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 that include 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 have memory problems

B. they are too worried

C. they don’t use a proper way

D. they don’t like to study

2.Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage?

A. Short-term memory is seldom used.

B. What we see goes into long-term memory first.

C. We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.

D. We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory.

3.The underlined (划线的) part in Paragraph 2 means long-term memory _______.

A. keeps many books like a large library

B. works like a well-organized library

C. provides any book you want

D. leaves memory anywhere

4.Which is one example of “thinking about the word in new ways” in Paragraph 3?

A. Making sentences with the word.

B. Listening to some familiar stories.

C. Talking with people that you know.

D. Drawing pictures of the word on paper.

5.This passage mainly tells us about _______.

A. language students’ problems in study

B. how to make the meaning of words stronger

C. short-term and long-term memory

D. how to improve ways to remember words

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【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.C 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 have memory problems 他们的忘记问题；B. they are too worried他们太着急；C. they don’t use a proper way他们的方法不好；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，而他们怎样学习。即学习的方法。故选C。

2.2】C 推理判断题。题意：根据短文，有关记忆正确的是哪一项？A. Short-term memory is seldom used.很少使用短暂记忆；B. What we see goes into long-term memory first.我们看到的首先进入长时记忆；C. We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.如果是短暂记忆，我们很快就会忘掉一个词； D. We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory.如果我们知时记忆了一个词，我们就永远不会忘掉。由第二段的：But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds.可知，进入短暂记忆的东西只会保持几秒钟，很容易忘掉。故选C。

3.3】B 推理判断题。题意：第二段里有下划线的部分意思是长时记忆怎样？A. keeps many books like a large library像一家大的图书馆一样保留许多书籍；B. works like a well-organized library像一家很有组织的图书馆一样工作；C. provides any book you want提供你想要的任何书籍；D. leaves memory anywhere到处保留记忆。句意：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。可以推测出长时记就像一家很有组织的图书馆一样工作。故选B。

4.4】A 细节理解题。题意：第三段里的“thinking about the word in new ways” 的例子是什么？A. Making sentences with the word.用词造句；B. Listening to some familiar stories.听一些相似的故事；C. Talking with people that you know.和认识的人交谈；D. Drawing pictures of the word on paper.在纸上画与该词相关的画。由最后一段的：You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. 可知可以用该词写新的句子。故选A。

5.5】C 主旨大意题。题意：本文主要是告诉我们关于什么的？A. language students’ problems in study语言学生的学习问题；B. 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；D. 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C。

【考点定位】 考查科教类短文阅读。