It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely . I looked around but not table was free. One of the waiters me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly . ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. a little sorry, he told us that there was left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
| 小题1: | | A．quiet | B．calm | C．busy | D．silent |
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| 小题2: | | A．hard | B．often | C．hardly | D．always |
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| 小题3: | | A．necessary | B．possible | C．important | D．certain |
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| 小题4: | | A．as before | B．as a matter of fact | C．as usual | D．as is known to all |
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| 小题5: | | A．empty | B．full | C．free | D．quiet |
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| 小题6: | | A．all | B．every | C．a single | D．a double |
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| 小题7: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．comforted | D．settled |
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| 小题8: | | A．watch | B．care | C．try | D．manage |
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| 小题10: | | A．find | B．find out | C．wait | D．see |
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| 小题12: | | A．money | B．bill | C．food | D．drinks |
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| 小题13: | | A．Luckily | B．Fortunately | C．Generally | D．Unluckily |
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| 小题15: | | A．were kept busy | B．was busy with | C．kept busy with | D．were busy with |
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| 小题16: | | A．exciting | B．tired | C．pleased | D．disappointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．dishes | B．food | C．order | D．menu |
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| 小题18: | | A．good presents | B．good news | C．bad news | D．bad presents |
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| 小题19: | | A．Looking | B．Seeing | C．Looked | D．Found |
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| 小题20: | | A．no meat or fish | B．no meat and fish | C．meat and fish | D．not meat or fish |
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小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:C
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试题分析：讲述作者为了庆祝生日找了一个比较清净的地方，本以为那里人很少，没有提前预定桌位，但是那一晚上人很多，等了好长时间才等到位子，但是菜只剩下煎蛋卷了。
小题1:考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。根据because not many people know about it,可知本句的意思是：在镇里一个清静的地方选了饭店。calm平静的；quiet 安静的；busy忙的；silent沉默的，故选A。
小题2:考查副词的用法和对语境的理解。由后面的句子because not many people know about it（因为没有多少人知道这个地方）可知通常几乎不会拥挤，选C。
小题3:考查形容词和对语境的理解。因为没有多少人知道这个地方，所以通常没有必要预订桌子。A. necessary必要的；B. possible可能的；C. important重要的；D. certain某一的，故选A。
小题4:考查固定词组的用法和对语境的理解。A. as before和以前一样；B. as a matter of fact事实上；C. as usual和往常一样；D. as is known to all众所周知。无论如何，和以前一样，星期四都不是很忙的晚上。故选A。
小题5:考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。由后面的句子he said. "It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full可知饭店的人很多，已经没有位子了，故选A。
小题6:考查名词的用法和对语境的理解。句意是“我看了看四周，没有一个桌子是空的”。not all并非所有和not every 并非每一个，都是部分否定；a single一个；a double一对。 选C。
小题7:考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。句意是：一个服务员认出我来。A. realized意识到；B. recognized 认出； C. comforted安慰；D. settled定居。故选B。
小题8:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。句意是：我们几乎管不过来了。A. watch观看；B. care介意；C. try努力、试着；D. manage管理。选D。
小题9:考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。A. start开始；B. leave离开；C. end结束；D. pay付出。由后面的句子got up and left.可以知道他们将要离开，句意是“那的人将要离开”，选B。
小题10:考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。A. find找到；B. find out查明真相；C. wait等待；D. see看见。由后面的句子got up and left.（他们将要离开）可知，句意是“等一会你们就会找到地方。”选A。
小题11:考查介词的用法和对语境的理解。A. by由；B. beside在……的旁边；C. at在；D. near在……附近。句子意思是“坐在角落桌子旁的人付钱，起来就走了。” 坐在桌子旁用介词at，选C。
小题12:考查名词的用法和对语境的理解。A money钱；B. bill账单；C. food食物；D. drinks饮料。由后面的句子got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down可以知道吃完了付钱走人。pay the bill付账单，pay后可以跟钱数，但是不跟money这个名词。选B。
小题13:考查副词的用法和对语境的理解。由后面的句子our table was almost out of sight可以知道是很不幸运。句意是：很不幸运的是，我们的桌子的地方很容易被忽略。” A. Luckily幸运的是；B. Fortunately幸运的是；C. Generally一般说来；D. Unluckily不幸的是。选D。
小题14:考查连词的用法和对语境的理解。句意：我们想引起带我们到这来来的服务员的注意力，A. whom，代先行词是人的情况，做定语从句的宾语；B. which，代先行词是物的情况，做定语从句的主语或宾语；C. he他，不是定语从句的关系词；D. who，代先行词是人的情况，做定语从句的主语。选D。
小题15:考查固定句型的用法和对语境的理解。。句意“所有的服务员都忙于游客的吃饭”，A. were kept busy使忙于；B. was busy with忙于；C. kept busy with没有这种说法；D. were busy with忙于。选B。固定句型be busy with sth意思“忙于…”，这里主语是he，所以谓语应该用单数第三人称形式。故选B。
小题16:考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。A. exciting令人激动的；B. tired疲劳的；C. pleased高兴的；D. disappointed失望的。句意是：旅客们吃完饭看上去对生活很满意，look pleased with sth意思“看上去对…满意”， 选C。
小题17:考查名词的用法和对语境的理解。由前面的句子I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with… 可知，我给朋友们建议这个饭店最好的饭菜，最后服务员拿着订单离开了。A. dishes菜；B. food食物；C. order订单；D. menu菜单。选C。
小题18:考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。A. good presents好的礼物；B. good news好消息；C. bad news坏消息；D. bad presents坏礼物。由前面的句子We could tell from his face that…可以知道句意是“我们可以从他的表情可以知道他有坏消息告诉我们” 。选C。
小题19:考查分词做状语的用法和对语境的理解。句意“看上去有点抱歉的表情告诉我们。”A. Looking显得；B. Seeing看到；C. Looked被看；D. Found被发现。现在分词作伴随状语，Look的逻辑主语是he，在这里作状语，用v-ing形式，故选A。
小题20:考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。根据最后一句 All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet !"（我们可以供应的就是煎蛋卷了。）可知，没有肉和鱼了。no 修饰名词meat、fish ；not修饰动词。否定句中用or表示和的意思。故选A。 |
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Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do . When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other when you choose your food. You may it because it smells good or because it good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice.
