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 (懊惱的) 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 (規(guī)則) 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 (內(nèi)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 (謎團(tuán))!
【小題1】Which of the following shows how the man remembered the items according to the passage?

【小題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
【小題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


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】C 

解析試題分析:這篇文章介紹了一種re-remembering的方法想起忘記的事情,秘密是把你想記住的事情忘記,把事情的過(guò)程再經(jīng)歷一遍。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子: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. …可知這個(gè)人是通過(guò)公文包的內(nèi)部結(jié)構(gòu)和在辦公室,家里發(fā)生的事情,回憶起里面的物品的,選C
【小題2】猜詞題:從文章第三段的句子: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.可知秘密是把你想記住的事情忘記,把事情的過(guò)程再經(jīng)歷一遍,所以relive =" go" through again ,選A
【小題3】標(biāo)題確定題:從第一段的句子: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.和最后一段的內(nèi)容:可知這篇文章介紹了一種re-remembering的方法想起忘記的事情,選C。
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