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-1-新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册Uint1II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:Ok.It’syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It’sdefinitelyyourturn.Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?2.ScriptM:I’mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan’tmemorizeallthevocabulary.W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?3.ScriptW:Ohlook!There’sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?M:Him?Idon’trememberhim.I’vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI’vebeenintroducedto.Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman’sproblem?4.ScriptM:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”?W:It’storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI’malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn’thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?5.ScriptM:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!Q:WhatistrueofDavid?Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.CIII.ListeningInM:Tellmeyoursecret.You’resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–classstudentjustlikeme.-2-W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.M:Aw,thatstuff’soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I’mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association”aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou’refamiliarwith?W:Righton!‘Consolidation”isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI’vealreadylearned.M:You’removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI’mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.W:Whoa,bigguy.That’snottheway.Followtheprincipleof“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you’vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?I’vegotamemorylikeasieve.W:You’retoomodest.There’snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon’tforgetit.Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,thatis,creatingapictureinone’smindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,orreviewingone’snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof“DistributedPractice”,whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.Task2:Youforgetmytoast!An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?”Beforethemanleft,sheadded,“Whydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?”“Nonsense,”saidthehusband,“Icanrememberadishoficecream!”“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You’dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.”-3-“Don’tbesilly,”repliedthehusband.“There’reonlytwothings:adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!”Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!”Keys:FTFFFTask3:Memory-ImprovingTechniquesTherearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.TheseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don’ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don’tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.So,tryholdingyourbreat