3. How many rooms does a “Spaceflat” have?_4. Why does
41、 the resident like that flat?_5. What do you think are the good points about living in a “spaceflat”?_7答案：1.Yes.2. Small.3. Three.4. Because there is plenty of space.5. Its wonderful, well designed, small but practical.(8)Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctor knows
42、a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.But sometimes the doctors medicine doesnt work. A sick person does not get well. The pain will not go away. This happened to one man. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he fou
43、nd a new “doctor“ inside himself. This “doctor“ was his own sense of humor. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. He said laughing was his best “
44、medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture “his pain. In his head “drew“ a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So visit the “doctor“ inside your own head and you can stay happy and
