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重庆九龙坡区名校联考2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末素质测查卷（含听力音频）
How healthy are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Now a new electric toothbrush (电动牙刷) can help you know how long and how well you brush.
The Kolibree toothbrush was shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It shows how it is moved and that it can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone.
The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don't forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you're brushing long enough. "It's kind of like having a dentist watch you brushing," says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.
The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other APPs on your phone, so developers could, for example, make a game controlled (控制) by your toothbrush. You could get points for beating monsters (怪物) while brushing your teeth. "We try to make it smart but also fun," Serval says.
Why did Serval invent the toothbrush? He says this idea is from his experience as a father. Every day, he asked his kids if they brushed their teeth after he came home from work. They said "yes," but Serval always found their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.
The company says the Kolibree will be on sale this summer, for $99 to $199. The U.S. is the first market.
My good memory is often seen as something that we are thirsty for, while a bad memory as something that can hardly be changed. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ,. Here are some tips（贴士） for you.
◆ Take an interest
We all remember the things we are interested in, and always forget the ones that bore us. This explains the reason why school boys remember football results easily but struggle（挣扎）with dates from their history lessons! Develop an active interest in what you want to remember. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
◆ Repeat things in chunks（块）.
Repeating things in chunks is the best way to remember things in a short time, for example, remembering a long number for a few seconds. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919318483. But divide them into "groups" or "chunks", and it becomes much easier: 1492 1789 1931 8483.
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It's another good way to make up a story which includes all the things you want to remember. In experiments, people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this way. When they were tested later, they could remember about 90% of them. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Make up a story. B. Take physical exercise. C. The test result was really amazing! D. Grouping numbers may help you to remember them. E. As we know, too much pressure is very bad for the memory. F. In fact, there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory. G. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions — the more, the better! |
Our English teacher Mrs. Wang let us do an English project—researching the Chinese traditional festivals. Here are two groups' reports about it.
The subject we've chosen is Lantern Festival. We've collected much information about the festival by doing some reading in the library. Lantern Festival has a history of about 2, 000 years. It's celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar (阴历) month. People get together to enjoy colorful lanterns and play riddle (谜语) games. Small gifts are usually offered when they get right answers. It's a tradition to eat tangyuan on this special day. As for the next step, we will make our own lanterns and make some English riddles. This will help us understand the meaning of the festival better. | Linda:
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We learned about Dragon Boat Festival. To do the research, we searched for information online and visited a local museum about culture and customs. We've learned a lot about the festival. With a history of about 2,000 years, Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the fifth lunar month. People usually celebrate it by watching boat races. Zongzi is the most traditional food that is eaten to honour the great poet Qu Yuan. Next, we plan to learn how to make zongzi, and produce an English video to make the festival known by more people around the world. | John:
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Beijing | Kunming | |
Location | north | south |
Population | over 21 million | over 7 million |
Weather | hot in summer and cold in winter | warm all the year round |
Famous place | the Forbidden City | the Stone Forest |
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