Question

15．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（逻辑）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．"
Try this experiment．Explain how you'll increase your brain power，even if you have no idea how right now．Just start with anything，and create an explanation．For example，start with"I'll learn chess，"or"I'll read an article on the mind every week．"Explain how that will help．You'll be surprised how often this becomes a workable plan，and if you actually do this，you'll have a better understanding of your brain from now．
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 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．
56．What would be the best title for the text？B
A．A Way on How to Write．
B．Increase Your Brain Power through Writing．
C．Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing．
D．How to Start Your Writing．
57．According to the text，writing can help you a lot in the following ways EXCEPTC．
A．the increase of your brain power   
B．the ability to remember
C．the development of your interest in study   
D．the better understanding of a topic
58．If a writer writes something，it means that he or sheB．
A．has understood it very well          
B．needs to understand it better
C．wants to remember it in his or her mind  
D．is exercising his or her"explain power"
59．The underlined sentence"you're half-way there"in the fifth paragraph implies thatD．
A．you are already successful           
B．you still need to work hard
C．writing can help you walk half way 
D．writing is important to solve problems
60．What's the main purpose of the writer writing the text？A
A．To advise readers to start their writing．
B．To explain the importance of writing．
C．To persuade readers to become writers．
D．To increase readers'brain power．

Answer 1

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通过写作，可以把你自己的一些想法理解得更加清晰，更加透彻，从而进一步提高你的大脑思维能力．

解答 56．B．主旨大意题．本文主要是讲了通过写作，可以把你自己的一些想法理解得更加清晰，更加透彻，从而进一步提高你的大脑思维能力．故选B．
57．C．细节理解题．根据文章可知写作可以帮助你的大脑功率增加，提高记忆力，更好地理解一个话题；故选C．
58．B．推理判断题．根据最后一段Often，they write about something because they want to understand it可知如果一个作家写了一些东西，这意味着他或她为了更好的理解它；故选B．
59．D．推理判断题．根据文章第五段Write an explanation of the problem，why you want to solve it，and why it is worth solving，and you're half-way there可知写作是解决问题的重要方式；故选D．
60．A．主旨大意题．本篇文章叙述了写作的优点，说明了其重要性，根据最后一段Writing will help bring you to an understanding．Give it a try可知作者写作文本的主要目的是建议读者开始写作；故选A．

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．