B
Some people
remember things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in
obvious(明显的)places,
such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t
think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget
to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock(闹钟)to tell me what I should do. I
have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For
example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an
alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone.
Or if I want to watch a certain television programme, I’ll set an alarm clock
at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost
anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I
don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but not why I set it.
If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call
someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody
was to call me at a certain time.
5．Some people like to write notes to
themselves so that they can _________.
A. leave
them in obvious places
B. remember
what to do at a certain time
C. watch a
certain programme
D. make a
phone call at a certain time
6．I don’t like to write notes to
myself because _________.
A. they are
easy to lose or forget to look at
B. I don’t
know where to put them
C. my
handwriting is poor
D. it gives
me too much trouble
7．I often use _________ to help me
remember things.
A. a
notebook
B. a
computer
C. telephone
calls
D. alarm
clocks
8．Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help
me because _________.
A. I put the
clock in a wrong place
B. the clock
goes wrong
C. when the
clock goes off, I forget why I set it
D. I’m not
sure whom I should call
9．In this passage, go off means
_________.
A. start off
B. get off
C. go away
D. make a
sudden noise
10．From the passage we can learn that
the writer _________.
A. has a
good memory
B. has a bad
memory
C. uses a
telephone to remind himself
D. writes
notes to remind himself