Different use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the . A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other in the garden. However, most animals have a more diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The of these animals will be different depending on the season.
have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much . This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal , such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modem life.
| 小题1: | | A．males | B．children | C．humans | D．adults |
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| 小题2: | | A．organs | B．senses | C．parts | D．means |
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| 小题3: | | A．hate | B．sell | C．like | D．fancy |
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| 小题4: | | A．digests | B．consumes | C．touches | D．tastes |
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| 小题5: | | A．creatures | B．mammals | C．people | D．animals |
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| 小题6: | | A．different | B．rare | C．familiar | D．unique |
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| 小题7: | | A．typical | B．particular | C．special | D．unusual |
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| 小题8: | | A．food | B．meal | C．choice | D．diet |
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| 小题9: | | A．flowers | B．vegetables | C．fruits | D．branches |
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| 小题10: | | A．varied | B．creative | C．random | D．nutritious |
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| 小题11: | | A．fish | B．fruit | C．diet | D．insect |
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| 小题12: | | A．Animals | B．Chinese | C．Humans | D．Foreigners |
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| 小题13: | | A．effective | B．beneficial | C．delicious | D．attractive |
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| 小题14: | | A．sugar | B．nicotine | C．fiber | D．alcohol |
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| 小题15: | | A．products | B．attachments | C．goods | D．subscriptions |
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Children have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation! Recently a campaign encouraging children to put away - and play outside has been organized. The campaign, said to be the biggest _____, has been launched with the ______of a documentary film, Project Wild Thing. It tells the story of how, ______ an attempt to get his daughter and son outside, film-maker David Bond______ as marketing director for nature. The call to renew a__＿with nature comes from about 400 organizations, from playgroups to the National Health Service. Children are being ____to take back their "wild time",__＿30 minutes of screen use for outdoor activities. The organizers____that giving up 30 minutes of television and computer games each day in exchange for outdoor playwill increase the __＿of fitness and alertness and improve children"s well-being.
According to the chairman Andy Simpson, right now, time spent outdoors is ___,activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been ____ "With many more parents becoming ____ the dominance（统治地位）of screen time in their children"s lives, and growing scientific evidence that a decline in____ time is bad news for the health and happiness of our children, we all need to become marketing directors for nature. We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids" development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a ____，”said Mr. Simpson.
In Mr. Bond"s opinion, the reasons why kids, ____ they live in cities or the countryside, have become ____from nature and the outdoors are complex. " We need to make more space for wild time in children"s daily routine, ____ this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted. It"s all about finding ____ on your doorstep and discovering the sights, sounds and ____ of nature一maybe in a back garden, a local park, or just green space at the end of the road."
| 小题1: | | A．subjects | B．screens | C．stages | D．scenes |
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| 小题2: | | A．ever | B．likely | C．then | D．even |
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| 小题3: | | A．outcome | B．direction | C．exposure | D．release |
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| 小题5: | | A．behaves | B．acts | C．treats | D．regards |
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| 小题6: | | A．connection | B．commitment | C．contract | D．campaign |
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| 小题7: | | A．pulled | B．forced | C．urged | D．warned |
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| 小题8: | | A．providing | B．taking | C．swapping | D．preparing |
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| 小题9: | | A．allow | B．admit | C．acquire | D．argue |
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| 小题10: | | A．amounts | B．levels | C．degrees | D．standards |
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| 小题12: | | A．developed | B．shown | C．tested | D．lost |
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| 小题13: | | A．delighted with | B．guilty of | C．concerned about | D．desperate for |
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| 小题14: | | A．free | B．active | C．spare | D．normal |
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| 小题16: | | A．while | B．though | C．as | D．whether |
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| 小题17: | | A．escaped | B．disconnected | C．suffered | D．protected |
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| 小题18: | | A．freeing | B．forbidding | C．seeking | D．serving |
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| 小题19: | | A．imagination | B．fortune | C．wildness | D．solution |
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| 小题20: | | A．senses | B．voices | C．features | D．smells |
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My son starts school today. It"s going to be and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him . You see, , he"s been king of his own room. He’s been of the back yard. I have always been around to his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. But now things are going to be .
