2016届高考英语高效备生复习课件8.pptVIP

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 (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 1. F 下文的3条技巧就是避免思维迟钝的方法。故选F。 2. A 由下文可知经常做计划，制定短期或长期目标的人会做得更好，所以，第一条技巧是要我们聚焦未来。故选A。 ___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. E 由下文可知：如果你的生活中没有充满变数的事情，你就不需要担心你的预定计划；有时候同朋友每个星期约会喝咖啡这样的简单事情就能够使你聚焦未来。故选E。 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___ G 由上文可知：锻炼能产生有益大脑的化学物质，后一句是进一步说明，故选G。 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. C 由上句可知对大脑最好的事情是你学新东西时，身体也要动，即脑力劳动和体力劳动相结合，就像学习园艺以及和朋友跳舞这样的事情。故选C。 forgetful adj. 健忘的 age vi. 变老 slow down 变得迟钝 annoying adj. 恼人的 upcoming adj. 即将来到的 date n. 约会 short-term adj. 短期的 mildly adv. 轻微的 mental adj. 精神的 physical adj. 身体的 schedule n. 预定计划 助读强化 9. 2010辽宁 A. Later I received 50 cents an hour. B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself. C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics. D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers. E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to han