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北京模拟阅读BCD

2015年期末

海淀期末B

Everwalkedtotheshopsonlytofind,oncethere,you’vecompletelyforgottenwhatyouwentfor?

Orstruggledtorememberthenameofanoldfriend?

Foryearswe’veacceptedthataforgetfulbrainisasmuchapartofageingaswrinklesandgreyhair.Butnowanewbooksuggeststhatwe’vegotitallwrong.

AccordingtoTheSecretLifeoftheGrown-upBrain,bysciencewriterBarbaraStrauch,whenitcomestotheimportantthings,ourbrainsactuallygetbetterwithage.Infact,shearguesthatsomestudieshavefoundthatourbrainhitsitspeakbetweenour40sand60s—muchlaterthanpreviouslythought.

Furthermore,ratherthanlosingmanybraincellsasweage,weretainthem,andevenproducenewoneswellintomiddleage.Foryearsit’sbeenassumedthatbrain,muchlikethebody,declineswithage.Butthelongest,largeststudyintowhathappenstopeopleastheyagesuggestsotherwise.

Thiscontinuingresearchhasfollowed6,000peoplesince1956,testingthemeverysevenyears.Ithasfoundthatonaverage,participantsperformedbetteroncognitive（认知的）testsintheir40sand50sthantheyhaddoneintheir20s.Specifically,olderpeopledidbetterontestsofvocabulary,verbalmemory（howmanywordsyoucanremember）andproblemsolving.

Wheretheyperformedlesswellwasnumberabilityandperceptualspeed—howfastyoucanpushabuttonwhenordered.However,withmorecomplextaskssuchasproblem-solvingandlanguage,weareatourbestatmiddleageandbeyond.Inshort,researchersarenowcomingupwithscientificproofthatwedogetwiserwithage.

Neuroscientistsarealsofindingthatwearehappierwithageing.ArecentUSstudyfoundolderpeopleweremuchbetteratcontrollingandbalancingtheiremotions.Itisthoughtthatwhenwe’reyoungerweneedtofocusmoreonthenegativeaspectsoflifeinordertolearnaboutthepossibledangersintheworld,butaswegetolderwe’velearnedourlessonsandaresub-consciouslyawarethatwehavelesstimeleftinlife:

therefore,itbecomesmoreimportantforustobehappy.

59.BarbaraStrauchprobablyagreesthat______.

A.theyoungarebetterathandlingimportantthings

B.people’sbrainsworkbestbetweentheir40sand60s

C.ageingleadstothedeclineofthefunctionofthebrain

D.wrinklesandgreyhairaretheonlysymbolsofageing

60.Thecontinuingresearchhasfoundolderpeopleperformbetteron_____.

A.vocabularytestsB.numberability

C.perceptualspeedD.bodybalance

61.Peoplearehappierwithagebecause______.

A.theylearntovaluethetimeleftB.theyknowhowtosharefeelings

C.theycannotfocusonnegativeaspectsD.theydonotrealizethepossibledangers

62.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peoplegetwiserwithage.B.Peoplegetmoreforgetfulwithage.

C.Peoplegethappierwithage.D.Peoplegetmoreself-awarewithage.

C

Everyoneprocrastinates.We put things off because we don’t want to do them, or because we

have too many other things on our plates. Putting things off—big or small—is part of beinghuman.

Butprocrastinationdoeshaveconsequences.Whenyourprocrastinationleavesyoufeelingdiscouraged,itistimetotakeaction,andoneofthebestwaystogetridofitistomakeanun-schedule.

Anun-scheduleisaweeklycalendarofallthewaysinwhichyourtimeisalreadyaccountedfor.Youconsidernotonlyyourtimedcommitmentssuchasclassesandmeetings,butalsoyouruntimedactivitiessuchasmeals,exercise,timewithfriends,andthelike.Onceyouhavemadeyourun-schedule,youmaybeabletoseeyourtimeisoftenfilledwithmoreactivitiesthanyourealize,forinstance,thatyoureallydon’thavefivehourstospendwritingonthenightbeforeyourpaperisdue.Procrastinators’viewsoftimetendtobeunrealistic,andtheun-schedulecanhelpyououtlinearealisticplan.Byplanningaccordingly,youwillnotonlygetabetternight’ssleep,youmayalsoendupwithabetterpaper.

Theun-schedulemightalsobeagoodwaytogetstartedonalargerproject,suchasatermpaperoranhonorspaper.Youmaythinkthatyouhave“allsemester”togetthewritingdone,butifyoureallymapouthowmuchtimeyouhaveavailabletowriteonadailyandweeklybasis,youwillseethatyouneedtogetstartedsooner,ratherthanlater.Inaddition,theun-schedulemayrevealespeciallybusyweeksormonths,whichwillhelpyoubudgettimeforlong-termprojects.

Perhapsmostimportantly,theun-schedulecanhelpyouexaminehowyouspendyourtime.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchtimeyouspendwatchingtelevision,anddecidetomakeachange.It’sespeciallyimportantthatyoubuildtimeforfunactivitiesintoyourun-schedule.Otherwise,youwillprocrastinateinordertostealtimeforrelaxation.

Youcanalsousetheun-scheduletorecordyourprogresstowardsyourgoal.Reward