Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since.

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问题     Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the song that begins with "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks.
    One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.
    In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales. We not only learn but overlearn.
    The multiplication table (乘法表) is an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because it is another of the things we overlearn in childhood.
    The law of overlearning explains why cramming for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to pass the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development.
The author explains the law of overlearning by________.

选项 A、presenting research findings
B、setting down general rules
C、making a comparison
D、using examples

答案D

解析 作者在第二段中提出并解释了超量学习的概念,在第三、四段中举了儿时学游泳、骑自行车、打棒球、记住歌词和童话故事以及乘法表等多个例子,以便更好地对这个概念进行说明。由此可推知,作者是通过举例来解释超量学习法则的。故选D。
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