2019-2020年牛津英语中考阅读专项练习含答案

2020学年牛津英语中考阅读专项练习

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Alittlestreamrandownfromahighmountainfar,farawaythroughmanyvillagesand

forests,untilitreacheddesert.Thestreamthenthought,"Tvebeenthroughcountlessdifficulties.I

shouldhavenoproblemcrossingthisdesert!”Butasshestartedherjourney,shefoundherself

slowlydisappearingintothesand.Aftermanytries,shestillfailedandwasveryunhappy."Maybe

Ican'treachtheoceanintheend,^^shesaidsadlytoherself.

Atthistime,adeepvoicecame,uIfabreeze(微风)cancrossthedesert,socanariver."It

wasthevoiceofthedesert.Butthelittlestreamreplied,t4Thafsbecauseabreezecanfly,,butI

cannot.^^

That'sbecauseyoucan'tgiveupwhatyouare.Ifyouliketodoit,andletyourself

evaporale(蒸发)intothebreeze,i/_cantakeyouacross,andyoucanreachtheocean.^^Saidthe

desert.

“GiveupwhatIamruowanddisappearintothebreeze?No!No!”Thelittlestreamcouldnot

acceptthisidea.Afterall,shehadneverexperiencedanythinglikeitbefore.

“Thebreezecancarrythevapor(水蒸气)acrossthedesertandletitleaveasrain.Therain

willform,ariveragaintocontinueitscourse.,,explainedthedesertverypatiently.

“Andwhetheryou'reariverorvapor,yournatureneverchanges,“continuedthedesert.

Hearingthis,thelittlestreamrushedintotheopenarmsofthebreeze,whichcarriedherto

thenextstageofherlife.

Thecourseofourlivesisliketheexperienceofthelittlestream.Ifyouwanttoovercome(克

月艮)thedifficultiesinyourlifetoheadforthesuccess,youshouldalsochangethewayyouusedto

be.

()1.Beforethestreamreachedthedesert,shedidn't.

A.believeinherselfB.meetanydifficulties

C.wanttocrossthedesertD.worryaboutthejourneytotheocean

()2.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto(指的是).

A.streamB.breezeC.vaporD.desert

()3.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.ourlivesareaseasyasthelittlestream's

B.itisdifficultforustosucceed

C.wemustkeepthewayweusedtobe

D.weshouldchangethewayweusedtobetosucceedsometimes

()4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Ifabreezecancrossthedesert,soyoucan.

B.Aftermanytries,shedidn'tsucceedandwasveryunhappy.

C.Whetheryou'reariverorvapor,youchangeyournature.

D.That'sbecauseIcan'tfly,butabreezecan.

（）5.Fromthepassageweknowthatthestreamintheend.

A.crossthedesertB.stoppedherjourney

C.failedtoreachtheoceanD.disappearedintheair

Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow（乌鸦）wasjumpingaround.Thecrow

watchedthemwithdisdain（鄙视）.

“Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!”hesaidtotheswans."Allyoucandoistomoveyour

wings.Canyouturnoverintheair?No,that'sbeyondyou.Let'shaveaflyingcompetition.I'H

showyouwhatrealflyingis!,,

Oneoftheswans,astrongyoungmale,tookupthechallenge.Thecrowflewupandbegan

toshowhisskills.Heflewincircles,performedotherflyingtricks,andthencamedownand

lookedproudlyattheswan.

Nowitwastheswan'sturn.Heflewup,andbeganflyingoverthesea.Thecrowflewafter

him,makingallkindsofcomments（评价）abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn't

seethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewer

comments.Hewasnowsoexhaustedthathefoundithardtostayintheair,andhadtostruggleto

keephimselffromfallingintothewater.

Theswanpretended（假装）nottonotice,andsaid,“Whydoyoukeeptouchingthewater,

brother?Isthatanothertrick?"

“No,"saidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.'Tmintroublebecauseofmy

pride!Ifyoudon'thelpme,rillosemylifb…”

Theswantookpityonhim,andtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.

（）1.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Thecrowshowedoffitsflyingskills.

b.Theswanfeltpityforthecrowandsavedit.

c.Thecrowlaughedattheswan'sflying.

d.Thecrowfollowedtheswanandgotintotrouble.

e.Thecrowchallengedtheswansandastrongyoungswanacceptedit.

A.e,c,d,a,bB.a,e,c,d,bC.c,e,a,d,bD.e,a,d,c,b

()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exhausted"inParagraph4mean?

