As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading makes your vocabulary much larger if you always search for words and definitions that you don’t know. Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.

 Calculate (计算)when you shop

As you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.

 Use your non-dominant(不占优势的)hand

If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain create new neural (神经)networks.

 Wechat(微信)

(2) Read messages from various people. They have different interests. And some say that learning to express yourself in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.

Have a try and do these every day. Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brain smarter!

71. 将(1)处翻译成汉语

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72. 将(2)处合并成一句

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73. Why do you read often according to the passage? (至少两条)

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74. How many steps towards a smarter brain are mentioned in the passage?

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75. Give a title of the passage.

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七、书面表达(共1题，计20分)

假设你和你的家人去年到花果山去旅游，拍到了你最喜欢的照片，请根据下面的提示以 “My Favourite photograph” 为题，写一篇至少80词的短文。可以对照片适当描述。

1. last year, with my parents, went to Mount Huaguoshan

2. taken by my father, Water Curtain Cave (水帘洞), water clean and beautiful

3. a nice trip

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