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Make Your Brain Smarter

You know that eating a proper diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But did you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Studies show that when the brain is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神经的) pathways. 1.

● Limit your TV viewing.

Watching an average TV show requires very little brain power and brings the same result as neglecting (忽视) physical exercise. 2. If you watch TV, choose something educational and informative.

● Use your non-dominant (非支配的) hand.

If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a new way will cause your brain to create new neural networks. Brushing our teeth is something we do daily. 3. But maybe we should. Experts suggest that we can force the brain to work by changing things up and working with our non-dominant hand. So the next time you brush your teeth, open the tube, apply your toothpaste and brush with the opposite hand.

4.

Jump in the shower and shut your eyes. Even if you drop the soap---that’s okay. 5.Searching for the soap while feeling the textures (质地) with your eyes closed works. Using your fingers to make fine distinctions between objects or textures can reconnect the brain areas involved in touch, suggests Larry Katz, a professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center and author.

A. Shower with your eyes closed.

B. Smart people rarely follow a set pattern.

C. The more pathways you have, the smarter you will be.

D. Use your different senses.

E. We really don’t put that much thought into it.

F. Put your brain to best use.

G. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do.

 

1.C 2.G 3.E 4.A 5.D 【解析】本文主要向我们介绍了三种让我们的大脑变聪明的方法。其中包括限制你看电视,使用你的非优势手(非支配的)等。 1.考查对上下文的理解和判断能力。由上文“Studies show that when the brain is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神经的) pathways. ”研究表明,当大脑被迫做一些新的东西时,它创造了新的神经通路。C. The more pathways you have, the smarter you will be.你拥有的路径越多,你就会越聪明。符合上下文逻辑,故选C。 2.考查对上文的理解和判断能力。由上文“Watching an average TV show requires very little brain power and brings the same result as neglecting (忽视) physical exercise.”看一个电视节目平均只需要很少的脑力,带来相同的结果忽视体育锻炼,可知大脑会因为肌肉就会变得虚弱。故选G。 3.考查对上下文的理解和判断能力。由上文内容及“ But maybe we should.”但也许我们应该,可知我们没有将使用非优势手的想法应用到生活中,但也许我们应该这样做。E符合题意,故选E。 4.考查对下文的归纳和理解能力。由下文“Jump in the shower and shut your eyes. Even if you drop the soap---that’s okay. ”投入淋浴和闭上你的眼睛。即使你把肥皂掉了也没关系。可知本段介绍的让大脑变聪明的方法应该是闭上眼睛淋浴。A符合语境,故选A。 5.考查对上下文的理解和判断能力。由下文“Searching for the soap while feeling the textures (质地) with your eyes closed works.”在寻找肥皂的时候闭上眼睛感受它的质地,纹理。可知在闭上眼睛寻找的时候是完全依靠我们的感觉的,D符合语境,故选D。 【名师点睛】 不同的文章有不同的结构形式,在七选五阅读中确定文章体裁有利于我们确定各段之间的关系。一般说来,记叙文的语言是按时间发展顺序或因果关系排列的,常用的连接词有:then, later, after that, soon, after a while, in the end, so, as a result, because of that等。说明文常采用总-分-总的结构形式,第一段说明要说明的主题,下面几段多是从不同的角度来说明问题,最后总结,所以各段之间多是平行关系,经常出现举例说明的现象。议论文先抛出议题,然后从正反两个方面进行讨论,最后得出结论。新闻体裁的应用文首句为主题句,下面展开细节性的报道。 以本文为例,本文是一篇向我们介绍了三种让我们的大脑变聪明的说明文,采用总分结构。首先提出:Make Your Brain Smarter You know that eating a proper diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But did you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Studies show that when the brain is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神经的) pathways.让你的大脑更聪明。你知道,吃适当的饮食和大量的运动有助于使你的身体健康和强壮。但是你知道有办法让你的大脑更健康更聪明吗?研究表明,当大脑被迫做一些新的东西,它创造了新的神经通路 。可知下面就要介绍让大脑变聪明的方法。 具体技巧: 根据句子的连贯性: 例如第一小题,由上文“Studies show that when the brain is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神经的) pathways. ”研究表明,当大脑被迫做一些新的东西时,它创造了新的神经通路。C. The more pathways you have, the smarter you will be.你拥有的路径越多,你就会越聪明。以保持句子的连贯性,符合上下文逻辑,故选E。
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