To give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.A.cos
To give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.
A.costs
B.tells
C.benefits
D.prizes
To give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.
A.costs
B.tells
C.benefits
D.prizes
Memory is said to be stored in the brain as a "memory trace (记忆痕) ". What makes up this trace is not known. Some scientists believe that certain chemical substances may carry certain memories. For example, one substance, when given to rats, causes them to fear the dark.
Other research into memory has to do with how the brain works. Psychologists use three means to find out bow a person remembers. For example, give a person a grocery list. Let the person memorize the list, then put it away. The most natural way to find out how much a person remembers of the grocery list is to ask what he or she remembers. This is called the method of recall. Another method is called recognition. Give the person another grocery list. Ask him or her to choose items on the first list from the items that are on only the second list. Often a person will be able to recognize things that he or she cannot recall. A third method of finding how much a person remembers is called relearning. Here the person is asked to read over the first list. The person will probably learn the list the second time faster than he did the first time. The difference in the time it takes to relearn the list is thought of as measure of how much a person has remembered.
One way of remembering something is to repeat it many times. Interest is very important. Boring lists of facts are much more difficult to remember than something that we understand and are interested in. Motivation, or wanting to do something, is also important. Motivation is linked with reward. For example, a hungry animal quickly learns how to do something if that action gets the animal food. In humans, wanting to learn is often motivation. The praise of a teacher or the knowledge that an answer is correct is rewarding.
We can learn from the 2nd paragraph that ______.
A.bad memories may cause rats to fear the dark
B.it is hard to tell what a memory trace consists of
C.chemical substances carry certain memories
D.memory is stored in the brain as a substance
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough.In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle.It needs exercise.Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children.Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about.The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful what they say to young children.According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things.So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
11.The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean_____ while “dull” in the second paragraph means______.
A.bright and splendid….slow in thinking and understanding
B.pretty and handsome….ordinary-looking
C.great and important….common
D.hopeful and helpful….careless
12.According to the context we can guess that a genius is ______ while an idiot is _____.
A.a normal person…a funny person
B.a strong person… a week person
C.a highly intelligent person… a foolish or weak-minded person
D.a famous person… an ordinary person
13.A person ______ is more likely to become a genius.
A.whose parents are clever
B.often thinking about difficult problem
C.often helped by his parents and teachers
D.born with a good brain and putting it to active use
14.It is better for parents________.
A.to praise and encourage their children more often
B.to be hard on their children
C.to leave their children alone with nothing to do
D.to give their children as much help as possible
15.Which of the following is not true according to the article?()
A.Parents play an important part in their children’s growth
B.The less you use your mind the duller you may become
C.Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live
D.Parents should always encourage their children
Table tennis is a sport which gains much popularity and praise in China. (翻译)
A.discussion
B.complaint
C.praise