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7．Some people have very good memories（记忆力）and can （16）Clearn quite long poems（诗歌）by heart．（17）B people have poor memories and can't remember things （18）Athey have said them over and over again．The famous English writer，Charles Dickens，said that he could walk down any long street in（19）C and then tell you the names of all the shops he had （20）D．Many great men of the world have wonderful memories．
A good memory is a great help （21）Ba language．Everybody learns （22）A own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child．Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents，seem to learn two languages as （23）C as they do one．In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very （24）C time for it．
Memory （25）Da diary that we keep every day．
| 16．A．easy | B．easier | C．easily | D．hardly |
| 17．A．Some | B．Other | C．The others | D．Others |
| 18．A．until | B．after | C．when | D．but |
| 19．A．Beijing | B．Paris | C．London | D．Moscow |
| 20．A．went | B．walked | C．came | D．passed |
| 21．A．learning | B．in learning | C．with learn | D．learn |
| 22．A his | B．their | C．your | D．our |
| 23．A．good | B．better | C．well | D．more easily |
| 24．A．few | B．a little | C．little | D．a few |
| 25．A．looks like | B．does like | C．likes | D．is like． |
分析 一些人的记忆力很好，可以容易地记住很长的诗．一些人的记忆力差，他们反复地说才能记住．著名的英国作家，查尔斯狄更斯，说他可以沿着伦敦的任何一条长街走，然后告诉你他经过的所有商店的名字．世界上的许多伟人都有美好的回忆．好的记忆力对学习语言有很大的帮助．记忆就像我们每天写的日记．
解答 16-20 CBACD 21-25 BACCD
16．C．考查副词及语境理解．句意：一些人的记忆力很好，可以容易地记住很长的诗．easy容易的；easier较容易的；easily容易地；hardly 几乎不．根据前面的句子Some people have very good memories，可知容易记住东西，所填词在句中作状语修饰动词，该用副词，所以选C．
17．B．考查副词及语境理解．句意：其他人的记忆力差．Some一些；Other其他的，泛指；The others其余的，特指．Others其他的，别人．所填词在句中作定语修饰名词people．some+名词，other+名词，一些，其他的．故选B．
18．A．考查副词及语境理解．句意：他们反复地说才能记住．until 直到；after在…之后；when当…的时候；but但是．Not…until直到…才，所以选 A．
19．C．考查副词及语境理解．句意：他可以沿着伦敦的任何一条长街走．Beijing北京；Paris 巴黎；London伦敦；Moscow莫斯科．根据The famous English writer可知该选 C．
20．D．考查副词及语境理解．句意：然后告诉你他经过的所有商店的名字．went 去；walked步行；came来；passed经过．根据句意可知该选 D．
21．B．考查副词及语境理解．句意：好的记忆力对学习语言有很大的帮助．A great help in doing sth对做某事有很大帮助，所以选 B．
22．A．考查副词及语境理解．句意：大家在孩子时通过记忆听到的东西学习自己的语言．his他的；their他们的；your你的，你们的； our我们的．所填词在句中作定语修饰名词，根据everybody可知该选 A．
23．C．考查副词及语境理解．句意：似乎学习两种语言跟学习一种一样容易．good 好的；better 较好的；well 好；more easily较容易地．所填词在句中修饰动词短语learn two languages，该用副词，另所填词放在as′′′as之间，要用原级，所以选 C．
24．C．考查副词及语境理解．句意：在学校学生学习第二语言不是很容易因为他们很少有时间用它．Few几个，几乎没有，修饰复数名词． a little一点，修饰不可数名词；little很少，几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；a few少数几个，修饰复数名词．故选 C．
25．D．考查副词及语境理解．句意：记忆就像我们每天写的日记．looks like看起来像；likes喜欢；is like像．故选 D．
点评 完形填空首先要通读全文，了解大意，一篇完形填空的文章会有许多空格，所以，必须先通读一遍，才能大概了解文章内容，千万不要看一句，做一句．其次要逐句分析，前后一致，选择答案时，要考虑整个句子的内容，包括搭配、时态、语法等．这篇完型要多注意：填空时多联系上下文，注意固定搭配，答案全部填完后，再通读一遍文章，检查是否通顺流畅了，用词得当，意思正确．
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Growing wheat，by contrast，the north's staple grain，is much simpler．One Chinese farming guide from the 1600s quoted in the study advised aspiring farmers that"if one is short of labor power，it is best to grow wheat．"
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