Question

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___1___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still ___2___ away. A mother who has not ___3___ the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over-learning, which can be stated as follows: ___4___ we have learned something, additional learning increases the ___5___ of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and ___6___ ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but ___7___ The law of over-learning explains why cramming (突击 学习) for an examination, ___8___ it may result in a passing grade, is not a ___9___ way to learn a school course.  By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over-learning, ___10___, is usually a good investment toward the future.

1. A. only　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. hardly　　　　　　　　　　  C. still　　　　　　　　   D. even

2. A. move　　　　　　　　    B. drive　　　　　　　　　　    C. travel　　　　　　    D. ride

3. A. thought about　　    B. cared for　　　　　　　　  C. showed up　　    D. brought up

4. A. Before　　　　　　　　  B. Once　　　　　　　　　　    C. Until　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

5. A. accuracy　　　　　　　　　　 B. unit　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. limit　　　　　　　　  D. length

6. A. remind　　　　　　　　  B. inform　　　　　　　　　　  C. warn　　　　　　　　 D. recall

7. A. recite　　　　　　　　    B. over-learn　　　　　　　　 C. research　　　　    D. improve

8. A. though　　　　　　　　  B. so　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. if　　　　　　　　　　  D. after

9. A. convenient　　 　　   B. demanding　　　　　　    C. satisfactory　　　　　　  D. swift

10. A. at most　　　　　　   B. by the way　　　　　　   C. on the other hand D. in the end

 

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;B;D;A;B;A;C;C
解析：

1 一个多年未游泳的人回到水中后仍能游的和以前一样好。    2 顺着文章的思路，可知该人仍能骑自行车。    3 一个多年未想过这些诗的母亲仍能顺口说出    4 once引导的条件状语从句。    5 能够增加我们记忆的时间的长度。    6 remind sb of sth提醒某人某事。    7 联系下文，本题选B    8 though引导的让步状语从句。    9 虽然通过了考试，这并不是一个令人满意的学习的方法。    10 另一方面。