山东省2015年高考英语阅读表达专项训练九含解析.docVIP

山东省2015年高考阅读表达专项训练（九） 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 A Wouldn’t it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was on there? What if you could never again forget a friend’s birthday? There are many things you can do to improve your memory. With time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize large amounts of information. ◆Organize your life. Keep items that you frequently need, such as keys and eyeglasses, in the same place every time. Improved organization can help free up your powers of concentration so that you can remember less routine things. ◆Exercise your brain. Regularly exercising the brain keeps it growing and stimulates the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory. By practicing new mental skills —such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument — and challenging your brain with puzzles and games, you can ______________________. ◆Exercise daily. Regular aerobic (有氧健身的) exercise improves circulation and efficiency throughout the body —including the brain —and can help avoid the memory loss that comes with aging. Exercise also makes you more alert and relaxed, and can thereby improve your memory uptake. ◆Reduce stress. Stress does in fact physically damage the brain; it can make remembering much more difficult. Try to relax, regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises, and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress as soon as possible. ◆Eat well and eat right. There are a lot of herbal medicines on the market that claim to improve memory, but almost none have yet been shown to be effective by experts in this field. A healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods containing antioxidants (抗氧化剂) —broccoli, blueberries and berries appear to promote healthy brain function. 1. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words) ________________________________________________ 2. Which sentence in the text is the closest