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【題目】Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. 【1】Read on for some techniques worth trying.

1. 【2】

People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent

reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性癡呆癥), according to a recent study.

【3】

Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.

2. Go for a walk.

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact,exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 【4】

3. Learn something new.

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 【5】 Or go dancing with your friends.

A. Focus on the future.

B. This can be espocially harmful to the aged.

C. It should be something like learning gardening.

D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.

E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.

F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】A

【3】E

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是我們可以通過一些簡單的途徑來保持我們的大腦健康敏銳，比如積極向上、鍛煉身體、學習新的事物。主要考查學生的短文閱讀能力及理解力。

【1】文章第一段說隨著我們年齡的增長大腦的反應速度會越來越慢，后一句說可以嘗試用一些方法。所以這里的F意思是調(diào)查顯示這種現(xiàn)象是可以避免的，符合題意，故選F

【2】這個小標題下講的是可以定期做計劃或者保持向前看可以降低老年癡呆的幾率，所以我們要做的就是要關(guān)注未來，故選A

【3】文中本空前面說可以定期制定計劃或者向前努力，后面說也可以跟朋友小聚喝咖啡等，說明這里是有一個轉(zhuǎn)折的，可以選擇其他的途徑。E選項“如果你的計劃表沒有滿檔也不用擔心”，符合題意，故選E

【4】這一部分的小標題是Go for a walk. 強調(diào)的是要鍛煉身體，保持身體健康。與G選項相對應，故選G

【5】最后一段的小標題是學習新的事物，C選項“學習園藝”符合題意，故選C