Question

【题目】A healthy mind

The brain is the most fascinating part of our body. Even though there has been all medical research, n______ really understands everything about it. Like the rest of our body, our brain needs to be cared for. The ways that we keep our mind healthy can be quite s______. Getting a good night’s sleep, eating a balanced diet and taking deep breaths are all important methods of looking after both your body and your brain.

Many people think their brain will slow down with age and their memory will get worse as a result. The t______ is, just like your body, you can also improve your mind. I’ve found I can improve my memory by i_____ what I need to remember. For example, if I’m going shopping and I need bread, milk and a birthday card for my brother, I form pictures of a loaf of bread, a carton of milk with a cow on the front and a birthday card with a football on it.

The same kind of method can be used with important dates. If you have a picture in your mind of a particular event, it’s much e______ to remember than just a number on a calendar.

Another way of improving your mind is to make sure you r______ visit new places and have new experiences. Traveling more often has much more long-term benefits than you would have ever expected. Personally I find learning English is a great way to keep the brain working, but communication with others in any language is important. Having a c______ is much better for your brain than staring at a computer screen or at other people talking on TV.

【1】n________

【2】s________

【3】t________

【4】i________

【5】e________

【6】r________

【7】c________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】nobody

【2】simple

【3】truth

【4】imagining

【5】easier

【6】regularly

【7】conversation

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人类的大脑是十分重要的身体部位，并阐述了大脑是如何运作以及人们应该怎么保护大脑。

【1】句意：没有人真正了解大脑的一切。

此处作主语，应该用名词或代词；根据句意，可知是没有人了解；nobody表示“没有人”，是复合不定代词，故填nobody。

【2】句意：我们保持大脑健康的方法也可以相当简单。

此处作表语，其前被副词quite修饰，应该用形容词；根据句意，可知此处是说方法简单，simple表示“简单的”，故填simple。

【3】句意：事实是，就像你的身体一样，你也可以改善你的大脑。

此处作主语，其前被定冠词the修饰，应该用名词单数；根据句意，可知是表示“真相，事实”；truth表示“事实”，是名词，故填truth。

【4】句意：我发现我可以通过想象我要记住的东西来改善自己的记忆。

此处在介词by后作宾语，应该用动名词形式；根据句意，可知此处是说要想象要记住的东西；imagine表示“想象”，是动词，故填imagining。

【5】句意：如果你大脑中已经有一个确切事件的记忆，那记住这个比记住日历中的一个数字简单得多。

此处作表语，要用形容词，构成固定句式it’s+adj.+to do sth.表示“做某事是如何的”；又根据其前表示程度的副词much，可知此处要用形容词比较级；根据句意，可知此处是说简单，easy表示“简单的”，是形容词，其比较级是easier，故填easier。

【6】句意：另一个改善大脑的方法是确保定期去新的地方，有新的经历。

此处修饰其后动词visit，可知要用副词；根据句意，可知是说要定期去新的地方，regularly表示“定期地”，是副词，故填regularly。

【7】句意：对话比盯着电脑屏幕或看着电视里的人交谈对大脑更好。

此处作宾语，其前被不定冠词a修饰，所以用名词单数；根据句意，可知此处表示“对话”，conversation表示“对话”，是名词，故填conversation。