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in faith and love and courage. , World, I you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of . Give him quiet time to the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to . Teach him to his own ideas, everyone else tells him he is wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his . Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and if he thinks he"s right. Teach him gently, World, but don"t him, because only the of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.
| 小题1: | | A．interesting | B．frightening | C．exciting | D．strange |
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| 小题2: | | A．carefully | B．gently | C．strictly | D．slowly |
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| 小题3: | | A．in the past | B．from now on | C．up to now | D．now and then |
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| 小题4: | | A．boss | B．child | C．pupil | D．caretaker |
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| 小题5: | | A．protect | B．repair | C．treat | D．find |
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| 小题6: | | A．tough | B．different | C．difficult | D．upset |
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| 小题7: | | A．march | B．study | C．adventure | D．research |
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| 小题8: | | A．has to learn | B．is full of | C．means | D．will require |
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| 小题10: | | A．wish | B．request | C．order | D．hope |
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| 小题11: | | A．determined | B．satisfying | C．hardworking | D．devoted |
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| 小题12: | | A．books | B．families | C．world | D．friendship |
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| 小题13: | | A．deal with | B．talk about | C．think over | D．absorb in |
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| 小题14: | | A．succeed | B．defeat | C．cheat | D．compete |
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| 小题15: | | A．come up with | B．put forward | C．be proud of | D．have faith in |
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| 小题16: | | A．as if | B．even if | C．in spite of | D．the moment |
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| 小题17: | | A．heart and soul | B．bad behavior | C．expensive shoes | D．high grades |
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| 小题18: | | A．argue | B．express | C．help | D．fight |
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| 小题19: | | A．praise | B．spoil | C．criticize | D．push |
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| 小题20: | | A．heat | B．burn | C．test | D．exercise |
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We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.
You have to give a speech, and you’re terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble(结巴) over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion(场合)? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.
小题1:The main idea of this article is that .| A．you can improve your speaking ability | | B．a poor speaker can never change | | C．you should always make a short speech | | D．it is hard to make a speech |
小题2:Paragraph 2 implies that .| A．many people are afraid of giving a speech | | B．many people are happy to give a speech | | C．many people do not prepare for a speech | | D．many people talk to long |
小题3:The phrase “talk over their heads” means .| A．speaking too loudly | | B．looking at the ceiling | | C．looking down upon them | | D．using words and ideas that are too difficult |
小题4:The title for this passage may be “ ”.| A．Do Not Make a Long Speech | | B．How to Give a Good Speech | | C．How to Prepare for a Speech | | D．Try to Enjoy a Speech |
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The secret in re-remembering is to allow the full power of your memory to flow freely without “trying” to remember any one specific (特定的) thing.
I recently sat down to a relaxed and enjoyable dinner with some friends. At the beginning of the meal, a friend told us that his car had just been broken into and his briefcase (公文包) had been stolen. He was frustrated (懊恼的) because his diary and a number of other items important to him were in the briefcase. He said he could remember only four items that were in his stolen briefcase, that he knew there were many more, that he had to give a full report to the police within two hours, and that the more he tried to remember the more blocked he became.
Several of us at the table who were familiar with Memory Principles (规则) then took him through the following exercise; instead of continuing to allow him to think of what he could not remember, we asked him when he had last had his briefcase open. It turned out that it was at the office just before he left work, at which point he suddenly remembered that he had put two important magazine articles in the briefcase. We then asked him when he had last had the briefcase open before leaving home for work. It turned out to have been the night before, and he remembered having put in two more articles as well as a tape recorder, in preparation for the following morning. Finally we asked him to describe the inner (内部的) design of his briefcase, and as he went through a detailed description, he remembered pens, pencils, letters and a number of other items that he had completely “forgotten” before.
Within 20 minutes, he remembered 18 additional items. The secret is to “forget about” whatever you are trying to remember and “relive” all experiences that connect in any way with the item you are trying to remember. This method works at once almost in all cases, and takes the form of a created Mind Map around the “missing” center.
This memory method, like the others, improves your memory as well as your creativity, and in addition gives you confidence when you realize that, no matter what you have forgotten, there is still a chance to solve any memory mystery (谜团)!
小题1:Which of the following shows how the man remembered the items according to the passage?
小题2:What does the underlined word “relive” mean in the passage? | A．go through again | B．get out of | C．get used to again | D．pay attention to |
小题3:What can be the best title for the passage?| A．Forgetting — You can never really forget | | B．Drawing — The better way to remember things | | C．Re-remembering — Remember what you have forgotten | | D．Replacing — Forgetting something instead of remembering |
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