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"Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual performance," Oscar Ybarra, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.
In one investigation, they analyzed data on 3610 people, aged 24 to 96.
They found that the higher their level of social interaction (交流), the better their cognitive (认知的) functioning. Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, freinds and neighbors.
In another experiment, the researchers conducted lab tests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.
The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests; the intellectual activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group (对照组) watched a 10-minute clip (电源片段) of the Seinfeld television show.
"We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes improved participants’ intellectual performance as much as engaging in so-called ’intellectual’ activities for the same amount of time," Ybarra said.
The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
小题1:The underlined word "boosting" in the second paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A.improving | B.decreasing | C.preventing | D.training |
A.Having a talk with a neighbor. | B.Attending a birthday party. |
C.Watching TV at home alone. | D.Calling your classmates |
A.To judge the effect of social interaction on memory and intelligence. |
B.To find out what is real social interaction. |
C.To learn how much time is needed for social interaction. |
D.To show the function of people’s cognition. |
A.What does the author want to show us? |
B.Do you like living in a big city or a small one? |
C.Which word can be used to fill in the blank? |
D.What is the main idea of the second paragraph? |
A.Intellectual exercises improve memory. |
B.Different people have different ways of communication |
C.Communicating with others keeps you healthy. |
D.Social interaction makes you smart |
答案
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
小题2:C有第四段第二句话Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, freinds and neighbors.可知
小题3:A由第五段第二行可知to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.
小题4:B根据第六段the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests,可知至于B选项问题属于social issue。
小题5:D根据第一段和第二段第一句话Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual performance,"可知。
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试题【A team of US psychologists have found that talking to another person for ten min】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Let’s consider the idea that climbing is dangerous. Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe. Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous. Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity. As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality.
You cannot expect to start climbing straight away. Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time. It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness. Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing—go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period.
Discover as much as you can about climbing. Visit the library and find books especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation. Look up information on the Internet. Find out about equipment, methods and places to go.
Next, take a course on a climbing wall. There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors. Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course or join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events.
At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know it was the right thing to do.
小题1:The article is written by ______.
A.a doctor | B.an experienced climber |
C.a beginner | D.a fitness instructor |
A.begin by becoming fit |
B.be aware of the causes of the accidents |
C.have the courage to meet the challenges |
D.do enough sports to get interested in climbing |
A.join a club you like | B.become qualified instructors |
C.gain controlled experience | D.take part in group-climbing events |
A.the climb | B.the training | C.the equipment | D.the achievement |
Cold can affect other parts of the body.The expression "get cold feet" has nothing to do with cold or your feet.The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do.For example, you agree to be president of an organization.But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organizations will be your responsibility.You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
The expression "give someone the cold shoulder" probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face.You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you.Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
A cold fish is not a fish.It is a person.But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth.A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted.Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy.Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.
"Out in the cold" means not getting something that everybody else got.A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise——he was left out in the cold.And it is not a pleasant place to be.
小题1:When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by "_____".
A.I give him the cold shoulder | B.I think he is a cold-blooded man |
C.I think he is a cold fish | D.I"m likely to get cold feet |
A.she is a cold-blooded killer | B.she gets cold feet |
C.she is a cold fish | D.she is out in the cold |
A.cold-blooded | B.cold shoulder | C.cold feet | D.cold-hearted |
A.the relationship between cold and our body | B.some expressions about friendship |
C.some expressions connected with cold | D.how cold weather comes into being |
Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports. An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say “Buy our things”. It says “Buy the same shirt and shoes as …”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their names or a photograph of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people’s spare time.
小题1:From the passage we can learnt that_______.
A. people spend too much money on sports
the development of sport is slower than any other activity
most people enjoy sport because they can earn money
nowadays sport is not merely a pastime for people
小题2:Nowadays, the word “sport” means “________” .
A.what people do in their spare time | B.hunting wild animals and birds |
C.organized games | D.something people are paid to do |
A.fun | B.different | C.money | D.keeping fit |
A.the stars get more money from advertising |
B.the word “sport” meant hunting animals |
C.professional sportsmen are paid for what they do |
D.only a few sportsmen can earn $500,000 a year |
And sellers reject 360,000 tons of “substandard” fruit every year in America alone which could be used as an economical way to make fuel. The waste from US growers could produce nearly two million gallons (nine million litres) of biofuel per year.
In the study, researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture set out to determine the biofuel potential of juice from rejected watermelons —those not sold due to cosmetic imperfections, and currently ploughed back into the field. About a fifth of each yearly watermelon crop is left in the field because of surface blemishes (瑕疵) or because they are misshapen.
Dr. Wayne Fish, who led the team, found that 50 percent of the fruit was fermentable (可发酵的) into alcohol which could provide valuable fuel.
“We’ve shown that the juice of these watermelons is a source of readily fermentable sugars, representing an unexploited raw material for alcohol biofuel production,” he said.
The study, published in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels, discovered that watermelons could produce around 20 gallons of fuel per acre from fruit that otherwise would go to waste.
Production of biofuels has been targeted by Western governments as a way to support renewable energy targets.
The European Union has a target for 2010 that 5.75 percent of transport fuels should come from biological sources, but the target is unlikely to be met.
The British government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation requires five percent of the fuel sold at the pump by 2010 to be biofuel.
小题1:The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.watermelon juice will be the largest source of renewable energy |
B.the advantages of fuel made from watermelons |
C.Western countries aim at producing biofuels |
D.watermelons could be used to make fuel |
A.about two gallons of fuel could be made from rejected fruit per acre |
B.sellers in the world throw away 360,000 tons of watermelons every year |
C.half of the watermelons were fermentable into alcohol to provide energy |
D.five percent of fuel is required to be biofuel from watermelons by 2010 in Britain |
A.fresh | B.sweet | C.surface | D.inside |
A.it will cost a lot to make biofuel from watermelons |
B.Western countries are engaged in biofuel study but still have a long way to go |
C.watermelon juice has been used as a source of sugars to produce alcohol biofuel |
D.the European Union is likely to meet its target of transport fuels from biological sources |
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves. But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself.
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in. If you"re very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK. But it"s no one"s business but your own what your body is like-finally, you have to be happy with yourself.Next, find which aspects of your appearance you can change and which you can"t change and need to accept-like their height, for example, or their shoe size.
If there are things about yourself that you want to change and can do this by making goals for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a pan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods.
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop. Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure. It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes.
小题1:. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _________.
A.most teens like to have a special body image |
B.many teens can"t accept their body change easily |
C.teens prefer to change their body image quickly |
D.teens usually change their opinions on their body image |
A.Realize you can"t change everything about yourself. |
B.Change the way other people look at you. |
C.Go to your doctor for advice on how to change your body. |
D.Learn from some celebrities on how to change your body. |
A.make yourself fall down | B.say negative things about yourself |
C.force yourself to do something | D.write down your name somewhere |
A.how to adjust to the changes of your body |
B.how to build confidence by changing your body |
C.how to keep an attractive body image |
D.how to find pleasure in your day |
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