Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp (黑猩猩) or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.
Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world.
Scientists say that there are different types of memory. There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it’s meaningful to you (an example is data 數(shù)據(jù) about family and friends. ) And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.
Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways. Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One thing’s for sure. If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot! So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words. It may help when it comes to memorizing it.
Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know.
小題1:What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．Human beings are less clever than chimps.
B．Human memory is not as good as before.
C．Chimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers.
D．Chimps perform better than human beings in many aspects.
小題2:How many kinds of memory are mentioned in the article?
A．2 B．3C．4 D．5
小題3:According to the article, which of the following is the best way to memorize words?
A．By watching TV.
B．By listening to music.
C．By writing them out many times.
D．By listening and watching pictures.
小題4:According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Memory is the most important ability for human beings.
B．Long-term memory usually involves more important things.
C．Scientists have made sure of the nature of memory.
D．Imagination is better than association in memorizing things.
小題5:Where do we probably read the passage?
A．A textbookB．A science magazine
C．An advertisement D．A news report

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B

試題分析：本文主要講述科學家對于人的記憶力的研究及結(jié)果。記憶力共分為四種，每種都有不同的作用。而人們記憶東西時也是采用不同的方式。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem.“科學家已經(jīng)證實在某一特定的問題上黑猩猩比人類表現(xiàn)的好�！痹俳Y(jié)合開篇的問題，可知答案為C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一行There is short-term memory and long-term memory.和本段第四行And then there is visual memory and sound memory.可知共有四種記憶，故選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的三、四行So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words.“為什么不嘗試利用圖片記憶英語單詞呢？同時聽同一組單詞的錄音�！惫蔬xD。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一行Memory is our ability to learn something.可知A錯誤；根據(jù)第三段第三行Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep,可知B正確；根據(jù)第三段最后一句話scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.可知C錯誤；根據(jù)最后一段By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know.可知D錯誤。故選B。
小題5:推理判斷題。本文主要講述科學家對于人們記憶力的研究及結(jié)果，因此本文很可能出自科學雜志。故選B。
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