_____is known to us all is that the old writer for ____life was hard in the past , still works very hard in his eighties.

 A. What; whom    B. As; whom    C. It; whose    D. What; whose

When Jack arrived, he learned Mary _____ for almost an hour.

   A. had gone  B. had set off  C. had left  D. had been away

The three sisters decided to hold a family party to ________their parents’silver wedding.

   A．celebrate     B．memorize    C．congratulate     D．welcome 

One fine afternoon, I was walking along Fifth Street when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wished to buy only one pair was unimportant. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye. A boy clerk, who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” he said “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” I replied.

　 His eyes shone. There was a note of excitement in his voice. “Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?” I had no idea of that, as my entrance had been accidental. “Come with me,” said the boy, eagerly. I followed him to the back of the shop, and he began to pull down box after box from the shelves, showing their contents (内装物)for my choice.

“Hold on, lad” I said “I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Aren’t they wonderful!” There was on his face an expression of seriousness and pride and delight as if he were showing me the secrets of his religion（宗教信仰）. I became far more interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in surprise. “My friend, ” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not merely from having a new job, if you can keep up this high spirit and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States.”

1.What did the writer want to buy one fine afternoon?

A. A pair of shoes.　　　　　　　　　　 B. A pair of socks.

C. Two pairs of socks.　　　　　　　　 D. A set of books.

2.Which is true according to the passage?

A. The shop was on the Second Road.　　 B. The boy was 18 years old.

C. The boy was not in high spirits.　　　　 D. The writer entered the shop by chance.

3.What the writer said in the last paragraph means that ______.

A. if you don’t work hard, you will lose the job

B. you should keep on following your customs

C. if you keep up your great interest in your work, you will succeed in the future

D. if you are too hardworking, you will fail

Even facts “forgotten” by people during a busy day may be retrieved if this is followed by a good night’s sleep.

Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple words．Many found their memories letting them down towards the end of the day, but the following morning, those who had slept well could recall much more.

Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could “rescue” lost memories during the night.

When the brain is first asked to remember something that memory is laid down in an “unstable” state, meaning that it is possible that it could be lost．At some point, the brain consolidates those it deems important into a “stable”, more permanent state．However, the Chicago researchers suggested that it was possible for a “stable” memory to be made “unstable” again．This would mean that memories could be modified then filed away again in the face of new experiences.

The 12 volunteers tested in the experiment were played words created through a speech synthesizer which were purposely difficult to understand．Initially, the written version of the word  from the audio version only．Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended.

However, when the volunteers were retested after a good night’s sleep, they were able to recall some words that they had “ forgotten” the previous evening.

Dr Daniel, one of the study authors, said: “Sleep consolidates memories, protecting them against subsequent interference or decay．Sleep also appears to “recover” or restore memories.” He said: “If performance is reduced by decay, sleep might actively recover what has been lost.”

Dr Karim Nader, from the Department of Psychology in McGill University in Montreal, said: “Memory research is undergoing a transformation---no longer is memory thought to be a hard-writing of the brain, instead it seems to be a process of storage and restorage.”

Sleep helps some memories “mature” and also prunes out unimportant memories.

What does the first paragraph implies?

       A．A busy day makes people forget things easily.

       B．People need a good night’s sleep after a busy day.

       C．A good night’s sleep helps memories.

       D．A good night’s sleep helps people forget a busy day.

The words the 12 volunteers played in the experiment were not ____

       A．created through a speech synthesizer

       B．hard to understand

       C．available at the beginning

       D．designed to test people’s ability of understanding

According to the passage, memory_____

       A．is a hard-writing of the brain

       B．is not a process of storage

       C．is not a process of restorage

       D．will be mature with the help of sleep

Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．When people first remember something, the memory is in an “unstable state”.

       B．The brain will change those important unstable memories into stable.

       C．Once the memory become stable, it will never become unstable again.

       D．Sleep can protect memories from being harmed.

假定你是李华，看到班上有部分同学在完成作业时，不自己独立完成而是抄袭他人的作业，针对这种现象，请你以My opinion on copying others’ homework为题谈谈你自己的看法。

English is not easy _____.

   A. learning     B. to learn       C. to be learned    D. learned

–-Did you mind if we set out earlier tomorrow morning?

   ---Well, I’d rather you __________．

       A．don’t              B．won’t           C．didn’t              D．wouldn’t

When asked to explain ________ he does to make his students so fascinated with his lessons, the teacher paused and thought deeply.

  A. what it is that                                    B. that what it is                 

C. what is it that                             D. that what is that

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.      Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.   whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.  

The following methods may work best for you.

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

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● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.