【題目】 Undoubtedly, the best way to prevent illnesses of the mind is to exercise the brain. Here’re some great exercises to sharpen your mind.

Never stop learning. 【1】 One way is to take classes online through websites like Coursera, org or Edx. org, where you can take courses from the top universities for free. Perhaps you would like to learn a new language. 【2】 There are wonderful language programs available through RosettaStone. com and Duolingo.com which offer many lessons to choose from.

Read something everyday. Reading itself is a wonderful brain exercise. Make a point to read something every day. It could be a newspaper, book, blog or magazine, but the more informative it is, the more of a workout it will be for your thinking cap. 【3】

Exercise your body. Exercising your body affects your strength, mood and fitness. Exercise excites the nervous system and causes you to perform at a higher level.

【4】 Communicating with others on topics of common interest is a great workout. Talking about in-depth topics like headline news and political interests exercises your ability to pay attention and focus. There are always many like-minded people who enjoy the same hobbies or share the same beliefs.

Play games. The act of solving problems and figuring out puzzles is excellent for keeping your brain in shape. 【5】 Solving math equations or word puzzles, and even just a quick game of Bubble Witch will do wonders for your thinking processes.

A.Associate with others.

B.Refer to professionals.

C.If you are short on time, just read the dictionary.

D.Such exercises promoted the growth of new stem cells in humans.

E.It’ll encourage areas of the brain that will improve your native tongue too.

F.The great news is, there are so many possible ways of learning new things.

G.Whether you prefer Crossword or Sudoku, playing puzzles will help you stay sharp.

【答案】

【1】F

【2】E

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了一些很好的鍛煉可以使你的思維變得敏銳的方法。

【1】根據(jù)本段主題句“Never stop learning.”可知，本段在話題為“不要停止學(xué)習(xí)”。且空后內(nèi)容“One way is to take classes online through websites like Coursera, org or Edx. org, where you can take courses from the top universities for free.( 一種方法是通過Coursera、org或Edx等網(wǎng)站在線上課。在那里你可以免費學(xué)習(xí)頂尖大學(xué)的課程。)”提到了學(xué)習(xí)方法之一，那么設(shè)空句應(yīng)是提及了學(xué)習(xí)方法的多樣性。選項F. The great news is, there are so many possible ways of learning new things.(好消息是，學(xué)習(xí)新事物有很多可能的方法。)符合語境分析。故選F項。

【2】設(shè)空處在段中，根據(jù)前一句“Perhaps you would like to learn a new language. (也許你想學(xué)一門新的語言。)”和后文“There are wonderful language programs available through RosettaStone. com andDuolingo, com which offer many lessons to choose from.( RosettaStone上有很多很棒的語言程序，有很多課程可供選擇。)”可知，設(shè)空句應(yīng)是與語言學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)。選項E. It'll encourage areas of the brain that will improve your native tongue too.( 它會刺激大腦的某些區(qū)域，從而提高你的母語水平。)提到了語言學(xué)習(xí)的作用，其中句中的it與前一句中提及的“a new language”相呼應(yīng)。故選E項。

【3】根據(jù)本段主題句“Read something everyday.”可知，本段在講述閱讀對于大腦的利處。且設(shè)空處的前文“It could be a newspaper, book, blog or magazine, but the more informative it is, the more of a workout it will be for your thinking cap.”提及了閱讀素材的選擇。選項C“f you are short on time, just read the dictionary.(如果你時間不夠，就去讀字典。)”也是閱讀素材之一。故選C項。

【4】設(shè)空處為本段主題句。根據(jù)后一句內(nèi)容“Communicating with others on topics of common interest is a great workout.( 與他人就共同感興趣的話題進行交流是一項很好的鍛煉。)”可知，本段在講述與人交流。選項A“ Associate with others.( 與他人交往)”貼合主題。故選A項。

【5】根據(jù)本段主題句“Play games.”可知，本段提及了做游戲?qū)τ诖竽X的有利之處。選項D “Such exercises promoted the growth of new stem cells in humans.( 這樣的鍛煉促進了人類新干細胞的生長。)”提到了這樣對于大腦的好處，且句中的such exercises對應(yīng)前一句“The act of solving problems and figuring out puzzles is excellent for keeping your brain in shape.”提及的“the act of solving problems and figuring out puzzles”。故選D項。

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