Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (14分)

         You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Here are seven steps toward a smarter brain.

Limit your TV viewing

Never spend too much time on TV viewing, for it n__1.__ very little brain activities. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do. If you do watch TV, choose something educational and meaningful.

Travel

Travelling to a____2.__ country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way, bringing stimulation to the brain. Learn a new language

Learning a new language involves different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory p___3.___ that you may meet in later years.

Read often

As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading makes your vocabulary much l___4.__ if you always search for words and definitions that you don’t know. Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.

Calculate w_____5.___ you shop

As you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.

Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）hand

If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain c____6.__ new neural （神经）networks.

Wechat（微信）!

Read messages from people who has different interests. And some say that learning to express y____7.___ in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.

Have a try and do these every day. Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brain smarter!

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.needs

2.another

3.problems

4.larger

5.when

6.control

7.yourself

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：合理饮食和锻炼能使身体健康强壮，但你知道使你的大脑更健康聪明的方法吗？下面是使大脑更聪明的七步骤：限制看电视，旅行，学习一门外语，经常阅读，购物时计算，使用劣势手，微信。

1.考查动词。句意：永远不要花费太多的时间看电视，因为它需要很少的大脑活动。need需要。电视娱乐性节目多，不需要多少大脑思考的活动，it它，指代看电视，谓语动词用三单，故答案填needs.

2.考查代词。句意：去另一个国家旅行强迫你以一种新鲜的方法看事情做事情，给大脑带来刺激。another另一个，根据 in a fresh way以新鲜的方法，可知不在本国，故答案填another.

3.考查名词。句意：学习一门语言磨练大脑，帮助预防以后的记忆问题。problem问题。学习语言可锻炼大脑增强记忆，预防老年痴呆问题，故答案填problems.

4.考查形容词。句意：阅读使你的词汇量更大如果你总是搜索你不知道的词和定义。larger更大的。搜索的过程也是学习的过程，扩大词汇量的过程，故答案填larger.

5.考查疑问副词。句意：购物时计算。when当……的时候。calculate计算，you shop你购物，购物时计算可锻炼大脑，故答案填when.

6.考查动词。句意：以不同的方式做熟悉的事情会让你的大脑控制新的神经网络。control控制。大脑控制神经，故答案填control.

7.考查代词。句意：有人说学会只用100个字表达自己的想法对大脑是一个很大的了挑战。yourself你自己，express表达。根据in just 100 words 用只100个字，和express表达,可知是表达自己的想法，

故答案填yourself.

考点：短文填空