人教版高中英语选修七Unit1Livingwell-词汇篇(教师版)

第第页/共11页A.SuppliedA.ItB.RefusedB.HeC.OfferedC.SheD.wantedD.they14.A.KeptB.DroppedC.DroveD.turned15.A.EagerB.WorriedC.SorryD.disappointed16.A.SameB.NextC.KindD.silly17.A.HelplessB.LonelyC.UnaccompaniedD.alone18.A.AfterB.AlthoughC.UntilD.when19.A.RespectB.ConcernC.HelpD.love20.A.MarkB.SignC.SymbolD.lineKey:1-5BACDC6-10ACBAD11-15BCABC16-20ADBBA三.阅读理解词数：335完成时间：7分钟难度：****AbadWorkingMemory（大脑的工作记忆）-thebrain'stemporarystoragmayxexplain,newresearchsuggests, whyonechildcannotreadhisorherhistorybookandanothergetslostinmath.Asmanyas10percentofschool-agechildrenmaysufferfrompoorworkingmemory.Britishresearcherssaidinareportlastweek,yettheproblemisrarelyidentified.“Youcanthinkofworkingmemoryasapuremeasureofyourchild'potential.ManypsychologistsconsiderworkingmemorytobethenewIQ（智商）,becausewefindthatworkingmemoryisoneofthemostimportantpredictors（预示物）oflearningability,"saidDr.TraceyAllowayofBritainDurhamUniversity.Manychildrenwithpoorworkingmemoryareconsideredlazyordull.Workingmemoryallowspeopletoholdintheirmindsanddealwithafewitems,suchastelephonenumbers,overashortperiodoftime.Allowaycomparesworkingmemorytoabox.Foradults,thebasicboxsizeisthoughttobethreetofiveitems.It'simportattterefore, toputintherightthings.Irrelevant（不相关的）informationwillclutterworkingmemory.Thequestionmanyresearchersarestrugglingwithishowtohelpchildrenwiththisproblem,whichappearstobeclosely,relatedtoalackofattention.“Inchildrenwithlearningdifficulties,itbecomesahugeissue,especiallyaroundmiddleschool,whenthedemandsonworkingmemoryreallygrow,"saidDr.MelLevine,co-founderofAllKindsofMinds,anonprofitorganizationinNorthCarolinathatstudieslearningdifficulties.Memorytrainingmayhelpimproveworkingmemory.Allowayhasatoolthatallowsteacherstoassess（评定）theworking-memorycapacityofchildrenasyoungas4;ithasbeenusedin35schoolsacrossBritain.Levine'sorganizationtrainsteachersthroughaprogramcalledSchoolsAttunedwhichisworkingwithseveralthousandschoolsacrosstheUnitedStates,CanadaandEurope.Whileheisnotsureworkingmemorycanbeexpanded,Levinesaidchildrencanbetaughtwaystodobetterinschool.Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofworkingmemory?A.Ithasalimitedcapacity.Itisusuallybetterinchildrenthanadults.Itimproveswithuse.Itcancausealackofattention.Accordingtothenewresearch， .theimportanceofworkingmemoryhasbeenlongrecognizedworkingmemoryisbecomingrecognizedasafactorinintelligencelazinesscanweakenworkingmemoryworkingmemoryhelpspeoplerememberthingsforeverWhatdoestheunderlinedword “clutter”inParagraph3probablymean?A.change B.improve C.strengthen D.confuse.Whichofthefollowingmayhelpimproveachild ’sworkingmemory?Expandingthebrain’sstoragebox.Trainingthememory.Rememberingmorethings.Beingremindedfrequently.Accordingtothepassage，Dr.MelLevinehas .inventedtoolstohelpimproveach