Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it?Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind．How can you use this to increase your brain power?Start writing．
By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand．Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding．In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power”．
Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember．Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes．You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal(日志)of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success．
Want to understand a topic?Write a book about it．That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better．Want to invent something?Write an explanation of the problem－why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there．
Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand．Often, they write about something because they want to understand it．You can do the same．Writing will help bring you to an understanding．Give it a try．
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What would be the best title for the passage?
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A Way on How to Write．
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Increase Your Brain Power Through Writing．
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Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing．
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How to Start Your Writing．
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According to the passage, writing can help you a lot EXCEPT ________．
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to increase your brain power．
B．
to improve the ability to remember．
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to develop your interest in study．
D．
to strengthen the understanding of a topic．
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The underlined sentence“you’re half-way there”in the fourth paragraph means that ________．
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you are already successful．
B．
there’s a long way for you to go to reach your goal．
C．
you are left wondering what to do．
D．
you have been on the way to success．
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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Writing can cure people of their brain disease．
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People who can keep all thoughts in mind are more likely to succeed．
C．
Writing a book about one topic is the only way to understand it．
The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．
Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．
Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．
There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．
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Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
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social sciences
B．
natural sciences
C．
both social and natural sciences
D．
the subject matter of politics
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With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
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become a great leader
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succeed in everything
C．
find a good job soon after graduation
D．
make progress in your career development
(3)
According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
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Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．
Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
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The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．
The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．
(4)
From the passage, we can conclude ________
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not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
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a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．
philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．
philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world
