Do you care about your memory（记忆力）？The following ways can help improve your memory.
Sleep: Sleep plays an important part in improving your memory. Enough sleep is very important to have a good memory.
Don’t watch TV while eating: Do not watch television while eating. Some people keep talking and eating while watching TV. Eating is a time when you can take a break from studying and rest your eyes.
Healthy food: Healthy food is important for a healthy mind. Have milk, eggs, fish and fruits. These foods have a lot of nutrients（营养成分）
Make the things interesting: If you find the things the teachers ask you to memorize interesting, you will memorize them more easily. For example, include music and different colors in the things you need to memorize.
Repeat（重复）the things: Repeat the things by singing or talking. Repeating is a good way to memorize things.
Exercise: Do exercise every day. It not only improves the body but improves the mind. Air in the morning keeps your mind clear. A clear mind is needed for memorizing things.
Have a rest: Don’t study for long hours. Have a rest from time to time. Studying for a long time will make you tired and you will find it harder to remember and learn things.
【小题1】 How many ways of improving memory are there in the passage?

We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

1.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _____.

A．they always sleep very well                B．they often eat good food

C．they read a lot of books                   D．they have very good memories

2.Everybody learns his mother language ______.

A．at the age of six                         B．when he is a small child

C．after he goes to school                   D．when he can read and write

3.Before a child can speak, he must ______.

A．read books                            B．write words

C．hear and remember the sounds            D．think hard

4.In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ______.

A．they have no good memories              B．they have no recorders(录音机)

C．they have too much time for it             D．they are busy with other subjects

5.Your memory will become better and better ______.

A．when you have enough good food          B．when you do more and more exercises

C．when you do morning exercises every day    D．when you get up early

Do you care about your memory（记忆力）？The following ways can help improve your memory.

Sleep: Sleep plays an important part in improving your memory. Enough sleep is very important to have a good memory.

Don’t watch TV while eating: Do not watch television while eating. Some people keep talking and eating while watching TV. Eating is a time when you can take a break from studying and rest your eyes.

Healthy food: Healthy food is important for a healthy mind. Have milk, eggs, fish and fruits. These foods have a lot of nutrients（营养成分）

Make the things interesting: If you find the things the teachers ask you to memorize interesting, you will memorize them more easily. For example, include music and different colors in the things you need to memorize.

Repeat（重复）the things: Repeat the things by singing or talking. Repeating is a good way to memorize things.

Exercise: Do exercise every day. It not only improves the body but improves the mind. Air in the morning keeps your mind clear. A clear mind is needed for memorizing things.

Have a rest: Don’t study for long hours. Have a rest from time to time. Studying for a long time will make you tired and you will find it harder to remember and learn things.

1. How many ways of improving memory are there in the passage?

A. Five.   B. Six.   C. Seven.   D. Eight

2.Why shouldn’t you watch TV while eating?

A. Because it will make you eat less.

B. Because you need to rest your eyes.

C. Because you can’t take in enough nutrients in this way.

D. Because it is bad for your mind.

3. Which is NOT good for improving memory according to the passage?

A. Plenty of sleep.

B. Healthy food.

C. All work and a play.

D. Repeating the things you need to memorize.

4.The passage is written for _______.

A. parents   B. players   C. teachers  D. students

阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.

(1)It is _______ that you make ________ excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain（大脑）to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

(3)Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free-from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory.

1.将（1）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺。

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2.回答问题：What should you pay special attention to when trying to remember something?

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3.将（3）句译成中文。________________________________________________________

4.在文中找出与If you are tired, you can’t think clearly and well.意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

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5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

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