Question

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will 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 own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, 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 usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they still have to remember things. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory has been exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.
【小题1】 Someone can't have a good memory if __________.

A．he can't read or write

B．he doesn't use his memory

C．his parents haven't a good memory

D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time

【小题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 become weak but they slowly become strong again

D．they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again

【小题3】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Your memory works in different way as your arms or legs.

B．Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.

C．Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

D．A good memory comes from one’s parents.

【小题4】 Few people know that it is ________ if a friend has a poor memory.

A．his own fault	B．his parents' fault
C．his teachers' fault	D．nobody's fault

【小题5】 In the passage, the writer wants to tell us to practice _________.

A．using our arms or legs very often

B．reading and writing as much as we can

C．remembering things to improve our memory

D．having enough sleep and rest and being relaxed

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是我们的记忆力就像我们的胳膊、腿一样，也需要多练习，否则就会变弱。如果你想有好的记忆力，你就要经常练习使用它，用它记东西，来提高记忆力。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文的第一段的内容以及Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way可知，如果我们不经常使用我们的胳膊、腿，他们就会变得不灵活。同样我们的记忆力也是一样的道理。如果我们不经常使用它，记忆力就会变差。故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again.可知，如果你不经常使用你的胳膊或腿，他们就会变弱。当你又重新使用他们的时候，他们又会慢慢变得强壮。由此可知选D。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据短文第二段中When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.  可知，当我们不经常使用我们的记忆力的时候，它就会变弱。故B选项是正确的。根据短文第一段中Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way可知A不对；根据第三段的内容可知C不对；短文中并没有说一个人记忆力好坏跟父母的遗传有关系。故D不对。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据短文第三段中If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault可知，如果你的朋友说他记忆力不好，这其实不是他父母的错，而是他自己的错，因为他不练习使用自己的记忆力。故选A。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do可知，如果我们想要有好的记忆力，我们就要练习记东西，这样才能提高我们的记忆力。故选C。
考点：科普类短文阅读。