A.Tired.B.Angry.C.Frightened.D.Regretful.

()3.Whydidthecrowkeeptouchingthewater?

A.Itwasshowinganotherflyingskill.

B.Itwasstrugglingtokeepitselffromfallingintothewater.

C.Itwasthirstyandwantedtodrinksomewater.

D.Itwasenjoyingitselfbydoingso.

()4.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?

A.Thecrowdidn'tknowflying.

B.Flyingskillswereuseless.

C.Theswansavedthecrowbecausetheyweregoodfriends.

D.Theswanwasbetteratlong-distanceflyingthanthecrow.

()5.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

A.Nopains,nogains.B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

C.Pridegoesbeforeafall.D.Practicemakesperfects

(三)

Here'ssomethingpeopledon'toftenthinkabout:Helpinghelpsevenwhenthere'snota

problem.

Gettinginthehabitofgivingandreceivinghelpbuildsgoodrelationships.Itmakesusfeel

morecare.Itstopsstressfrombuildingbecausewekno.wsomeoneelseisthinkingaboutus.And

ifthereisaproblem,we'resharingitbeforeitgetstoobig.Itjustfeelsgreattohelp.

Trythesesmallpracticesathomeandseehowtheymakeyoufeel:

*Helpyourlittlebrotherorsisterwithahomeworkproblem.

*Helpyourdadpreparedinner.

*Helpyourmomcarrylivinggoods.

*Offertodoachorethat'snotusuallyyours'justbecause.^^

There'smoretoitthanjustfeelinggood:Kindnessiscontagious.Itcancreatemorekindness.

Soyoumightstarttonoticeyourfamily(orfriends)reachingouttohelpmore.

Justdon'tfallintothetrap(陷阱)ofexpectation(期待).Ifwehelpoutonlybecausewe

expecttheotherpersontodosomethinginreturn,wewillprobablyendupfeelingdisappointed

andangryinsteadofhappyandfulfilled.Sodecidetohelpsimplybecauseofthepositivefeelings

itcreates.Then,whensomeoneelsedoessomethingniceforyou(anditwillhappen!),it'sa

wonderfulsurprise.

Givingandreceivingisoneofthemostbasicfriendshipskills.Withagoodnetworkof

supportivepeople,wearelessstressed.Wefeellovedandunderstood,sowe'rebetterableto

solveproblems,bouncebackfromdisappointments,andtryagain.

()1.Howdoyoufeelifyouaregettinginthehabitofgivingandreceivinghelp?

A.Thinkofmorecare.B.Feelstressfrombuilding.

C.Feelmorecare.D.Fallintothetrap.

()2.Howtobuildnicerelationshipsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Helpyourdadpreparedinner.

B.Getinthehabitofgivingandreceivinghelp.

C.Stopsstressfrombuilding.

D.Endupfeelingangryinsteadofhappy.

()3.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Wehelpoutonlybecauseweexpecttheotherpersoninreturn.

B.Ifsoneofthemostbasicfriendshipskillstogiveandreceive.

C.Itjustmakesusfeelgreattohelpothers.

D.Ifshelpfultohelpevenwhenthere'snotaproblem.

()4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rcontagious“meaninthepassage?

A.会感染的B.会疏导的C.会蔓延的D.会熏陶的

()5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.MakingHelpaHabit

B.HelpMomCarryGoods.

C.HelpOthersWithHomework.

D.LoveandUnderstand

(四)

MartinLynch,anAmericanbusinessman,hadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexican

fishingvillageforanumberofyears.Onemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthebeach,hesaw

hisfriendPabloPerez,alocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounloadhisboatandpackthefish

inabox.

MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseverallargefish

intheboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatchthefish."Justafewhours,“

repliedPablo.Martinasked,“Whydidn'tyoustaylongerandcatchmorefish?”“Ihaveenough

formyfamily,“Pablosaid."Andwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?”askedMartin.t4Itake

anap,playwithmychildren,spendtimewithmywife,andgointothevillagetoseemyfriends

andplaycards,IhaveafullandbusyMartinexplainedthatifPabloworkedlongerhours

andcaughtmorefish,hecouldmakemoremoney.Withtheextramoney,Pablocouldbuymore

boatsandcatchmorefish.Bysellingthefish,Pablocouldopenhisownfactoryandselldirectto

supermarkets.

“Thenwhat?^^askedPablo."WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCitytorun

thebusiness.Finally,youwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmakemillionsofdollars,

repliedMartin.tcHowlongwillthattake?”askedPablo.

Martinthoughtforawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.

