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Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious (明显的) places, such as on the table, on the floor or in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself, Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I would rather use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call or a certain time. I' ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I' ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set, I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but not why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.

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1.Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can remember what to do at a certain time.

2.The writer doesn’t like to write notes to himself.

3.The writer often uses a computer to help him remember things.

4.Sometimes an alarm clock can do the housework for the writer.

5.The writer prefers remembering the things by writing notes to using alarm clocks.

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Good news for people who have difficulty in remembering things. A memory technique invented by the ancient Greeks has recently been proved to be able to greatly improve ordinary people's memory ability. You may even become a memory champion if you practice hard enough.

This is according to a study published in the journal Neuron. Researchers fro

Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that memory champions aren't all that different to us. People with an average memory can greatly improve their memory ability by using what's known as the“ mind palace” method.

The method is the secret weapon (武器) of the fictional (虚构的) character Sherlock Holmes.

In order to do this, you need to picture a place you're familiar with, such as your living room. Then, you have to remember this place in as much detail as possible as this is your own mind palace.

Suppose you want to remember a shopping list. You can start by spreading out all the items around your living room in your mind. This means each item on your list is connected with a remembered place in your living room. You travel to that remembered place as you recall the list.

To explore the effects of this method on the brain, researchers gathered 51 participants with average memory levels and no previous memory training. After 40 days of daily 30-minute training sessions (一段时间), participants doubled the amount of words they could remember - they went from recalling an average of 26 words out of 72, to an impressive 62. Four months later, even without continued training, their recall performance remained high.

“Once you are familiar with these strategies and know how to apply them, you can keep your performance high without much further training,” Martin Dresler, assistant professor from Radboud University Medical Center, told the Daily Mail.

In addition, the training also affects the way our brain cells connect. After training, the way that the participants' brain cells connect began to be like those of memory champions compared to scans(扫描检查) taken before training. Researchers believe this could be responsible for their increased memory.

But what makes this research so fascinating is that it seems to prove that the talent to store things in your mind isn't down to genes. Dresler found there was no deference in brain structure between memory champions and normal people, which means memory champions are not born with different brains.

“They, without a single exception, trained for months and years using methods to achieve these high levels of performance,” Dresler told Science Daily.

It’s clear that more studies are needed to find out what's going on here, but the “mind palace” method might be your best bet to never forget an important name, date or appointment ever again.

1.The main purpose of the text is to_____

A. present a research on a memory improvement strategy

B. explore the secrets of memory champions

C. argue whether good memory is natural or trained

D. explain how a memory improvement strategy works.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the “mind place” method?

A. The method became popular because of Sherlock Holmes.

B. People need to draw a familiar place on paper before using the method.

C. The effects of this method are likely to fade when the raining stops

D. The method relies on a connection with a familiar environment to remember things.

3.What would Marin Dresler probably agree with?

A. People's memory level has a lot to do with their brain structure.

B. Memory champions are often born with outstanding memory ability

C. Memory training could change the way our brain cells connect.

D. With continued training, everyone can develop into a memory champion.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Sometimes some young people call themselves “DiaoSi” to _______ themselves from the “tall, rich and handsome” and “white, rich and pretty” groups.

A. allocate　　 B. distinguish　 C. preserve　 D. present

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Most people like buying things by touching them on a store shelf. Many people begin to feel some goods as theirs when they touch them. They have “mine, mine, mine” feeling as little as 30 seconds after touching an object(物体).

In a study, some people were shown a cheap coffee cup, and were allowed to hold it for 10 seconds or 30 seconds. They were then allowed to buy it in either a closed or an open place. The people knew the real price of the cup before they began to buy.

If people hold the cup for a longer time, he will pay more for it. In fact, people hold the cup for 30 seconds pay more than the others. “The amazing part of this study is that people can become almost attached to something like a cup.” said James Wolf,”By touching the cup and holding it in their hands, they begin to feel the cup is theirs. Once they begin to feel it as theirs, they are willing to keep it.”

Many businessmen use this way to sell their things. For example, car sellers send the buyers out on test drives and pet shop owners encourage people to play with the dogs in the window. When you are testing out new cars, you are going to buy it at once. But you can do better if you get ready for it.

1.Many people want to buy something which they can______ by themselves.

A. see　　　 B. touch　　　　 C. hear　　　　 D. look

2.The _______ people hold the cup, the more they will pay for it.

