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Some people have very good memories, and can 1 learn quite long poems by ___2__ . There are other people who can only __3__ things that they have said again and again.

A __4__ memory is a great help in learning a language. __5__ learns his own language by remembering __6__ he hears when he is a small child. Some children __7__in their own country and they seem to learn two languages ___8__ as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn __9__ foreign language because students have so __10 __time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.

A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only __11__ what we see but also what we feel , hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo__12__a camera, there is much to do when the photo is finished and __13__to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work __14__ before we can keep a picture __15__ in our minds.

(B) 1. A. easy B. easily C. interesting D. interestingly

(A) 2. A. heart B. mind C. memory D. attention

(C) 3. A. notice B. recognize C. remember D. learn

(A) 4. A. good B. poor C. rich D. bad

(C) 5. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Everybody D. Anybody

(D)6. A. that B. which C. / D. what

(B)7. A .live B. don’t live C. didn’t live D. lived

(A)8. A. almost B. mostly C. nearby D. hardly

(D)9. A. the B. this C. one D. a

(B)10. A. much B. little C. many D. few

(D) 11. A. about B. at C. with D. of

(D) 12. A. as B. for C. of D. with

(B) 13. A. prepared B. ready C. clear D. sure

(A) 14. A. to be done B. to be doing C. having been done D. being done

(D) 15. A. up B. on C. ever D. forever

内容概要：本文讨论人的记忆力方面的一些情况。

1.【解析】B。此处修饰动词应用副词easily “容易地”。

2.【解析】A。“learn something by heart”为固定词组,意为“记住、背下”。

3.【解析】C。比较四个选项,只有C“记住”才符合逻辑。

4.【解析】A。根据常识，好的记忆力对学习语言有帮助。

5.【解析】C。根据上下文,每个人学习语言都是通过小时候记住所听到的话。

6.【解析】D。“what he hears”表示“他所听到的”。

7.【解析】B。由下文“learn two languages”知,他们肯定是生活在国外。

8.【解析】A。almost是“几乎”,适合题意。mostly是“大多数”, nearby“附近的”, hardly“几乎不等都不符合文章意思。

9.【解析】D。a foreign language指“一门外语”。

10.【解析】B。“so little time”指很少的时间,little修饰不可数名词。

11.【解析】D。“take photos of …”为固定词组,意为“把…拍摄下来”。

12.【解析】D。with指“用照相机”。

13.【解析】B。prepared表示“准备好”,与is finished构成并列结构。

14.【解析】A。to be done表示“有待去做”，不定式后置作定语。

15.【解析】D。forever指“长久地、永远地”。

B

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is __1__ for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same __2__ night after night. One would __3__ them to know their parts by heart and __4__ have cause to falter（结巴）. Yet __5__ is not always the case.

A famous actor in a __6__successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat __7__ had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler ( 监狱长，看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. __8__ the noble was expected to read the letter at each __9__ , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke __10__ his colleague to find out it, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the __11__ of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使暴露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler __12___ with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the __13__ and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in __14__ as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, __15__ to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said, “ The light is __16__. Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. __17__ that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my __18__.” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s __19__ , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the __20__ copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.

(B)1. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy

(A)2. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

(C)3. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

(B)4. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

(D)5. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this

(A)6. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

(D)7. A. where B. what C. which D. who

(B)8. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

(B)9. A. play B. performance C. role D. case

(C)10. A. with B. in C. on D. to

(D)11. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

(A)12. A. appeared B. disappointed C. came out D. came in

(A)13. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

(D)14. A. English B. French C. order D. full

(C)15. A. worried B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

(B)16. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

(D)17. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

(A)18. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

(D)19. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement

(A)20. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new

内容概要：人们总是倾向于认为舞台上的演员们把台词背得很熟，事实并不是这样。本文叙述了一名著名演员由于同伴开玩笑，没有给他提供台词全文而在舞台上所闹的笑话。

1. 【解析】B。 剧目获得成功，以至连续上演好几年，这对可怜的演员来说可倒霉了。根据文中的poor及下文中所讲他们必须重复同样的台词，故选unfortunate (不幸的、倒霉的)。

2. 【解析】A。 lines = a row of written words on a printed page 此处指台词。

3. 【解析】C。 expect 表示“预料、预期”。人们总认为一定台词背得滚瓜烂熟了。

4. 【解析】B。人们认为演员们在舞台上台词记得很熟，是不会卡壳的。

5. 【解析】D。 this 代指前面所说的情况。

6. 【解析】A。 high意为“高的”，一般指具体高度；highly意为“高度的、极”，多用于动词派剩之形容词前。highly successful play 指一部获得相当成功的剧目。

7. 【解析】D。 定语从句，先行词为人，故用who 引导。

8. 【解析】B。此句意为： 尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念那封信，但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在纸上。even though 引导让步状语从句，比though 语气更强。

9. 【解析】B。根据下文中的after so many performances可得出答案。

10. 【解析】C。 play a joke on sb 指“跟某人开玩笑”。

11. 【解析】D。 learn the contents of the letter by heart指背住信的内容。contents表示“内容”。

12. 【解析】A。 appeared 此处指“出场、上场”。

13. 【解析】A。 cell意为“牢房“，根据上下文可确定答案。

14. 【解析】D。根据文中 He always insisted that it should be written out in full可确定答案。

15.【解析】C。 be anxious to do sth 指“急切的、渴望的“。扮演狱卒的演员急于想了解他的同事是否背熟了台词。

16. 【解析】B。 因为背不住台词，这名扮演贵族的演员只好用“光线太暗”来作托辞。

17. 【解析】D。 扮演狱卒的演员也记不住台词，因此他找了个拿眼镜的借口。分词短语作状语，表示时间。

18. 【解析】A。 根据下文 with a pair of glasses可确定答案。

19. 【解析】D。 “ to one’s + 表示情感的名词”这一结构，表示“使某人…..的”。此处指扮演狱卒的演员的表现使得扮演贵族的演员感到很可笑。

20.【解析】A。 the usual copy of the letter 指平时舞台上经常使用的那封信。