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Have you ever trained your brain(大脑)? Now there are some new suggestions, such as eating dark
chocolate and having cold meat for breakfast. You should also avoid watching soap operas, spending time with people who complain or follow fat-free diets, according to a new book on getting “brain-fit”.
Many of the suggestions in Teach Yourself Training Your Brain are surprising. The book says to read out loud while holding a baby. Writers Terry Horne and Simon Wootton say their advice is from the latest research by experts around the world.
“For years we have thought our brain capability (能力) is decided by our genes(基因). But it’s now clear that it depends on our lifestyle. What we eat and drink, how we learn at school and what type of feelings we have are all important,” said Horne.
The book talks about the most up-to-date thinking in science about how diet, the environment, stress and other sides of modern life affect our brain capacity. It also offers advice and exercises.The book comes as more and more people are spending money on books, DVDs and computer games, which say to improve their brain’s capability.
Horne believes that people need to make changes to their lifestyles to increase their brain capacity Happiness, confidence and an optimistic nature help the brain, he added.
“So mix with people who make you laugh, or share the same interests as you. And avoid people who complain,” said Horne. “People who are negative will make you sad, which means you won’t achieve things.”
【小题1】According to the book, which of the following isn’t good for training your brain?
A.Doing some brain games.
B.Eating dark chocolate.
C.Having cold meat for breakfast.
D.Watching soap operas.
【小题2】What’s Horne’s attitude toward the brain capability?
A.It depends on what our genes are like.
B.It’s decided by our lifestyle.
C.It has nothing to do with schools.
D.It should follow the type of our feelings.
【小题3】What’s the book Teach Yourself Training Your Brain mainly about?
A.How people’s brain capability works
B.Exercises to improve brain capability
C.Some scientific and healthy diets
D.How to improve people’s brain capability
【小题4】From the underlined sentence, we can learn that __________.
A.more and more people are interested in reading
B.books can help people improve their brain capability
C.people are paying more attention to training their brain
D.there are many ways to train people’s brain
答案:【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
试题分析:本文叙述了人们提高大脑能力的方法,人们需要改变他们的生活方式。他们的大脑快乐,自信和乐观的态度有助于大脑能力的提高。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据You should also avoid watching soap operas,可知你应该避免看肥皂剧。故选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据“For years we have thought our brain capability (能力) is decided by our genes(基因). But it’s now clear that it depends on our lifestyle.可知“多年来,我们认为我们的大脑能力是由我们的基因决定。但现在很清楚,这取决于我们的生活方式。故选B。
【小题3】综合理解题。根据T这本书介绍的是怎样提高人们的大脑能力。故选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据划线部分的意思可知越来越多的人把钱花在买书,买DVD和电子游戏上了,目的就是为了提高自己的大脑能力。说明人们开始注意训练大脑了。故选C。
考点:考查社会现象类阅读。