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河南省许昌市实验中学2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语第一次月考
"What's the name of the supermarket? Ican't remember right now." Have you ever heard your grandparents askquestions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people's memorybecomes bad because their brains get weak. But now a team of scientists at theUniversity of Tubingen in Germany has a new idea. "The human brain worksslower in old age," says Michael Ramscar, the team's lead scientist, "onlybecause it has stored more information over time." The findings are basedon a series of computer tests related to learning and memory.
Scientists had the computers read a certain amount ofwords and learn new things each day. When the computer "read" a smallamount of data（数据），its performance on cognitive（认知）tests wassimilar to that of a young adult . But if the computer took in larger amountsof data, its performance was similar to that of an older adult. Oftenitwas slower, but not because its processing ability had dropped. Rather,increased "experience" had caused the computer's database to grow,giving it more data to process-which takes more time. This is similar to howold people process information.
Imagine that one person knows just two people's birthdaysand can get them right each time he or she is asked. Another person knows thebirthdays of 2,000 people, but can only match the right person to the rightbirthday 9 times out of 10. Can you say the first person has a better memorythan the second person?
"The larger the library you have in your head, thelonger it usually takes to find a particular word," Benedict Carey, ascience reporter for The New York Times, wrote in an article about the study.
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China Hanfu Day is on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, this day was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as Shangsi Festival (上巳节). Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese {#blank#}6{#/blank#}pride in traditional clothing, as well as Chinese culture.
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty It has a history of about 3,000 years and it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} greatly so far. However, some of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} main characteristics (特点) remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap (交叠) on the front which is called "jiao ling".
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As a student, you may be required to write reviews.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Writer Luisa Plaja offers her suggestions on how to write a good review of a book.
Start with a couple of sentences describing what the book is about. As a common rule, try to avoid writing in detail(细节) about anything that happens from about the middle of the book. If the book is part of a series(系列), it can be useful to talk about this.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Pay attention to your thoughts and feelings about the story and the way it was told. You could try answering a couple of the following questions:
Who was your favourite role, and why?
What was your favourite part of the book, and why?
Did the book make you laugh or cry?
Did the story keep you turning the pages?
Talk about anything you disliked about the book.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example: Did you wish the ending wouldn't be magic because you found it surprising? Did you find it difficult to care about a main character, and did you know why? Did the story focus on a topic you aren't interested in?
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Summarise (总结) some of your thoughts on the book by suggesting the type of readers you'd introduce the book to. For example: younger readers, older readers, fans of relationship drama, mystery stories or comedy.
A. Gather together your review. B. Talk about why you think it didn't work for you. C. Do you like writing reviews? D. Discuss what you especially liked about the book. E. Can you complete a review easily? |
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Many people often meet such difficult situations. They don't know the way{#blank#}1{#/blank#}a new place, and they are too shy to ask people for the ways. Here are some tips on how to ask for the way {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
First, we must know some important and useful{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, such as "Excuse me" "Could you please ..." and "Thanks a lot". For example, when we want to ask someone strange for the way, we should say "Excuse me" at first. After we know how to get to the final place, we should say "Thanks" to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Next "Could you please ..." is often used while{#blank#}5{#/blank#}strangers. In some countries, people also use it in many different situations. It's also polite to shake hands with the strangers. It is important to learn{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to use right languages in different situations.
Second, we often need to take some useful things with us. They usually include pens, special maps, cameras, smartphones{#blank#}7{#/blank#}so on. Sometimes a pen can help us to reach the right place. We can write down the important words about the place, and then we can show them to the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}who we want to ask for help. Of course, smartphones can also help us a lot. The GPS on{#blank#}9{#/blank#}can help us find the correct way. Before we go to a strange place, we can get some photos about it online. Then we can show the photos about it to the strangers when we ask for directions.
All above are polite and useful ways to find the way to a place. Hope they are{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.
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