Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___21___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 22 away. A mother who has not 23 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the 24 of over learning, which can be stated as following: Once we have learned something, additional learning increases the 25 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 26 ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but __27 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a(an) 28 grade, is not a 29 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 30 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
21. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
22. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
23. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
24. A. result B. law C. rule D. cause
25. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
26. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recall
27. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improve
28. A. passing B. average C. excellent D. discouraging
29. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
30. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end
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为什么你小时候学的儿歌、童谣到你长大了还不会忘记？那是因为overlearn的缘故。他有什么好处？突击学习法有什么不好？看完这篇文章，你就知道了。
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21 C 词义比较常识运用前后照应 大人们都经常感到吃惊，小时候他们所学的东西，虽然其间从来没有操练过，也能够完好地记住。一个好些年里没有机会去游泳的人当他有回到水里的时候，他会仍然(still)象往常一样地游泳。only仅仅, 只不过；hardly几乎不；still依然，仍然，还，表示原有状态的持续；even甚至，表示过分程度。注意后句中的still，此句与后句结构相仿。
22 D 词义比较词汇用法常识运用 几十年后他仍然可以蹬上自行车把车子骑(ride)走。drive开车，驾驶，通常指驾驶马车、和机动车辆(如汽车等)；travel旅行，游历，移动；ride骑(自行车)，乘坐(汽车、公共汽车，马背等)；move动, 移动，
意义太笼统，不具体。
23 A 词义比较逻辑推理 当母亲的好些年里没有回想(think about)那些词语了，能够教女儿"Twinkle, twinkle, little star"开头的小诗，也能够背诵灰姑娘或白雪公主的故事。think about 考虑, 回想；care for关怀, 照顾；show up揭露, 露出, 露面；bring up教育, 培养。
25 D 词义比较逻辑推理常识运用 一旦我们学习了某样东西，额外的、附加的学习就会提高我们记忆它的时间长度(length)。常识告诉我们，时间久了，记忆会变得模糊，其精确性(accuracy)无法保证。length长度，时间的长短；accuracy精确性, 正确度；unit个体，单位；limit 界限, 限度。
26 A 词义辨析 小时候，我们只是不停地听，不停地去想起并记住(remind)那些小诗和孩提的童谣。remind使人想起，使人记起，提醒，使某人不忘记；inform通知, 告知；warn警告，通知；recall回忆, 回想。
27 C 前后照应词义比较 我们不仅仅在学习，而且同时也在附加学习(overlearn)着。通过前面的分析，这里点题。recite(背诵)也是一种学习，它包括在learn之中。research研究, 调查)和improve(改善, 改进)文意不符。
29 C 逻辑推理词义比较 附加学习的规律告诉我们，突击学习是学习学校课程中便利的(convenient)，有时也需要的(demanding)，且快速的(swift)的方法，但他不是令人满意的(satisfactory)方法。
30 C 逻辑推理语句连贯 突击学习可以让学生学得好以便能够通过考试，但学生很可能不久就会忘得一干二净。而(on the other hand)附加学习则是对未来的良好的投资。at most至多，顶多；by the way在途中, 顺便；on the other hand另一方面，表示对立关系。in the end最终，终于。