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第02讲Unit 9 Learning Lesson 2 & Lesson 3 学生版
背诵金句
1.You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.
人必须有自信,这是成功的秘密。
2.Wise men are silent; fools talk.
蠢人多话,智者寡言。
阅读能力集训
Ⅰ.Read the text quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
Questions about memory
Answers
Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?
·We remember things that have strong connections in our mind,especially
1. connections.
·Childhood memories are
often very emotional.
·Also,we can try to 2. what we have learnt to a few others.
Do some people really have a photographic memory?
·No one has proved that there are people who really have 3. memories.
·We simply need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn when memorising 4. learning materials.
Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?
·This is 5. for many people.
·The 6. loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
·One of the golden rules is to 7. the material periodically,especially during the first days after learning.
I'm 16,but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse?
·Definitely not.
·Our memory reaches its 8. power at the age of 25.
·After this age,the brain starts to get 9. .
·By middle age,our memory is significantly 10. than when we were young.
Ⅱ.Read the text and choose the best answer to each question.
1.When remembering something new,try to connect it to ________.
A.our knowledge B.our experience
C.our emotions D.our thoughts
2.Who can remember the first 22,514 digits of pi (π)?
A.Stephen Wiltshire. B.Daniel Tammet.
C.Jemima Gryaznov. D.Hermann Ebbinghaus.
3.When does the sharpest loss of memory occur?
A.During the very early period after learning.
B.During the first three days after learning.
C.During the first week after learning.
D.During the first hour after learning.
4.How many brain cells do we