《敢考》八年级下HoldEnglish,holdfuture!1地址:深圳市南山区愉康花园7栋103室电话:33010712;15118123233Chapter1Memory1.Howmuchdiditcost?=2.Readthewordsinthelistbelowanormalspeed.3.Writedownasmwordsasyoucanremember.4.InJoyce’sarticle,amanlosthiswifeafteraaccident.5.Makingpicturesinyourmind(help)yourememberthings.6.Tonyusedabooktohelphimwhisarticle.7.Ourmemorygets(well)ifsomethingbadhappenstus.8.Whenwegetold,ourshort-termmemorybecomes(bad).9.Ican’trememberwtheothertwothingsare!10.Isawaprogrammeontelevisionaboutamanwithan(injure)brain.11.Hecouldnotrememberanythingfor(long)thanafewminutes.12.Hewasoftenangryherbecausehethoughtthatshenevervisitedhim.13.Ifyouwanttoremembersomething,youshouldmakeapofitinyourmind.14.Aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa“mile”bthefirstletterandthelastletter.15.Thismakesitthe(long)wordintheworld.16.Herememberedthecorrectorderof1,820playingcard,after(see)themjustonce.17.Memoryisconnectedourfeelings.18.Ifsomethingdhappens,weusuallyrememberitwell.19.Fore,mostoldpeopleintheUSAcanrememberwtheywerewhenthey__________(hear)aboutthedofPresidentJohnFKennedyin1963.20.Iwonderwit’sliketobeanastronaut.21.Iwasverysorry(hear)aboutthedeathofyourgrandmother.22.Iremember(lock)thedoorwhenIleftthismorning,butwhenIreturnedIfoundthedoorhalfopen.23.presidentofUSAisgoingtovisitUKnextmonth.(a,an,the)24.WhenGrandpalookedathisoldphotos,pastmemoriespouredthismind.25.Thefridgehasgonewagain.Thefoodinsidesmellsbad.26.(save)wateristhetopicofourdiscussiontoday.27.Shedvisithimreally,butheforgotaboutitafterafewminutes.28.Shesuggests(make)apictureinyourmindwhenyouwanttorememberthings.29.Whosearticlecsomestoriesaboutpeoplewithamazingmemories?30.Memoryplaysapinlisteningcomprehension.31.Ifyoutakeafishoutofwater,it.(die)32.Metal(melt)ifyouheatit.33.Ifyoulookituinthedictionary,you’llfindoitsmeaning.34.Ifyouwriteashoppinglist,you’llremember(get)allthethings.35.Youwillbelateforschoolunlessyouleavenow.=36.Unlessyouwanttowatchsomething,Iamgoingtoswitchthetelevisionoffnow.=37.---SorryI’mlate,Tony,thebusbrokedown,therewerenotaxis.《敢考》八年级下HoldEnglish,holdfuture!2地址:深圳市南山区愉康花园7栋103室电话:33010712;15118123233---That’sallright,Arthur.I’vejustgotheremyself,Iwasn’twaitingforlong.38.I’veforgottentobtheticketswithme.39.What’swrongwithyou?=40.Ican’trememberanythinganymore.==41.You’dbettergetitrepaired,you?42.WhatsuggestiondoesTonymaketoArthur?=43.IfIwin¥100,000onaTVquizshow,Iwillgivesometopeopleinneed.=44.Itis(help)foryoutoregularlystimulateyourbraintomakeyourmemoryworkbetter.45.(learn)anewskillalsohelpsyourbraindevelop.46.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitamins(be)necessaryforyourmemorytoworkproperly.47.Alsoyoumustallowyourbraintohaveesleepandrest.48.Whyyouarea,yourbrainstoresmemory.49.Notgenoughsleepcancauseproblemswithstoringinformation.50.Also,btiredwillstopyoufromconcentratingwell.51.Caffeineinteaandcoffeecanprevent(sleep)andhelpconcentration,butitcanalsocauseproblemswithmemory.52.Inordertoconcentratewell,youmustberelaxed.53.Whenyoutrytomemorizesomething,youshouldfocusyou'reaonthemostimportantthingsaboutit.54.Keepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportant.=55.Immediatememoryholdspiecesofinformationfromthefivesensesforlessthanasecond.=56.Iterejectsthemorpassesthemontoshort-termmemory.57.Short-termmemorycanholdaboutsevenpiecesofinformationatat.=58.Long-termmemorycanholdinformationforthewholeofour(life).59.Somescientistsbelievethatlong-termmemorycan(divide)intotwotypes.60.Onetyperemembersevents,andtheremembersknowledge.Chapter2Cartoons1.Whyareyoulookingat(you)inthemirror,Lo?2.I’mwatching(good)cartooncharacterintheworld.3.TomandJerryaretwoof(popular)cartooncharactersintheworld.4.Theshortcartoonsarefoffun---Tom,thecat,alwaystriestocatchJerry,themouse.5.Thecartoonsalsohavealongh.6.WilliamHannaandJosephBarberabothworkedforMGMthelate1930s.7.Theirboss,aman(call)FredQuimby,toldthemtomakefunnycartoonsforcinemas.8.Togethertheythoughtoftheideaofacat(try)tocatchamouse.《敢考》八年级下HoldEnglish,holdfuture!3地址:深圳市南山区愉康花园7栋103室电话:33010712;151181232339.Theythoughtitwouldbefunnytomakethemousecleverandalways(get)thecatintotrouble.10.ThefirstTomandJerrycartoon(show)incinemasin1940.11.Itwasagreats,sotheirbosstoldHannaandBarberatomake(many).12.Overthenextseventeenyears,HannaandBarberamadeahugenofTomandJerrycartoons.13.Mofthecartoonsareaboutsevenminuteslong.14.Itiseasytounderstandthecartoonsbecausethereisusuallyno(speak)inthem.15.Instead,thetwoanimals(alwaysrun)aroundorfightingeachother.16.TTomalwaysthinkshecancatchJerry,heneverhasanysuccess.17.Int,HannaandBarberamade114TomandJerrycartoons.18.Inalmosteveryone,Tomisintwithhisowner,andJerrylathim.19.Thefamouscatandmousearespopulartoday.20.ThecartoonsarestillshownonTVallatheworld.21.Shelookslikea(cheer)girl.22.Thissteakstough.23.Idon’tfeellike(get)up.24.Isuplastnightdoingmytermpaper.25.IfounditquitehardandIdrankalotofcoffeetokeep(I)awake.26.I’dpsomethinghot.27.Itisdifficulttofalla.28.Inmyo,cartoonsareeasytodraw.29.Thecornersofhismouthandeyebrowsare(turn)down.30.Earlyonemorning,acrowsatatalltree.31.Abpieceofmeatwasinhermouth.32.Thefoxthentoldthecrowtha