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Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp 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 especially 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. 【試題分析】 本文是說明文。如何保持大腦的靈活性，本文給出若干簡單易學的方法，其中包括著眼未來、散步以及學習新知識等。 1．解析：細節(jié)過渡題。上文提出大腦存在的問題，但是幸運的是，研究表明，你可以做一些事情避免這種情況的發(fā)生。 答案：F 2．解析：主旨大意題。此空是下段的小標題，根據下文中的“...keep your brain looking forward.”可以推知，該段主旨大意是著眼未來。 答案：A 3．解析：邏輯關系題。上文提到經常作計劃，并著眼未來事務的人患老年癡呆癥的機率要少50%，但是即便你的日程里沒那么多改變生活的重大事件也不用擔心，因為制定一個每周和朋友喝一次咖啡的這樣一個簡單目標也能實現同樣的效果。 答案：E 4．解析：段落結論題。根據上文中的“In fact，exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.”可以推知，照顧好身體，也就照顧好了大腦。 答案：G 5．解析：文章結構題。上文提到對大腦有好處的活動，再聯系下文與空格平行的句子可以推知，此處指：應該是像學習園藝或者與朋友一起跳舞之類的活動。 答案：C |
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