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（共10分，每小题2分）Do you want to keep your brain active and your memory strong? Here are some useful ways:Choose the Brain FoodA proper diet will help keep your mind running strong all day long. Make sureto include plenty of fruits and green vegetables. Some of the best foods include: blueberries, blackberries, fish and fish oil, eggs, strawberries and so on.ExerciseGet your body moving and your memory will soon follow. Exercise improves the heart’s blood flow. This, in turn, helps the bra in function better and stay sharper. Pick up a BookThe key to keeping your memory quick is to continue to challenge it. Try to always have a book in hand. After you’ve done reading a section or two, question and review the material you’ve read. Try to imagine what you’re reading. Discuss what you’ve read, and talk about it with friends or join a book club.Develop InterestWe remember new things because we enjoy them. Find ways to make a boring subject fun by connecting it to something you already know. You can use your imagination and create a fun story behind a subject to help make it easier to remember.Repeat after MeWhen learning new information, the more you repeat it, the more likely you will be able to remember that information. Practice is the key to lasting memory.Share with OthersDon’t keep your knowledge stored up. Teaching others is another great way to improve memory skills. Don’t be afraid of taking on new challenges. After learning something, it’s necessary to put the new information to us e.64. W hat w ill help keep the mind running strong?65. What’s t he key to keeping your memory quick?66. Why do you remember new things?67. How many useful ways are mentioned in the passage?68. What does the writer tell us in the passage?八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

(共10分，每小题2分)Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year,she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the Mint Festival every year. One summer she served food, another year she organized an art programme.After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.After a hurricane(飓风)destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says, "I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what."One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民)who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Sahra is living and working in a town about 30 minutes' walk from where Helen lives. They work on reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life.Helen says, "The most rewarding(有益的)part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help. They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs."64. W as Helen Monson interested in helping others?________________________________________________________________________ 65. What did Helen do after she retired?________________________________________________________________________ 66. Why was Ann excited when her book got published?________________________________________________________________________ 67. How far is Sahra living and working from Helen's home?________________________________________________________________________ 68. What can you learn from Helen?________________________________________________________________________八、阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。