期中复习之阅读理解25篇（江苏省期中真题）（教师版）.docx

期中复习之阅读理解25篇

(江苏期中真题)

（23-24九年级上·江苏无锡·期中）Educationappearstoprotectolderadultsespeciallywomen,againstmemoryloss,accordingtoastudybyresearchersinGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCentre.

Thestudytesteddeclarativememory(陈述性记忆)in704olderadults(58-98yearsofage).Declarativememoryreferstoourabilitytorememberevents,factsandwords,suchaswhereyouputyourkeysorthenameofthatnewneighbour.Theresearchersfoundthattheirmemoryperformancebecameworsewithaging.However,moreyearsofearly-lifeeducationcounteredtheselosses,especiallyinwomen.

Forexample,thedeclarativememoryabilitiesofan80-year-oldwomanwithabachelor’sdegree(学士学位)wouldbeasgoodasthoseofa60-year-oldwomanwithahighschooleducation.So,fourextrayearsofeducationmakeupforthememorylossesfrom20yearsofaging.

“Simplysaid,learningbringsaboutlearning,”saysthestudy’sseniorresearcher,MichaelUllman.“Sincelearningnewinformationindeclarativememoryiseasierifitisconnectedwithknowledgewealreadyhave,moreknowledgefrommoreeducationshouldresultinbettermemoryabilities,evenyearslater.”addsthestudy’sleadauthor,JanaReifegerste.

“Evidencesuggeststhatgirlsoftenhavebetterdeclarativememorythanboys,soeducationmayleadtogreaterknowledgegainsingirls,”saysUllman.“Educationmaybringadvantagestomemoryabilitiesinwomen,evenyearslaterinoldage.”

“Thesefindingsmaybeimportant,especiallyconsideringtherapidlyagingpopulation,”Reifegerstesays.“Theresultsargueforfurthereffortstoincreasechancesofreceivingeducation.”

“EducationhasalsobeenfoundtoslowdownthebeginningofAlzheimer’sdisease.”Ullmansays.“Webelievethatourfindingsmayexplainwhythishappens.”

1．Theunderlined“countered”inParagraph2probablymeans________.

A．cancel B．reduce C．produce D．change

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?

A．Moreeduc