Question

【題目】閱讀理解。

Remembering names is an important social skill. 【1】

●Recite and repeat in conversation.

When you hear a person’s name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

●Ask the other person to recite and repeat.

You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. 【2】

●Admit you don’t know

Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say. “I’m working to remember names better. 【3】 What is it again?”

●Use associations

Link each person yon meet with one thing out find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: “Vicki Cheng—tall, black hair.” To reinforce you’re your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

● 【4】

When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

●Go early

Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. 【5】 And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others—an automatic review for you.

A. That’s fewer names for you to remember.

B. Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.

C. Remember a name at a time.

D. Here are some ways to master it.

E. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names

F. Most people will be pleased with your hard work.

G. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】G

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹一些記住別人名字的方法。

【1】D 考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)后文的內(nèi)容可知，介紹了一些幫助記住別人名字的方法，而選項(xiàng)D意為“這兒有些方法去記住它”符合語(yǔ)境，故選D。

【2】E 考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)前文You can let other people help you remember their names.可知，我們可以請(qǐng)別人幫助我們一起記憶，選項(xiàng)E意為“很多人看到你努力記住別人的名字會(huì)開(kāi)心的”符合語(yǔ)境，故選E。

【3】G 考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)前文Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed.可推知，承認(rèn)你記不住某些人的名字實(shí)際上會(huì)讓人更放松，而選項(xiàng)G表示“話(huà)到嘴邊，說(shuō)不出來(lái)”符合語(yǔ)境，也就是思維短路了，想不起名字來(lái)，故選G。

【4】B 考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)后文When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one.可知，當(dāng)會(huì)見(jiàn)一組人時(shí)，專(zhuān)注于記兩三個(gè)名字，不必各個(gè)都記得，而選項(xiàng)B意為“限制你記住新名字的數(shù)量”概括下文，故選B。

【5】A 考查上下文聯(lián)系。根據(jù)前文Sometimes just a few people show up on time.可知，很少人準(zhǔn)時(shí)出席，如果早到的話(huà)，記得名字也會(huì)相對(duì)較少，而選項(xiàng)A意為“更少的名字需要你記住”符合語(yǔ)境，故選A。