Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise．If you have the wish and really make a conscious （自覺的） effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability （能力） to remember things．But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you．

Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen．One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before．

Memory "tricks" work the other way as well．Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did．One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber （理發(fā)師） shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two clays before at the barber shop across the street from my office．

    We always seem to find something funny and amusing （有趣的） in incidents （事件） caused by people's  forgetfulness or absent-mindedness．Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones．Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny．There are times when "tricks" of our memory can cause us great trouble．

1．lf you want to have a good memory ________．

A．you should force yourself to remember things

    B．you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

    C．you should try to remember as many poems as possible

    D．you should try hard to remember things

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door

    B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door

    C．The writer remembered to lock the door

    D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door

3．From the sentence "We never get fired of hearing new ones．"we can infer that ________．

    A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

    B．we don't want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors

    C．we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

    D．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

4．In the passage, the writer seems to tell you ________．

    A．forgetting things happens to learned people

    B．a(chǎn)lways forgetting things is understandable

    C．forgetting things at times is natural

    D．ways to protect yourself from memory tricks

5．The best title for this passage is _________．

A．How to Get a Good Memory                    

B．"Tricks" of Memory

C．Stories about Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness 

D．Get Rid of Absent-mindedness

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
　　Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理發(fā)師) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
　　We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）
【小題1】If you want to have a good memory, ________.

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a self-effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember things

【小題2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to lock the door.

D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door.

【小題3】From the sentence "We never get tired of hearing new ones", we can infer that______.

A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

B．we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors

C．we will never get rid of（擺脫） listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

D．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自覺的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理發(fā)師）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.
【小題1】If you want to have a good memory, .

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember tings

【小題2】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to lock the door.

D．the writer remembered unlocking the front door.

【小題3】In the passage, the writer seems to tell you .

A．forgetting things is serious and dangerous

B．a(chǎn)lways forgetting things is understandable

C．forgetting things at times is natural

D．the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”

【小題4】The best title for this passage is .

A．How to Get a Good Memory

B．“Tricks” Of Memory

C．Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous

D．Get Rid of Absent-mindedness

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自覺的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理發(fā)師）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1.If you want to have a good memory, .

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember tings

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to lock the door.

D．the writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3.In the passage, the writer seems to tell you .

A．forgetting things is serious and dangerous

B．a(chǎn)lways forgetting things is understandable

C．forgetting things at times is natural

D．the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”

4.The best title for this passage is .

A．How to Get a Good Memory

B．“Tricks” Of Memory

C．Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous

D．Get Rid of Absent-mindedness

 

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

　　Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.

Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理發(fā)師) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

　　We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）

1.If you want to have a good memory, ________.

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a self-effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember things

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to lock the door.

D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3.From the sentence "We never get tired of hearing new ones", we can infer that______.

A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

B．we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors

C．we will never get rid of（擺脫） listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

D．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

 

Memory，they say，is a matter of practice and exercise，If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort，then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things． But even if you are successful，there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you．

  Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen．One morning last week，for example，I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before．

    Memory“trick”work the other way as well．Once in a while you remember not doing something，and then find out what you did．One day last month，for example，I was sitting in a barber shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut，and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office．

    We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent—mindedness．Stories about absent—minded professors have been told for years，and we never get sick of hearing new ones．Unfortunately，however，absent—mindedness is not always funny．There are times when“trick”of our memory can cause us great trouble．

1．The following paragraph of the passage may be about．

    A．dealing with the troubles about absent—mindedness

    B．where and how our memory goes wrong

    C．people to whom absent--mindedness happens

    D．examples about troubles caused by absent—mindedness

2．In the passage，the writer seems to tell you．

    A．forgetting things is serious and dangerous

    B．a(chǎn)lways forgetting things is understandable

    C．forgetting things at times is natural

    D．the way to protect yourself from memory“tricks”

3．The best title for this passage is               ．

    A．How to play tricks on Memory

    B．“Tricks”O(jiān)f Memory

    C．Forgetfulness or Absent——mindedness

    D．Get Rid of Absent—mindedness

閱讀理解

　　Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

　　Sometimes you remember things that really didn't happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked last night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.

　　Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while yon remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut; and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at a barber shop across the street from my office.

　　We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people's forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1．If you want to have a good memory, ________.

[　　]

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember things

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having looked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to look the front door.

D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3．From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that ________.

[　　]

A．we enjoyed hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

B．we don't want to know anything more about assent- mindedness of professors

C．we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

D．a(chǎn)bsent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

4．In the passage, the writer seems to tell you ________.

[　　]

A．forgetting things is serious and dangerous

B．a(chǎn)lways forgetting things is under control

C．forgetting things at times is natural

D．the ways to protect yourself from memory “tricks”

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．How to Get a Good Memory

B．Tricks of Memory

C．A forgetful man

D．Absent-mindedness Professor

閱讀理解：

閱讀下列短文，完成文后題目。

　　Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious(自覺的) effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability(能力) to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

　　Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

　　Memory“tricks”work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理發(fā)師) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

　　We always seem to find something funny and amusing(有趣的) in incidents(事件) caused by people's forgetfulness or absentmindedness. Stories about absentminded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absentmindedness is not always funny. There are times when“tricks”of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1．If you want to have a good memory ________.

[　　]

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember things

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door

B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door

C．The writer remembered to lock the door

D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door

3．From the sentence“We never get tired of hearing new ones.”We can infer that ________.

[　　]

A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absentmindedness of professors

B．we don't want to know anything more about absentTnindedness of professors

C．we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absentmindedness

D．a(chǎn)bsentmindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

4．In the passage, the writer seems to tell you ________.

[　　]

A．forgetting things is serious and dangerous

B．a(chǎn)lways forgetting things is understandable

C．forgetting things at times is natural

D．the ways to protect yourself from memory“tricks”

5．The best title for this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．How to Get a Good Memory

B．“Tricks”of Memory

C．Forgetfulness and Absentmindedness is Dangerous

D．Get Bid of Absentmindedness