【正文】 tre and see the highlypraised exhibition Shakespeare39。 37． Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare39。 B Many expensive nutrition additives advertised on TV say they can improve your memory. But only ordinary food and healthy habits have been shown to work. A research team for UCLA(University of California at Los Angeles)has designed a four step plan to improve your memory in just 14 days. “It sounds like another advertisement, but it really works.”says UCLA psychiatry(精神病學(xué) )professor Gary Small. The team found the four step plan improved memory function in teenagers under stress and older people. They had a two week study that included brain teasers(腦筋急轉(zhuǎn)彎 ), exercise and diet changes and found that memory could be improved efficiently. Here are the four steps of the program： ________： Train yourself with brain teasers, crossword puzzles and memory exercises that train verbal(文字上的 )skills throughout the day. ________： Eat five rather than three meals a day. The food should be rich in omega 3 fats, such as whole grains and vegetables that contain antioxidants(抗氧化劑 ). Having frequent meals helps increase blood glucose(血糖 ), the primary energy source for the brain. ________： Have regular physical exercise such as walking, basketball or running, every day. ________： Perform stretching and relaxation exercises. Stress causes the body to release a chemical that can shrink the memory centers in the brain. Before and after brain scans showed that test subjects experienced on average a 5 percent increase in working memory. This suggests they were using their brains more efficiently. They also performed better on a cognitive(認(rèn)識的 )test. A control group that didn39。 41． What is the best order of the titles for the four steps of the program? ① Healthy diet ② Stress reduction ③ Physical fitness ④ Memory training A． ①②③④ B． ②③①④ C． ③①②④ D． ④①③② 答案： D 解析： 歸納推理題。s lives may be their growing participation in the paid labor force. In the United States, the percentage of employed women rose from 28 percent in 1940 to 57 percent in 1989. The contemporary women39。s social status in the United States B． the function of women in different aspects of our lives C． the effect of the change of women39。由第一段的最后一句可知：過分強調(diào)老人的自由，對他們的健康和安全來說是一種冒險，因此在這些工人看來，老年人的健康和安全更重要。 E Johnny Cash was born in 1932 in the southern state of Arkansas. His parents were poor cotton farmers. He worked in the fields alongside his parents, three brothers and two sisters. He also listened to country music on the radio. He began writing songs and he performed on radio programs. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force. He served as a radio operator in Germany. He returned to the United States in 1954 and married Vivian Liberto. They moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He got a job selling kitchen equipment and went to school to learn how to be a radio announcer. Cash formed a band with two friends and performed at local events. They began recording for Sun Records in Memphis. One of the songs Cash wrote became the first country music hit record for the pany. It was“Cry, Cry, Cry”. Johnny Cash continued to record on his own for Sun Records. He performed all across the United States and Canada. He also appeared on radio and television shows. His next big hit record sold more than one million copies. It was a hit for a second time in 1968 after Johnny Cash recorded it live at Folsom Prison. It was “Folsom Prison Blues”． By 1958, Johnny Cash was a successful recording artist, songwriter and singer. He was invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. He performed his music in front of live audiences in the United States and in other countries. But he was often afraid to perform in front of a lot of people. He began using drugs to help him perform and quickly became dependent on the drugs. His serious drug problem caused the end of his marriage. 文章大意： 本文主要介紹的是 Cash的生平。 53． Where did Cash sell kitchen equipment? A． In Arkansas. B． In Germany. C． In Memphis. D． In Nashville. 答案： C 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 Ⅳ .書面表達 (滿分 25分 ) (2021ll make full use of it. By the way, can you give me some good advice on how to practise my oral English affectively? National Day is approaching, when we39。s go to visit Beijing then, and we39。請根據(jù)以下要點用英語給他寫一封電子郵件： 1．表示 歉意； ； 。 54． As an artist and singer, Cash was________. A． wise B． poor C． warm hearted D． famous 答案： D 解析： 推理判斷題。s parents bring up? A． Five. B． Six. C． Seven. D． Eight. 答案： B 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。s money or one39。 D Very old people do raise problem for almost everyone who es into touch with them. Their values—this can39。s view about male and female roles has been changed. Men and women now work side by side in many different anizations. Women have earned respect and better positi