If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s 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 exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means —practice.

Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.

So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.

1. According to the passage, few people know that _____.

A. arms or legs become weak if they are not used for some time

B. when they start using their arms or legs again, they slowly become strong again

C. a person’s memory becomes weak if he does not practice remembering things

D. it is their own fault if their arms or legs are weak

2.The author thinks that if a person has a poor memory, ____.

A. it is his own fault                   B. his parents are to blame

C. he is just unlucky                    D. his arms must be weak

3. According to the passage, we learn that all of us can ____.

A. become very strong                     B. become very clever

C. improve our memory by practicing       D. know how to improve our memory

What is the greatest reward of being alive? Is it chocolate, ice cream, tropical vacations, hugs from children, a perfect night’s sleep, or the satisfaction of a job well done?    1.   . But one supreme pleasure that includes all people is laughter.

Little can compare to the feeling of a deep, complete, heartfelt time of laughing.    2.  , no matter your age, wealth, race, or living situation.

   3.    . Research finds that humor can help you cope better with pain, improve your immune(免疫) system, reduce stress, even help you live longer. Laughter, doctors and psychologists agree, is an basic part of a healthy, happy life.

As Mark Twain once said, “Studying humor is like dissecting (解剖) a frog. You may know a lot but you end up with a dead frog.” Nonetheless, we’re giving it a try. Here are some tips for getting — or growing — your sense of humor, based partly on the idea that you can’t be funny if you don’t understand what funny is.

First, regain your smile.    4.  , but they do live in the same neighborhood.

Treat yourself to a comedy festival. Rent humorous movies. Reward yourself frequently with the gift of laughter, Hollywood style.   5.  . Then find the humor in them. Now practice telling stories describing them in a humorous way.

Read the comics(连环画) every day and cut out the ones that remind you of your life.

Every night at dinner, make family members share one funny or even embarrassing moment of their day.

a)  Life is also healthier

b)  Recall several of the most embarrassing moments in your life

c)  A thousand people, a thousand different answers

d)  Life is good when laughter is frequent

e)  Humor is everywhere

f)  A smile and a laugh aren’t the same thing

g)  Humor is a way to make yourself relaxed from stress

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Ever since humans lived on the earth, they have made v  1.    forms of communication. In general, the major form of expressing thoughts and feelings has been s_2.__ language. But when there is a language barrier(障碍), that is, people ­­­m 3.  each other , communication is completed through body language where gestures  r  4.   letters , words and ideas. Here are many forms of body language in the world, each having its own f  5. .

Smile is the most u  6.   facial expression, which shows happiness and put people at

e  7.  . When someone gets angry, he may f   8._, turn his back to others or make a fist shaking it.  

There are also different ways to g  9.__ someone in different countries. In a word, We should study international customs to avoid difficulties in today’s world c  10.   crossroads.          

                                    B.

My aunt, a s  11.__ in women’s disease, devoted all her life to her w  12. career without  e  13.  . She often worked far into the night to d  14.  babies for the poor . It was her kindness and c  15.    she showed to her patients that made her successful . Despite of being a success as a doctor, she was m   16.  , not proud.               

Her devotion to medical science i  17.  me greatly. Suddenly a bright idea came c  18.   in  my mind, “why not c  19.   on her career and work as an o  20. doctor?”

下面短文有10 处错误。请在有错的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。每处错误及其修改仅限一词。(注意：错误不受行限制)

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），并在文后横线上写上改加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，并在文后横线上写出该词并用斜线（\）划掉；

修改：在错的词下面画一横（_  ）线，并在文后横线上写上修改后的词。

注意： 请务必将答案写在文章后的划线处！

Dear editor,

Several days before, my fellow college students and I visited the local Cincinnati Blind and Deaf School. We had a party with some of the disabled students there. We played games together and had a fun. I met a girl at the party. She can’t speak, or can she hear. We “talked ” with each other by making some gestures writing on each other’s hand. Soon we became good friends. When it was time for us to say goodbye , she wrote on my hand, “Please come here as more as possible.” Tears floated down my face. Many people are concerning about disabled people, and give money to them. But these disabled people may want communication with ordinary people too more than money .

Editor, I want to tell people this: “If you know any disabled people, don’t forget to visit them regularly. They need friend.”

Many thanks !

                                    Charles Edwards

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请根据下面的图画，用英语些一篇 日记，记叙母亲节（5月11日）那天你做的事。

注意：1，须包括所有图画的内容，可适当增减细节，使日记连贯；2. 词数约 100词。

May 11, Sunday                                      Fine

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语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. anything         A. many         B. magazine         C. manage       D. match

2. achieved     A. practiced        B. marked           C. operated     D. damaged

3. dealt            A. deal        B. great                C. meant        D. leader

4. seize       A. either           B. receive          C. eight        D. height

5. youth         A. thus        B. breakthrough     C. gather      D. although