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北京市顺义区2024年中考一模英语试题
We rely on our memory for sharing stories with friends or learning from our past experiences. Yet evidence shows that our memory isn't as consistent as we'd like to believe.
There are countless reasons why tiny mistakes might happen each time we recall past events. And whenever these mistakes happen, they can have long-term effects on how we'll recall that memory in the future.
Take storytelling for example. When we describe our memories to other people, we might ask ourselves whether it's important to get the facts straight, or whether we only want to make the listener laugh. And we might change the story's details depending on the listener's attitudes. It isn't only the message that changes, but sometimes it's also the memory itself. This is known as the "audience-tuning effect", showing us how our memories can change automatically over time, as a product of how, when, and why we access them.
In fact, sometimes simply the act of repeating a memory can be exactly what makes it easy to change. This is known as "retrieval-enhanced suggestibility". In a typical study of this effect, participants watched a short film, then took a memory test a few days later. But during the days between watching the film and taking the final test, two other things happened. First, half of the participants took a practice memory test. Second, all of the participants were given a description of the film to read, which contained some false details. Participants who took a practice memory test shortly before reading the false information were more likely to reproduce this false information in the final memory test.
Why might this be? One theory is that repeating our memories of past events can temporarily make those memories malleable. In other words, retrieving（找回）a memory might be a bit like taking ice-cream out of the freezer and leaving it in direct sunlight for a while. By the time our memory goes back into the freezer, it might have naturally become a little misshapen, especially if someone has influenced it purposely in the meantime.
These findings lead us to wonder how much our most treasured memories have changed since the very first time we remembered them. Remembering is an act of storytelling, after all. And our memories are only ever as reliable as the most recent story we told ourselves.
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When you hear the word "shower", what {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to your mind? Maybe it is "a lot of falling water" in the bathroom. But "shower" can also {#blank#}2{#/blank#}"a lot of falling presents" on a special day. On a special day, we might shower someone with gifts.
My family is going to have two showers this week. On Tuesday, we are going to have a baby shower. My brother's wife is going to have a baby soon. So my family and friends will come with a lot of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for the baby.
Then on Thursday, we will have a bridal (新娘的) shower for my sister. She is getting married {#blank#}4{#/blank#} week. She will be a beautiful bride. All her female friends and relatives are coming to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} before she marries. They will give her a lot of presents for her married life.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Candy is a fan of Beijing Opera. She wants to know more about its beginning and development. She wants to take a class about Beijing Opera. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Julie is interested in paper cutting. She wants to know how to use the scissors to cut beautiful animals. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Tom loves Chinese clay art. He thinks the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. He wants to know how to make them. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}has learned a lot about sky lanterns, now he wants to learn how to use bamboo and paper to make beautiful sky lanterns. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Jenny wants to know more about Chinese knots. She thinks it is a kind of elegant and colorful arts and crafts. People can either give them as gifts to friends or hang them in their houses. | A.Sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes. It is a course to learn how to use bamboo and paper to make sky lanterns. B.Cantonese Opera is a traditional art in China. In this course, you can learn basic Cantonese Opera language so that you can learn to speak Cantonese well. You can also learn the beginning and development of Cantonese Opera. C.This course is a study of how to use scissors to cut beautiful things. Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. It sounds easy but it can be difficult to do, but through this course, you will be able to cut different kinds of things. D.It is a course about Chinese clay art. You can learn how to use a special kind of clay to make cute children or lively characters from Chinese fairy tales or historical stories. E. It is a course that gives you a complete introduction of the development of Beijing Opera. You will know when it began and how it was developed through centuries. F. Chinese knots mean love, marriage and reunion in Chinese culture. They are often used for praying for good luck and warding off evil spirits. People make them with red silk threads(线), cloth and other materials. If you want to know more about Chinese knots, you can choose our course. G. According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them to ask for help when in trouble. In this course, you can learn about the history and the development of sky lanterns. |
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