中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 7 Memory单元测试
时间：100分钟，总分：100分
一、语法选择（15分）
Most people hope to have a memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life. Can memory be improved Luckily,____1_____studies in the past 50 years have already given us a clear answer.
A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory _____2____. First of all, it is necessary ____3_____ a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in B vitamins and Vitamin E, such as vegetables and lean meat, ____4_____ you have a better memory. Second, doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running, riding a bike, swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful. Third, ____5____ enough sleep is important. Only when your brain gets a good rest, can it work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, ____6_____your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change—it takes a long time to make a ____7______.
Memory skills help you remember things better. The following three are the most widely used. Chunking is
_____8_____way of remembering a piece of information by _____9______ it into smaller ones. For example, _____10______a ten—digit telephone number 2127983630, you can divide the digits into three groups: first 212, then 798, and lastly 3630.This method is much _____11_____. Organization means organizing information into groups of the same kind. For example, trees, grass and flowers are plants; tigers, pandas, horses and cows are animals. Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar with.
However, memory skills will hardly work _____12_______you don't understand the information. What's more, only a regular (有规律的) review can make the memory ____13_____ long. That is why students are always advised to go over what they have learnt after one day and then after three days, and then use it as ____14_____as possible.
Human brains are like muscles that need nutrients and exercise to become stronger. If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you ____15______certainly improve your memory.
1. A. hundred of B. hundreds of C. hundreds D. hundred
2. A. sharply B. sharper C. sharp D. more sharply
3. A. to have B. having C. have D. had
4. A. helped B. helping C. to help D. helps
5. A. gets B. getting C. got D. gotten
6. A. better B. the better C. the best D. best
7. A. difference B. different C. differences D. differently
8. A. the B. an C. \ D. a
9. A. to cut B. cut C. cutting D. cuts
10. A. to memorize B. memorize C. memorizing D. memorizes
11. A. help B. helpful C. more helpful D. helpless
12. A. if B. because C. although D. until
13. A. last B. to last C. lasting D. lasted
14. A. regular B. more regular C. regularly D. more regularly
15. A. must B. need C. should D. can
完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
A wonderful memory
I will never forget a wonderful memory that a stranger ever impressed me in Orlando, Florida.
Three years ago, I had a serious disease and had to stay in a ___16___ for some time. Luckily, after being carefully treated, I got much better. The doctors suggested that a holiday would be good for my ___17___. Just then I received an invitation asking me to attend a meeting in Orlando, where the famous Disneyland was located. My family encouraged me to attend it. So I started for Orlando.
On arriving Sunshine State, I took a taxi to the ___18___ where the meeting was held and checked in. The next morning, I took another taxi to do some shopping. The cost of taking taxis was so high that I regretted I hadn’t borrowed a car at first. Later, I went to a café to have ___19___. However, it was so busy that I couldn’t find an empty seat. Just as I was wondering whether to leave, a friendly voice came from behind, “You can share my table”. I turned around and found an old lady smiling to me.
With many thanks, I sat down and we had a happy lunch together. Near the end of the meal the ___20___ asked me why I came here and how long I would stay. I couldn’t help ___21___ that I wouldn’t stay long because I couldn’t afford to travel by taxi.
“You needn’t take a taxi any more.” she said kindly, “You see, I just happened to retire (退休) from my work. Now I’m ____22____ all day. I’d be pleased to drive you anywhere you want to go.”
Feeling much surprised and doubted, I said, “Thanks, madam, but that would be much ____23___ to you.” But she insisted and I accepted her kindness at last.
The next morning, the kind lady showed up at the hotel and then took me to the Disneyland before she left. At the end of the day, she returned to take me back to the hotel again. Before I got off, I offered her some money but she just politely ____24____.
Thanks to her ____25____, I had a wonderful holiday in Florida. And that sweet memory will be kept in my mind for long!
16. A. hotel B. restaurant C. school D. hospital
17. A. family B. friends C. health D. job
18. A. hotel B. supermarket C. park D. hospital
19. A. breakfast B. dinner C. supper D. lunch
20. A. waiter B. lady C. owner D. driver
21. A. contacting B. comparing C. complaining D. composing
22. A. busy B. bored C. excited D. free
23. A. trouble B. kindness C. happiness D. worry
24. A. refused B. kept C. took D. remembered
25. A. business B. patience C. kindness D. confidence
三、阅读理解（分两节，满分45分）
第一节、阅读选择（40分）
A
Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized（有条理的）. When you put away a book-or memory-you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
26. In the writer’s opinion, students can’t remember words because ________.
A. they are too worried B. they don’t like to study
C. they have memory problems D. they don’t use a proper way
27. Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage
A. Short-term memory is seldom used.
B. What we see goes into long-term memory first.
C. We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory.
D. We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.
28.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means long-term memory ________.
