Question

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

6. The main reason for one is poor memory is that ________.

A. his father or mother may have a poor memory

B. he does not use his arms or legs for some time

C. his memory is not often used

D. he can't read or write

7. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time ________.

A. you can't use them any more

B. they will become stronger

C. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again

D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker

8. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.

B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don't give it enough chance for practice.

C. Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

D. A good memory comes from more practice.

9. Some people can't read or write, but they usually have better memories, because ________.

A. they have save much trouble

B. they have saved much time to remember things

C. they have to use their memories all the time

D. they can't write everything in a little notebook

10. Which is the BEST title for this passage?

A. Don't Stop Using Your Arms Or Legs  

B. How To Have a Good Memory

C. Strong Arms And Good Memories 

D. Learn From the People

Answer 1

6. 解析：选C。推理判断题。根据“When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it”可推出答案为C。

7. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据“when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again”可知，答案为C。

8. 解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，A、B、D三项均正确，只有C项错误。

9. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据“This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things”及“...so their memory is the whole time being exercised”可知，答案为C。

10. 解析：选B。标题归纳题。本文主要讲记忆力不是天生的，而是靠后天培养的，所以应选B。