Mental Athletics 腦力大競賽 |
Could you memorize a deck of cards in order in less than 30 seconds? Before books were invented, memory was a big part of education and taught along with math and grammar. Now, modern technology has made remembering things _(1)_. We don't have to recall telephone numbers because they are _(2)_ in our phone. We don't need to _(3)_ important dates in history because we can just google the information anytime we need it. Some people, though, are bringing the art of remembering back when they _(4)_ in the World Memory Championships. This year, mental athletes will be testing the _(5)_ of brain power in London from December 14 to 16. At the World Memory Championships, there are 10 different events ranging from remembering binary digits for 30 minutes and then reciting them _(6)_ trying to recollect the most random names and faces in 15 minutes. The cr?me de la cr?me of the World Memory Championships, though, is speed cards. This is where mental athletes race against the clock to memorize the order of 52 playing cards. The world record for this event is just under 22 seconds. The World Memory Championships are open to anyone regardless of their age, sex, or _(7)_. Contestants claim there is no such thing as photographic memory. Instead, they are _(8)_ people that have learned how to use certain learning tricks to help them remember things. Tony Buzan, one of the _(9)_ of the World Memory Championships and author of more than 100 books about the mind, thinks that memory is a lost art. Buzan said that people should stop relying _(10)_ new technology like cell phones and laptops. Instead, they should be exercising the most important muscle they have in their bodies—the brain. (A) stored (B) nationality (C) limits (D) outdated (E) memorize |
原來如此 |
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精解字詞片語 |
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單字小舖 |
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片語小舖 |
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中文翻譯 |
在書籍發明以前,記憶力是教育中很重要的一環,它和數學及文法一起被教導。時至今日,現代科技已經使得記東西變得過時。我們無需回想電話號碼,因為這些號碼就儲存在我們的電話中。我們不必記住歷史上的重要日期,因為我們有需要時隨時都可以去上網搜尋相關資訊。然而,有些人卻藉由參加世界記憶錦標賽而將這項技藝重新發揚光大。今年,12 月 14 到 16 日在倫敦舉行的腦力競賽將會考驗人們的腦力極限。 世界記憶錦標賽共有 10 種不同的比賽項目,範圍從在 30 分鐘內記住二進位的數字然後背出來,到在 15 分鐘內記住最多隨機的名字和臉孔都有。然而,世界記憶錦標賽中的精華就是快速撲克牌。這是一種分秒必爭,要記住 52 張撲克牌順序的腦力競賽。這項比賽的世界紀錄不到 22 秒。 世界記憶錦標賽開放給任何人參加,不論年齡、性別及國籍。參賽者宣稱根本沒有過目不忘的記憶力這回事。相反地,他們都是普通人,只是學會了如何利用一些學習技巧來記東西。世界記憶錦標賽的創始人之一湯尼.布贊,同時也是 100 多本和智力有關書籍的作者,他認為記憶力是一種消失的藝術。布贊說人們應該停止依賴諸如手機和筆記型電腦等新科技。反之,他們應該要去活動身上最重要的肌肉,那就是大腦。 答案:1. D 2. A 3. E 4. J 5. C |
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