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 fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, 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 they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them 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: practise remembering.

1.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 but they slowly become strong again

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

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

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

B．they have to use their memories all the time

C．they have saved much trouble

D．they have saved much time to remember things

3.The main reason for one's poor memory is that ______        

A．he does not use his arms or legs for some time B．he can't read or write

C．his father or mother may have a poor memory D．his memory is not often used

4.Give the best title for this passage.

A．How To Have A Good Memory              B．Don't Stop Using Your Arms Or Legs

C．Strong Arms And Good Memories           D．Learn From The People

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文论述了我们对记忆力的好坏应有个清楚的认识，记忆力差的人并非天生就记忆力不好，而是没有让大脑得到充分的利用。文中以不会写不会读的人为例来论证这个观点，他们就是没有把他们的思想写在纸上，而他们却充分利用了大脑。

1.这是细节理解题。根据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.胳膊和腿不用就会变得没有劲了，等你在用时就又有劲了，故选D。

2.这是细节理解题。根据they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.他们不会写不会读，但是他们却一直在用脑去记，故选B。

3.这是细节理解题。根据When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.有不好的记忆力的人，其实是没有让大脑得到充分的锻炼，故选D。

4.这是标题归纳题。根据最后几句，可以看出应选A。

考点：这是一篇议论文。

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