Does your memory fail as you age? I’m 62 years old. Like many of my friends, I forget names that

The author thinks that short-term memory failure, which both old and young suffer from, isn’t necessarily age-related, though different age groups find different reasons for it. The old seem to have a poorer short-term memory because of natural cognitive slowing and too much information to search for.
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述老年人和年轻人都会患有的短期记忆障碍，并不一定与年龄有关。
【详解】符合概要写作的常规思路：
总结文章的中心思想，并且主要说明了老年人短期记忆较差的原因。用到的词汇有：short-term memory failure, because of, search for等；并且用到了非限制性定语从句：The author thinks that short-term memory failure, which both old and young suffer from, isn't necessarily age-related, though different age groups find different reasons for it.使结构更加严谨。
对文章的中心思想分析的透彻，概括全面，结构严谨。
【点睛】首先，该考生对文章理解比较准确，涵盖了全部要点。其次，准确的使用了语法结构和词汇，文中几乎没有语法问题。再次，完全使用自己的语言，语言流畅，结构严谨。并且文章还用到了长难句，显示出很高的英语水平。