A. works like a well-organized library B. keeps many books like a large library
C. provides any book you want D. leaves memory anywhere
29. Which is one example of “thinking about the word in new ways” in Paragraph 3
A. Talking with people that you know. B. Listening to some familiar stories.
C. Making sentences with the word. D. Drawing pictures of the word on paper.
30. This passage mainly tells us about ________.
A. how to improve ways to remember words B. how to make the meaning of words stronger
C. short-term and long-term memory D. language students’ problems in study
B
I don’t know what’s wrong with my brain. My memory started to become shockingly complete in 1974, when I was eight years old. From 1980 on, it has been near perfect. Give me a date from that year forward, and I can immediately tell you what day of the week it was, what I did on that day, and what happened on that day.
I can recall memories at will. But my remembering, in fact, is not under my control. My memories automatically (自动地) flash forward and backward in my head through the years of my life. What does it feel like Well, just imagine this: Someone started to make videos of you when you were a child, and has been continuously following you around all day, every day. This person has placed all of these videos onto a single DVD, and you are being forced to watch it over and over again. There you are as a ten-year-old in your living room watching your favorite TV program. Then, suddenly, you’re on the beach during a family vacation when you were twelve. I never know what I might remember next.
As I grew up, a great many new memories were being stored in my brain, with more and more of them endlessly flashing through my mind. I became a prisoner to my own memory. My mother would tell me not to care so much about the past. I’d try to explain that I didn’t really care about the past. The memories just flooded my mind. But nobody could understand me.
My greatest hope now is that scientists will discover something about my brain in the near future. I hope their findings will help them learn more about the human mind.
31. The writer’s special ability became almost perfect when she was ________ years old.
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
32. We can learn from the text that the writer ________.
A. cannot tell one person from another
B. cannot remember anything about the past.
C. can say what will happen in the near future
D. can recall what exactly happened on each past day
33. How did the writer feel about her special ability
A. Proud. B. Warm. C. Painful. D. Shameful.
34. The writer’s mother ________.
A. knew what was wrong with her brain B. couldn’t understand her problem
C. cared little about the past D. solved her problem
35. The writer now hopes scientists will ________.
A. discover her amazing ability
B. help her become a normal person
C. explain the mystery and control her memories
D. research her brain to learn more about the human mind
C
Until recently, many people believed that the brain has completed its development by teens. However, scientists found out the brain still grows as much during teens as it did during early childhood.
You may notice that your children seems to be getting more forgetful as they are in their teens. One parent told us a story. Her daughter, Mary, was invited to take part in a birthday party on Thursday last week. Mum reminded her of the party on Wednesday evening. Before Mary left for school on Thursday, mum asked her where she needed to go after school that day. “The birthday party,” Mary answered as she walked out the door. On Thursday evening, when mum went to the birthday party to pick up Mary, she found that Mary was not among them. In surprise, she called home. Mary quickly answered the phone. “Why aren’t you at the party ” asked her surprised mother. “I forgot,” answered Mary.
Why does this often happen for parents and kids of this age Because the brain of a teen is growing so fast that it is inefficient（效率低的）. Think of a boom town and it is developing faster than the builders can put up the things and clear out rubbish. The teenage brain is something like this town—the building work needs to be finished, the work place needs to be cleaned up, they can be better planned, and may forget less.
What can parents do about it The first step is agreeing that it really is happening and your child doesn’t mean to be against the rules . Although time will finally take care of the issue, you can support your children during this time by gently but firmly help them.
36. According to the scientists, ________.
A. parents are always forgetful
B. the brain has completed its development by teens
C. children are more forgetful than their parents recently
D. the brain grows as much during teens as it did in childhood
37. The writer takes Mary’s story as an example to show that ________.
A. Mary didn’t go well with her mother
B. Mary didn’t want to go to her friend’s party
C. being forgetful often happen for the teenagers
D. parents always don’t understand their child’s feeling
38. The reason why the teens are often forgetful is that ________.
A. the brain is something like a town B. the brain of a teen is growing so fast
C. teens are badly planned in their thinking D. a lot of things needs to be finished for them
39. What can parents do about it
A. Support and help their children.
B. Plan everything for their children.
C. Know that everything is right for their children.
D Understand that their children want to be against the rules.
40. What is the best title of this passage
A. Our Brains Are Growing So Fast
B. Share Our Ideas About Forgetfulness
C. How Parents Experienced Forgetfulness
D. The Forgetful Teen: “Someone Stole Part of My Kid’s Brain”
D
Think of a simple object—a piece of chalk, for example. Are you remembering its name, its shape, its color or its size Are you remembering what it is used for, or the sound it makes when the teacher writes on the blackboard Scientists say that memory includes different parts of the brain, such as language and the ability of sense. They believe that you begin to create a memory when you notice something you’re your senses. Then messages are sent to different brain cells which join together to form connections. A new connection goes into your short-term memory. It is stored there for about 30 seconds, and then it is either lost or stored in your long-term memory.
