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 short­term 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 life­changing 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.

 

【答案】

1.F

2.A

3.E

4.G

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是如何保持我們的精神上的健康，如何讓我們的記憶力得到提高。

1.F 根據(jù)下句Read on for some techniques worth trying.以及下面的內(nèi)容，可知有很多的方法可以提高我們的記憶力，故F項(xiàng)符合上下文。

2.A 根據(jù)本句最后一句In other words, keep your brain looking forward.可知要我們向前看，聚集于未來。故A正確。

3.E 根據(jù)前句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可知這些有計(jì)劃的人患老年癡呆的可能性較小。但是如果我們的計(jì)劃不足也沒有關(guān)系，我們可以把生活中的一些微小的事情也作為計(jì)劃排在里面。故E項(xiàng)符合上下文，

4.G 根據(jù)前句In fact，exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.可知我們的鍛煉能夠?qū)ξ覀兊哪X部帶來好處，也就是說鍛煉既有利于身體健康也有利于精神健康。故G正確。

5.C 根據(jù)前句But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.可知對大腦好的事情既要是新的東西也要讓你的身體得到鍛煉，那么園藝就是一種這樣的運(yùn)動。故C項(xiàng)符合上下文。

考點(diǎn)：考察健康類短文閱讀

點(diǎn)評：本文講述的是如何保持我們的精神上的健康，如何讓我們的記憶力得到提高。

本題的關(guān)鍵在于要根據(jù)上下文的語境來找出串聯(lián)的信息點(diǎn)，把握上下文之間的邏輯關(guān)系，通過前后的意思連貫性及細(xì)致性用心的答題，定能完成的很好。

 

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