If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. If he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means----practice.

Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little book. They have to remember dates, times and places, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want a good memory, learn from the poor; practice remembering.

1. How does a person do to keep a good memory?

   A. By exercising his arms or legs regularly.

   B. By giving his memory opportunity to become strong.

   C. By exercising his memory regularly.

   D. By sitting in a chair or a motor all day.

2. According to the author, who usually have a better memory?

   A. Those who are talented in memorizing things.

   B. Those who cannot read or write.

   C. Those who have ordinary bodies.

   D. Those who always exercise his arms and legs.

3. What should you do if you want a good memory?

   A. To go in for as many sports as possible.

   B. To practice remembering.

   C. To write down the things you should remember in a notebook.

   D. To learn from those who cannot read or write.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. He who says he has a good memory always exercises it consciously.

   B. He who says he has a good memory always exercises it unconsciously.

   C. Many people think that the parents of those who have a poor memory are to blame.

   D. All of those who can not read and write have better memories than those who can.

If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning this fact. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s 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 exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that of two people, one of whom exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor all day.

If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. If he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means----practice.

Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little book. They have to remember dates, times and places, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want a good memory, learn from the poor; practice remembering.

1. How does a person do to keep a good memory?

   A. By exercising his arms or legs regularly.

   B. By giving his memory opportunity to become strong.

   C. By exercising his memory regularly.

   D. By sitting in a chair or a motor all day.

2. According to the author, who usually have a better memory?

   A. Those who are talented in memorizing things.

   B. Those who cannot read or write.

   C. Those who have ordinary bodies.

   D. Those who always exercise his arms and legs.

3. What should you do if you want a good memory?

   A. To go in for as many sports as possible.

   B. To practice remembering.

   C. To write down the things you should remember in a notebook.

   D. To learn from those who cannot read or write.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. He who says he has a good memory always exercises it consciously.

   B. He who says he has a good memory always exercises it unconsciously.

   C. Many people think that the parents of those who have a poor memory are to blame.

   D. All of those who can not read and write have better memories than those who can.

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.

The main reason for one’s 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

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.

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

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 this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s 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 exercising it regularly. 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 complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means — practice.
Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.
So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.
【小题1】According to the passage, few people know that _____.

If you do not use  your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; when you start using them again, they will slowly become stronger 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．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 noticed that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write so 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 memories are being exercised the whole time．So if you want to have a good memory, learn from these people:Practise remembering．
【小题1】One has a poor memory mainly because       ．