Having a good memory means making lots of connections and storing them in your long-term memory. To do this, you need to keep your brain in good shape. Eat plenty of brain food such as fish oil, fruit and vegetables. Laughter also makes your brain more active. Also, don’t forget to exercise. So do some sports or just move around a lot in the house. Finally, get plenty of sleep. This will make your memories grow stronger.
When you want to remember new information, you must pay special attention. Use your senses—sight, smell, hearing and touching and keep repeating the information. To do well in your exams this year, turn off the TV, silence your mobile, and review your work regularly. To remember something special, use your imagination to create visual(视觉的) connections. For example, you need to take a pencil, an eraser, your ID card and chips to your next exam. Imagine the ID card as the body of an animal, the pencil its long neck, and the eraser its head. Your animal is hungry, so now imagine it eating a bag of chips. It may sound crazy, but its fun and it works. Another way is to do something different to your room. Turn a picture upside-down, or tie a sock around the door handle to remind yourself of something to remember.
41. At the beginning, the writer gives an example to ________.
A. lead in the topic of the article B. show the importance of chalk
C. let readers remember the word D. make readers know his favorite
42. How many ways are mentioned to have a good memory in Paragraph 2
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
43. The main idea of the third paragraph is ________.
A. how to do well in exams B. how to remember new information
C. why to review your work D. what to eat to make memories stronger
44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Memory has nothing to do with languages. B. Laughter can help to improve our memory.
C. A picture of eating chips is the most useful. D. Our brain is difficult to keep in good shape.
45. In order to remember new information, we should do the following EXCEPT________.
A. using our senses B. using our imagination to create visual connection
C. doing different to remind us D. getting plenty of sleep
第二节、阅读填空（2022年黄冈中考，5分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。（每个选项只用一次，选项中有一项为多余选项）
Sometimes we may forget something easily. Don’t worry. If you want to have a good memory, please follow me. ____46___
My first advice is that if you want to remember something well, you have to review it regularly (有规律地). After you learn the material, you need to review it right away, then two days later, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. ____47____
My second advice is to mark the important parts of your book. This will help you in two ways. On the one hand, it will help you concentrate on (专注于) the most important parts. It is always easier to remember only the key points. ____48____ When you open your book, the colored parts will show you the most important parts at once. In this way, you needn’t read every word again.
____49___ One good time for memorizing information is in the evening. Review what you have learnt before going to bed. It will be kept in your mind deeply. The other good time is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear. ___50____
Remember all the advice above, and your memory will be better and better.
A. On the other hand, this will make reviewing easier.
B. Here is some advice to help improve your memory.
C. Another piece of advice is to review at a proper time.
D. You have to read the whole book from the beginning to the end.
E. So it’s easy to memorize the important information in the morning.
F. After a month, you will find that you can remember the material easily.
写作（共四节，满分30分）
第一节、短文填词（5分）
Today I was so happy to know that I did quite well in my last week’s English exam. However, last term, I had (1) t _________ memorizing English words. It made me upset. One day, when I was talking with Daniel after class, he (2)m ________ a way of remembering English words. It is called “association method”.
Because of the method, I’ve learnt to imagine a picture of a word in my (3)m _______. It is said that a picture is (4)w ________ a thousand words. It’s really great! I can remember many words in that way.
I had never thought about changing the way of my study before. I always thought I had a bad memory, but now my memory has (5) i ________ a lot because of the method. It made my English study much easier more enjoyable ..
第二节、完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）
1. 如果你不给花浇水，它很快就会死。
If you _________ water the flower, it _________ soon.
2. 这本书值得去读。
This book is _________ _________.
3. 张明在记忆新单词方面有些困难。
Zhang Ming_________ _________ _________ English new words.
4. 自毕业后我们彼此再也没有联系了。
We _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ since we graduated.
5. 我试卷上的字体不像小华的一样糟。
My handwriting on the test paper is _________ _________ _________ _________ Xiao Hua’s.
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假如你是Mary的好友Bill, Mary昨晚给你发了一封电子邮件，她向你请教如何锻炼大脑才能 提高记忆力。请你根据以下提示，以Bill的身份给Mary回复一封电子邮件。
要求：80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示：1.尝试新事物，改变日常习惯；
2. 做一些猜谜游戏或数学益智游戏；
3.给大脑足够的时间休息，饮食要均衡，心情要放松。
参考词汇或短语：relax, try to do, daily habit, what's more, guessing game, Maths puzzle, balanced diet Dear Mary,
Dear Mary,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Bill
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Unit 7 Memory单元测试
时间：100分钟，总分：100分
一、语法选择（15分）
Most people hope to have a memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life. Can memory be improved Luckily,____1_____studies in the past 50 years have already given us a clear answer.
A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory _____2____. First of all, it is necessary ____3_____ a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in B vitamins and Vitamin E, such as vegetables and lean meat, ____4_____ you have a better memory. Second, doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running, riding a bike, swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful. Third, ____5____ enough sleep is important. Only when your brain gets a good rest, can it work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, ____6_____your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change—it takes a long time to make a ____7______.
