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saccordingtoresearchersataninstituteonbrain,cognition(认知)andbehavior.It'
satRadboudUniversity'
sMedicalCenter,inNijmegen,theNetherlands.EelcovanDongenandhiscolleaguessharedtheirnewfindingsintheJune16CurrentBiology.
Thispreciselytimedmemorytrickcomesfromtestswith72people.Eachlearnedthelocationof90objectsonacomputerscreen.Afterwards,someofthememberswatchedrelaxingnaturevideos.Othersworkedupasweatonbody-buildingbikes,changingbetweenhardandeasyridingfor35minutes.Theirworkoutscameeithersoonafterthecramsession(考前突击复习)orfourhourslater.
Twodayslatertheyweretestedagain,Thosewhorememberedtheobjects'
sitesbestwerethepeoplewhohadwaitedfourhoursaftertheirlearningbeforeriding.Amongthosewhorememberedsitescorrectly,thefour-hourdelaybeforebikingalsoledtomoreconsistentactivityinanareaimportantformemory.It'
sknownasthehippocampus(海马区).Theconsistentactivityheresuggeststhatthememorieshadbeenstrong,thescientistssay.
VanDongen'
steamdoesnotyetknowhowexerciseworksitsmemomagic.Theydo,however,haveaguess.Aerobicexerciseleadstomecreationofseveralimportantchemicalsinthebrain.OneisaproteinknownasBDNF.Theotherisdopamine(DO-puh-meen).Itcanhelpconveymessagesbetweennervecells.Thesetwochemicalsmayhelpstrengthenmemoriesbylinkingbraincells,theresearcherssuspect.
21.Thebestwaytolockupthenewinformationis.
A.togetoffthecouchsoonaftertheirlearning B.todosportsforfourhoursandworkupasweat
C.toseesomenaturevideosonacomputerscreen D.todosportsfourhoursaftertakinginnewinformation
22.WhichisNOTrightabouttheexperiment?
A.Thereare90objectsonthescreen. B.Theyweretestedagaintwodayslater.
C.72peopletookpartintheexperiment. D.Theyallhadtodoridingfor35minutes.
23.Howdoesexerciseworkitsmemorymagic?
A.Bythehippocampus. B.Nooneknowsforsure.
C.AproteinknownasBDNF. D.Aproteinknownasdopamine.
B
FortheSwiss,punctualityisasourceofdeepsatisfaction.Theyobtainrealjoyfromthefactthatlifeunfoldsontimeandinahighlyefficientmanner.WheneverIvisitSwitzerland,Igothroughseveralstagesofpunctualityreaction.Atfirstitdelightsme,especiallyifI'
mcomingfromNeighbouringItalyorFrancewiththeirrathermoreflexibleapproachtotimekeeping.Bycontrast,lifeinSwitzerlandisenthusiasticanddependable.Ifsomeonesaystheywillmeetmeat2pm,theyarriveat2pmnot2:
05(or1:
55,forthatmatter).Ilikethis,forawhile.
Thenitannoysme.Theextremepunctualitystrikesmeasakindofbeingmean,andIfindmyselfagreeingwiththeEnglishwriterEvelynWaughwhosaidthat"
punctualityisthevirtueofthebored."
Thatisunfairthough,andfinallyIcometoappreciateSwisspunctualityforwhatitis:
adeepexpressionofrespectforotherpeople.Apunctualpersonisaconsiderateone.Byshowingupontimeforeverything,aSwisspersonissaying,ineffect,"
Ivalueyourtimeand,byextension,Ivalueyou."
It'
snocoincidencethattheSwissaretheworld'
swatchmakers.Whichcamefirst,thepreciseclocksandwatchesortheprecisepeople?
Hardtosay,buttheresultisthesame:
anationwherethetrainsandeverythingelsereallydorunontime.
Howtoexplainthispunctuality?
Nooneknowsforsure.Butapopulartheoryisthat,historically,itarisesfromthetough,mountainousarea.Eitheryouplantedyourcropsontimeandharvestedthematthecorrecttimeor,well,youstarved.
Punctuality,sadly,isadyingartinmanypartsoftheworld.Mobilephonesarepartlytoblame.Wefeellesscompelled(紧迫的)toarriveontimeifwecanalwaystexttosaywe'
rerunningafewminuteslate.Idon'
tsensethatishappeninginSwitzerland,though.
Punctualityisnotwithoutitsweaknesses.Extremepunctualityalsocreatesanexpectation,andifthatexpectationisnotmet,disappointmentfollows.Onthoserareoccasionswhenthingsdonotfunctionsmoothly,theSwissgetnervous,confusedandangry.
24.What'
sNOTtheauthor'
sattitudetowardstheSwisspunctuality?
A.Pleasant. B.Exhausted. C.Annoyed. D.Appreciated.
25.WhatdotheSwisspeoplewanttoshowbyarrivingontime?
A.Toshowtheirrespectforotherpeople. B.Toshowthattheyhavethebestwatches.
C.Toshowthattheyareconsideratepersons. D.Toshowthattheyarethebestwatchmakersintheworld.
26.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.
