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(2021·广州阶段训练)Diego is in front of a group of people. He’s blindfolded, but he can still show these people something __1__， which he calls “the art of __2__”. First, the audience randomly __3__ sixty numbers. After that, a helper reads the__4__ to Diego. Then, after hearing them just a single time, Diego __5__ the numbers in the correct order from memory. He does this first in the order he hears them, then again — backwards! The audience then cheer in disbelief.
Diego has a very special kind of memory. He __6__， “It’s a kind of memory that is __7__ with what I experience. It means that every idea I learn and everything I read become a part of me. Normally, someone who doesn’t have this special ability and hasn’t trained their memory __8__ to just forget things. Not me.” Diego says that with his special __9__， he can remember every __10__ of every day of his life since he was less than three years old!
If there is a memory gene(基因), Diego probably has it, but his genes are only part of the __11__. Since the age of 11, he’s been training his brain to remember more and more. He practises __12__， thinking about memory and working on it all the time. He has even __13__ a whole series of 210 historical books! Diego’s practice and__14__ work show that a great memory can be made, and not just__15__！
1．A．funny B．creative
C．amazing D．reasonable
2．A．life B．memory
C．magic D．language
3．A．choose B．say
C．hide D．record
4．A．rules B．marks
C．numbers D．names
5．A．recognizes B．calculates
C．collects D．repeats
6．A．adds B．explains
C．inquires D．announces
7．A．connected B．introduced
C．familiar D．opposite
8．A．happens B．attempts
C．tends D．hates
9．A．dream B．gift
C．chance D．plan
10．A．word B．feature
C．principle D．detail
11．A．story B．game
C．idea D．plot
12．A．cooperatively B．mechanically
C．occasionally D．continuously
13．A．written B．memorized
C．copied D．translated
14．A．hard B．ordinary
C．academic D．original
15．A．imagined B．discovered
C．inborn D．trained
【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了Diego具有特殊记忆力的情况，并阐述了他的超强记忆力的培养过程。他的事迹表明“强大的记忆力不仅是天生的，也是能后天训练和培养的”。
1．C 根据下文描述的Diego向观众展示其强大的记忆力的情况可知，应选amazing，修饰something。故选C项。
2．B 根据下文中的“…the numbers in the correct order from memory…then again — backwards！”并结合语境可知，Diego具有超强的记忆力，他把这称为 “记忆术”。故选B项。
3．A 根据语境可知，此处表示观众们先随机地选取60个数字，故选A项。根据下文中的“a helper reads the __4__ to Diego”可排除B选项。 故选A项。
4．C 根据上文中的“sixty numbers”和下文中的“the numbers”可知，一名助手给Diego读这些数字。故选C项。
5．D 根据语境可知， Diego仅听一次这些数字后， 就能根据记忆把这些数字以正确的顺序复述出来。 表示“复述”。故选D项。
6．B 根据语境可知，Diego有一种非常特别的记忆力，他对此进行了解释。空后是解释的内容。add“补充说，继续说”； inquire“查询，打听”。故选B项。
7．A 根据下文中的“It means that…become a part of me.”和语境可知，他的记忆力与他经历的事情有关。故选A项。
8．C 在正常情况下，没有这种特殊能力，且没有训练他们的记忆力的人往往会忘事。tend to do sth.表示“易于做某事，往往会发生某事”。故选C项。
9．B 根据语境可知，超强的记忆力是Diego具有的一种特殊的天赋(gift)。故选B项。
10．D 根据常识可知，凭借这种特殊的天赋，他从不到三岁就能够记住每天他生活中的每一个细节。故选D项。
11．A 根据语境可知，如果有记忆基因的话，Diego可能就有这种基因，但他的基因并非是他拥有超强记忆力的全部原因。“only part of the story”只是部分情况，并非全部情况。故选A项。
12．D 根据上一句话可知，他从11岁开始就一直在训练自己的大脑去记越来越多的东西，因此此处表示他不断地练习。故选D项。
13．B 根据上一句话的内容以及本句中的even可知，他甚至记住了一个系列的210本历史书。故选B项。
14．A 根据上文中的“Since the age of 11…210 historical books！”可知，Diego非常努力。故选A项。
15．C Diego的训练和刻苦用功表明，强大的记忆力并不仅是天生的，也是可以后天训练和培养的。故选C项。
