“Memorize (记住) these words.” “Learn this spelling rule.” “Don’t forget about the exam tomorrow.” You remember things every day, but how do you do it?

?? When you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term (短暂的) memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about half a minute. However, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years. The major reason for forgetting something is because you do not learn it well at the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them.

1.You remember things every day, but you also forget things easily because you use _______ remember them.

A. your long-term memory???? B. your short-term memory

C. the telephone book??????? D. your notebook

2.How long does the long-term memory last?

A. About half a minute??? B. About 60 minutes?? C. As long as you live?? D.Through many years

3.Your long-term memory includes _________.

A. only your best friend’s telephone number????

B. all information you read on the newspaper

C. almost everything that you remember through the years

D. the names of the new people you meet for the first time

4.What does the underlined word “dial” mean in Chinese?

A. 拨打???? B. 背诵????? C. 抄写???? D. 默写

5.According to the passage, people forget things mainly because _________.

A. they are too lazy to remember them ????????

B. they don’t have a long-term memory

C. they only have a short-term memory????????

D. they don’t learn them well at the beginning

What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.

When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower(割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

1.How do the children in western countries get pocket money?

2.When do they usually start to get pocket money?

3.Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?

4.Why do the elder kids have to work harder?

5.How do they do the chores at the beginning?

It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.
It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.
Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上).
【小题1】Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

Communication between parents and children is becoming a serious problem. I read a   41  about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after   42  with their parents. I think this is because they don’t have a talk with each other. Parents now   43  more time in the office,   44   they don’t have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don’t have the   45  topic to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your   46 , get to know them and   47  them. And for children, show your   48  to your parents. They are the people who love you. So   49  them your thoughts. In this way, you   50  have a better understanding of each other.

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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a p_____ . It's a pity that they don't have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It's a pleasure to watch as they swim i_____   their tank（水槽）。
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable （合适的） tank, and you must fill the tank w_____  suitable water. It is also good for t_____  to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）。 Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good i_____  . They will keep it c_____  
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food t_____   you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only o_____   a day. It is important not to give them  t_____   much food. Just give them as much as they can e_____   up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.