Question

    If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will 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 (记忆) 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 (机会) 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 may be blamed (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, they have to remember them. Since they cannot write them down in a small notebook, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories. Therefore, their memory is being exercised the whole time.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.

1.Someone can't have a good memory if ________.

A.he can't read or write B.he doesn't use his memory

C.his parents don't have a good memory D.he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time

2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.

A.you can't use them any more

B.they will become stronger

C.they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D.they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs.

B.Your memory becomes weak if you do not 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 less practice.

4.Few people know that it is only ________ if a friend has a poor memory.

A.his own fault B.his parents' fault

C.his teachers' fault D.his grandmother's fault

5.The writer wants to tell us ________.

A.how to use our arms or legs B.how to read and write

C.how to have a good memory D.how to learn from the people

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文介绍了记忆力和胳膊、腿一样，要不断的练习，否则它会变得虚弱。因此我们要想有一个好的记忆力，应该练习记东西。

1.推理判断题。根据“When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it.”可知，如果一个人不使用他的记忆，他就不会有好的记忆力，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again.”可知，如果你一段时间不使用你的胳膊或腿，它们会变得虚弱，当你再次开始使用它们时，它们会慢慢变得强壮。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据“Yet many people do not seem to know that memory (记忆) works in the same way.”可知，你的记忆力就和你的胳膊和腿一样，以相同的方式运作。因此A项不正确。根据“When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance (机会) to become strong.”可知，如果你不给记忆力足够的练习机会，它就会变弱。因此B项正确。根据“This is because they cannot read or write, they have to remember them.”可知，因为他们不会读和写，必须记住一些东西，因此C项不正确。根据“So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.”可知，好的记忆力来自练习，因此D项不正确。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据“But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed (责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault.”可知，很少有人知道，如果一个朋友有一个糟糕的记忆，那是他自己的错。故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据“So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.”可知，本文主要告诉我们如何增强记忆力。故选C。