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浙江省浙南名校联盟2018学年高二上学期英语期末考试试卷（含小段音频）
Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem.
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Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world.
There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it's meaningful to you-an example is data about family and friends. And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast. In fact, Scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.
Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One thing's for sure though: If you can put the different kinds of memory together, there can be great results. At the same time, you could listen to recordings of the same group of words. These things may help when it comes to memorizing the words.
Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination, scientists mean picturing a word in your mind, while association means relating the word to something you already know.
A. So why not try pictures with English words?
B. Then how do chimps have better memories than us?
C. Scientists say that there are different types of memory.
D. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.
E. Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways.
F. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store.
G. Short-term and long-term memory differ in the amount of information they can store.
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A. Although it is demanding B. Whichever type is desired C. However, an academic program is not required D. For volunteer firefighters the procedure is similar E. But joining a volunteer fire department is totally different F. Training consists of classroom work and practical training G. Also, a candidate must be able to respond quickly in emergencies |
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The first step in joining a fire department as a paid firefighter is to submit an application as well as acquire the appropriate training. Usually firefighters must have a high school diploma, and some complete two-or-four-year programs in fire science at community colleges and universities. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, and if a candidate already has connections at a fire department, he may apply for a position straight out of high school.
Once a candidate applies and is accepted for training at a fire department, he must then complete several weeks of training at the department's training center. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. When this is done, the candidate is sent to a fire company for a period of probation (实习). He has to continue training in the new position while being directed by experienced firefighters. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. An application must be submitted to the volunteer fire department, then if the application is accepted, the candidate will take a training program and then be required to pass a physical and written test. Firefighters must also become certified (认证) as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). The level of EMT certification is determined by the individual departments.
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