2013届高考英语一轮复习课时知能训练必修四unit2

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1、2013届高考英语一轮复习课时知能训练：必修四Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.阅读理解Doyouwanttoimproveyourmemory？Areyoustrugglingtoremembernamesandfacesasyougetolder？Trypickingupthephoneandspeakingtosomeone.Scientistshavefoundthatholdingasimpleconversationcouldbejustaseffectiveasplaying

2、popular‘braintraining’gamesthathavereproducedamultimillionpoundindustry.Researcherscompared36studiesonmemoryexercisesperformedbetween1970and2007.Somestudiessuggestedbothhealthyolderadultsandthosewithmildcognitiveimpairment(轻度认知缺陷)couldrememberwordsbet

3、teraftersomememorytraining.However，otherstudiesfoundthisimprovementwasmatchedbythosewhowereaskedtoholdadiscussionaboutart.ThefindingthatsocialinteractioncouldbejustaseffectiveatkeepingmemorylossatbaycomesafterAgeConcernwarnedmorethanamillionpeopleaged

4、over65livedaloneintheirownhomes.Thecharitywarnedsolitarylifestyleswerea‘silentepidemic(静默的流行病)’spreadingthroughthenationquickly.DrMartinsaidmostpeopleexperiencedacognitivedeclineinoldage.Thiscanincludememorylossandinabilitytoplan，paycloseattentionorpe

5、rformtasksasquicklyasbefore.Thenormalrateofdeclineseemstospeedupinsomepeople，leadingtoaconditioncalledmildcognitiveimpairment，whichsomeresearchersseeasareasonfordevelopingmentaldiseaseslaterinlife.Althoughseveralstudieshavesuggestedthatbraintrainingex

6、ercisescoulddelaysignsofcognitivedecline，thestudiesandthetypesoftraininghavemanydifferentkinds.Thefindingsdonotmeanthatlonger，moreintenseordifferentexercisesmightnotbeeffective，butthatthosewhichhavebeenreportedthusfarhaveonlylimitedeffect.DrMartinconc

7、ludedresearchersneededtoimprovethewaytheyusedtheirstudiestoeventuallydeterminewaysofpreventingcognitivedeclineinoldage.1．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Peopleshouldplaymore‘braintraining’games.B．Traininghasagreateffectonourhealth.C．Havingaconversatio

8、ncanimprovememoryD．Peoplehavenowaystoimprovememory【解析】　段落大意题。根据第一段的“Doyouwanttoimproveyourmemory？Areyoustrugglingtoremembernamesandfacesasyougetolder？Trypickingupthephoneandspeakingtosomeone.”可知，本段主要讲述了谈话可以改善记忆力。【答案】　C2．Whatdoestheunderlinedwo