阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Find a quiet location.Keep a routine.Focus on one subject at a time.It all seems like sound advice for students who need to hit the books,but recent studies indicate the conventional wisdom is all wrong.
Here’s a list of tips from Carey,a scientist,for getting the most out of your study time.
Testyourself:Doing practice quizzes can help you regain information on the test day.“Tests have a very bad reputation as a measurement tool.” Carey says.But psychologists have found self-tests slow down the forgetting of material you’ve studied.“If you study something once,and then you test yourself on it,” Carey says,“you do better than if you study it twice over.”
Movearound:Changing where you study can help you retain(保存) more information.“If you move around and study the same material in several places,”he says,“you may be forming multiple associations for the same material,the same words and so on.So it’s better organised in your brain,and you can pull it out easier.”
Mixitup:Think about a football player who does strength training,speed training and drills.Carey says alternating between different aspects of a subject in a single sitting can “leave a deeper impression on the brain”.For example,when studying French,remember some verbs,and do some speaking and some reading.Spending your time in deep concentration on just verbs isn’t as effective.
Spaceitout:Information learned in a hurry is lost just as fast.Carey compares cramming your brain to speed-packing a cheap suitcase—it all falls out.So if you really want to learn,space out shorter,hour-long study period.“There’s no doubt you can cram for an exam.” Carey says.“The problem is that it’s so easy to forget what you just crammed,”Carey says.“And once it’s gone,it’s gone.You’re not getting it back.”
Of course,nothing can replace the power of motivation and discipline.But Carey says the overall message is encouraging:“Studying can sort of be incorporated into a more varied life,much more easily than we thought.”
21.Why are you advised to move around while learning?
A.Because it can make your brain focused on learning.
B.Because you can save time by studying the same words.
C.Because you can link materials with different things.
D.Because it keeps your brain in a completely resting state.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第四段的“...youmaybeformingmultipleassociationsforthesamematerial,thesamewordsandsoon.”可知选C项。
22.According to the text,the best way to learn is .
A.to learn one’s subject at a time in a quiet place
B.to be strongly motivated to learn something
C.to mix up everything that you will learn
D.to do self-tests after you learn immediately
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的第一句“Ofcourse,nothingcanreplacethepowerofmotivationanddiscipline.”可知,激发学习的积极性是最好的学习方法。故选B项。
23.Why did the author write the passage?
A.To present some new advice on learning.
B.To introduce some traditional wisdom.
C.To explain some phenomena of studying.
D.To list some views on reading books.
答案A
解析写作意图题。作者在本文中主要介绍了一些新的关于学习的建议,纠正了一些原来认为有利于学习的方法,所以A项符合作者的写作意图。
