Question

【題目】

Some people seem to have unusual memories. Zheng Aiqiang, a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain, can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!

You would think people like him must have special brains. But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland, the brain structure (結(jié)構(gòu)) of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes shows no difference.

Good memories can be trained. New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training.

Researchers found that a technique (技巧) called loci, invented by the ancient Greeks, can greatly help improve memory.

By using loci, you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks. You can link (關(guān)聯(lián)) something you need to remember with a place that you know very well. For example, to remember a list of numbers, imagine yourself walking through your house. Each thing is linked to a number. For example, zero could be the handle on the door and five could be the painting on the wall.

In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns. At the beginning, they could only remember 26 words, but when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words.

“Not everyone can become a memory winner. But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly,” said Boris Konrad, one of the researchers in the study.

請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列任務(wù)。

【1】From the recent study, we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar _______.

【2】To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your __________to link it with a __________ you know well according to the passage.

【3】請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest?

_______________________________________________________________________________

【4】請用一句話概括段落大意。

Paragraph 6 tells us that _____________________________________________________

【5】請將文中劃線句子譯成漢語。

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】brain structure(s)

【2】imaginationplace

【3】A person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training.

【4】loci(is a good technique which) can greatly help improve memory/（此題為開放性試題，考生回答符合情理即可得分）

【5】但每個人都能通過這項技術(shù)大大提高記憶力。

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述一些人認為有些人有超強的大腦，但根據(jù)美國和荷蘭的研究表明，普通人的大腦和記憶大師的大腦沒有顯著的差異，因為良好的記憶可以被訓(xùn)練出來。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland, the brain structure (結(jié)構(gòu)) of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes shows no difference可知普通人和記憶大師的大腦結(jié)構(gòu)沒有差異，故填brain structure(s)。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks. You can link (關(guān)聯(lián)) something you need to remember with a place that you know very well可知，你可以使用想象力將數(shù)字和你所了解的地方相結(jié)合，故填imagination和place。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Good memories can be trained. New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training可知，人們可以通過六周的艱苦訓(xùn)練獲得超級記憶，故填A person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns. At the beginning, they could only remember 26 words, but when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words可知，人們一開始只能記住26個單詞，但后來使用loci這個技巧后，能夠記住62個單詞，所以loci可以幫助人們大大地提高記憶力，故填loci(is a good technique which) can greatly help improve memory

【5】翻譯題。using the technique修飾everyone，且副詞greatly修飾動詞improve，故填“但每個人都能通過這項技術(shù)大大提高記憶力”。