题目内容
2.When you say that someone has a good memory,what exactly do you mean?Are you saying that the person has fast recall or that he or she(51)D information quickly?Or maybe you just mean that the person remembers a lot about her or his childhood.The truth is that it is (52)C to say exactly what memory is.Even scientists who have been studying memory for decades say they are still trying to(53)A exactly what it is.We do know that a particular memory is not just one thing stored somewhere in the brain.(54)B,a memory is made up of bits and pieces of information stored all over the brain.Perhapsthe best way to(55)C memory is to say that it is a process-a process of recording,storing,and getting back information.Practice and repetition can help to(56)D the pieces that make up our memory of that information.Memory can be (57)B affected by a number of things.(58)A nutrition can affect a person's ability to store information.Excessive alcohol use can also weaken memory and cause permanent (59)Dto the brain over the long term.A vision or hearing problem may affect a person's ability to notice certain things,thus making it(60)Cto register information in the brain.
When people talk about memory,they often(61)A short-term memory and long-term memory.If you want to call a store or an office that you don't call often,you look in the telephone book for the number.You dial the number,and then you forget it!You use your short-term memory to remember the number.Your short-term memory lasts about 30seconds,or half a minute(62)B,you don't need to look in the telephone book for your best friend's number,because you already know it.This number is in your long-term memory,which(63)D information about things you have learned and experienced through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes?The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well enough(64)C.For example,if you meet some new people and right away forget their names,it is because you did not(65)B the names at the first few seconds when you heard them.
51.A.collects | B.processes | C.publishes | D.absorbs |
52.A.necessary | B.important | C.difficult | D.convenient |
53.A.figure out | B.take out | C.put out | D.give out |
54.A.After all | B.Instead | C.By contrast | D.Besides |
55.A.recall | B.refresh | C.describe | D.decrease |
56.A.lose | B.organize | C.identify | D.strengthen |
57.A.positively | B.negatively | C.actively | D.directly |
58.A.Poor | B.Adequate | C.Special | D.Various |
59.A.benefit | B.offence | C.effect | D.damage |
60.A.easier | B.more impressive | C.harder | D.more convenient |
61.A.refer to | B.apply for | C.come across | D.break down |
62.A.Furthermore | B.However | C.Consequently | D.Otherwise |
63.A.leaks | B.transmits | C.checks | D.stores |
64.A.in the middle | B.at the end | C.in the beginning | D.ahead of time |
65.A.restore | B.record | C.replace | D.respond. |
分析 当人们提到记忆时,往往指的是短期记忆和长期记忆.
解答 51.D 52.C 53.A 54.B 55.C 56.D 57.B 58.A 59.D 60.C
61.A 62.B 63.D 64.C 65.B51.D 考查动词词义辨析collect收集;process处理,加工;publish出版;absorb吸收,理解.当说一个人有很好的记忆力时,到底是什么意思?是说这个人可以很快地回忆起某件事情还是能很快的理解信息?
52.C 考查形容词词义辨析necessary必要的;important重要的;difficult困难的;convenient方便的.事实是很难说清楚到底记忆力是什么.
53.A 考查固定用法figure out解决,算出;take out拿出来;put out扑灭;give out分发,用完,筋疲力尽.甚至连研究了几十年记忆力的科学家们也说他们还在努力去解决记忆力到底是什么.
54.B 考查副词词义辨析after all毕竟;instead代替,而是;by contrast相比之下;besides而且.我们知道的是特定的记忆不仅仅是储存在大脑的某个地方,而是由存在整个大脑中的信息碎片组成的.
55.C 考查动词词义辨析 recall召回,回忆起;refresh恢复精神;describe描述;decrease减少.或许描述记忆力最好的方式是说它是一个过程,一个记录,储存和找回信息的过程.
56.D 考查动词词义辨析 lose失去;organize组织;identify确定,鉴定;strengthen加强.练习和重复可以帮助加强组成记忆的信息碎片.
57.B 考查副词词义辨析positively肯定地;negatively消极地;actively积极地;directly直接地.记忆力可能会受很多事情的消极影响.
58.A 考查形容词词义辨析 poor贫穷的,贫乏的;adequate充足的;special特殊的;various各种各样的.缺乏营养会影响一个人储存信息的能力.
59.D 考查名词词义benefit利益;offence犯罪,过错,攻击;effect效果;damage损害,损坏.过度饮酒也会弱化记忆力,长期下来回造成永久性的大脑损伤.
60.C 考查形容词词义辨析视觉或听力问题会影响注意某些特定事情的能力,这样也使信息在大脑中的储存更加困难.
61.A考查固定用法 refer to指的是;apply for申请;come across偶然遇到;break down发生故障.当人们提到记忆时,往往指的是短期记忆和长期记忆.
62.B 考查副词词义辨析furthermore此外,而且;however然而;consequently因此,结果;otherwise否则.下文与上文之间表示转折,对比,所以用however.
63.D 考查动词词义辨析leak泄露;transmit传输,传播;check检查;store储存.电话号码是你的长期记忆,长期记忆就是多年来你已经了解的事情.