Memory skills help you remember things better. The following three are the most widely used. Chunking is
_____8_____way of remembering a piece of information by _____9______ it into smaller ones. For example, _____10______a ten—digit telephone number 2127983630, you can divide the digits into three groups: first 212, then 798, and lastly 3630.This method is much _____11_____. Organization means organizing information into groups of the same kind. For example, trees, grass and flowers are plants; tigers, pandas, horses and cows are animals. Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar with.
However, memory skills will hardly work _____12_______you don't understand the information. What's more, only a regular (有规律的) review can make the memory ____13_____ long. That is why students are always advised to go over what they have learnt after one day and then after three days, and then use it as ____14_____as possible.
Human brains are like muscles that need nutrients and exercise to become stronger. If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you ____15______certainly improve your memory.
1. A. hundred of B. hundreds of C. hundreds D. hundred
2. A. sharply B. sharper C. sharp D. more sharply
3. A. to have B. having C. have D. had
4. A. helped B. helping C. to help D. helps
5. A. gets B. getting C. got D. gotten
6. A. better B. the better C. the best D. best
7. A. difference B. different C. differences D. differently
8. A. the B. an C. \ D. a
9. A. to cut B. cut C. cutting D. cuts
10. A. to memorize B. memorize C. memorizing D. memorizes
11. A. help B. helpful C. more helpful D. helpless
12. A. if B. because C. although D. until
13. A. last B. to last C. lasting D. lasted
14. A. regular B. more regular C. regularly D. more regularly
15. A. must B. need C. should D. can
【答案】BCADB BAACA CAACD
【解析】本文介绍提高记忆的方法。
1.B考查数词用法。句意：数以百计的研究。。。hundreds of 是正确的表述。答案选B
2.C考查形容词作宾语补语的用法。句意：健康的生活方式能让你的大脑保持年轻，记忆敏锐。Keep+宾语+形容词。这里形容词作宾语补助语，补充说明宾语。没有比较的不用比较级。答案选C
3.A考查不定式用法。这里it是形式主语，用“不定式”作真正主语。答案选A
4.D考查动词时态用法。句意：多吃富含B族维生素和维生素E的食物，如蔬菜和瘦肉，有助于增强记忆力。这里主语是“Eating more food”故用动词三单现的形式。答案选D
5.B考查非谓语动词用法。句意：充足的睡眠很重要。动词作主语故用Ving形式。答案选B
6.B考查句式用法。句意：你的生活方式越健康，你的记忆力就会越好。The +比较级，the+比较级。表示越来越。答案选B
7.A考查用固定搭配法。Make a difference 产生影响。答案选A
8.A考查冠词用法。句意：分块是一种通过将信息切成小块来记忆信息的方法。这里特指，指分块这种记忆的方法。用定冠词。答案选A
9.C考查非谓动词用法。句意：分块是一种通过将信息切成小块来记忆信息的方法。By介词后面接Ving形式。答案选C
10.A考查不定式用法。句意：为了记住一个十位数的电话号码2127983630，您可以将这些数字分成三组：首先是212，然后是798，最后是3630。不定式表示“目的”答案选A
11.C考查形容词比较级用法。这里是系表结构，要用形容词，much修饰比较级。答案选C
12.A考查连词用法。句意：然而，如果你不理解这些信息，记忆技能就很难起作用。前后句子表示条件关系。答案选A
13.A考查动词用法。make sb do 动词用原形，使。。。做某事。答案选A
14.C考查副词及句式用法。句意：然后尽可能经常地使用它。As。。。as用形容词或副词原级。这里修饰动词用副词。答案选C
15.D考查情态动词用法。句意：如果你改变一些生活方式，尝试一些记忆技能，你肯定能够提高你的记忆力。这里用can表示“能够”“会”一种能力。答案选D。
完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
A wonderful memory
I will never forget a wonderful memory that a stranger ever impressed me in Orlando, Florida.
Three years ago, I had a serious disease and had to stay in a ___16___ for some time. Luckily, after being carefully treated, I got much better. The doctors suggested that a holiday would be good for my ___17___. Just then I received an invitation asking me to attend a meeting in Orlando, where the famous Disneyland was located. My family encouraged me to attend it. So I started for Orlando.
On arriving Sunshine State, I took a taxi to the ___18___ where the meeting was held and checked in. The next morning, I took another taxi to do some shopping. The cost of taking taxis was so high that I regretted I hadn’t borrowed a car at first. Later, I went to a café to have ___19___. However, it was so busy that I couldn’t find an empty seat. Just as I was wondering whether to leave, a friendly voice came from behind, “You can share my table”. I turned around and found an old lady smiling to me.
With many thanks, I sat down and we had a happy lunch together. Near the end of the meal the ___20___ asked me why I came here and how long I would stay. I couldn’t help ___21___ that I wouldn’t stay long because I couldn’t afford to travel by taxi.
“You needn’t take a taxi any more.” she said kindly, “You see, I just happened to retire (退休) from my work. Now I’m ____22____ all day. I’d be pleased to drive you anywhere you want to go.”
