Question

Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.

   To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized (有条理的). When you put away a book - or memory - you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.

   How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences using it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.

1.In the writer’s opinion, students can’t remember words because __________.

A. they are too worried

B. they don’t use a proper way

C. they have memory problems

D. they don’t like to study

2.The underlined word long-term means __________ in Chinese.

A. 长的学期 B. 长期的 C. 长的术语 D. 长的条款

3.The long-term memory __________.

A. lasts for only a few seconds

B. is like a very big lake with lots of fishes

C. is like a very big library with many, many books

D. is bad for students’ study

4.According to the passage, you can memorize vocabularies by __________.

A. reading as often as possible

B. writing e-mails to the people you know

C. taking many photos about them

D. making pictures in your mind with the words

5.This passage mainly tells us about __________.

A. how to improve ways to remember words

B. language students’ problems in study

C. short-term and long-term memory

D. how to make the meaning of words stronger

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：人的记忆分为短暂记忆和长时记忆两类。本文讲述的是如何把短暂记忆变成长时记忆，提高记忆语言词汇的能力。要把语言词汇变成长时记忆，可以用单词造句、编成小故事、构建单词图片等等。

1.B 细节理解题。题意：在作者看来，学生不能记住单词是因为什么？ A. they are too worried他们太着急；B. they don’t use a proper way他们的方法不好；C. they have memory problems 他们的忘记问题；D. they don’t like to study他们不喜欢学习。根据第一段最后的句子：In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.可知问题不是在于他们的记忆力，而是在于他们怎样学习。即学习的方法。故选B。

2.B推理判断题。根据上文的short-term的对比可知是相反的意思，故选B。

3.C推理判断题。根据Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized (有条理的). When you put away a book – or memory – you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.长时记忆就像一个有许许多多书籍的大图书馆一样。它很有条理，当你收藏一本书或是记忆时，你不能随意乱丢。你必须选择一个你可以再次找到的地方。可以推测出长时记忆就像一家很有组织的图书馆一样工作。故选C。

4.D细节理解题。根据Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word.故选D。

5.A主旨大意题。题意：本文主要是告诉我们关于什么的？B. language students’ problems in study语言学生的学习问题；D. how to make the meaning of words stronger怎样使词汇的意思更强；C. short-term and long-term memory短暂忘记及长时记忆；A. how to improve ways to remember words怎样改善记单词的方法。本文讲述的是如何把短暂记忆变成长时记忆，提高记忆语言词汇的能力。故选A。

考点：科普类短文阅读。