A. longer　　 B. shorter

C. more　　　　 D. less

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many businessmen use this”touch” way to sell their things.

B. By touching the cup and holding it in their hands, many people begin to feel the cup is theirs.

C. If people hold the cup for a longer time, he will pay less for it.

D. Car sellers send the buyers out on test drives and pet shop owners encourage people to play with the dogs in the window in order to sell them.

4.The main idea of this passage is_______.

A. more and more people don’t care about the goods they want to buy

B. many people are willing to pay for the goods which they would like to hold

C. how do the businessmen sell their cars

D. people often buy something they don’t like

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:

BTW(by the way);  BRB(be right back);  LOL(laughing out loud);  IMO(in my opinion)

People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

info(information);   puter(computer);    pic(picture);     sec(second)

We ususally don’t see people when we communicate on the Internet, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feelings”, such as:

:-) (happy);     ;-)(joking);        :-((sad);       :-O(surprised)

These days, many forums(论坛)have picture feelings. For example:

(happy)              (sad)               (angry)               (cool)

There are even whole new words, like ”newbie’s” (someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it’s called “flaming” the person.

It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

1.Why do people type acronyms?

A. To show their feelings.      B. To make jokes.

C. To save time.                D. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.

2.What does “BTW, my computer is not working well, :-( ”mean?

A．The person is happy about getting a new computer.

B. The person has to go away from his/her computer.

C. The person is angry at somebody.

D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

3. If someone is angry, what may he type?

A.      B. BRB          C. LOL        D.

4.E-talk will probably_______.

A. keep changing                       B. stay the same

C. be used by people on the telephone       D. be easy for newbie’s to understand.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The play “The Million Pound Bank Note” is based on a short story 1.(write) by Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, and is best known 2. his novels, such as The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. The story happened in 3. summer of 1903, and Henry Adams, an 4. (America) businessman had some bad luck to be carried out to sea by a strong wind. However, he was 5. (spot) and rescued at sea luckily by a Britain ship and landed in London, where he found himself without money, friends 6. a job. But he had to earn his living, which could account for (解释...的原因) his 7. (appear). One day when he was wandering on the pavement and didn’t know 8. to do, he heard somebody 9. (call) him. Then he was led to two brothers 10. made a bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it .

高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The play “The Million Pound Bank Note” is based on a short story 1.(write) by Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, and is best known 2. his novels, such as The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. The story happened in 3. summer of 1903, and Henry Adams, an 4. (America) businessman had some bad luck to be carried out to sea by a strong wind. However, he was 5. (spot) and rescued at sea luckily by a Britain ship and landed in London, where he found himself without money, friends 6. a job. But he had to earn his living, which could account for (解释...的原因) his 7. (appear). One day when he was wandering on the pavement and didn’t know 8. to do, he heard somebody 9. (call) him. Then he was led to two brothers 10. made a bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it .

高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

41.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because

A．they always sleep very well           B．they often eat good food

C．they read a lot of books                 D．they have very good memories

42.Everybody learns his mother language                  .

A．at the age of six                              B．when he is a small child

C．after he goes to school                   D．when he can read and write

43.Before a child can speak, he must                        .

A．read and write                              B．make sentences

C．hear and remember the sounds              D．think hard

44.In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because

A．they have no good memories         B．they have no recorders

C．they have too much time for it              D．they are busy with other subjects

45.Your memory will become better and better                 .

A．if you have plenty of good food          B．if you do more and more exercises

C．if you do morning exercises every day    D．if you get up early

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

1.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because_______.

A．they always sleep very well                B．they often eat good food

C．they read a lot of books                   D．they have very good memories

2.Everybody learns his mother language_______.

A．at the age of six                         B．when he is a small child

C．after he goes to school                   D．when he can read and write

3.Before a child can speak, he must_______.

A．read and write                         B．make sentences

C．hear and remember the sounds            D．think hard

4.In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because_______.

A．they have no good memories              B．they have no recorders

C．they have too much time for it             D．they are busy with other subjects

5.Your memory will become better and better_______.

A．if you have plenty of good food

B．if you do more and more exercises

C．if you do morning exercises every day

D．if you get up early

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

1.、Some people can easily learn many things by heart because ________.

2..、Everybody learns his mother language ________.

3..、Before a child can speak, he must ________.

4..、In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ________.

5..、Your memory will become better and better ________.

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