Feeling much surprised and doubted, I said, “Thanks, madam, but that would be much ____23___ to you.” But she insisted and I accepted her kindness at last.
The next morning, the kind lady showed up at the hotel and then took me to the Disneyland before she left. At the end of the day, she returned to take me back to the hotel again. Before I got off, I offered her some money but she just politely ____24____.
Thanks to her ____25____, I had a wonderful holiday in Florida. And that sweet memory will be kept in my mind for long!
16. A. hotel B. restaurant C. school D. hospital
17. A. family B. friends C. health D. job
18. A. hotel B. supermarket C. park D. hospital
19. A. breakfast B. dinner C. supper D. lunch
20. A. waiter B. lady C. owner D. driver
21. A. contacting B. comparing C. complaining D. composing
22. A. busy B. bored C. excited D. free
23. A. trouble B. kindness C. happiness D. worry
24. A. refused B. kept C. took D. remembered
25. A. business B. patience C. kindness D. confidence
【答案】DCADB CDAAC
【解析】本文主要讲述了作者去奥兰多参加一个会议的时候，发现在奥兰多乘出租车是很贵的。幸运的是，作者遇到了一个退休的老妇人，她免费驾驶小汽车带作者出行，使得作者在佛罗里达州度过了一个精彩的假期。
16. 句意：三年前，我得了重病，不得不在医院住一段时间。
hotel旅店；restaurant餐馆；school学校；hospital医院。根据“I had a serious disease”可知，是在医院待一段时间，故选D。
17 句意：医生建议休假对我的健康有好处。
family家庭；friends朋友；health健康；job工作。根据“I had a serious disease and had to stay in a...for some time. Luckily, after being carefully treated, I got much better.”可知，医生建议休假是因为对作者的健康有好处，故选C。
18. 句意：一到阳光州，我就坐出租车去开会的酒店登记入住。
hotel酒店；supermarket超市；park公园；hospital医院。根据“where the meeting was held and checked in.”可知，是去酒店入住，故选A。
19. 句意：后来，我去了一家咖啡馆吃午饭。
breakfast早餐；dinner晚饭；supper晚饭；lunch午饭。根据“we had a happy lunch together”可知，此处是指吃午饭，故选D。
20. 句意：快吃完饭的时候，那位女士问我为什么来这里，要待多久。
waiter服务员；lady女士；owner所有者；driver司机。根据“found an old lady smiling to me”可知，是那位和作者共用桌子的女士问作者，故选B。
21. 句意：我忍不住抱怨说我不会待太久，因为我坐不起出租车。
contacting联系；comparing比较；complaining抱怨；composing组成。根据“I wouldn’t stay long because I couldn’t afford to travel by taxi.”可知，作者向那位女士抱怨，因为作者之前打出租车太贵了。故选C。
22. 句意：现在我整天都有空。
busy忙碌的；bored厌烦的；excited激动的；free自由的。根据“I just happened to retire from my work”可知，退休了应该是没有什么事了，整天都会有空，故选D。
23. 句意：但那会给你带来很多麻烦。
trouble麻烦；kindness善良；happiness幸福；worry担心。根据“I’d be pleased to drive you anywhere you want to go. Feeling much surprised and doubted”及常识可知，女士主动提出要帮助作者，而作者认为这会给女士带来麻烦，故选A。
24. 句意：在我下车之前，我给了她一些钱，但她只是礼貌地拒绝了。
refused拒绝；kept保留；took拿；remembered记住。根据“I offered her some money”以及but转折可知，此处指的是女士“拒绝”了作者的钱，故选A。
25. 句意：多亏了她的好意，我在佛罗里达度过了一个愉快的假期。
business生意；patience耐心；kindness善良；confidence信心。根据“But she insisted and I accepted her kindness at last.”以及上文的描述可知，此处是说多亏了女士的善良，故选C。
三、阅读理解（分两节，满分45分）
第一节、阅读选择（40分）
A
Language students often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can’t remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized（有条理的）. When you put away a book-or memory-you can’t just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is height, you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
26. In the writer’s opinion, students can’t remember words because ________.
A. they are too worried B. they don’t like to study
C. they have memory problems D. they don’t use a proper way
27. Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage
A. Short-term memory is seldom used.
B. What we see goes into long-term memory first.
C. We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory.
D. We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.
28.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means long-term memory ________.
