新课标高一英语阅读精选5 1 -6 0 篇 Passage 51 If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. 218w 1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that ______. A. his father or mother may have a poor memory B. he does not use his arms or legs for some time C. his memory is not often used D. he can't read or write 2. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _______. A. you can't use them any more B. they will become stronger C. they will become weak and won't become strong until you use them again D. they will become weak but they slowly become strong again 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs. B. Your memory like your arms or legs, ...
