17．We each have a memory．That's why we can still remember things after a long time．Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart，but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again．Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories．
A good memory is a great help in learning languages．Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child．He hears the sounds，remembers them and then he learns to speak．Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries．They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear，remember and speak two languages every day．In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it，and they are busy with other subjects，too．
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises．
59．Some people can easily learn many things by heart becauseD
A．they often eat good food
B．they read a lot of books
C．they always sleep well
D．they have very good memories
60．Everybody learns his mother languageB
A．after he goes to school
B．when he is a small child
C．at the age of six
D．when he can write and read
61．Before a child can speak，he mustC
A．make sentences
B．think hard
C．hear and remember the sounds
D．eat all kinds of delicious food there．
分析 文章大意：这篇短文主要介绍了每个人都有记忆力，有一些人有很好的记忆力，但有些人需要反复的说或做才能记住东西．世界上很多伟人都有令人惊讶的记忆力，良好的记忆力在学习一门语言是有很大的帮助的．当你做更多的练习时你的记忆会变得越来越好．
解答 59．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第一行第三句Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart有些人有很好的记忆力，他们可以很容易地用心学习很多东西．可知因为他们有很好的记忆力．选D．
60．答案：B．细节理解题．根据第二段第二句Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child．当他还是个小孩子的时候，每个人都学习他的母语．可知，很小时就学习母语．答案是B．
61．答案：C．细节理解题．根据第二段第三句He hears the sounds，remembers them and then he learns to speak．他听声音，记住它们，然后他学会说话．可知，孩子会说话前，他必须听和记忆声音，选C．
点评 阅读题型，要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解．根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题．
