You will spend hours at the gym training your body, but do you ever think about training your brain? Here are four ways to keep your brain mentally (脑力上地) active and healthy.

Play games

Your brain is a muscle just like the ones in the rest of your body. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. For example, doing a crossword puzzle (纵横填字游戏) once a day is a good way to give the brain the exercise it needs. This kind of puzzle is good at training different areas of the brain. But remember that when doing this puzzle, you should gradually increase the complexity (复杂度); otherwise, it will become repetitive (重复乏味的) and stop being mentally challenging.

Talk aloud

Although it might sound strange to you, talking aloud is a great way to boost your memory. A good exercise to try is counting to 99 in threes as fast as you can.

Be a team leader

If you find you can do your work very easily, you should find a new task. It is important that your job should be mentally challenging. Complex jobs are often more challenging and make the brain work a little harder.

Learn a language

A study found that, compared with those who could speak only one language, the people who could speak two languages had a slower rate of cognitive (认知能力) decrease. Learning a new language is very challenging and it makes sure that different areas of the brain have their lights on.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Why you should train your brain.

B.How to be a good team leader.

C.Training the brain is more important than training the body.

D.How to make your brain healthy and work actively.

2.Which word can replace the word "boost" in the third paragraph?

A.Change.           B.Promote.          C.Decrease.         D.Lose.

3.We should gradually increase the complexity when doing crossword puzzles because ______.

A.if we don’t use our brain, we will lose it

B.we should make our brain face different challenges

C.our brain is a muscle like other parts in our bodies

D.these puzzles can work on different areas of the brain

4.Which group of people have a slower rate of cognitive decrease?

A.Those who don’t often do crossword puzzles.

B.Those who don’t often count to 99 in threes.

C.Those who do their work very easily.

D.Those who can speak more than one language.

 

Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.

The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.

    Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions; have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.

    Don’t try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don’t study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.

1.The main purpose of the article is______.

A. to prove that learning is not difficult

B. to make the readers be interested in study

C. to tell the importance of self teaching

D. to tell the students how to study well

2.The first thing to remember in studying is that ______.

A. you must like the subject

B. you must follow the teacher

C. you must enjoy learning

D. you must study hard

3.The following advice is given in the article EXCEPT______.

A. To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.

B. To study at any possible time and place.

C. To review and preview

D. To pay attention to the most important things.

4.Among the following statements, ______is true.

A. The more learning methods we have, the better we will study.

B. Finding the best learning method is the most important in learning.

C. Knowing good methods, you can’t be good at study without working hard.

D. Once we have mastered a good learning method, we can improve our study greatly.

5.From the passage, we can conclude that ______.

A. No pains, no gains         B. Better late than never  

C. Study comes first          D. Good methods, good results.

 

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For career advancement or just for fun, thousands are going back to school online.

In our age of rapid change, big rewards go to those who possess cutting-edge knowledge. Employers and customers look for people who can successfully negotiate the opportunities around us.

From being able to skillfully operate leading software programs, to web development, to improving personal skills; thousands are sharpening their minds and careers with exciting courses on the Internet.

Internet-based, online courses give you a number of convenient advantages. With nothing more than an online connection and a browser(浏览器)you can logon and enjoy one of thousands of study programs via web pages and email. There are never any commuting or parking hassles(匆忙). Multimedia online courses also make learning easy and fun!

Because virtual schools on the Net don’t require a campus, full-time staff, or a football team, Internet-based courses are far cheaper than traditional classroom courses. You can learn at your own pace, doing assignments and communicating with instructors and fellow learners whenever you have time.

Before you enroll, check to see if your employer or business requires a specific kind of knowledge. You can pursue online study towards skills that you require on the job. If your goal is strictly self-improvement, look for a course that focuses on developing skills you can enjoy and use. You have your own choice.                               . It costs a lot, takes too much time, or has little to do with your life.

If it has been long time since you took a class, you will probably find the rewards of study have improved. Adults with rich work and life experience have a wealth of knowledge they can use to add depth and meaning to their studies. You often find things you can quickly learn in an internet course give you new insight into experiences at work.

1.What is talked about in the passage? (within 10 words)

_____________________________________________________________________________

2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with a proper sentence. (within 15 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

3.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

You can learn at whatever speed that suits you, do your homework and communicate with your teachers and fellow learners no matter when you have time.