“Andthenwhat”askedPablo.

“Well,that'sthebestpart,“Martinsaid."Youwillbeabletoretire,buyahousenearthe

ocean,sleeplonger,playwithyourchildren,spendmoretimewithyourwife,seeyourfriends,

andplaycards.”

()1.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Abusinessmanandafishermanhavebecomefriend.

B.Abusinessmanlearnshowtofishfromafisherman.

C.Afishermanwantstobecomeabusinessman.

D.Abusinessmangivesadvicetoafisherman.

()2.WhatmakestheMexicanfishermanhappyis?

A.manyfriendstovisithim

B.afullandbusylife

C.moreboatsandmorefish

D.thehouseneartheocean

()3.Howcanthefishermanmakemoremoneyinthebusinessmanview?

A.Bybuyingasupermarket.

B.TomovetoMexicocity.

C.Bysellinghisownbusiness.

D.Toworklongerandcatchmorefish.

()4.Theunderlinedword“unload“inthepassagemeans?

A.o...B.take...awayfrom...C.breakdownD.setoff

()5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat?

A.thefishermanwillstaythesamewithhislife.

B.thefishermanwillleavethevillageforMexicocity.

C.thebusinessmanwillbuythefishermanboat

D.ittakesalldayforthefishermantocatchlargefish.

(五)

Ihadhiddenthelongblackbaginthegarageforthepasttwodays.Tonight,inthedark,I

wouldfinallytakeitaway.IfeverythingwentOK,itwouldbedonebymorning.ButIhadtobe

surenoone,notevenmywife,sawme.

Itwasmoredifficulttogetaway.fromthepartythanIexpected.Isaidthatthechildrenwere

tiredandneededtogettobed.Itwaspartlytrue.ButthemainreasonforleavingwasthatIwanted

tocompletemyplan.

FirstIhadtogetthekidstosleep.Thatwasnevereasyatanytimeandtonightitwaseven

moredifficult.Theeldestonewantedtoknowwhyweleftthepartyearly.Itoldhim10:30pm

wasnotearly.Asusual,Ireadthemabedtimestory,butIhadtostopmyselfreadingtooquickly

ortheywouldlearnmysecret.

Silencefinallycame,andfeelinglikeathiefinthenight,Iwentoutofthehouseandintothe

garage.Takingoneend,Idraggedthebagoutfromitshidingplaceandtookitintothegarden.I

wasworriedthatmyneighboursmightseemeandcallthepolice.

Itwasalreadyeleveno'clock.BythelightofthemoonIstartedworking,tryingtomakeas

littlenoiseaspossible.Andthatwasnoteasywithasaw(锯子)andahammer.

Aftermucheffort,myworkwasfinallycompleted.Ilookeddownatmywatch.Itwas

exactly4:00am.ThenIwentinsidetohaveashowerandgetafewhoursofsleep.Itwouldn'tbe

longnowbeforethekidswouldrushintomyroomandwakemeuptotellmeaboutthenew

tree-houseFatherChristmashadbroughtthemthisyear.

()1.Whydidthemanfeelnervous?

A.Heleftthepartytoolate.

B.Hewasafraidofthedarkness.

C.Hedidn'tknowwheretheblackbagwas.

D.Heworriedthatotherswoulddiscoverhissecret.

()2.Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto.

A.thievesB.parentsC.childrenD.neighbours

()3.Inwhatorderdidthemandothefollowing?

a.Readthekidsastory.b.Hadashower.c.Workedinthemoonlight.

d.Draggedthebagfromthegarage.e.Wenttoaparty.

A.e-d-a-b-cB.e-a-d-c-bC.a-b-e-d-cD.a-e-d-c-b

()4.Whatdidthemanwanttodoafterfinishinghisplan?

A.Gotosleep.B.Wakeuphischildren.

C.Openthebag.D.Callthepolice.

()5.Howwouldthechildrenfeelwhentheysawtheman'swork?

A.Confused.B.Excited.

C.Tired.D.Angry.

(六)

InearlyNovemberof1503,duringChristopherColumbus,fourthandfinaltripAmerica,his

shipwasseriouslydamagedinastonn.Columbusandhismenhadtoliveonasmallislandfbr

severalmonthswhiletheytriedtorepairtheirshipandreturntoSpain.

Atfirst,thelocalpeopleontheislandwereverykindtotheEuropeanvisitors,givingthem

allthefoodandclothestheyneededtosurvive.However,asthemonthspassed,thelocalpeople

becamemoreandmoreunhappywiththeirguests,whoweretrickingandstealingfromthem.

