题目内容
14.Clenching(握紧) your fist could be enough to help you get a grip on your memory.Research suggests that balling up the right hand and squeezing it tightly actually makes it easier to memorize lists.
Later,when it is time to get back the information,it is the left hand that should be clenched.It is thought the movements activate (刺激)brain regions key to the storing and recall of memories.
The American researchers suggest those who are short of a pen and paper should try the trick when attempting to remember a shopping list or phone numbers.
In the study,volunteers were given a rubber ball and asked to squeeze it as hard as possible before trying to memorize a list of 72words.They squeezed the ball again a couple of minutes later,ahead of recollecting as many of the words as possible.
The first group of the volunteers used their right hand on both occasions,and the second group their left.The third group clenched their right fist ahead of memorizing and their left ahead of recall and the fourth did the opposite.The fifth group held the ball but did not squeeze it.
Those who squeezed with their right hand,followed by their left,remembered the most words.The next best were the volunteers who made a fist with their right hand both times,while those who didn't squeeze at all did better than those who did with their left.
It is thought that the movement of clenching the right fist activates a brain region that is involved in storing memories,while squeezing the left hand awakens an area that is key to getting back information.
Lead researcher Dr.Ruth Propper said:‘The findings suggest that simple body movements--by temporarily changing the way the brain functions--can improve memory.'
29.If you want to recall something in your memory,you should clenchB.
A.your right hand
B.your left hand
C.both of your hands
D.your left hand first,and then right
30.The underlined word trick in the fourth paragraph is the closest in meaning toA.
A.method B.game C.cheat D.experiment
31.Which group in the experiment remembered the fewest words?C
A.The first group
B.The second group
C.The fourth group
D.The fifth group
32.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?D
A.Memory experiments on body movements
B.What is a good memory?
C.Good memory lies in actions
D.Clenching hands improves the memory.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了研究表明,握紧你的拳头可以帮助你控制你的记忆.
解答 29.B.细节理解题.根据第三段Later,when it is time to get back the information,it is the left hand that should be clenched可知握紧你的左手可以帮助你回想你的记忆;故选B.
30.A.词义猜测题.根据第四段The American researchers suggest those who are short of a pen and paper should try the trick when attempting to remember a shopping list or phone numbers可知美国研究人员建议那些缺少钢笔和纸张的人在试图记住购物单或电话号码时应该尝试一下;意为方式;故选A.
31.C.推理判断题.根据第七段while those who didn't squeeze at all did better than those who did with their left可知握紧左手的人的记忆力最差;故选C.
32.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段The findings suggest that simple body movements--by temporarily changing the way the brain functions--can improve memory可知文章最好的标题是握紧右手可以改善记忆;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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