During the 19th century, scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a person were hurt, he would lose the power of doing certain things. And so people thought that each part of the brain does a different job. But modern research has discovered that this is not so, for it is not easy to show exactly what each part of the brain does.
In the past fifty years there has been a great increase in the amount or research done on the brain. Scientists have found out that the way the brain works is not so simple as people in general may think. Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second. Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happened to us. We may not be able to think of the things we have heard and seen but it is kept there in the store-house of the human mind. Earlier scientists thought that the power of one’s brain got weaker and weaker as one grows older. But it is plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It is now thought that is not true. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It has proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has done physical work without using much of his brain.
小題1:In the last century, scientists found that a person would lose the power to do certain things _____.
A．when he got weaker in health
B．if certain parts of his brain were hurt
C．a(chǎn)fter he did a quite different job
D．when he grew older
小題2:Scientists today are still unable to show exactly ______.
A．what each part of the brain is doing
B．how many chemical changes take place in the brain each second
C．whether each part of the brain does the same job
D．which part of the brain is the most important
小題3:It has been found that one’s brain usually works ______.
A．faster when he is old
B．a(chǎn) little now and a little then
C．in a very simple way
D．without any rest all day long
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．Scientists are working hard at the researches on the brain.
B．As many as six million chemical changes take place in the brain every minute.
C．A young man doing physical labor is sure to have a much slower mind.
D．Even an old man has a quick mind only if his brain is given much exercise.
小題5:The more work we give our brains,___________.
A．the less result we will gain
B．the more work they are able to do
C．the weaker their power will get
D．the more tired they will feel

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文介紹了如果給我們的大腦足夠的練習，人的大腦就會做更多的事情，而且這個不會隨著年齡的變化而變化。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行During the 19th century, scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a person were hurt, he would lose the power of doing certain things.說明當人的大腦的一部分損壞的時候，身體的一部分的功能也失去了。B正確。
小題2:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后2行But modern research has discovered that this is not so, for it is not easy to show exactly what each part of the brain does.說明現(xiàn)在的科學家還沒有徹底搞清楚這樣的問題，故A正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second.說明人的大腦每秒鐘都在運行，沒有休息的時間。故D正確。
小題4:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后3行It has proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has done physical work without using much of his brain.說明如果不運用腦子來思考，那么一定會思維緩慢。如果用腦子思考了，就會思維迅速。故C項的說法不準確。
小題5:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3,4行As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise, it keeps its power.說明如果我們給我們的大腦足夠的練習，那么我們的大腦就會做更多的事情。故B正確。
點評：本文屬于科普類閱讀，難度在于考生對閱讀內(nèi)容的不熟悉，需要考生在閱讀的時候有足夠的耐心。要養(yǎng)成在上下文串聯(lián)中猜測詞義的能力，根據(jù)上下文中出現(xiàn)的同義詞，近義詞，反義詞，以及詞義的解釋來理解生詞。同時要抓住文章的中心，不要受其他信息的影響。要根據(jù)題目及選項以及文章的上下文串聯(lián)合理的判斷推理。
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