六级听口晨读训练 DAY 4.docx

六级听口晨读训练DAY 4 各位小伙伴，课前记得查阅听力原文中的生词读音和意思哦！ 2017.6（二）Recording Two 1. Psychological research shows we consistently underestimate our mental powers. 2. If you think this does not apply to you, then here is a simple test to show you are wrong. 3. Write down the names of all the American states you can remember. 4. Put the list away and then set yourself the same task a week later. 5. Provided you have not cheated by consulting an atlas, you will notice something rather surprising. 6. The two lists will contain roughly the same number of states, but they will not be identical. 7. Some names will have slipped away, but others will have replaced them. 8. This suggests that somewhere in your mind you may well have a record of virtually every state. 9. So it is not really your memory letting you down, just your ability to retrieve information from it. 10. We would remember a lot more if we had more confidence in our memories and knew how to use them properly. 11. One useful tip is that things are more likely to be remembered if you are in exactly the same state and place as you were when you learned them.