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【題目】All in the memory…

Many people complain that their memory is bad, especially as they get older. Phone numbers, names, facts we studied only a few days ago – life would be so much easier if we could remember them all effortlessly. So how can we improve our memory?

Many people think that repeating things is the best way to remember them. While this undoubtedly helps short-term memory (remembering a telephone number for a few seconds, for example), psychologists (心理學(xué)家) doubt whether it ca help you to remember things for very long. The British psychologist Ec Stanford seemed to prove this point when he tested himself on five prayers (祈禱文) that he had read aloud every morning for over 25 years. He found that he could remember no more than three words of some of them! More helpful, especially for remembering numbers, is grouping the information. The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919931848. But look at them in chunks, and it becomes much easier: 1492 1789 1993 1848.

So what about “memory training”? We’ve all heard about people who can memorize packs of cards by heart—how is this done and can anyone learn how to do it? According to experts, there are many ways of training your memory. Many of them involve forming a mental picture of the things to be memorized. One method, which may be useful in learning foreign languages, is to create a picture in your mind connected to a word you want to remember.

Another method is to invent a story that includes all the things you want to remember. In experiments, people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this skill; when tested afterwards, on average, they were able to recall 90% of them!

However, not all of us are interested in learning long lists of names and numbers just for fun.For those studying large number of information, psychologists suggest that the best way to form meaningful connections is to ask yourself lots of questions as you go along. So, for example, if you were reading about a particular disease (疾病), you would ask yourself questions like: “Do people get it from water?”, “What parts of the body does it influence?” and so on. This is said to be far more effective than time spent “passively” reading and re-reading notes.

【1】Which of the following is true about repeating things according to the passage?

A. It helps short-term memory for sure. B. It makes remembering things interesting.

C. It helps to remember things for long. D. It makes remembering prayers effortlessly.

【2】The word “chunks” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A. details B. turns C. groups D. lines

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Creating a picture is useful in learning math.

B. Inventing a prayer trains our memory quickly.

C. Remembering long numbers is easy for people.

D. Asking yourself questions activates the memory.

【4】What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To complain that his memory is bad.

B. To recognize some memory problems.

C. To explain some memory experiments.

D. To share some ways of improving memory.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】很多人都抱怨他們的記憶力不好，尤其是上了年紀(jì)以后。的確有一個(gè)好的記憶力可以使我們的生活更方便，那么如何提高我們的記憶力呢？這篇短文中作者給我們介紹了一些方法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段中Many people think that repeating things is the best way to remember them. While this undoubtedly helps short-term memory (remembering a telephone number for a few seconds, for example)可知，很多人都是用不斷的重復(fù)事物來記憶的，心理學(xué)家認(rèn)為這對(duì)短時(shí)記憶是很有幫助的。由此可知應(yīng)選A。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線單詞的上文More helpful, especially for remembering numbers, is grouping the information.可知，這里作者說到對(duì)于記憶數(shù)字，更有幫助是給信息分組。下面就給我們舉了一個(gè)例子，But look at them in chunks, and it becomes much easier: 1492 1789 1993 1848.這句話是把這一串?dāng)?shù)字進(jìn)行了分組。因此chunks這個(gè)單詞應(yīng)與group同義，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文最后一段For those studying large number of information, psychologists suggest that the best way to form meaningful connections is to ask yourself lots of questions as you go along.，這里作者介紹的是另外一種提高記憶力的方法，就是問自己很多問題，由此可知D是正確的。根據(jù)One method, which may be useful in learning foreign languages, is to create a picture in your mind connected to a word you want to remember可知A不對(duì)；根據(jù)The British psychologist Ec Stanford seemed to prove this point when he tested himself on five prayers (祈禱文) that he had read aloud every morning for over 25 years. He found that he could remember no more than three words of some of them!可知B不對(duì)；根據(jù)The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919931848.可知C不對(duì)。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文第一段life would be so much easier if we could remember them all effortlessly. So how can we improve our memory?可知，這篇短文中作者給我們介紹的是如何提高我們的記憶力。從第二段開始，作者介紹了幾個(gè)提高記憶力的方法。因此應(yīng)選D。