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.What is one disadvantage of online study in your opinion? (within 30 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

 

 

I have been a student at Bentley College in Waltham for some time now, so I have a lot of experience and know how things work at Bentley. As a freshman(新生)at Bentley College you will be living in the Tree Dorms, Slade Hall or Miller Hall. I would highly suggest that you choose to live in the Tree Dorms because this is where most fresh-men are going to be living. There will be a lot of activities going on in the building and you will meet lots of people. Slade Hall is next to the parking lot(停车场)and not far from the Tree Dorms, so that would be your second choice. As Miller Hall is small and far away, it would be my last choice for freshmen housing. If Bentley offers you the chance to live with second or third year students you’d better refuse their offer and live with freshmen. Living with your classmates will make the transition (过渡) into college life a lot easier.

     As a freshman your classes should be easy. After freshman year your classes will become a lot more difficult, so I advise that you get down to business early in the first year. There are two very easy things you can do to increase your knowledge as a freshman. The first is to just go to class and the second is to always do your homework. I also highly advise that you do it on your own and try to stay disciplined(遵守纪律的). It is too easy to put your homework away and then get really behind and not be able to learn everything before a mid-term or final exam.

1.The author advises freshmen to live in the Tree Dorms because ___________.

A. it is across the parking lot from Slade Hall

B. it is small and quite far away from the playground

C. there are many second and third year students there

D. there are many freshmen and more activities

2.Where is Slade Hall?

A. Near Miller Hall.

B. Far from Tree Dorms.

C. Beside the car park.

D. Near the classrooms.

3.According to the author, how can freshmen improve knowledge?

A. Remember to do homework by discussing it with others.

B. Finish homework and go to class every day.

C. Try to spend more time in the library.

D. Be able to learn something before a mid-term or final exam.

4.The author writes the passage to ___________.

A. tell new students how to get used to college life

B. tell new students about their teachers and dormitory

C. show the differences between college and high school

D. tell readers about some funny things at Bentley College

 

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We all look forward to vacations. They can give our daily life colorful meaning. Moreover, in the busy world we live in, we all need a vacation to get the rest and relaxation our bodies desire. The most important thing in planning a vacation is where you will spend your vacation. If you want to make sure you can visit the best vacation spot(地点), there are many factors(因素)that will influence where the best vacation spot is for you.

The first thing to consider when choosing the best vacation spot is what you would like to do. Do you want to ski? Do you want to surf? Are you looking for a spot that has great shopping and a beach as well? Are you looking for something that is a little more historic or that has religious meaning to you? These are great questions to ask.

And once you have decided on this, you may want to decide what time you are taking your vacation. It would be difficult to have a ski trip in Colorado in the middle of July. You would want to visit in the winter. Or if you have your heart set on skiing in July, you would need to go to South America, such as Chile, to do your skiing at this time of year.

The next thing to consider when finding the best vacation spot for your trip is your budget(预算). You may want to go to Italy to see the old historic buildings, such as the Sistine Chapel. But the fact is that if you don’t have the money to back it up, you won’t be able to do this. You may find the best thing for you is to visit some old castles in America. You can find these throughout the eastern United States, such as North Carolina. And you will also find great shopping and many other attractions for your vacation. Perhaps you are someone who has always wanted to go to Cancun for spring break. If you do not have the budget for this, Miami is also a great place. There are plenty of bars there. It has plenty of attractions and even some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. It also has South Beach, which is actually a fantastic beach.

There are amazing vacation destinations all over the world. The choice is really up to you. It truly depends on your taste, budget and what you want to do on your vacation. There are many websites to help you find the best price no matter what your budget is. Keep the advice in mind and you will be on your way to having a wonderful vacation that you will be talking about for the rest of your life.

Title

Finding the best vacation spot

Advantages

of vacations

●Make our daily life (1)____________.

●Give us rest and make our bodies (2)___________.

The factors

you should

(3)_________

(4)_________

This is the most important thing in (5)__________ a vacation.

Activities

Where you will spend your vacation (6)________ on what you would prefer to do.

Time

Choose the right time or you’ll have (7)__________ in doing what you want.

Your budget

●When finding a vacation spot you like, you should know whether you can (8)__________ it or not.

●If you do not have (9)_________ money, you can find other similar attractions that cost less.

(10)_________

Keep the above advice in mind and you’ll have a vacation that you’ll never forget.

 

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