It is difficult to imagine what life will be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions(, ), the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory. Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includes not only "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat. Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices from storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words"--ready for instant use. An average prefix = st1 /U. S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction(, ) of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight. The use of words is the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and combinations of words. According to the passage, memory is considered to be _ . A) the basis for decision making and problem solving B) an ability to store experiences of future use C) an intelligence typically possessed by human beings D) the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words
B
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John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1981. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching the high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks. Fortunately he had a strong--willed caring mother. John remembered that his mother told him many times, "Son, you can be anything you want really to be if you just believe." She told him not to depend on others, including his mother. "You have to learn success" she said. "All the people who work hard don't succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard." These words, came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don't mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago. Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John's mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned the power of words--as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks. While others discouraged him, John's mother offered him more words to live by "Nothing beats a failure but a try." She also let him pawn her furniture to get the $ 500 he needed to start the Negro magazine. It is natural that difficulties and failures followed john closely until he become very successful. He always keeps his mother's words in mind:" Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!" Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America--worth $150 million. What does the story mainly want to show us? A) The key to success for blacks. B) The mental support John's mother gave him. C) The importance of a good education. D) How John H. Johnson became successful.
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B
Ques: In ninth grade, I thought Jennifer Fever, the dark-haired girl who sat behind me in classroom, was an alien . Our class organized an activity to raise money for the library, and in one month, Jennifer read 34 books. I couldn't believe it. Surely, she was from some faraway planet where creature lived and they didn't own television sets. How could a human being, a 13-year-old girl, read 34 books in one month? I had read three books. And by "read", I mean skimmed. I mean opened and placed them on my lap while watching cartoons. Who had time to read? In addition to my favorite cartoons, I had a basketball that required playing, a baseball that required throwing, and a volleyball that required volleying. And it wasn't as if my bike could ride itself. Besides, reading was boring. And if I wanted to be bored, it would be much easier just to pay attention during Mr. Kearly's social studies class. After senior high school, my education had become very narrow: computer engineering, mathematics, physics, and not much else. Years later, I realized something: I had not memory of ever reading a book for pleasure. But there was a world of knowledge outside science and engineering, and I was tired of being ignorant of it, so I decided I would become a reader. I dived into book after book. In short, the bookworm within me had awakened. Today, I carry a book(if not two or three) with me wherever I go. An hour-long waiting for the bus is not trouble; rather, it's a chance to enjoy a few chapters of Malcolm Gladwell's latest works. Sometimes, I wish my waiting was longer. What used to make the author bored? A) Watching cartoons. B) Reading. C) Playing basketball. D) Riding her bike.
Ans: B
Ques:Marilyn M.Arnold 4500 Ridgewood Road Memphis,Tennessee 38116 Tel:9015990316 Email:efg@yahoo.com Objective To obtain a position that will enable me to improve my organizational skills,educational background,and ability to work well with people. Experience Lead Teacher La Petite Academy,Memphis,TN. June,2011July,2012 --Planned activities that would promote growth in language,social skills. --Provided children with individual attention. --Communicated with parents on a regular basis. Education At present,studying Science in Elementary Education at the University of Memphis. Fahd EI Zoghat American University of Beirut Tel:00963116820300 (Damascus) Email:abc@aub.edu.lb Objective To secure a promising position that offers both a challenge and a good opportunity for growth. Experience 20102011 --Assisted a professor in the computer simulation of digital circuits. --Assisted an instructor in the area of radar systems. --Worked as a research assistant with a professor in the area of digital image processing. Education Stanford University,Palo Alto,CA Madeline Little 555 Maple Dr.Hartford,CT 06105 Tel:(860)5550820 Email:m.e.little@gmail.com Objective To obtain a position as a Salesman Associate to improve the ability to work well with people in Summer. Experience September 2009Present --Aid students in person and via phone with questions regarding course registration. --Assist with all other office administrative duties. --Nominated for Employee of the Year in 2011 due to excellent performance. 20052008 --Teammate on Hartford High School women's soccer team. Education ABC Community College Hartford,CT Bachelor of Arts James Todd Wells 7444 Vesta Drive Little Rock,Arkansas.72210 Tel:(501)555555 Email:jtwell@mail.net Objective To secure a position with a wellestablished organization with a stable environment that will lead to a lasting relationship. Experience 20012011 --Worked in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit Admissions of Outpatient Services at Hickingbotham Center admitting patients.Worked as liaison ... From the first part,we can learn that Marilyn M.Arnold _ . A) knows about children's education B) wants to get a job with a stable environment C) has got a degree of Science in Elementary Education D) is an excellent teacher of the University of Memphis

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A