Question

【題目】What can keep your brain young and active? Marie Pasinski, 【1】 doctor from Massachusetts General Hospital, says, “New experiences as well as a good snack.”

The next time you feel 【2】(bore) at the pool, play a board game or cards. Exercising your mind with a challenging game that requires brainpower, 【3】 chess or bridge (橋牌), is more than just fun. These types of games are so interesting 【4】 they can build up working memory. Traveling, especially in the places where English isn’t spoken, can make you 【5】(smart) and more intelligent. There is a great deal of recent research proving its benefits.

【6】 the other hand, eat more nuts! Not only are nuts the perfect snack for a summer road trip, they also keep your mind sharp. Some nuts are rich in magnesium(鎂), 【7】 can improve learning skills and memory of mice. The research 【8】(publish) in the Journal Neuron last month. Another study at New York State Institute also proved the point, 【9】 (show) that mice who ate nuts made improvements in learning, memory, emotional regulation and movements, compared with 【10】 who didn’t eat nuts.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】bored

【3】like

【4】that

【5】smarter

【6】On

【7】which

【8】was published

【9】showing

【10】those

【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了兩種使大腦變得年輕和積極的方法。

【1】考查冠詞。此處應該做Marie Pasinski的同位語，解釋他的身份，表明他是一位醫(yī)生，所以用冠詞a。

【2】考查非謂語。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示你感到無聊的時候，玩玩桌球或牌。人感到無聊用bored。

【3】考查介詞。此處是舉chess or bridge的例子來說明玩需要腦力的游戲是十分有趣的。故用like，like做介詞表示“像……”。

【4】考查固定句型。so…that…“如此……以至于”。句意：這種游戲如此有趣以至于它有利于增強人的記憶力。

【5】考查比較級。根據(jù)后文的more intelligent可知，此處表示旅游能讓你更聰明，更智慧。故填smarter。

【6】考查固定短語。on the other hand意為“另一方面”。

【7】考查定語從句。句意：鎂能改善學習技能和記憶力。從句中缺主語，用關系代詞which。

【8】考查被動語態(tài)。根據(jù)時間狀語last month可知，用一般過去時，再根據(jù)“調查被出版”可知用被動語態(tài)，所以用was published。

【9】考查非謂語動詞。句意：另一個研究也證明了這一觀點。后半分句無連詞，要用非謂語，“研究”與“表明”之間為主動關系，所以用showing。

【10】考查代詞。此處表示那些吃了堅果的老鼠比那些沒吃堅果的在學習、記憶、情緒調節(jié)和運動等方面改善明顯。吃了的與沒吃的老鼠比較，所以用those代指mice。