【题目】You can't remember who sings a certain song from the 90s. You Google it. You're arguing with a friend about who played Mickey in The Goonies. You solve the problem by Googling it. You don't know the way to that new restaurant. You Google Maps it.

We hold the answers to about all of life's questions in our hands today. But that means our brains are feeling free to take some rest. According to the Daily Mail, our growing reliance on(依赖) the Internet for fact checking is making our memories worse.

Scientists at Harvard University found people now regard Google and other search engines as an outside part of their own brains, rather than a tool. Writing in the Journal Scientific American, Harvard psychologists Daniel Wegner and Adrian Ward warn that people who believe their memorable facts that are saved online are much worse at remembering them.

"The Internet is also unlike a human memory partner; it knows more and can produce the information more quickly, You can find almost all information today easily through a quick Internet search. It may be that the Internet is taking the place of people's memory."

In a series of tests, researchers found it was easy for people to remember information well if they believed it would be deleted.

Those who thought it was stored on a computer were more forgetful, even if they were asked to keep the information in mind.

【1】When people want to check a fact, probably they will .

A. look up in a book

B. ask friends

C. use the Internet

D. go to teachers for help

2According to the passage, if we depend on the Internet for fact checking, .

A. our brains will become smaller

B. our brains will become bigger

C. our memories will become worse

D. our memories will become better

3People are easy to remember things well if they know .

A. they will lose the information

B. they will lose the computer

C. the information is good for them

D. the information is important

4The writer wants to tell us .

A. not to use Google

B. Google is bad for our memory

C. Google is a good tool for checking facts

D. not to depend on the Internet for checking facts too much

【题目】 China's Olympic 110m hurdles(110米跨栏)gold medalist and former world record holder Liu Xiang announced(宣布)his retirement(退役)on Tuesday, April 7.Liu Xiang started his way of a hurdle player at the age of 13.And 19 years later he has to retire because of his__ foot injury.

As one of the best athletes(运动员) in China, Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, becoming the first man Olympic champion in athletics in China. Later in 2006, Liu Xiang set the new world 110m hurdles record of 12.88 seconds in Lausanne, Switzerland. at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Xiang gave up the race of 110m hurdles because his feet hurt badly before the race. In 2012, Liu Xiang the competition again for the same reason at London Olympics. Although Liu Xiang tried to overcome his injury and come back to competition, he did not succeed in making it and finally to end his sports career(事业) officially at the age of 32.

In the announcement of his retirement, Liu Xiang showed his thanks his family, coaches and friends. He said he thanked all the support he had when he won or lost given by them, and the support has always encouraged him to carry on, big the challenge is.

Looking back at Liu Xiang's sports career, he has made great achievements in the event of 110m hurdles. He is a World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion. He is truly the pride of Chinese. As for the future, Liu Xiang plans to make his contribution to the youth sports development and more activities that allow him to connect more with children in mountain areas. As said by himself, "Everyone has something that he wants to do. I have made a clear_ for the coming years. I believe I want to do is something that is simple. Even if it's not big, I am sure that it can make a real difference."

【1】A.getting B. becoming C. going D. making

2A.harmful B. ill C. serious D. badly

3A.But B. Although C. Instead D. While

4A.took B. had C. missed D. won

5A.liked B. kept C. decided D. began

6A.with B. to C. on D. around

7A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however

8A.enter B. take part C. join D. join in

9A.mistake B. mind C. plan D. living

10A.what B. how C. anything D. nothing

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