Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age(變老), we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing.   【小題1】  Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1.   【小題2】 
People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性癡呆癥), according to a recent study.   【小題3】  Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
2. Go for a walk
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.   【小題4】 
3. Learn something new
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.   【小題5】  Or go dancing with your friends.

A．Focus on the future.
B．This can be especially harmful to the aged.
C．It should be something like learning gardening.
D．So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.
F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.
G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.


【小題1】F
【小題2】A
【小題3】E
【小題4】G
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：本文講述的是保持思維靈敏的簡易方法。即：聚焦未來，散步，學(xué)習(xí)新知識。
【小題1】考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)Read on for some techniques worth trying.和下文的 123 條就是避免思維遲鈍的方法。選F
【小題2】考查句意理解和上下文：由下文There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.可知經(jīng)常做計(jì)劃，制定短期或長期目標(biāo)的人會做得更好，要保持思維超前，故 A 項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】考查句意理解和上下文：由下文Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do.可知：同朋友約會喝咖啡這樣的簡單事情也行，所以你不必?fù)?dān)心。選E
【小題4】考查句意理解和上下文：由上文Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels.可知：鍛煉能產(chǎn)生有益大腦的化學(xué)物質(zhì)，后一句是進(jìn)一步說明，故 G 項(xiàng)正確。
【小題5】考查句意理解和上下文：由上句But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.  可知對大腦最好的事情是你學(xué)新東西時(shí)，身體也要動，即腦力勞動和體力勞動相結(jié)合的事，就像學(xué)習(xí)園藝以及和朋友跳舞這樣的事情。選C
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