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Ea sy Way s to Keep Your Brain Sharp

  Everyone i s forgetful, but a s we age, we start to feel like our brain s are slowing down a bit-and that can be a very annoying thing.  1   Read on for some technique s worth trying.

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  People who regularly made plan s and looked forward to upcoming event s had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer' s di sea se(老年性痴呆症), according to a recent study.  3   Something a s simple a s setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do.There' s evidence that people who have a purpo se in life or who are working on long or short-term goal s appear to do better.In other word s, keep your brain looking forward.

  2.Go for a walk.

  Mildly rai sed glucose(葡萄糖)level s can harm the area of the brain that help s you form memorie s and phy sical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal level s.In fact, exerci se produce s chemical s that are good for your brain.  4  

  3.Learn something new.

  Take a Spani sh cla s s online, join a drawing club, or learn to play card s.A study found that mental stimulation limit s the weakening effect s of aging on memory and the mind.But the be st thing for your brain i s when you learn something new and are phy sically active at the same time.  5   Or you can ju st go dancing with your friend s.

A.Focu s on the future.

B.Thi s can be e specially harmful to the aged.

C.It should be something like learning gardening.

D.So take a few minute s each day to do some reading.

E.But don't worry if our schedule i sn't filled with life-changing event s.

F.Luckily, re search show s there i s a lot you can do to avoid tho se moment s.

G.In other word s, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1933, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff (悬崖) on which they had been built. While ex??perts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

Erosion (侵蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be aban??doned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea.

Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland ar??ea of hard rock, which will not be eaten as limestone is. Mean??while, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain fu??ture, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knock??down price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.

What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?

A. The rising of the sea level.

B. The experts’ short of knowledge.

C. The washing-away of limestone cliff.

D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.

The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.

A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England

B. has now become a threat to the local residents

C. can be stopped if proper measures are taken

D. is quickly changing the map of England

The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.

A. warn people whose homes are in danger

B. provide an effective way to slow it down

C. help to its eventual solution

D. lead to its eventual solution(www.nmet168.com)

It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.

A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea

B. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas

C. the government is too slow in taking action

D. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1933, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff (悬崖) on which they had been built. While ex??perts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

Erosion (侵蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be aban??doned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea.

Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland ar??ea of hard rock, which will not be eaten as limestone is. Mean??while, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain fu??ture, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knock??down price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.

1. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?

A. The rising of the sea level.

B. The experts’ short of knowledge.

C. The washing-away of limestone cliff.

D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.

2. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.

A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England

B. has now become a threat to the local residents

C. can be stopped if proper measures are taken

D. is quickly changing the map of England

3. The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.

A. warn people whose homes are in danger

B. provide an effective way to slow it down

C. help to its eventual solution

D. lead to its eventual solution

4. It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.

A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea

B. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas

C. the government is too slow in taking action

D. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

 

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       Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.However, you can receive better grades if you want.Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work.Here's how:

       1Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule of your time.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments.Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule.

       2Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later.Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

       3Skim before you read.Look over a passage, quickly before you begin to read it more carefully.As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized.Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions; Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well.

       4        .Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too.If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.

       5Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively (过分地) about a single test.

       There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.

1.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

       If you fail an ea-am, don't let it trouble you too much.

                                                                              

                                                                               

2.According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?

       (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                               

                                                                              

3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with a proper sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                               

                                                                              

4.Which tip do you think is the most useful? Why? (Please answer within 20 words.)

                                                                               

                                                                              

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

                                                                              

                                                                               

 

  We often hear the saying,“You’ve a greater chance of being struck by lightning than…”It is used to describe something that hasn't got much chance of happening. However. this common saying undermines(削弱)the very real danger of lightning

  Last Friday,at least five people were killed by lightning in Nepal

  Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year,and of those,about 73 people die. More people ale killed by lightning than by tornados and hurricanes.

  Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time. its danger does not receive a8 much attention as other disasters

  To raise awareness(意识)of the damage of lightning the US has made June 22―28 National Lightning Safety Week It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lighting and provide safety tips about what to do during thunderstorms

    “If you can hear thunder(雷),you are in danger of being struck by lightning,”said Rocky Lopes,a disaster educator at the American Red Cross

    “Thunder means that lighting is close enough to hit you at any minute. so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended The single most important thing to remember is to find a hiding place,”Lopes said

  Summer is the time for most lighting storms,so when lightning strikes across the sky,remember these safety tips:Stop working,fishing,swimming or playing in an open al-ea

  If you count less than ten seconds between the thunder and the lighting flash. take cover inside the nearest building. If that is not possible. follow these instruments.

    Do not stand under a tree

    Do not use a mobile phone

    Get off bicycles or motorcycles.

    Crouch(蹲下) down if there is no hiding place.

 

46 The popular opinion about being struck by lightning is that         .

  A there is a great chance of being killed by lightning than by any other natural disaster

  B it is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters

  C the chance that a person to be struck by lightning is very small

  D it is impossible for people to be killed by lighting

47 On average,about    of people struck by lighting die as a result

    A 18. 5%  B 50%  C 30%  D 73%

48 Among all the safety tips,the most important one is that when you ate outside and hear  thunder you should

  A. stand beside your bicycle or motorcycle    B. quickly find a place to hide

  C count ten seconds between the thunder and the lightning

  D. don’t use a hair drier

49 During thunderstorms,you should not

  A. enter a place to hide      B turn off the TV

  C close your window       D use your mobile phone

50 According to the article,what does June 22-28 National Lighting Safety Week refer to?

  A There is one week free from work

  B There ale some warnings shown

  C The public ale provided with safety tips about lightning

  D During the week in the US,lightning happens certainly.

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