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Some kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills. A recently published study also appears to demonstrate that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.
More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE - short for Advanced (Cognitive) Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most studied when they were more than 70 years old.
The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lists. Another group trained in reasoning. A third group received help with speed-of-processing - speed of receiving and understanding information. A fourth group - the control group did not get any training.
Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years. Now, lead study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.
Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of-processing did better on tests than the control group.
"We are wondering whether those effects which endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, that's exactly what we found."
The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long. Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group. The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.
1.Which statement is true according to the text？
A．This kind of training can only have effect on people for a few years。
B．The people were trained during a period of ten years.
C．All the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.
D．The second group were trained how to remember word lists.
2.What can be inferred from the passage？
A．There were four groups being trained.
B．The old people trained can remember words better.
C．The second and third group improved their skills better than the first one.
D．The research showed that the effect of the training could absolutely last 10 years.
3.What’s the main idea of the fourth paragragh?
A．What was the meaning of the research?
B．How was the research conducted?
C．Why was the mental training effective?
D．How long did the research last?
4.What is the best title of the passage？
A．Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years
B．How to improve our mental health
C．Four groups of old people were trained mentally.
D． The result of a ten-year research
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We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every single d 1. of all the events in her daily life.
Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been identified as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory(超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event—which most people would f 2. within days—as if it had happened just moments ago.
“I remember my mum placing me in the driver’s seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was
twelve years old,” she said. “That’s my e 3. memory. I remember every day since then. I can’t tell all the dates e 4. because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that day, what the weather was like and so on.”
Rebecca can also re-experience taste. If she’s eating something unpleasant, she thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so 5.p that she can nearly “taste” it.
However, there are times when her memories prove to be painful as it’s not just events that she remembers. “When I relive(再体验) memories, the feelings r 6. ,too.” Rebecca said. “For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents’ house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee.”
“At night, I have to sleep with the r 7. and a soft light on,” she added. “If it’s too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all those memories and I can’t sleep.”
Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案
Three students are choosing a course at the West Midlands College of Technology.
As we know, sport is very common in our daily life. People who usually compete in sports can be found everywhere. Why so many people love sports? 1.
Generally speaking, it is good for our health to do sports, such as basketball, football, table tennis, swimming, badminton, and so on.
2. I have taken the swimming course this term, since I didn’t know how to swim. I find that swimming is very interesting and has many benefits for our bodies. On one hand, it can make our blood circulatory system run regularly. On the other hand, the muscles of our bodies can be massaged(按摩) under the pressure of water. All these are positively advantageous to our health.
3. It is known to us that some sports are team sports that involve several players or even more. When playing with others, people must face the situation of getting along with others. Through the sport games, strangers may go easily with others and make friends with each other.
4. If you don’t know what to do, doing exercises may be a good idea because you can share the time and the fun with your friends.
5. Yes, that’s right. But the advantages of sports are more than its disadvantages. We should follow the lead of sports athletes, as sports play an essential role in our life. Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep fit.
A．I think I love the sports deeply.
B．Just take swimming for example.
C．There are many reasons for this.
D．I like the sports, which is interesting.
E. Besides, sport is also a way of communication.
F. Some people may say it is easy to be hurt while having sports.
G. What’s more, they can get satisfaction from the competitive sports.
Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）
1.Jake did lots of housework with his mother yesterday. (改为否定句）
Jake lots of housework with his mother yesterday.
2.Kitty was very excited to open her birthday presents. (改为感叹句)
Kitty was to open her birthday presents!
3.The exchange students will get to New York in about two weeks. (对划线部分提问）
will the exchange students get to New York?
4.The singer not only writes his own song but also plays the guitar. (保持句意基本不变）
The singer writes his own songs and plays the guitar .
5.The government has built many parking places for car owners this year. (改为被动语态）
Many parking places for car owners built by the government this year.
6.“Will you take part in the sports meeting this year, Jimmy?” Susan asked. (改为宾语从句）
Susan asked Jimmy he ________ take part in the sports meeting this year.
7.Him, told, not, Mary worry about to the operation (连词成句）
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Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable form(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）
1.Several have happened in the last two months in that estate.(robbery)
2.Surpringly,that’s the goal Ronaldo has kicked this season.(twelve)
3.Judy was happy to find that her little son could sing an English song all by .(he)
4.A large number of tree were destroyed in the heavy storm.(serious)
5.Don’t rely on luck in doing anything, or you will in nothing.(success)
6.One way of keeping healthy is to take regular exercise.(base)
7.If you don’t know the of the world, look it up in the dictionary.(mean)
8.In this area the snow and ice won’t until next April or May.(appear)
Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once(将下列单词填入空格，每空格限填一词，每个单词只能填一次）
A. exercisingB. cause C. confident D. physicalE. screen |
Millions of people now use computers for many different things. We often hear that computers have changed our lives for the better, But have they?
Of course computers are useful, and have changed some people’s lives for the better. However, they also 1. problems, too. A large number of people who use computers a lot can get 2. problems. They find that their eyesight get worse. For example. If they look at the 3. for too long . There will be injures in computers users’ hands and arms.as people use the keyboard and the mouse too much .people who have computers are also spending more time sitting down and less time4. ; so many of them are becoming overweight.
A. turn offB. properly C. responsible D. break downE. teenagers |
Addiction is also a problem with more young people. They can spend hours and hours in chat rooms and surfing the net. Sometimes until very late an night. This means they can’t work or study 5. and can have problems keeping friends.
Some studies in the unites states have shown that if 6. spend many hours, they will go with get lonely and upset.
“Computers can be really useful to children. But parents and teachers used to help children to learn to use computers in 7. and creative ways. ” says teacher Jane Shields. “ And children should also learn when it is time to 8. the computers and head outside to do something different.”
