Passage 3(2026·泰州市姜堰区期末改编)
How is your memory? If we can't remember how to do something, we can't survive. If you think about it, there is so much we have to remember—from where we left our car keys to how we walk.
Maybe it's not surprising that sometimes we forget things.
Scientists believe there are two levels of memory. One is short-term memory, which stays in your brain for only 15—30 seconds, for example, when you hear a song but can't remember the words afterwards. The other level is long-term memory, which can be stored for days, months or even years.
There are many uses for memory. Motor-skill memory(运动技能记忆) helps you remember how to ride a bike or other activities, which can be short or long term. Emotional memory makes you think of how you felt about something and can be strong and powerful. They are long-term memory.
Memories can tell you the story of yourself. Information, such as which school you go to and who your friends are, is stored inside your brain, ready for you when you need it. It's much easier to remember all those facts, or formulas or whatever it is you're learning if you have a good memory. Memories can also help you manage feelings. Heidi, 12, told The Week Junior, "If I miss seeing my granny and grandad, I remember staying with them in Devon. It makes me feel happy."
Our memory is amazing, but why do we still forget things? There is one possibility that we don't always store information in our memory effectively. When we do store information, we often make connections with other things, which helps us recall it later. If you don't have these connections, then it can be easier to forget. There is another possibility that memories decay over time. As they have not been revisited, their biological "trace" becomes weak.
However, remembering everything may waste cognitive resources, so sometimes forgetting is a good thing if we don't remember every detail of the world around us. That's something valuable worth remembering!
| Introduction | Remembering things is an important function of our brain and it's no 1 that sometimes we are forgetful. |
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| The types of memories | • Memory can be 2 into two levels.
• Short-term memory can hold information for a short time.
• Long-term memory can last for a long time. |
| The importance of memories | • Motor-skill memory is 3 to remember how to do physical things.
• Emotional memory 4 you of how you felt about something.
• Memories can tell you the story of yourself.
• Memories can also help you manage 5. Besides that they can make learning seem much easier. |
| The 6 of forgetting things | • It is 7 that information isn't stored in our memory in an effective way.
• We can't 8 information with other things. |
| Opinions on forgetting | • Forgetting will be good for us 9 we remember every detail of the world around us.
• 新考法 开放性设问 Your opinions on forgetting. (Try to give at least one reason to support your opinion.) 10 |
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1. surprise/wonder
2. divided
3. helpful
4. reminds
5. feelings
6. causes
7. possible
8. connect
9. unless
10. Forgetting can help us manage feelings. When we experience something unhappy, learning to forget it is good for us.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
本题为阅读理解表格填空题，需结合文章内容、固定搭配、词性及语境分析每个空格的填写依据。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨，再对应表格中每个空的位置，定位原文相关语句，分析空格所需的词性、词义，最终确定合适的单词，最后一题开放性设问需结合自身理解给出合理观点。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“Maybe it's not surprising that sometimes we forget things”，固定搭配“it's no surprise/wonder that”，故填surprise/wonder；
2. 定位原文第三段“Scientists believe there are two levels of memory”，固定搭配“be divided into”（被分为），故填divided；
3. 定位原文第四段“Motor-skill memory helps you remember how to ride a bike”，需形容词，“be helpful to”（有助于）符合语境，故填helpful；
4. 定位原文第四段“Emotional memory makes you think of how you felt about something”，固定搭配“remind sb of sth”（使某人想起某事），主语为第三人称单数，故填reminds；
5. 定位原文第五段“Memories can also help you manage feelings”，直接提取原文词汇，故填feelings；
6. 原文第六段围绕“为什么遗忘”展开，此处需名词表示“原因”，故填causes；
7. 定位原文第六段“There is one possibility that we don't always store information...”，直接提取原文词汇，故填possible；
8. 定位原文第六段“we often make connections with other things”，此处需动词表示“联系”，故填connect；
9. 定位原文第七段“sometimes forgetting is a good thing if we don't remember every detail...”，结合逻辑“除非记住每个细节，否则遗忘是好事”，故填unless；
10. 开放性设问，需围绕“遗忘的好处”给出合理观点，例如：Forgetting can help us manage our mental health. When we have painful experiences, forgetting them can reduce our stress and make us live better.
【答案】
1. surprise/wonder；2. divided；3. helpful；4. reminds；5. feelings；6. causes；7. possible；8. connect；9. unless；10. Forgetting can help us manage our mental health. When we have painful experiences, forgetting them can reduce our stress and make us live better.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解填空、固定搭配、开放性表达
【点评】
本题为阅读理解表格填空题，前9空可通过定位原文、结合固定搭配快速解答，最后一题考查学生的语言运用与逻辑表达能力，整体难度适中，能有效考查学生的阅读理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.5