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.
longer-lasting, important, invent, fill, replace , symbol, keep , tradition, loud, experience, scare |
Firecrackers ( 爆 竹 ), known as Baozhu in Chinese have been used for centuries in many celebrations. They are a(n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} part of Chinese folk culture.
Firecrackers{#blank#}2{#/blank#} a long period of improvement. In ancient China, firecrackers were made from bamboo. That's because the bamboo bangs (爆炸) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} when it is burned. In the Tang Dynasty, an inventor called Li Tian was the first to{#blank#}4{#/blank#} bamboo with powder (火药) to make louder bangs. This{#blank#}5{#/blank#} won him the name of "Chinese Father of Fireworks". Then by the Song Dynasty, bamboo{#blank#}6{#/blank#} by paper. And the firecrackers were connected together, which allowed for even louder and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}bangs.
Ancient people used firecrackers to{#blank#}8{#/blank#} away bad spirits with their loud sounds. And they believed that lighting firecrackers would bring them good luck in the coming new year.
Nowadays, the use of firecrackers is still a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} during many Chinese festivals. One of the main reasons is that firecrackers provide the festivals with joyful sounds. They are still seen as a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}of joy and happiness in the modern times. It's likely that Chinese people will always{#blank#}11{#/blank#} this tradition alive.
试题篮
