五、任务型阅读(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

　　阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成文后表格，每空一词。

　　Five Tricks to Improve Your Memory

　　Remembering things, like names, dates, and other fine details is a skill that you can sharpen .Here are five memory tricks everyone can learn.

　　Imagine what you want to take before you get it

　　There’s something about walking into another room or passing through a doorway that changes our short-term memory and makes us forget what we went there for. If you imagine your purpose before you leave the present room, you’ll increase your chances of remembering what you want.

　　Learn the chunking technique(组块技术)

　　We can only store a limited number of things in our short-term memory—about four to seven different items, according to most estimates. The chunking technique can help us get past this limitation: Group several items into a larger whole.

　　Make good use of the power of music

　　We forget names and numbers so easily, except our favorite songs or nursery rhymes from childhood. Music helps us memorize things well. If you want to learn a foreign language, try training with music videos with words of this language. Generally speaking, singing can help improve our brain.

　　Create mnemonic pegs(助记符) to remember long lists

　　Even without the music background, you can use rhyme and rhythm to remember things like shopping lists or lists or all the US capitals. You can build a connection between the items and the things that rhyme.For example,1 is a gun (imagine the first item being fired from a gun), 2 is a shoe, imagine the second item inside a shoe, and so on.

　　Take care of your health and learn new skills

　　Sadly, our memory falls as we get older. Taking care of our basic health, though, can go a long way towards optimizing(优化) our health. That means reducing the stress in your life, exercising and staying fit, and keeping your brain healthy too by learning new skills.

　　Find a trick that works for you and keep using it. You can strengthen your memory.

　　六、缺词填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

　　根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。

　　I climbed to the deck safely. I soon saw t 66 pirates(海盗) lying on the deck at the back of the ship.One was dead .The other ,Israel Hands ,was w 67 and calling for rum(朗姆酒).

　　I gave Hands the rum.As he drank it,the colour of red returned to his f 68 .

　　“I am taking over this ship,Mr. Hands,” I said. “You will treat me as your captain.”He looked at me sourly(带有敌意的), but he could do nothing.

　　I took down the Jolly Roger flag and t69 it into the sea.Hands watched me slyly(诡诈地).

　　“If you give me some food and drink and find something to tie up my wound, I’ll tell you how to sail the ship.” I gave him all he asked. Soon the ship was sailing e70 with Hands’ help. After eating and drinking, Hands sat up and looked b 71 . We soon arrived at North Inlet. Hands was very good at guiding me in and I f 72 his instructions perfectly. We turned into the beach and came easily to rest without an anchor(锚).

　　I was so b73 bringing the shipin safelythat I forgot to watch Hands. When I turned around,Hands was standing b74 me with his knife ready. I jumped away and quickly climbed up the ropes and prepared both guns. Hands climbed slowly after me. Suddenly one of his hands went back and a knife flew through the air. I felt a sharp p75 and was fixed by the shoulder to the mast (桅杆). Both guns fired, and fell into the sea together with Israel Hands.

　　七、书面表达(计30分)

　　A.句子翻译(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)

　　将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

　　76.我们每年进行两次学校旅行。

　　77.志愿者们乐于帮助人们解决各种困难。

　　78.当地政府已经下定决心保护那些古建筑。

　　79.在不久的将来，大部分危险的工作将由机器人完成。

　　80.无论你遇到什么困难，都不要轻易放弃。

　　B.写作(计20分)

　　81.近日，你受邀作为初三同学代表给学校英语俱乐部的学弟学妹们作一次题为“To be a good teenager”的英文演讲。请根据以下流程图提示完成一篇演讲稿。

　　要求：

　　(1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯

　　(2)必须包括提示中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥

　　(3)词数：100词左右(开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数);

　　(4)不得使用真实姓名，校名和地名等.

　　Dear sisters and brothers,

　　It’s my great honor to be here to share a few thoughts on how to be a good teenager with you.

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　　That’s all. Thank you for your listening.