A. works like a well-organized library B. keeps many books like a large library
C. provides any book you want D. leaves memory anywhere
29. Which is one example of “thinking about the word in new ways” in Paragraph 3
A. Talking with people that you know. B. Listening to some familiar stories.
C. Making sentences with the word. D. Drawing pictures of the word on paper.
30. This passage mainly tells us about ________.
A. how to improve ways to remember words B. how to make the meaning of words stronger
C. short-term and long-term memory D. language students’ problems in study
【答案】DDACA
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要通过记忆的工作原理告诉我们如何提高记忆力，如何高效记单词。
26.细节理解题。根据“In fact, the problem usually isn’t with their memory. The problem is with how they study.”可知，问题是他们没有用正确的方法去学习。故选D。
27.细节理解题。根据“But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds.”可知，短期记忆只能持续几秒钟，因此单词很容易遗忘。故选D。
28.词句猜测题。根据“Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it’s organized.”可知，长时记忆就像图书馆一样，是非常有条理的。故选A。
29.推理判断题。根据“You can do this by writing new sentences that include it.”可知，你可以通过写包含它的新句子来记忆。故选C。
30.主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，主要讲述了如何提高记忆力。故选A。
B
I don’t know what’s wrong with my brain. My memory started to become shockingly complete in 1974, when I was eight years old. From 1980 on, it has been near perfect. Give me a date from that year forward, and I can immediately tell you what day of the week it was, what I did on that day, and what happened on that day.
I can recall memories at will. But my remembering, in fact, is not under my control. My memories automatically (自动地) flash forward and backward in my head through the years of my life. What does it feel like Well, just imagine this: Someone started to make videos of you when you were a child, and has been continuously following you around all day, every day. This person has placed all of these videos onto a single DVD, and you are being forced to watch it over and over again. There you are as a ten-year-old in your living room watching your favorite TV program. Then, suddenly, you’re on the beach during a family vacation when you were twelve. I never know what I might remember next.
As I grew up, a great many new memories were being stored in my brain, with more and more of them endlessly flashing through my mind. I became a prisoner to my own memory. My mother would tell me not to care so much about the past. I’d try to explain that I didn’t really care about the past. The memories just flooded my mind. But nobody could understand me.
My greatest hope now is that scientists will discover something about my brain in the near future. I hope their findings will help them learn more about the human mind.
31. The writer’s special ability became almost perfect when she was ________ years old.
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
32. We can learn from the text that the writer ________.
A. cannot tell one person from another
B. cannot remember anything about the past.
C. can say what will happen in the near future
D. can recall what exactly happened on each past day
33. How did the writer feel about her special ability
A. Proud. B. Warm. C. Painful. D. Shameful.
34. The writer’s mother ________.
A. knew what was wrong with her brain B. couldn’t understand her problem
C. cared little about the past D. solved her problem
35. The writer now hopes scientists will ________.
A. discover her amazing ability
B. help her become a normal person
C. explain the mystery and control her memories
D. research her brain to learn more about the human mind
【答案】31. D 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】本文主要讲述了作者拥有惊人的记忆力，但这让她很烦扰，她希望科学家能够研究她的大脑来帮助人们更多地了解人类的思维。
31. 推理判断题。根据“My memory started to become shockingly complete in 1974, when I was eight years old. From 1980 on, it has been near perfect.”可知，1974年的时候是8岁，那么1980年时14岁；故选D。
32. 细节理解题。根据“Give me a date from that year forward, and I can immediately tell you what day of the week it was, what I did on that day, and what happened on that day.”可知，能回忆起过去每一天发生的事情；故选D。
33. 推理判断题。根据“I became a prisoner to my own memory. My mother would tell me not to care so much about the past. I’d try to explain that I didn’t really care about the past. The memories just flooded my mind. But nobody could understand me.”可知，作者认为自己是记忆的囚徒，由此可见很痛苦；故选C。
34. 细节理解题。根据“My mother would tell me not to care so much about the past.”和“But nobody could understand me.”可知，作者的妈妈无法理解她的问题；故选B。
35. 细节理解题。根据“I hope their findings will help them learn more about the human mind.”可知，希望科学家研究她的大脑来帮助人们更多地了解人类的思维；故选D。
C
Until recently, many people believed that the brain has completed its development by teens. However, scientists found out the brain still grows as much during teens as it did during early childhood.
You may notice that your children seems to be getting more forgetful as they are in their teens. One parent told us a story. Her daughter, Mary, was invited to take part in a birthday party on Thursday last week. Mum reminded her of the party on Wednesday evening. Before Mary left for school on Thursday, mum asked her where she needed to go after school that day. “The birthday party,” Mary answered as she walked out the door. On Thursday evening, when mum went to the birthday party to pick up Mary, she found that Mary was not among them. In surprise, she called home. Mary quickly answered the phone. “Why aren’t you at the party ” asked her surprised mother. “I forgot,” answered Mary.
Why does this often happen for parents and kids of this age Because the brain of a teen is growing so fast that it is inefficient（效率低的）. Think of a boom town and it is developing faster than the builders can put up the things and clear out rubbish. The teenage brain is something like this town—the building work needs to be finished, the work place needs to be cleaned up, they can be better planned, and may forget less.
What can parents do about it The first step is agreeing that it really is happening and your child doesn’t mean to be against the rules . Although time will finally take care of the issue, you can support your children during this time by gently but firmly help them.
