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阅读理解 A bad Working Memory-the brain's temporary storage box-may explain, new research suggests,why one child cannot read his or her history book and another gets lost in math. As many as 10 percent
of schoolage children may suffer from poor working memory. British researchers said in a report last
week, yet the problem is rarely identified.
"You can think of working memory as a pure measure of your child's potential. Many psychologists
consider working memory to be the new IQ (智商), because we find that working memory is one of
the most important predictors of learning ability, " said Dr. Tracey Alloway of Britain's Durham
University.
Many children with poor working memory are considered lazy or dull. Working memory allows people
to hold in their minds and deal with a few items, such as telephone numbers, over a short period of
time. Alloway compares working memory to a box. For adults, the basic box size is thought to be three
to five items. It's important, therefore, to put in the right things. Irrelevant (不相关的) information will
clutter (混乱) working memory.
The question many researchers are struggling with is how to help children with this problem, which
appears to be closely related to a lack of attention.
"In children with learning difficulties, it becomes a huge issue, especially around middle school,
when the demands on working memory really grow, " said Dr. Mel Levine, cofounder of All Kinds
of Minds, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina that studies learning difficulties.
Memory training may help improve working memory. Alloway has a tool that allows teachers to
assess (评定) the workingmemory capacity of children as young as 4； it has been used in 35 schools
across Britain.
Levine's organization trains teachers through a program called Schools Attuned, which is working
with several thousand schools across the United States, Canada and Europe. While he is not sure
working memory can be expanded, Levine said children can be taught ways to do better in school.
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of working memory?
A. It has a limited capacity.
B. It is usually better in children than adults.
C. It improves with use.
D. It can cause a lack of attention.
2. According to the new research, ________.
A. the importance of working memory has been long recognized
B. working memory is becoming recognized as a factor in intelligence
C. laziness can weaken working memory
D. working memory helps people remember things forever
3. Which of the following may help improve a child's working memory?
A. Expanding the brain's storage box.
B. Remembering more things.
C. Training the memory.
D. Being reminded frequently.
4. According to the passage, Dr. Mel Levine has ________.
A. invented tools to help improve a child's working memory
B. founded an organization to train teachers to help students with this problem
C. identified the problem clearly
D. compared working memory to a box 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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1-4: ABCB解析
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日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
