说到托福阅读备考，TPO是必不可少的备考神器，通过TPO练习来更好的适应阅读考试的节奏。本文小编带来的托福阅读笔记是TPO21 Autobiographical Memory的学习笔记，希望能够与正在备考的大家一起进步。
TPO21 Autobiographical Memory
文章题材：生命学科——自传式记忆
常见词汇：
intellectual [.intil'ektʃuəl] n. 知识份子，凭理智做事者adj. 智力的
radically ['rædikəli] adv. 根本地，完全地，过激地
entity ['entiti] n. 存在，实体
autobiographical [.ɔ:təbaiə'græfikəl] adj. 自传的，自传体的
sufficient [sə'fiʃənt] adj. 足够的，充分的
mystery ['mistəri] n. 神秘，秘密，奥秘，神秘的人或事物
recount [.ri:'kaunt] vt. 详述，列举，重新计算n. 重新计算
cohesive [kəu'hi:siv] adj. 粘性的(有结合性的，有粘聚性的)
questionable ['kwestʃənəbəl] adj. 可疑的，可置疑的
affect [ə'fekt] vt. 影响，作用，感动
易错题解析：
Paragraph 4: A third possibility is that children will not be able to tell their own "life story" until they understand something about the general form stories take, that is, the structure of narratives. Knowledge about narratives arises from social interactions, particularly the storytelling that children experience from parents and the attempts parents make to talk with children about past events in their lives. When parents talk with children about "what we did today" or "last week" or "last year," they guide the children's formation of a framework for talking about the past. They also provide children with reminders about the memory and relay the message that memories are valued as part of the cultural experience. It is interesting to note that some studies show Caucasian American children have earlier childhood memories than Korean children do. Furthermore, other studies show that Caucasian American mother-child pairs talk about past events three times more often than do Korean mother-child pairs. Thus, the types of social experiences children have do factor into the development of autobiographical memories.
9.According to paragraph 4, the studies of Caucasian American and Korean children suggest which of the following?
O Autobiographical memories develop similarly across all cultures.
O Parents from different cultures tell their children different kinds of stories about the past.
O Children's pleasure in hearing stories varies from culture to culture.
O The kinds of interactions children have with their parents affect the development of autobiographical memories.
题型：事实信息题。答案是(D)
解析：题干关键词为the studies of Caucasian American and Korean children，根据关键词回归原文定位到倒数第二和第三句，最后一句的thus说明这是对前面得出的一个结论，“因此，儿童具有的社会经验的类型是发展出自传式记忆的一个因素”，所以答案是D，孩子和家长相互交流的类型影响着自传式记忆的发展。A选项和C选项都是原文未提及的内容，B项与原文信息不符。
Think back to your childhood and try to identify your earliest memory. How old were you? ■Most people are not able to recount memories for experiences prior to the age of three years, a phenomenon called infantile amnesia. ■The question of why infantile amnesia occurs has intrigued psychologists for decades, especially in light of ample evidence that infants and young children can display impressive memory capabilities. ■Many find that understanding the general nature of autobiographical memory, that is, memory for events that have occurred in one's own life, can provide some important clues to this mystery. ■Between ages three and four, children begin to give fairly lengthy and cohesive descriptions of events in their past. What factors are responsible for this developmental turning point?
13. Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
It is unlikely that this memory will be from the first two years of life.
Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage.
题型：句子插入题。答案是(A)
解析：分析待插入句：该句子为主语从句，it为形式主语;原句意思为：这种记忆不可能从二岁前开始。找到了可以利用的词汇纽带：this memory和first two years of life，A前提到了earliest memory, 对应this memory, 问题是那时你几岁，对应first two years of life;A后提到大多数人无法描述出有关三岁前经历的记忆。所以放在A处承上启下。先提出问题回忆你的童年并尝试找出你最早的记忆，那时你多大?然后说这个记忆不可能是在两岁前，紧接着说大多数人无法描述出有关三岁前经历的记忆。
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