Memory is very important for life. A memory   1   something you remember. Many people think that memory is connected with our   2  . For example, if someone says, “This is a crab,” and then   3   a large crab on your hand, you will   4   remember the word “crab”! When something   5    happens, we usually remember it well, and we also remember where we were and what we were doing.

Scientists believe that there are three kinds of memory—immediate, short-term and   6  . When people get older, the short-term memory becomes   7   , but we can still remember things that happened a long time ago.

There is one way to  8   your memory. If you want to remember something, you must make a picture in your   9  . If the picture is silly, strange and funny, you will remember it better. For example, I am trying to remember the word “smiles”. An easy way to do this is to  10  there is a “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world.

You can help yourself remember things by keeping a diary. Healthy food and plenty of vitamins can make our memory more efficient.

1. A. carries                            B. means                      C. finds                        D. reports

  2. A. climates              B. feelings               C. colours              D. languages

      3. A. writes               B. sends                       C. puts                        D. draws

      4. A. probably               B. slowly                  C. hardly                D. never

  5. A. boring               B. usual                 C. regular                D. exciting

  6. A. long-term            B. common             C. good                 D. bad

  7. A. better                       B. worse                C. faster                       D. slower

  8. A. help                        B. protect              C. improve               D. make

  9. A. body                B. mind                 C. hand                 D. eye

  10. A. see                  B. remember              C. imagine                D. know

完型填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule,   16   it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.

This morning, I felt   17   was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat   18   me. My eyes caught his and he   19  , “Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a   20  , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more   21   towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.

 “What am I going to do?” I   22  . Cheating was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James   23  . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the   24  . I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James   25  .

When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering   26   to say. But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My   27   searched for the right words.

“Sorry, James, but you know me   28   to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the   29  test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled slightly, “You are right. I should study hard.”

I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy that my friendship with James   30  .

1. A. but               B. so                   C. because              D. unless

2. A. nobody            B. anybody              C. everybody        D. somebody

3.A. in front of            B. behind           C. before           D. around

4. A. whispered             B. talked           C. spoke            D. answered

5. A. book                  B. note                 C. hand             D. smile

6. A. closely           B. clearly              C. mostly           D. lively

7. A. said to him       B. asked the teacher    C. thought to myself    D. talked to me

8. A. had               B. hadn’t              C. has              D. hasn’t

9.A. answers            B. name             C. pictures             D. questions

10.A. happy                 B. angry            C. excited              D. silly

11. A. why                  B. when             C. how                  D. what

12. A. eyes                 B. body             C. mind                 D. memory

13. A. well enough          B. good enough          C. hard enough          D. bad enough

14. A. first                B. last                 C. next             D. second

15. A. destroyed            B. wasn’t destroyed    C. has destroyed   D. can’t destroy

 

 

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us．It's a simple rule，___1___ it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．

This morning，I felt ___2___ was watching me too closely during an English exam．I turned my head quickly and saw James，who sat ___3___ me．My eyes caught his and he __4___，“Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a ___5___，not sure if he was joking or not，and returned to my test．This time I moved a little more ___6___ towards my paper．“I can't see!” James said in a low voice．

“What am I going to do?” I ___7___．Cheating was wrong．I'd studied hard for the test，but James ___8___．I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn't see the __9___．I knew I did what I felt was right．Maybe it made James ___10___．

When the exam ended，I stood there for a moment，wondering ___11___ to say．But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong．My ___12___ searched for the right words．

“Sorry，James．But you know me ___13___ to understand how I feel about cheating，” I said slowly and gently．“But maybe I can help you study before the ___14___ test．” “OK，Brian，” he smiled slightly，“You are right．I should study hard．”

I stood there for a moment，finally able to breathe again．I was happy that my friendship with James ___15___．

1．A．but                 B．so                C．because          D．unless

2．A．nobody               B．a(chǎn)nybody           C．everybody        D．somebody

3．A．in front of             B．behind              C．before           D．a(chǎn)round

4．A．whispered              B．talked              C．spoke             D．a(chǎn)nswered

5．A．book                 B．note               C．hand               D．smile

6．A．closely               B．clearly             C．mostly            D．lively

7．A．said to him             B．a(chǎn)sked the teacher    C．thought to myself    D．talked to me

8．A．had                 B．hadn't             C．has               D．hasn't

9．A．a(chǎn)nswers             B．name              C．pictures           D．questions

10．A．happy              B．a(chǎn)ngry              C．excited            D．silly

11．A．why              B．when              C．how                    D．what

12．A．eyes              B．body               C．mind            D．memory

13．A．well enough          B．good enough      C．hard enough        D．bad enough

14．A．first               B．last               C．next              D．second

15．A．destroyed           B．wasn't destroyed     C．has destroyed     D．can't destroy