A.Ahistorybook B.Abusinessnewspaper C.Aculturalguidebook D.Aneconomicmagazine
C
AcontestorganisedbyAirbnbisofferingthreeluckywinnersthechancetospendanightinthecompanyofsharks.Thewinnersandtheirguestswillgetaccesstoatransparent(透明的)glassbedroominthe33-footdeepParisAquariumwhere35sharksareliving.
Interestedapplicants,whomustbe18yearsorolderandingoodhealth,canapplyforthecontestthroughtheAirbnbwebsite."
Onthe11th,12th,and13thofApril,theParisAquariumwillopenitsdoorsforanightinaroomfullofsharks,"
thewebsitestates."
Andnotjustanyroom:
youwillsleepinaroundbed,withabreathtakingviewoftheworldofsharks."
Theunusualeventwillbehostedbyafreediver,photographer,andsharkenthusiastFredBuyle,andabiologistwillprovidethewinnerswithaspecialcourseonsharks-theirmysteriouslivesandtheirroleintheocean'
secosystem,withwhichthewinnerscanbetterunderstandthesharksandthusavoiddisturbingtheirlifeintheaquariumwhentheystaythere.
Uponarrival,thewinnerswillfirstbetakentotheirroomforpresentations,followedbydinneratthesharktunnelandanightstayamongthesharks.Atwinbed,soap,toiletpaper,andshampooareallincludedinthepackage,aswellasbreakfastthenextmorning.Thestayiscompletelyfree,andsoisthetravelarrangementtoandfromParis.
Applicationsmustalsoincludeamessageaddressedtothejudges.In50to500characters,applicantsmustexplainwhythey'
retheperfectcandidatefortheevent.ThechoicesoflanguagesincludeEnglish,German,Spanish,French,ItalianandPortuguese.IncaseofChinese,Japanese,andKorean,thewordlimitisbetween50and300.Rememberthatotherlanguagesarenotallowed.Ofcourse,anAirbnbaccountisamustrequirementforeveryapplicant.
Ifselected,thewinnerswillbeforbiddenfromdivingorswimmingintheaquarium,andwillberequiredtokeeptheirhandsandfeetindoorsatalltimes.Photographingisnotallowedbecausesharksaresensitivetolight.Besides,theorganisersadviseagainstwatchingmovieslikeJawsbeforecheckingin.
27.Whatwillthethreewinnersofthecontestbeallowedtodo?
A.Swimalongwithsomesharks. B.Playwithsharksfortwodays.
C.Viewhowsharkssleepatnight. D.Sleepinaroomsurroundedbysharks.
28.What'
sthepurposeofthespecialcourseinParagraph3?
A.Tohelpthewinnersdevelopaninterestinsharks.
B.Toguidethewinnershowtoliveintheaquarium.
C.Totellthewinnersabouttheecosystemintheocean.
D.Tohelpthewinnerslearnhownottodisturbthesharks.
29.Whenpeopleapplyforthecontest,theydon'
tneedto.
A.openanaccountontheAirbnbwebsite B.applyforthecontestthroughtheAirbnbwebsite
C.writeamessageinoneoftherequiredlanguages D.paytheapplicationfeealongwiththeapplyingletter
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphaboutthewinners?
A.Theycandiveintheaquarium. B.Theycantakephotosofthesharks.
C.Theymuststayindoorsatalltimes. D.Theymustwatchmoviesaboutsharksbeforecheckingin.
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
FourEssentialTipsForYouToEaseHomesickness
Whenhomeisfaraway,thesenseofeaseandbelongingthatsomanypeoplefeelcantransformintopainfulfeelingsoflonging,commonlyknownashomesickness,Alongwithfeelingsofinsecurity,lossofcontrolandnervousness,physicaleffects,includingsleepissues,tirednessandlossofappetite,arealsocausedbyhomesickness.31Checkthemoutbelow:
●Realizethatfeelinghomesickis100percentnormal.
Almosteveryoneexperienceshomesicknesswhenmovingtoanewplace-somepeoplemightjustbebetterathidingit.32Homesicknessisanormalandevolutionarilyhealthyreaction.
●Makeconnectionswithnewpeopleincomfortablesettings.
Feelinghomesickwhenseparatedfromlovedonesmotivatespeopletowanttobewiththosesupportivepeople.33Whenmakingnewconnections,it'
sbesttosticktothestylethatworksforyouinordertoeasehomesickness.
●34
Thispointisvitalandalsooneofthehardesttoaccomplish.Self-compassionislovingyourselfjustasyoulovetheonesyoucareabout.Themostimportantstepinpracticingself-compassionissubstitutingnegative,criticaland,sometimes,automaticthoughtsaboutyourselfwiththoughtsthataremoresupportiveandkind.
●Keeptabsonyournegativity.
salsousefultoaskyourselfhowmuchofyourhomesicknessisduetoanevent,suchasbeingseparatedfromlovedones,andhowmuchisfromhowyou'
reunderstandingasituation.35Apositiveoutlookonasituationcandowondersforyourmood,butitoftencanbehardtopractice.Youcansilencenegativethoughtsinmanyways,includingrecitingpositivemantras(祷文),keepingajournaloreventakingawa