Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

　　Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.

Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

　　We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）

1.If you want to have a good memory, ________.

A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a self-effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember things

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to lock the door.

D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3.From the sentence "We never get tired of hearing new ones", we can infer that______.

A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

B．we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors

C．we will never get rid of（摆脱） listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

D．absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
　　Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
　　We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）
【小题1】If you want to have a good memory, ________.

　 With his leg lame（瘸的）and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 　36 played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions, he always 　37 his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings（树苗）. 　38 of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever 　39　 his sapling best shall get a favorite gift." The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. 　40 seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he 　41 an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never 42　 it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was 　43 to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh 　44 . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his 　45 , bought the little boy one of his favorite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding 　　__46 when he grew up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became 　47 and confident. One night, he suddenly __48 his biology teacher once said that plants 　49 grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle（长柄勺）. All of a sudden, he 　50 : his father had been secretly 　 51 his small tree! He returned to his room, tears 　 52　 in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist. 　53 , he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

　 54 is the best nourishment（滋养品）of life; 　55 it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

36、A. ever 　　　　　　　 B. seldom 　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

37、A. held 　　　　　　　 B. raise 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lowered 　　　　　　　　 D. covered

38、A. Both 　　　　　　 B. None 　　　　　　　　　　 C. One 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Each

39、A. likes 　　　　　　　 B. protects 　　　　　　　　 C. grows 　　　　　　　　　 D. watches

40、A. And 　　　　　　　 B. So 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　　 D. But

41、A. cared for 　　　　 B. got rid of（摆脱） C. hit upon 　　　　　　　　 D. put forward

42、A. appealed to B. attended to C. adapted to D. turned to

43、A. surprised 　　　　　　 B. frightened 　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　　　　 D. amused

44、A. roots 　　　　　　　　 B. leaves 　　　　　　　　　　 C. branches 　　　　　　　 D. seeds

45、A. word 　　　　　　　　 B. balance 　　　　　　　　　 C. agreement 　　　　　　　 D. opinion

46、A. teacher 　　　 B. gardener 　　　　　　　　 C. president 　　　　　　　 D. botanist

47、A. satisfied 　　　　　　 B. certain 　　　　　　　　　 C. optimistic 　　　　　　　 D. independent

48、A. believed 　　　　　　 B. recalled 　　　　　　　　　 C. repeated 　　　　　　　　 D. knew

49、A. generally 　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. recently 　　　　　　　　 D. probably

50、A. remembered B. understood 　　　　　　 C. wondered 　　　　　　　 D. admitted

51、A. cutting 　　　　 B. decorating 　　　　　　　 C. watering 　　　　　　　　 D. providing

52、A. welling 　　　　 B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping 　　　　　　　　 D. crying

53、A. Therefore 　　　 B. Besides 　　　　　　　　　 C. Moreover 　　　　　　　 D. Instead

54、A. Love 　　　　　　　 B. Water 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Disability 　　　　　　　 D. Father

55、A. so long as 　　　 B. if only 　　　　　　　　　 C. now that 　　　　　　　　 D. even though

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
　　Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
　　We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）

1. 1.

   If you want to have a good memory, ________

   1. A.
      you should force yourself to remember things
   2. B.
      you should make a self-effort of practice and exercise
   3. C.
      you should never stop learning
   4. D.
      you should try hard to remember things
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      One night the writer forgot to lock the front door
   2. B.
      One night the writer forgot having locked the front door
   3. C.
      The writer remembered to lock the door
   4. D.
      The writer remembered unlocking the front door
3. 3.

   From the sentence "We never get tired of hearing new ones", we can infer that______

   1. A.
      we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors
   2. B.
      we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors
   3. C.
      we will never get rid of（摆脱） listening to new stories about absent-mindedness
   4. D.
      absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people