64.C 考查固定用法为什么有时会遗忘呢?遗忘主要是因为一开始就没有学好.
65.B 考查动词词义辨析restore恢复,修复;record记录;replace代替;respond反应.如果你遇到一些人,马上就忘记了他们的名字,那是因为你在听到他们名字的前几秒钟根本就没有记下来.
点评 完型填空,解题时要抓住文章的脉络,一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后段落之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系.对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来.答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯.
To (18)B her,I say at the beginning of one of my books that it has been written for her.I hadn't (19)C her in nearly a decade,but I knew:She changed my (20)B----I owed her forever.When she got word of what I had done,Mrs Sherman reached out to me.I was (21)D just to receive her email.Mrs.Sherman was a giant in my life.To see a (22)B from her-----I feel like I was 17again.
After a few emails back and forth,Mrs.Sherman told me a secret:she was(23)D,and she needed a new kidney(肾).(24)A,I got in touch with Sheryl Sandberg,who was also one of Mrs.Sherman's (25)C and who is the COO(Chief Operating Officer) of Facebook and we started to search for potential donors.
One of my readers was thought to be a (26)B.So,naturally,we started getting(27)D.Then,a twist of fate (命运):Beth,the potential donor,was discovered to have a cancerous tumor(肿瘤) on her own kidney.We were (28)B to learn this.
Beth would need an operation,but she could be(29)A.She kept thanking me over and over for(30)C her life.But we all know the (31)D.Beth saved her own life----by being so (32)C,and volunteering to save the life of a (33)A.
Though we're still looking for a donor match for Mrs.Sherman,we believe we will find one eventually (34)A there are so many people out there who are (35)D to do something good in this world.
16.A.learning | B.working | C.designing | D.acting |
17.A.help | B.relax | C.believe in | D.turn to |
18.A.encourage | B.thank | C.support | D.comfort |
19.A.remembered | B.missed | C.seen | D.trusted |
20.A.habit | B.life | C.dream | D.interest |
21.A.confused | B.terrified | C.relieved | D.thrilled |
22.A.picture | B.note | C.book | D.word |
23.A.old | B.tired | C.lonely | D.sick |
24.A.Immediately | B.Suddenly | C.Generally | D.Finally |
25.A.teachers | B.colleagues | C.students | D.friends |
26.A.partner | B.match | C.connection | D.target |
27.A.surprised | B.satisfied | C.interested | D.excited |
28.A.embarrassed | B.shocked | C.worried | D.annoyed |
29.A.cured | B.examined | C.protected | D.served |
30.A.changing | B.improving | C.saving | D.enjoying |
31.A.secret | B.reality | C.symbol | D.truth |
32.A.proud | B.smart | C.kind | D.patient |
33.A.stranger | B.leader | C.writer | D.reader |
34.A.as | B.if | C.when | D.until |
35.A.able | B.quick | C.brave | D.willing. |
In writing a letter of application,keep in(39)Cthat the things a possible employer is most (40)Dto want to know about are your qualifications(条件),your achievements and your aims.The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part.(41)Cthe first few sentences fail to (42)A the reader's attention,the rest of the letter may not be (43)B at all.Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not(44)D your own need or desires.For example,instead of beginning with"I saw your(45)C in today's newspaper,"you might say"I have made a careful(46)Bof your advertising during the past six months"or"I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives (47)A your product and why they like it."
Try to (48)D generalities(概述).Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now(49)A.College graduates looking for their first positions often ask"What can I (50)Cin a letter?Employers want experience-which,naturally,no(51)Dhas."The answer is that everything you have ever done is(52)B.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.(53)Ca specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect.An excellent(54)Bis to enclose(内附) a stamped,self-addressed envelope with your letter.That makes it(55)Afor a possible employer to get in touch with you.
36.A.easily | B.carefully | C.obviously | D.clearly |
37.A.done | B.found | C.known | D.heard |
38.A.sending | B.leaving | C.taking | D.picking |
39.A.brain | B.sight | C.mind | D.order |
40.A.probable | B.possible | C.able | D.likely |
41.A.While | B.Although | C.If | D.As |
42.A.win | B.pay | C.show | D.fix |
43.A.kept | B.read | C.written | D.continued |
44.A.from | B.for | C.into | D.to |
45.A.article | B.report | C.advertisement | D.introduction |
46.A.watch | B.study | C.search | D.discussion |
47.A.use | B.make | C.sell | D.change |
48.A.gain | B.remember | C.protect | D.avoid |
49.A.applying | B.losing | C.preparing | D.fitting |
50.A.offer | B.supply | C.provide | D.mean |
51.A.worker | B.manager | C.owner | D.beginner |
52.A.success | B.experience | C.practice | D.development |
53.A.State | B.Ask | C.Make | D.Get |
54.A.result | B.idea | C.promise | D.decision |
55.A.easier | B.happier | C.cheaper | D.safer |
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A. | So am I | B. | So do I | C. | Neither am I | D. | Neither do I |