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[1]Do you remember the title of the last book you read? Are names sometimes just beyond your brain’s reach? While forgetfulness isn’t necessarily a sign that something’s wrong, it can be frustrating(令人沮喪的)．But simple methods can help to sharpen your memory．

[2]Challenge your habits. Sometimes a little bit of habit changing goes a long way. For example，use the ‘wrong’ hand to do an everyday task several times a day．If you usually brush your teeth with your right hand, use your left．The brain ‘knows’ whew you're using the wrong hand．It’s that confusion that stimulates new brain circuits，as the brain struggles to master a new task．

[3]Get involved in niusic．Listening to music can improve your ability to concentrate and help you to remember what you’ve learnt．Some types of music actually cause brain neurons(神經(jīng)細(xì)胞)to fire more quickly．If you’re really looking forward to sharpening your memory, take up a musical instrument．Whatever the instrument，learning to p1ay will tune your brain’s ability to analyse and focus．

[41Go out of your way to stay mentally active．What really counts is not the amount of book learning you did at school or university, it’s how much you actively use your mind．For example，doing crossword puzzles，learning a second language or playing games can exercise your brain．

[5] ．Make sure that you get enough of the B vitamins in your diet．They help to repair brain tissue，and turn food into mental energy．Eat fish 2 or 3 times a week．If you drink coffee，you’ll not only get a short-term boost in your ability to concentrate but also long-term benefits as well．Besides, the brain is 85％water, so if you don’t drink at least 8 large glasses of water a day，you could suffer from memory loss．

1.What is this text mainly about?(no more than 5 words)

 

2.What are the two questions at the beginning used for?(no more than 4 words)

 

3.How can you get involved in music according to Paragraph 3?(no more than 10 wods)

 

4.List three ways to use our mind actively．(no more than 10 words)

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5.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

 

Answer 1

1.Ways/How to sharpen your memory. /Methods of sharpening your memory

2.To introduce the topic./For introducing the topic

3.Listening to music and/or taking up a musical instrument

4.1) Doing crossword puzzles. 2) Learning a second language. 3) Playing games.

5.Watch/Pay attention to your diet.或Get your diet improved.或Have a healthy diet.

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過你還記得你讀的最后一本書的標(biāo)題嗎？名字你是不是經(jīng)常不記得？這兩個問題引導(dǎo)出如何加強(qiáng)你的記憶的方法。

1. 本文通過Do you remember the title of the last book you read你還記得你讀的最后一本書的名字嗎?這個問題來引出用一些方法來加強(qiáng)你的記憶，故文章主要是用來介紹加強(qiáng)記憶的方法。

2.To introduce the topic./For introducing the topic本文開始通過兩個問題來說明While forgetfulness isn’t necessarily a sign that something’s wrong, it can be frustrating(令人沮喪的)．雖然健忘不一定是件壞事， 但他會令人沮喪的，引出文章的主題來，如何加強(qiáng)你的記憶，故引出主題。

3./or taking up a musical instrument 根據(jù)第三段提到．Listening to music can improve your ability to concentrate and help you to remember what you’ve learnt．聽音樂能幫助你提高注意力，幫你記住你所學(xué)的。

4.1) Doing crossword puzzles. 2) Learning a second language. 3) Playing games.根據(jù)第四段提到．For example，doing crossword puzzles，learning a second language or playing games can exercise your brain可得出答案。

5./Pay attention to your diet.或Get your diet improved.或Have a healthy diet.根據(jù)最后一段提到Make sure that you get enough of the B vitamins in your diet確保你有足夠的維他命B，故注意飲食做為標(biāo)題。

考點(diǎn)：教育類閱讀。