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can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.

Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written .

Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. .on studying how quickly the

human mind can remember One result of his research is known as the total time hypothesis(假设), on the time you spend trying to learn it . This can be taken as our first rule of learning.

Although it is usually true that studying for four hours is better than studying for one, there is still the question

, is that it is better to spread out the study times. This through which we can learn more dividing our practice time, is

But we’re not finished yet. We haven’t considered how we should study over very short periods of time. (45)

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.

Americans are proud of their variety and individualty, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform.

Why are uniforms so __1__ in the United States?

Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more __2__ than civilian(百姓的) clothes. People have become conditioned to __3__ superior quality from a man who wears a

uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to __4__ more trust than one who appears in civilian

clothes. Faith in the __5__ of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to __6__ professional identity(身份) than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many __7__ benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are often more comfortable and

more durable than civilian clothes.

Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of __8__

experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without __9__, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act __10__, on the job at least.

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