Finallythelocalsdecidedtostophelping.Withoutfoodoranywaytoleavetheisland,Columbus'

groupwassooninserioustrouble.

LuckilyforColumbus,hehadabookaboutthestarsandplanetsonhisship.Itdescribedthe

movementsofalltheobjectsinthenightsky.Thebook,writtenbyawell-knownGermanscientist,

saidtherewouldbeatotallunareclipse(月食)ontheeveningofFebruary29,1504andhowlong

itwouldlast.

ColumbusworkedoutthedifferenceintimebetweenGermanyandNorthAmerica.Hethen

hadameetingwiththelocalleadersjustbeforetheeclipsewouldtakeplace.Inthismeeting,

Columbustoldthemhisgodwasangrybecausethelocalpeoplewerenolongergivingfood.So

hisgodwouldlakeawaythemoontopunishthem.AtthemomentColumbusfinishedtalking,just

ashehadplanned,themoonbegandisappearing.

ThelocalleadersgrewfrightenedandquicklyagreedtoprovideColumbuswithfoodand

anythingelsehewanted.Butfirst,Columbus,godhadtoreturnthemoon.Columbustoldthemhe

wouldhavetodiscusstheideawithhisgodonhisship.Knowingthemoonwouldstaycompletely

hiddenfbrabout48minutes,Columbusreturnedjustbeforethemoonbegantoreappear.From

thatdayon,untiltheyfinallyleft,Columbusandhismennolongerhadanytroublegettingthe

foodtheyneeded.

()1.Atfirst,thelocalpeoplehelpedColumbusandhismenby.

A.givingthemfoodB.buildingahouseforthem

C.repairingtheirshipD.providingthemwithabook

()2.ThelocalpeopJebecameangrybecausetheEuropeans.

A.lookedverydifferentB.hadnothingtotrade

C.werecheatsandthievesD.wantedtotaketheirland

()3.WheredidColumbuslearnaboutthelunareclipse?

A.Fromabook.B.Fromthemoon.

C.Fromhisgroup.D.Fromthelocals.

()4.WhatdidColumbusdoafterreturningtohisshiponthenightofthemeeting?

A.Hediscussedtheproblemwithhisgod.B.Hewaitedfortheeclipsetofinish.

C.Hereadaboutthestarsandplanets.D.Hetoldhismenwhathappened.

()5.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEuropeansfromthepassage?

A.Theyallbelievedingod.B.TheyneverreturnedtoSpain.

C.Theyadmiredthelocalpeople.D.Theycausedtheirownproblems.

(七)

WhenIwasachild,myparentsoftenlookmetoanoldhouseinthethickforest.Noother

childreneverstayedthere.Ididn'tevenhavethechoiceofplayingwithabrotherorsister.

Icouldneverunderstandwhattheattraction(吸弓I)ofthehousewas,evenformyparents,

whoenjoyednothingbetterthantositinsilencewithagoodbook.Thewomaninthehouse,my

father^distantcousin,wasaterriblecookandherfoodwasinedible.

Oneday,whenIwaswonderingaroundthegardenbehindthehouse,Inoticedawooden

housewhichhadclearlybeenabandoned(被遗弃的).AsIwalkedtowardsit,Iheardanoise,like

ananimalmovinghurriedlyaway.ThenIsawamanwithalongbeardstandingatthedoor.Iwas

greatlysurprised.

“Pleasedon'ttellthemyousawme,"hesaid."Theyneverusethisplace,andIhavenowhere

elsetolive.""Don'tworry."Isaid."Iwon'ttellanyone.Butareyouallrightouthere?"I

mean-doyouhaveenoughtoeat?Theoldmanshookhishead.

Thesameevening,Itookasmallplasticbagintothediningroomand,whilenoonewas

looking,emptiedsomeofthefoodintoit.Later,Igotoutofthebackdoorsecretlyandgavethe

foodtotheoldman,whosenameIhaddiscoveredwasTaff.

IhadneverseenanythingelseaslonelyasthesmileofsatisfactiononTaff'sfacewhenhe

atethefood.Fromthenon,myvisitstotheoldhousehadapurpose,andIenjoyedeveryminute

oftherestofmystay.

()1.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutstayingintheoldhouseatfirst?

A.Hewashappytobewithhisparents.

B.Heenjoyedreadinggoodbooksthere.

C.Hewaspleasedwiththewoods.

D.Hefeltverylonely.

