Question

【题目】

Some people seem to have unusual memories. Zheng Aiqiang, a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain, can remember 2,660 numbers in just one hour!

You would think people like him must have special brains. But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland, the brain structure (结构) of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes shows no difference.

Good memories can be trained. New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training.

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 on the door and five could be the painting on the wall.

In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns. At the beginning, they could only remember 26 words, but when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words.

“Not everyone can become a memory winner. But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly,” said Boris Konrad, one of the researchers in the study.

请根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

【1】From the recent study, we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar _______.

【2】To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your __________to link it with a __________ you know well according to the passage.

【3】请根据短文内容回答问题。

What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest?

_______________________________________________________________________________

【4】请用一句话概括段落大意。

Paragraph 6 tells us that _____________________________________________________

【5】请将文中划线句子译成汉语。

_______________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】brain structure(s)

【2】imaginationplace

【3】A person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training.

【4】loci(is a good technique which) can greatly help improve memory/（此题为开放性试题，考生回答符合情理即可得分）

【5】但每个人都能通过这项技术大大提高记忆力。

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述一些人认为有些人有超强的大脑，但根据美国和荷兰的研究表明，普通人的大脑和记忆大师的大脑没有显著的差异，因为良好的记忆可以被训练出来。

【1】细节理解题。根据But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland, the brain structure (结构) of ordinary people and 23 of the world’s leading memory athletes shows no difference可知普通人和记忆大师的大脑结构没有差异，故填brain structure(s)。

【2】细节理解题。根据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可知，你可以使用想象力将数字和你所了解的地方相结合，故填imagination和place。

【3】推理判断题。根据Good memories can be trained. New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training可知，人们可以通过六周的艰苦训练获得超级记忆，故填A person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training。

【4】主旨大意题。根据In one study, some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns. At the beginning, they could only remember 26 words, but when they were taught loci, they could remember 62 words可知，人们一开始只能记住26个单词，但后来使用loci这个技巧后，能够记住62个单词，所以loci可以帮助人们大大地提高记忆力，故填loci(is a good technique which) can greatly help improve memory

【5】翻译题。using the technique修饰everyone，且副词greatly修饰动词improve，故填“但每个人都能通过这项技术大大提高记忆力”。