【大师珍藏】2016年中考英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解精讲四、科普常识.docVIP

（2016江苏扬州） D Picture the scene: Its midnight. Youre very hungry after studying for a long time. Then you see a nice pie in the fridge. Do you eat it? It seems that you shouldnt, for many reasons, including its influence on your studies. Scientists have long known that eating late at night can make us gain weight. But now a new study has shown that late璶ight eating can also have a bad influence on our brains—it might hurt our ability to learn new things and store memories. 揥e believe that late璶ight eating may affectty(影响) our learning by affecting the parts of the brain that control learning and memory(受损的) memory.” strict feeding plans. For two weeks, the mice were either allowed to eat during the time when they are usually the most active, or during the time when they usually sleep. The mice received the same amount(数量) of sleep and calories. the researchers tested the brains of the mice. In one test, the researchers tried to find out whether the mice could remember that a room was connected to an electric shock(电击) after 24 hours had gone by. hen the mice were put in the room again, those mice that ate when they should have been sleeping were less likely(可能的) to get scared than those mice that ate during usual hours. It means that they didnt remember. he midnight snack—it might be bad for more than your weight. 42. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)? C. A new study. D. Late-night eating. 43. For the study, the researchers need ________． B. to feed the mice only during the time when they usually sleep C. to keep the mice in a room with an electric shock all the time D. to let the mice receive the same amount of sleep and calories 44. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. A recent study shows late eating affects weight. B. What we eat can affect learning and memory. C. The mice that are during sleeping hours didnt remember. D. The mice that ate during usual hours didnt remember. 45. Which of the followi