()2.Theunderlinedword“inedible"isclosestinmeaningto"

A.toobadforhimtoeatB.nicetolookat

C.notenoughD.asdeliciousasusual

()3.Thewriterdiscoveredtheoldmantheoldhouse.

A.nearthebackdoorB.inthediningroomof

C.inthegardenbehindD.amongthebushedbefore

()4.Whatcanweknowabouttheoldmanfromthepassage?

A.Hewaspoorandhungry.

B.Hehelpedtorepairtheoldhouse.

C.Helikedtoplayhide—and-seekwiththewriter.

D.Heraisedmanyanimals.

()5.Thestorymainlytellus.

A.it'snicetoraisewildanimalsB.it'svaluabletohelpothers

C.ifsgoodtoliveintheforestD.it'scomfortabletoliveintheoldhouse.

(八)

Onceuponatimeallfeelingswenttoanislandforavacation,andeachwashavingagood

time.Suddenly,awarningofastrongstormwasannounced,soallrushedtotheirboats.Yet,Love

didnotwishtorunawayquickly.Therewassomuchtodo.Butasthecloudsdarkened,Love

realizeditwastimetoleave.Buttherewerenoboatstouse.Lovelookedaroundwithhope.

JustthenRichnesswaspassingbyLoveinalargeboat.Loveshouted,“Richness,canyou

takemewi.thyou?”Richnessanswered,uNo,IcantThereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.

Thereisnoplacehereforyou.”

LovedecidedtoaskWM”(虚荣)whowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulboatforhelp.But

Vanitysaidwithacoldvoice,“No,Ican'ttakeyouwithme.Myboatwillgetdirtywithyour

mummyfeet.,?

Sorrowpassedbyaftersometime.Again,Loveaskedforhelp.Butitwasuseless."No,I

can'ttakeyouwithme.Iamsosad.Iwanttobebymyself.,,

WhenHappinesspassedbyafewminuteslater,Loveagaincalledforhelp.ButHappiness

wassohappythatithardlycaredaboutanyoneelse.

Lovewasgrowingworriedandhopeless.Justthensomebodycalledout,"Come,Love,Iwill

takeyouwithme."Lovedidnotknowwhowasbeingsokind,butjumpedontotheboathappily.

Aftergettingofftheboat,LovemetKnowledge.Loveasked,"Knowledge,doyouknowwho

wassokindtogivemealiftwhennooneelsewishedtohelp?,,

Knowledgesmiled,t4Oh,thatwasTime.”

“Time?”askedLove..”ButwhydidTimehelpme?”Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdom

andanswered,''BecauseonlyTimeisabletounderstandhow（有价值的）Loveis."

（）1.Accordingtothepassage,whichonedidnotgotoanislandforavacation?

A.Love.B.Richness.C.Vanity.D.Knowledge.

（）2.Whichwordhasthesamemeaningas“Sorrow”?

A.Worry.B.Anger.C.Sadness.D.Smile.

（）3.OtherfeelingspassedbyLoveintheirboatsonebyone.Whichistherightorderaccording

tothepassage?

A.Richness—>Vanity—Sorrow—>Happiness—>Time

B.Richness—Happiness—Sorrow—Vanity-Time

C.Time—>Richness—>Vanity—>Sorrow—Happiness

D.Richness—Happiness—>Vanity—Sorrow—Time

（）4.Whydidn'tVanitytakeLovewithhiminhisboat?

A.BecausetherewasnoplaceforLoveinhisboat.

B.BecausehethoughtLovewouldmakehisboatdirty.

C.Becausehewantedtostayalone.

D.Becausehedidn'tcareaboutanyoneelse.

（）5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Whenwearerich,wemaypaymoreattentiontoLove.

B.AllthefeelingsareimportantinourlifeexceptLove.

C.Astimegoesby,wecanrealizetheimportantofLove.

D.Whenweareinhappinessandsorrow,weshouldn'trememberLove.

（九）

Ifyoulookattheskyonenightandseesomethingmovingandshiningthatyouhavenever

seenbefore,itmightbeacomet（彗星）.

Acometsometimeslookslikeastar.Likeaplanet,acomethasnolightofitsown.Itshines

fromthesunlightitreflects（反射）.Liketheearth,acometgoesroundthesun,butonamuch

longerpath（轨道）thantheearthtravels.

Ifacometisnntastar,whatisitthen?

