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Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age(變老), 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.

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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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.F

2.A

3.E

4.G

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是保持思維靈敏的簡(jiǎn)易方法。即：聚焦未來(lái)，散步，學(xué)習(xí)新知識(shí)。

1.考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)Read on for some techniques worth trying.和下文的 123 條就是避免思維遲鈍的方法。選F

2.考查句意理解和上下文：由下文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.可知經(jīng)常做計(jì)劃，制定短期或長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)的人會(huì)做得更好，要保持思維超前，故 A 項(xiàng)正確。

3.考查句意理解和上下文：由下文Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do.可知：同朋友約會(huì)喝咖啡這樣的簡(jiǎn)單事情也行，所以你不必?fù)?dān)心。選E

4.考查句意理解和上下文：由上文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.可知：鍛煉能產(chǎn)生有益大腦的化學(xué)物質(zhì)，后一句是進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明，故 G 項(xiàng)正確。

5.考查句意理解和上下文：由上句But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.   可知對(duì)大腦最好的事情是你學(xué)新東西時(shí)，身體也要?jiǎng)樱�即腦力勞動(dòng)和體力勞動(dòng)相結(jié)合的事，就像學(xué)習(xí)園藝以及和朋友跳舞這樣的事情。選C

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