题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
牛津版（深圳·广州）英语八年级上册Unit 7 Memory 第3课时Grammar训练案
When you do not use your arms or legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using then again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错).But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(负有责任) and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but they usually have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they have to remember things. They cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things as much as possible.
A Californian company wants to build a hotel in orbit (天体等运行的轨道). The space hotel will open in 2027. It will be able to carry up to 400 people. The space hotel will be shaped like a large wheel, with 24 space pods (舱) around the outside of the 200-meter-wide structure. The pods will be used for restaurants, bars, gyms, rooms for tourists, laboratories for research and so on. ▲
A UK company Seedlip has released (发布) a gift box that uses packaging (包装材料) made from mycelium (菌丝体). Seedlip is working with Magical Mushroom Company to make the packaging. Magical Mushroom adds mycelium to natural materials that farmers no longer need. As the mycelium tries to break the materials down, it grows threads (线) that form a strong and light material that can be used as packaging. And after being used, it breaks down naturally in about 40 days in a garden. |
What do you think of the Chinese language?
| Isaiah Pablo | It's a beautiful language! I love Chines characters and the meanings they have. I think the grammar of the Chinese language easy. The pronunciation is difficult, though. |
| Jia Jiang | I like it a lot. It' s cool and very different from English. Learning new Chinese characters feels rewarding (有益的). I enjoy it, and I think everyone should give Chinese a try if they are interested in challenging themselves. |
Jasmine Cheng | I think it's interesting. The Chinese language has tones( 声调), and those tones distinguish (区分) the meaning of different characters. For example, "十(shí)"means ten, and"是(shì)"means yes. However, there are also other words with the same tone but different meanings. For example,"书 (shū)' means book, and"输 (shū)"means to lose. |
| Alvin Hansen | I find Chinese characters very hard. They are not only hard to memorize （记住) but also hard to pronounce. And writing in Chinese is hard, too. The Chinese characters write often end up going through the bottom (底部) line in my notebook. |
试题篮
A Space Hotel Will Open Soon
Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have made a new type of cloth that can be used as a digital display (数字显示) . Professor Peng Huisheng and his team have spent 10 years trying to make "digital cloth" with a silver-plated yarn (银镀纱) and a kind of thread. The cloth could allow a driver to view a GPS map on their arm while driving. It could also help people communicate better if they have language barriers or disabilities. 
A Gift Box Made from Mycelium
