you see a squirrel, remember: that little animal could teach you a thing or two about how to keep things in mind!
★ Fill in the table with the missing words and answer the following questions.
Squirrels' Three Memory Techniques

4. What does revisiting hiding spots many times help squirrels do?
（不超过5词）
5. What does the writer want to tell us by saying “that little animal could teach you a thing or two”?
（不超过10词）

1. size and type
2. trees and rocks/landmarks
3. more than once
4. One possible version: It strengthens the memory.
5. One possible version: We can learn memory techniques from squirrels.

【分析】本题是关于松鼠记忆技巧的英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：1. 结合表格中各技巧的“帮助方式”，对应提取“具体做法”，注意不超过3词的要求；2. 第4题需根据技巧3的帮助（大脑强化记忆），提炼多次重访藏身处的作用，不超5词；3. 第5题需结合开头句的含义，归纳作者意图，不超10词。
【解析】1. 技巧1的帮助是“easy to find by size”，说明松鼠按大小和类型整理坚果，故填size and type；2. 技巧2的帮助是“landmarks show the way”，说明松鼠在树、石头等地标附近埋坚果，故填trees and rocks/landmarks；3. 技巧3是“check hiding spots”，结合帮助“brain makes memory stronger”，说明多次检查藏身处，故填more than once；4. 多次重访藏身处的作用是强化记忆，故填It strengthens the memory；5. 作者说那句话是想告诉我们可以从松鼠身上学习记忆技巧，故填We can learn memory techniques from squirrels。
【答案】1. size and type；2. trees and rocks/landmarks；3. more than once；4. It strengthens the memory；5. We can learn memory techniques from squirrels
【知识点】信息提取，阅读理解，主旨大意
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解的信息匹配与归纳能力，需结合表格提示和问题要求精准提取关键信息，注意词数限制，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5