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阅读与表达（1）Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforalongtime,theybecomeweak.Whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Butmanypeopledonotknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitachancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault(过错).Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame(负责),andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyouevernoticedthatsomepeoplewhocan’treadorwriteusuallyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycan’treadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthingswiththeirmind–theycan’twritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheyarealwaysexercisingtheirmemories.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthosepeople:practiceremembering.1.Doesmemoryworkinthesamewayasarmsandlegs?______________________________________________2.Doyourarmsandlegsbecomestrongorweakwhenyouusethemalot?______________________________________________3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthepeoplewithpoormemories?______________________________________________4.Whydothepeoplewhocan’treadorwriteusuallyhavebettermemories?______________________________________________5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?______________________________________________答案：1.Yes.2.Yes.3.Hethinksitisownfault.4.Becausetheycan’treadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthingswiththeirmind.5.Howtohaveagoodmemory.(2)“IfIhadonemillionyuan,Iwouldbuyyouapalace!DoIhaveonemillionyuan?No,Idon’t!SoIonlycanspendtenfenonthisshortmessage,sendingyoumybestwishes!”Today,SMS—ShortMessageServiceispopular,andChinaMobilesaysthateverysecond,thereare410messagesbeingsent.Lookaroundyou!Peoplearewatchingtheirmobiles,smilingorlaughing.Thumbsaremovingquicklyonmobiles,bringinghappinesstotheirfriends.ThroughSMS,weknowtheweatherreport,sharejokesandnews,expressloveandfriendship.SMSisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Itisreportedthat67%ofyoungpeopleliketosendshortmessagestogreeteachother.InternetSMSwillbemorehelpfultopeople.IamthankfulfortheprogressbecauseSMSsavesmemuchmoney.Justonthetopendofathumb,somuchjoycanbefound!1.IsSMS—ShortMessageServiceverypopularinChina?______________________________________________2.Howmuchdoesoneshortmessagecostaccordingtothepassage?______________________________________________3.Whichfingerplaysthemostimportantrole(角色)whensendingshortmessagesonmobiles?______________________________________________4.WholikeSMSbetter,theyoungortheold?______________________________________________5.Thepassageismainlyabout?______________________________________________答案：1.Yes.2.410.3.Thumb.4.Young.5.UseSMSispopularandhelpfultopeople.(3)BASEBALL.It’sjustaword,butformillionsofAmericansitbringstomindsomanyimages(印象).Hogdogs.Coldbeers.Sunnyafternoons.Baseballisthegameoffathersandsons.Fathersandsonshavebeenplayingcatchwitheachotheronlawns（草坪）forgenerationsintheUS.Afather’sfavoriteteambecomeshisson’s.Grandfatherstalktotheirgrandsons,aboutgamesplayedlongago.ManyAmericankidscollectbaseballcards.Thecardshavepicturesoftheirfavoriteplayersonthem.Inschools,friendstradebaseballcardsjustliketheytradelunches.Playersareknownas“theboysofsummers”becausethesportismostoftenplayedinthewarmmonths.Youdon’tneedtobeofacertainsizeorshapetoplaybaseball.Youdon’thavetobetalllikeabasketballplayerorstronglikeanAmericanfootballer.Youjustneedtowanttohavefun.Baseballisnotasfastagameasbasketball.Butwhenyougotoseeagamethere’stimetorelax,talkandgettoknowotherpeople.BaseballmaynotbethemostpopularsportintheUSbutitisthemosttraditional（传统的）.It’snotjustagameanymore,butakeypartofAmericanculture,likeapplepieandgrandma’shouse.1.WhohavebeenplayingcatchwitheachotheronlawnsforgenerationsintheUS?______________________________________________2.Dokidstradebaseballcardsjustliketheytradelunchesinschools?______________________________________________3.Whyarebaseballplayersknownas“boysofsummers”?______________________________________________4.Whichgameisfaster?Baseballorbasketball?______________________________________________5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?______________________________________________答案：1.Fathersandsons.2.Yes.3.Becausethesportismostoftenplayedinthewarmmonths.4.Basketball.5.Baseballisthemosttraditional.(4)Americanslovesports—theylovetoplaythem,towatchthemontelevision,andtotalkaboutthem.Butthishobbysometimeshasseriousresults—atleasttotheplayers.Forexample,whenpeopleplaytennis,sometimestheyhurttheirelbow（肘部）andinthiswaytheydevelop“tenniselbow”.Alsoitiseasytohurtakneeinafootballgame.Theseinjurieshappenwhiletheplayerishavingfun,buttheystillhurt.Afewmonthsago,KathleenSimmons,wholovesplayingvolleyball,hurtherkneeinavolleyballgame.Herdoctortoldherthatsheneededaverydifficultoperationorshemightnotbeabletoplayagain.Shefeltverysadanddidn’tknowwhattodo.ThenSimmonslearnedabout“videooperation”.Withthehelpofthisnewscienceinmedicine,doctorscannowrepairmanyinjuriesandgetpeoplebackontheplayingfieldandbacktotheirjobsmuchfas