B.The two couples went to a tourist attraction with the newlyborn baby,where the love story touched everyone.
C.A great story was spread throughout the community and the power of love helped Kevin recover soon.
D.Fruitful process brought joy to the couples and the greatest pleasure of life came from love.
10.What's the best title for the passage?
A.A Special Baby B.A Gestational Surrogate Mother
C.A Change of Heart D.A Scientific Wonder
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Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds.When this short amount of time elapses,however,the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place?Information that makes its way to the shortterm memory(STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that are of immediate interest to pass on to STM,also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the shortterm memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller,a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information,such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the shortterm memory by chunking,or classifying similar information together. By organizing information,one can optimize STM,and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to longterm storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something,such as information for an exam,many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again,we are able to keep a memory alive.Unfortunately,this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information,it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy,you might attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before you get the opportunity to make your phone call,you will forget the number instantly. Therefore,rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the shortterm to longterm memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other preexisting longterm memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable(可取回的).Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can recall memories that are stored in the longterm memory and used often. However,if a memory seems to be forgotten,it may