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Can you remember vocabulary easily? A study says anyone can remember things better if they train their brain. We can be memory athletes. Scientist Martin Dresler said six weeks of training can help us remember many things. He said people could train and enter the World Memory Championships(世界记忆锦标赛).

Dr Dresler looked at brain scans of memory champions and normal people. He was surprised to see no differences. He decided we could all be memory athletes. He studied people who trained for 40 days using mnemonics, an old method of helping people remember things. They doubled their memory.

1.What does the study show?

A Normal people are foolish.

B No one can remember things with brain.

C Some people are good at remembering things.

D Anyone can remember things better if they train their brain.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句A study says anyone can remember things better if they train their brain.可知，故选D。

2.People can remember many things with _____ of training.

A one week

B one month

C six weeks

D six years

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句Scientist Martin Dresler said six weeks of training can help us remember many things.可知，故选C。

3.What do scientists find from brain scans of memory champions and normal people?

A They are colorful.

B They are all complex.

C They are almost the same.

D They are totally different.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段第二句He was surprised to see no differences.可知，故选C。

4.Which is TRUE about mnemonics?

A Mnemonics is created for just a short time.

B Mnemonics is an old method for treating disease.

C Mnemonics is an old method from Egypt.

D Mnemonics is an old method for remembering things.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句...mnemonics, an old method of helping people remember things.可知，故选D。

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A An old Training Method.

B The Life of a Great Memory Athlete.

C A Research about Memory Champions.

D People Can Be a Memory Athlete with Training.

解析：选D。文章标题题。根据全文大意，文章主要说人人都可以通过训练来改善记忆，成为记忆运动员，故选D。