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复合式听写 （2009.12） The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is from their Goddess of memory “Mnemosyne”. In the ancient world, a trained memory was an asset, particularly in public life. There were no devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators 演说家 delivered long speeches with great because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems. The Greeks discovered that human memory is an associative process—that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The your brain registers the word “apple”, it the shape, color, taste, smell and of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word “apple”. An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you’re talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory. An example given on a website I was looking at follows: Do you remember the shape of Austria, Canada, Belgium, or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy, though You made an association with something already known, the shape of a boot, and Italy’s shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association. （2009.06） English is the leading international language. In different countries around the globe, English is acquired as the mother 36 ________, in others it’s used as a second language. Some nations use English as their 37 ________ language, performing the function of 38 ________; in others it’s used as an international language for business, 39 ________ and industry. 　　What factors and forces have led to the 40 ________ of English? Why is English now considered to be so prestigious that, across the globe, individuals and societies feel 41 ________ if they do not have 42 ________ in this language? How has English changed through 1,500 Years? These are some of the questions that you 43 ________ when you study English. 　　You also examine the immense variability of English and 4