36. According to the scientists, ________.
A. parents are always forgetful
B. the brain has completed its development by teens
C. children are more forgetful than their parents recently
D. the brain grows as much during teens as it did in childhood
37. The writer takes Mary’s story as an example to show that ________.
A. Mary didn’t go well with her mother
B. Mary didn’t want to go to her friend’s party
C. being forgetful often happen for the teenagers
D. parents always don’t understand their child’s feeling
38. The reason why the teens are often forgetful is that ________.
A. the brain is something like a town B. the brain of a teen is growing so fast
C. teens are badly planned in their thinking D. a lot of things needs to be finished for them
39. What can parents do about it
A. Support and help their children.
B. Plan everything for their children.
C. Know that everything is right for their children.
D Understand that their children want to be against the rules.
40. What is the best title of this passage
A. Our Brains Are Growing So Fast
B. Share Our Ideas About Forgetfulness
C. How Parents Experienced Forgetfulness
D. The Forgetful Teen: “Someone Stole Part of My Kid’s Brain”
【答案】36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D
【解析】本文主要讲了青少年的大脑仍然生长的事实。
36.细节理解题。根据第一段“However, scientists found out the brain still grows as much during teens as it did during early childhood.”可知，根据科学家的研究，青少年时期的大脑发育程度和在童年时期的发育程度一样。故选D。
37.推理判断题。根据第二段“You may notice that your children seems to be getting more forgetful as they are in their teens.”可知，此处举例说明孩子在青少年时期似乎更加健忘。故选C。
38.细节理解题。根据第三段“Why does this often happen for parents and kids of this age Because the brain of a teen is growing so fast that it is inefficient.”可知，青少年大脑发育速度很快，所以会导致健忘。故选B。
39.细节理解题。根据第四段“Although time will finally take care of the issue, you can support your children during this time by gently but firmly help them.”可知，父母要支持并且帮助孩子。故选A。
40.最佳标题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了青少年健忘的事实以及原因，所以D项可以作为本文最佳标题。故选D。
D
Think of a simple object—a piece of chalk, for example. Are you remembering its name, its shape, its color or its size Are you remembering what it is used for, or the sound it makes when the teacher writes on the blackboard Scientists say that memory includes different parts of the brain, such as language and the ability of sense. They believe that you begin to create a memory when you notice something you’re your senses. Then messages are sent to different brain cells which join together to form connections. A new connection goes into your short-term memory. It is stored there for about 30 seconds, and then it is either lost or stored in your long-term memory.
Having a good memory means making lots of connections and storing them in your long-term memory. To do this, you need to keep your brain in good shape. Eat plenty of brain food such as fish oil, fruit and vegetables. Laughter also makes your brain more active. Also, don’t forget to exercise. So do some sports or just move around a lot in the house. Finally, get plenty of sleep. This will make your memories grow stronger.
When you want to remember new information, you must pay special attention. Use your senses—sight, smell, hearing and touching and keep repeating the information. To do well in your exams this year, turn off the TV, silence your mobile, and review your work regularly. To remember something special, use your imagination to create visual(视觉的) connections. For example, you need to take a pencil, an eraser, your ID card and chips to your next exam. Imagine the ID card as the body of an animal, the pencil its long neck, and the eraser its head. Your animal is hungry, so now imagine it eating a bag of chips. It may sound crazy, but its fun and it works. Another way is to do something different to your room. Turn a picture upside-down, or tie a sock around the door handle to remind yourself of something to remember.
41. At the beginning, the writer gives an example to ________.
A. lead in the topic of the article B. show the importance of chalk
C. let readers remember the word D. make readers know his favorite
42. How many ways are mentioned to have a good memory in Paragraph 2
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
43. The main idea of the third paragraph is ________.
A. how to do well in exams B. how to remember new information
C. why to review your work D. what to eat to make memories stronger
44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Memory has nothing to do with languages. B. Laughter can help to improve our memory.
C. A picture of eating chips is the most useful. D. Our brain is difficult to keep in good shape.
45. In order to remember new information, we should do the following EXCEPT________.
A. using our senses B. using our imagination to create visual connection
C. doing different to remind us D. getting plenty of sleep
【答案】ACBBD
【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了关于记忆的三方面内容：大脑对事物如何进行记忆，怎么做才能有助于有好的记忆力，特殊关注以便记忆信息。
41. 推理判断题。根据后文“Scientists say that memory includes different parts of the brain, such as language and the ability of sense…”及后面两段主要围绕记忆描述，可知开头回想粉笔的各方面是为了引入记忆这一话题。故选A。
42. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Eat plenty of brain food such as fish oil, fruit and vegetables. Laughter also makes your brain more active. Also, don’t forget to exercise. So do some sports or just move around a lot in the house. Finally, get plenty of sleep. This will make your memories grow stronger.”可知提及了四种拥有好记忆的方法，故选C。
43. 主旨大意题。根据第三段的中心句“When you want to remember new information, you must pay special attention. Use your senses—sight, smell, hearing and touch-and keep repeating the information.”可知主要介绍了怎么记住新信息。故选B。
44. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Laughter also makes your brain more active.”可知笑也能提升我们的记忆，故选B。
45. 细节理解题。根据第三段“When you want to remember new information, you must pay special attention. Use your senses...To remember something special, use your imagination to create visual(视觉的) connections...Another way is to do something different to your room...”可知为了记住新的信息，我们应该使用我们的感官，利用我们的想象力创造视觉联系，做不同的事来提醒我们，故选D。
第二节、阅读填空（2022年黄冈中考，5分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。（每个选项只用一次，选项中有一项为多余选项）
Sometimes we may forget something easily. Don’t worry. If you want to have a good memory, please follow me. ____46___
My first advice is that if you want to remember something well, you have to review it regularly (有规律地). After you learn the material, you need to review it right away, then two days later, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. ____47____
My second advice is to mark the important parts of your book. This will help you in two ways. On the one hand, it will help you concentrate on (专注于) the most important parts. It is always easier to remember only the key points. ____48____ When you open your book, the colored parts will show you the most important parts at once. In this way, you needn’t read every word again.
