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WEEK SIX FRIDAY
增强记忆的神奇字体
Do you still remember what our first passage is about?
Do you find it hard to remember what you have learnt?
Have you ever dreamed of having a piece of memory bread?
A magic thing to improve our memory
Can you guess what it is?
Read the following paragraphs and put them in the right order.
Let’s check!
B和E是设问句的问句与答语,它们的先后顺序可以确定。通读可知,the new font是文章的核心词,而这两个段落都没有提到它,说明它们应该在文章的开头部分,并非主干部分。
C明确了本文要探讨的核心事物——the new font, 所以C应该排在B、E之后,是文章的topic sentence。
D是the new font的好处,而A 讲的是the new font不适合使用的方式,根据写作逻辑可知,D应该在A的前面。
Read and think
Do you still remember the passages you read in English classes last year?
Well, don’t be nervous if your answer is “No”. Many of your schoolmates have forgotten the passages, too. Now is the Information Age. New information keeps coming in. It’s easy to forget what we have read.
Why does the writer ask about “the passages you read in English classes last year”?
To make sure the students still remember the passages.
To stress the importance of learning English.
To lead in the topic about the new font.
To give advice about remembering things.
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Read and think
What does Para. 4 and Para. 5 mainly talk about?
A. How the researchers develop the new font.
B. Why the new font can help improve memory.
C. What the new font looks like.
D. Why scientists develop the new font.
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Researchers have done lots of research 6 human brains. People remember things 7 when their brains come across small obstacles (障碍) 8 learning new information. Sans Forgetica is back-slanted (反斜的). There are openings in each 9 . The design serves as a “simple puzzle” for the reader.
Australian designer Stephen Banham helped create the font. “ 10 should be difficult to read but not too difficult,” he said. “The font 11 your reading speed down. It makes your 12 work harder. It should be easier for you to remember what you are reading.”
The structure of the passage
Lead in the topic
What
How
通过普遍存在的问题引入,
激发读者的兴趣
明确说明的对象