Somescientiststhinkthatalargepartofacometiswaterfrozenintopiecesoficeand

mixedwithironandrockdustandperhapsafewbigpiecesofrock.Whensunshinemelts（融化）

theiceinthecomet,greatcloudsofgasgotrailingafterit.Theseclouds,togetherwiththe

dust,formalongtail.

Manypeopleperhapshaveseenacomet.Howevernooneknowshowmanycometsthereare.

Theremaybemillionsofcomets,butonlyafewcomecloseenoughforustosee.

AnEnglishmannamedEdmundHalley,wholivedfrom1656to1742,foundoutalotabout

thepathsthatcometstakethroughthesky.Somecometsmoveoutofoursightandnevercome

back.Otherskeepcomingbackatregulartimes.Abigcometthatkeepscomingbackwasnamed

afterHalleybecausehewastheonewhoworkedoutwhenitwouldcomebackagain.Maybeyou

haveeverseenHalley'sCometbecausethelasttimeitcameclosetothesunandtheearthwasin

theyear1986.Thenpeopleallovertheworldwereoutsideatnighttolookatit.Youwillprobably

beabletoseeHalleyisCometwhenitcomesneartheearthagain.

()1.Acometislike.

A.thesunB.moonC.sunlightD.theearth

()2.Alargepartofacometis.

A.waterandrockB.waterfrozenintopiecesoficeandmixedwithiron

C.ice,ironandrockdustD.onlyafewbigpiecesofrock

()3.Maybemanypeople.

A.haven'tseenanycometsB.haveseenallcomets

C.haveseenacometatdaytimeD.haveseenacomet

()4.Somecometskeepcomingback.

A.atanytimeB.atnoonC.atregulartimesD.atdaytime

()5.Halley'sCometcameback.

A.in1990B.in1980C.in1986D.in1989

(+)

Thehumanbrainweighsabout1.4kilograms,butitcanholdmuchmoreinformationthan

mostcomputers.However,thereisanotherdifferencebetweenhumansandcomputers.Computers

don'tforgetinformationtheyaregiven,buthumansoftendo.Noonerememberseverything,and

luckilywedon'lusuallyhaveto.Buteveryonecanimprovetheirmemoryiftheywantto.Here

aresomesuggestions.

♦Trytousenewinfonnationimmediately.Forexample,ifyoumeetsomeonewhosays"Hi!

I'mCarlos,"don'tjustsay“Hello.”Repeattheperson'sname.Say“"

♦Breakabignumberintosmallerparts.Forexample,it'shardtomemorize(记忆)

109244153.Butifyoubreakitintothreeparts—109/244/153—itbecomeseasier.

♦Writeoutwhatyouneedtorememberoverandoveragain.Thiswillhelpyoukeepitin

mindlonger,especiallyformemorizingformulas(公式)orfacts.

♦Alwaysreviewinformation.Ifyoubringwhatyou'velearnedbacktoyourmind,they

becomeeasiertoremember.Forexample,beforeyougotosleep,it'sagoodideatoreviewthenew

thingsyoulearnedthatday.

♦Discusswithafriend.Itisalwayseasiertorememberthingsthroughdiscussions.Youcan

haveadiscussionaboutwhat'rightandwhat'swrong,anditwillleadtotherightanswer.

♦Nevertellyourselfthelyouhavenbadmemory.Youcanalwaysdosomethingtohelp

improveyourmemory.Andeveryone'smemorygetsbetteriftheyuseitoftenenough.

Allofthesuggestionsarehelpful.Ifyoufollowthem,youarecertaintoimproveyour

memory.

()1.Howmanysuggestionsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

()2.Whichshouldbeputintheblank(空格)inParagraph2?

A.Hello,Carlos.B.Howdoyoudo?

C.Hello,!amSophia.D.Gladtomeetyou!

()3Whatcanhelpmemorizeabignumbermoreeasilyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tostoreitinacomputer.

B.Tobreakitintosmallerparts.

C.Todiscussitwithafriend.

D.Toreviewitbeforeyousleep.

()4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Discussingwithfriendscanhelpyourememberthings.

B.Alwaysreviewinginformationcanhelpyoufallasleep.

C.Formulasandfactscanhelpyoulearnaboutyourbrain.

D.Humanbeingscanimprovetheirmemorybycomputer.

()5.Whatdoesthesentence“Nevertellyourselfthatyouhaveabadmemory"mean?

A.Youshouldtellothersaboutyourbadmemory.

B.Youshouldbelieveinotherpeopleallthetime.

C.Youshouldaskotherstoimprovetheirmemory.

D.Youshouldbeconfidentinyourmemoryability.

（十一）

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