- 阅读理解A
题干:Ifthose“madmoments”-whenyoucan’trememberwhatyourfriendhastoldyouorwhereyouleftyourkeys-arebecomingmorefrequent,mentalexercisesandahealthybraindietmayhelp.Justasbodiesrequiremoremaintenancewiththepassingyears,sodobrains’whichscientistsnowknowshowsignsofagingasearlyasthe20sand30s.“Brainagingstartsataveryyoungage,youngerthananyofushadimaginedandtheseprocessescontinuegraduallyovertheyears,”saidDr.GarySmall,thedirectoroftheCenteronAgingattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.“I’mconvincedthatitisnevertooearlytogetstartedonamentalorbrain-fitnessprogram,”headded.Inhisbook,X.T.the51-year-oldneuroscientist(神经学家)listswhathereferstoasthe10suggestionsforkeepingthebrainyoung.Theyincludetrainingmemory,buildingskills,reducingstress,mentalexercises,brainfoodandahealthylifestyle.It'sagameplanforkeepingbraincellssparkingandneuralnetworksinperfectshape.“Misplacingyourkeysacoupleoftimesdoesn'tmeanyoushouldstartlabelingyourcabinets.Memorylossisnotaninevitableconsequenceofaging.Ourbrainscanfightback,”hesaid.Smallprovidestheweaponsforafull-scaleattack.Simplememorytestsgiveanindicationofwhatyouareupagainstandtoolssuchas“look”and“connect”aredesignedtomakesurethatimportantthingssuchasnamesanddatesareneverforgotten.“Soifyouwantedtolearnnamesandfaces,forexample,youmeetMrs.Beattyandyounoticeadistinguishingfacialfeature,maybeahigheyebrow,”saidSmall.“Youassociatethefirstthingthatcomestomind.IthinkoftheactorWarrenBeattysoIcreateamentalpictureofWarrenBeattykissingherbrow.,,Smalladmitsitmaysoundabitstrangebuthesaysitworks.“Mentalexercisescouldbeanythingfromdoingcrosswordpuzzlesandwritingwithyourlefthandifyouarerighthandedorlearningalanguage.Itcouldbeanythingthatisfunthatpeopleenjoydoing”,headdedHealsorecommendsphysical,exercise,alow-fatdietandeatingfoodsrichinfattyacids,suchasfish,nuts,andfruitsandvegetableshighinantioxidants(抗氧化剂)includingblueberriesandonionsinadditiontoreducingstress.
题目:The “mad moment” in the first paragraph refers to the time when we_____. - A 、don't listen to our friends
- B 、have lost our important things
- C 、have some mental problems
- D 、have a bad memory

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【正确答案:D】
词汇题。 从文章第一句话 If those “mad moments”-when you can’t remember… may help.破折号后面when you can’t remember… may help就是对mad moments进一步解释说明’且can’t remember其实就是D选项a bad memory的改写,所以答案为D选项。

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- B 、most Americans recognize the fact that tips encourage good service and make servants feel equal
- C 、tipping is unnecessary and unreasonable, but people in America have to, for it is a social custom
- D 、consumers only pay what they have to pay for a given service, because they don't like tipping
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- B 、adults in mounting numbers keep mental immaturity
- C 、more grown-ups imitate teenagers’ conducts
- D 、psychological immaturity is an inevitable social trend
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- B 、the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids
- C 、the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids
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- C 、how much people were able to imagine a hundred years ago
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- B 、drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmful
- C 、regular health checks are essential to keeping fit
- D 、prevention is more difficult than cure
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- C 、managers
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- B 、the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
- C 、the stereotyped role of women in Japanese families
- D 、the norms for traditional Japanese women to follow
- 9 【阅读理解A】The author mentions Ibsen’s play in the first paragraph in order to_____.
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- B 、explain the newly passed law
- C 、support Norwegian government
- D 、introduce the topic under discussion
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- C 、support the productivity revolution businessmen were presiding over
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