Question

【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

A healthy mind

The brain is the most fascinating part of our body. Even though there has been all medical research, n【1】 really understands everything about it. Like the rest of our body, our brain needs to be cared for. The ways that we keep our mind healthy can be quite s【2】. Getting a good night’s sleep, eating a balanced diet and taking deep breaths are all important methods of looking after both your body and your brain.

Many people think their brain will slow down with age and their memory will get worse as a result. The t【3】 is, just like your body, you can also improve your mind. I’ve found I can improve my memory by i【4】 what I need to remember. For example, if I’m going shopping and I need bread, milk and a birthday card for my brother, I form pictures of a loaf of bread, a carton of milk with a cow on the front and a birthday card with a football on it.

The same kind of method can be used with important dates. If you have a picture in your mind of a particular event, it’s much e【5】 to remember than just a number on a calendar.

Another way of improving your mind is to make sure you r【6】 visit new places and have new experiences. Traveling more often has much more long-term benefits than you would have ever expected. Personally I find learning English is a great way to keep the brain working, but communication with others in any language is important. Having a c【7】 is much better for your brain than staring at a computer screen or at other people talking on TV.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】nobody

【2】simple

【3】truth

【4】imaging

【5】easier

【6】regularly

【7】conversation/ chatting

【解析】

文章大意：大腦是我們身體最迷人的部分，但我們的大腦也需要被關心、照顧。本文向我們描述了一些方法讓我們的大腦更健康。

【1】句意：盡管已經(jīng)有了所有的醫(yī)學研究，但沒有人真正了解它的一切。根據(jù)上文Even though there has been all medical research,結合n__1__ really understands everything about it.可知句意為“但沒有人真正了解它的一切�！薄皼]有人”nobody，故 答案填nobody。

【2】句意：我們保持頭腦健康的方法很簡單。根據(jù)下文Getting a good night’s sleep, eating a balanced diet and taking deep breaths are all important methods of looking after both your body and your brain.可知此處句意為“我們保持頭腦健康的方法很簡單�！鼻懊嬗邢祫釉~be，所以這里用形容詞“簡單的”simple，故答案填simple。

【3】句意：事實上，就像你的身體一樣，你也可以改善你的心智。根據(jù)上文Many people think their brain will slow down with age and their memory will get worse as a result.結合下文just like your body, you can also improve your mind.可知此處句意為“事實上”，前面有定冠詞the，所以這里用名詞形式，truth“事實”，名詞，故答案填truth。

【4】句意：我發(fā)現(xiàn)我可以通過想象我需要記住的東西來提高我的記憶力。根據(jù)前面的I’ve found I can improve my memory，結合by i___4___ what I need to remember.再聯(lián)系下文For example, if I’m going shopping and I need bread, milk and a birthday card for my brother, I form pictures of a loaf of bread, a carton of milk with a cow on the front and a birthday card with a football on it.可知此處表達的是“通過想象”，“想象”image，by是介詞，后接動詞的ing形式，故答案填imaging。

【5】句意：它比日歷上的數(shù)字更容易記住。根據(jù)上文The same kind of method can be used with important dates. If you have a picture in your mind of a particular event,結合it’s much e___5___ to remember than just a number on a calendar.可知句意為“它比日歷上的數(shù)字更容易記住�！薄叭菀住�easy，句中含有than，可知這里應用其比較級形式，故答案填easier。

【6】句意：另一個提高你思維的方法是確保你定期去新的地方，并有新的體驗。根據(jù)Another way of improving your mind is to make sure you r__6__ visit new places and have new experiences.可知，設空處修飾后面的動詞，所以應用副詞形式，結合句意可知此處表達的是“定期地、有規(guī)律地”，英文表達是regularly，故答案填regularly。

【7】句意：交談對你的大腦比盯著電腦屏幕或電視上的其他人要好得多。根據(jù)上文communication with others in any language is important.結合Having a c___7___ is much better for your brain than staring at a computer screen or at other people talking on TV.可知此處句意為“交談對你的大腦比盯著電腦屏幕或電視上的其他人要好得多。”前面有不定冠詞a，所以這里應填一個名詞形式，“交談”conversation或者chatting，故答案填conversation/chatting。