阅读下列短文,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
Students who learn languages often think
they have memory problems. They worry because they can't remember words. In
fact, the problem usually isn't with their memory. The problem is with how they
study.
To remember words better, you need to
understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term.
When you see, hear or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But
short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember
something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is
like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it's well organized.
When you put away a book or memory, you can't just leave it anywhere. You have
to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary? The
answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can
do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can write a
little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way
is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is "height",
you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her
height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make
the meanings of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to
find a word when you need it.
(1)
In the writer's opinion, students can't remember words because ______.
A . they have poor memory
B . they are too worried
C . they don't use a proper way
D . they don't like to study
(2)
Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage?
A . Short-term memory is seldom used.
B . What we see goes into long-term memory first.
C . We'll forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.
D . We'll never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory.
(3)
The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means long-term memory ______.
A . keeps many books like a large library
B . works like a well-organized library
C . provides any book you want
D . leaves memory anywhere
(4)
Which is one example of "thinking about the word in new ways" in Paragraph 3?
A . Making sentences with the word.
B . Listening to some familiar stories.
C . Talking with people that you know.
D . Drawing pictures of the word on the paper.
(5)
This passage mainly tells us about ______.
A . students' problems in language study
B . how to make the meanings of words stronger
C . short-term and long-term memory
D . how to improve ways to remember words
答案: C
C
B
A
D