2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语考试试卷
and "connect" are designed to make sure that important things such as names and dates are never
forgotten. "So if you wanted to learn names and faces, for example, you meet Mrs. Beatty and you
notice a distinguishing facial feature, maybe a high eyebrow," said Small. "You associate the first
thing that comes to mind. I think of the actor Warren Beatty so I create a mental pictures of
Warren Beatty kissing her brow."
Small admits it may sound a bit strange but he says it works. "Mental exercises could be
anything from doing crossword puzzles and writing with your left hand if you are right handed or
learning a language. It could be anything that is fun that people enjoy doing", he added.
He also recommends physical exercise, a low-fat diet and eating foods rich in fatty acids,
such as fish, nuts, and fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants (抗氧化剂) including blueberries
and onions in addition to reducing stress.
41. The "mad moment" in the first paragraph refers to the time when we ________
A. don't listen to our friends
B. have lost our important things
C. have some mental problems
D. have a bad memory
42. In this passage, the author mainly tells us ___________
A. everyone has bad memories sometimes no matter how old he is
B. we can prevent our mind from aging with various methods
C. brain aging starts at the time when we are in the 20s and 30s
D. memory loss is not the sign that we are getting old
43. By giving the example "you meet Mrs. Beatty and you notice a distinguishing ... eyebrow",
Dr. Small is trying to explain the memory tool of
A. look B. physical exercises
C. connect D. mental exercises
44. By saying "I think of the actor Warren Beatty so I create.., her brow", Dr. Small is trying to
explain the memory tool of
A. remembering facial features B. reducing stress
C. connecting related things D. observing carefully
45. Mental exercises do NOT include
A. writing with one's left hand
B. learning a foreign language
C. doing crossword puzzles
D. taking pictures
Passage Three
It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is
really giving babies something to talk about. "It's a school to teach languages to babies and young
children with games, songs -- some of the classes also have arts and crafts," said Francois Thibaut,
the founder of the Language Workshop for Children, a place where babies become bilingual.
Children as young as few months are exposed to French and Spanish before many of them
can even speak English. Educators use special songs and visual (视觉的) aids to ensure that when
a child is ready to talk, the languages will not be so foreign. "Children have a unique capacity to
learn many languages at the same time," said Thibaut. "Already at nine months, a child can tell the
differences between the sounds he or she has heard since birth and the sounds he or she has never