Question

【题目】阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Some people seem to have extraordinary (非凡的) memories. Zheng Aiqiang, a “memory athlete” on TV show Super Brain (《最强大脑》), can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!

You would think people like this have special brains. But according to a recent study by researchers from the United States and the Netherlands (荷兰), the brain structure (结构) of ordinary(普通的) people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes shows no difference.

That’s because good memories can be trained. New research in the journal Neuron (《神经元》) suggests that you can become a super memorizer with just six weeks of hard training, reported The Guardian.

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 (关联) 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 (把手) on the door and five could be the painting on the wall.

“Not everyone can become a (memory) champion. But everyone using the technique can improve a lot from the level they’re at,” said Boris Konrad, one of the researchers in the study.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过7个词。

【1】How many numbers can Zheng Aiqiang remember in just one hour?

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【2】Are the brain structure of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes different or similar?

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【3】When using loci to remember something, what do you link something with ?

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【4】How long does it take an ordinary person to train hard to be a super memorizer?

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【5】Who was loci invented by?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】2, 660

【2】Similar

【3】A place that you know very well

【4】Six weeks

【5】The ancient Greeks

【解析】

社会文化类阅读。本文讲述的是通过刻苦训练，可以使人成为超级记忆者。通过使用记忆技巧，可以提升记忆力。

【1】根据“Zheng Aiqiang, a “memory athlete” on TV show Super Brain, can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!”可知郑爱强在一小时内就能记住2660个数字，故答案为2, 660。

【2】根据“But according to a recent study by researchers from the United States and the Netherlands, the brain structure of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes shows no difference.但根据来自美国和荷兰的研究人员最近的一项研究，普通人和23名世界领先的记忆运动员的大脑结构没有什么不同。”，可知是相同的，故答案为Similar。

【3】根据“You can link something you need to remember with a place that you know very well”可知，当使用该方法来记住某件事时，你需要把它和一个地方联系起来。故答案为A place that you know very well。

【4】根据“New research in the journal Neuron suggests that you can become a super memorizer with just six weeks of hard training, reported The Guardian.据英国“卫报”报道，“神经元”杂志的最新研究表明，只要经过6周的刻苦训练，你就能成为一名超级记忆者。”，可知时间是6周，故答案为Six weeks。

【5】根据“Researchers found that technique技巧） called loci nvented by ancient Greeks， can greatly help improve memory"可知位置记忆法是古希腊人发明的，故答案为The ancient Greeks。