____49___ One good time for memorizing information is in the evening. Review what you have learnt before going to bed. It will be kept in your mind deeply. The other good time is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear. ___50____
Remember all the advice above, and your memory will be better and better.
A. On the other hand, this will make reviewing easier.
B. Here is some advice to help improve your memory.
C. Another piece of advice is to review at a proper time.
D. You have to read the whole book from the beginning to the end.
E. So it’s easy to memorize the important information in the morning.
F. After a month, you will find that you can remember the material easily.
【答案】46. B 47. F 48. A 49. C 50. E
【解析】本文主要介绍了几个可以帮助提高记忆力的建议。
46.根据“If you want to have a good memory, please follow me. ”以及“My first advice...”“My second advice is to...”可知下文主要介绍了几个提高记忆力的建议，选项B“这里有一些建议可以帮助你提高记忆力”符合语境。故选B。
47.根据“After you learn the material, you need to review it right away, then two days later, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later.”可知在一个月复习之后，会记住这些东西，选项F“一个月后，你会发现你很容易记住材料”符合语境。故选F。
48.根据“On the one hand, it will help you concentrate on (专注于) the most important parts. It is always easier to remember only the key points”可知此处说明做标记的另一个好处，选项A“另一方面，这将使复习更容易”符合语境。故选A。
49.根据“One good time for memorizing information is in the evening”可知本段介绍的建议和复习时间有关，选项C“另一个建议是在适当的时候复习”符合语境。故选C。
50.根据“The other good time is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear”可知早上的时候，大脑非常清晰，所以早上也是记忆的好时间，选项E“所以早上很容易记住重要的信息”符合语境。故选E。
写作（共四节，满分30分）
第一节、短文填词（5分）
Today I was so happy to know that I did quite well in my last week’s English exam. However, last term, I had (1) t _________ memorizing English words. It made me upset. One day, when I was talking with Daniel after class, he (2)m ________ a way of remembering English words. It is called “association method”.
Because of the method, I’ve learnt to imagine a picture of a word in my (3)m _______. It is said that a picture is (4)w ________ a thousand words. It’s really great! I can remember many words in that way.
I had never thought about changing the way of my study before. I always thought I had a bad memory, but now my memory has (5) i ________ a lot because of the method. It made my English study much easier more enjoyable .
【答案】1.trouble 2.mentioned 3.mind 4.worth 5.improved
第二节、完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）
1. 如果你不给花浇水，它很快就会死。
If you _________ water the flower, it _________ soon.
2. 这本书值得去读。
This book is _________ _________.
3. 张明在记忆新单词方面有些困难。
Zhang Ming_________ _________ _________ English new words.
4. 自毕业后我们彼此再也没有联系了。
We _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ since we graduated.
5. 我试卷上的字体不像小华的一样糟。
My handwriting on the test paper is _________ _________ _________ _________ Xiao Hua’s.
【答案】1.don’t dies 2.worth reading 3.has trouble remembering 4.haven’t kept in touch with each other
5. not as bad as
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假如你是Mary的好友Bill, Mary昨晚给你发了一封电子邮件，她向你请教如何锻炼大脑才能 提高记忆力。请你根据以下提示，以Bill的身份给Mary回复一封电子邮件。
要求：80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示：1.尝试新事物，改变日常习惯；
2. 做一些猜谜游戏或数学益智游戏；
3.给大脑足够的时间休息，饮食要均衡，心情要放松。
参考词汇或短语：relax, try to do, daily habit, what's more, guessing game, Maths puzzle, balanced diet Dear Mary,
Dear Mary,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Bill
Dear Mary,
Thank you for your email! There are some ways for you to improve your memory.
First, you can try doing some new things and change your daily habits. What’s more, you can also do some guessing games or Maths puzzles. Your brain will get a lot of exercise if you do these things. Last, you must give your brain enough time to rest and have a balanced diet. You also need to relax.
I believe that you can improve your memory soon.
Yours,
Bill
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