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【题目】A team of US psychologists(心理学家) have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.

“Socializing(交际) is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise inboostingmemory and intellectual(智力的) performance,” Oscar Ybarra, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.

In one investigation, they analyzed data on 3610 people, aged 24 to 96.

They found that the higher their level of social interaction(交流), the better their cognitive(认知的) functioning. Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, friends and neighbors.

In another experiment, the researchers conducted laboratory tests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, to evaluate(评估) how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.

The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests; the intellectual activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group(对照组) watched a 10-minute clip(电影片段) of the Seinfeld television show.

“We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes improved participants’ (参与者) intellectual performance as much as engaging in (从事) so-called ‘intellectual’ activities for the same amount of time,” Ybarra said.

The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

【1】What does the underlined word “boosting” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. Improving. B. Reducing.

C. Preventing. D. Training.

【2】Which is not included in social interaction?

A. Having a talk with a neighbor.

B. Attending a birthday party.

C. Watching TV at home alone.

D. Calling your classmates.

【3】What’s the purpose of the experiment on 76 college students?

A. To judge the effect of social interaction on memory and intelligence.

B. To find out what is real social interaction.

C. To learn how much time is needed for social interaction.

D. To show the function of people's cognition.

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Intellectual exercises make your memory better.

B. Different people have different ways of communication.

C. Communicating with others keeps you healthy.

D. Social interaction makes you smart.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】试题分析：美国心理学家近日发现，每天与人交谈十分钟能够提高记忆力。社会交往与传统的思维训练方式对于提高记忆力和智力表现具有同样效果。，社会交往越多的人认知表现越好。聚会、与亲戚、朋友或邻居进行电话交谈都属于社会交往范畴。

【1】A词意猜测题。由第一段talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.可推断出，每天与人交谈十分钟能够提高记忆力。故答案为A。

【2】C细节理解题。由第四段第二句话Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, friends and neighbors.可知，聚会、与亲戚、朋友或邻居进行电话交谈都属于社会交往范畴。故答案为C。

【3】A细节理解题。由第五段第二行可知to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.可知，以了解社会交往与智力训练是如何影响他们的记忆效果及智力测试结果的。答案为A。

【4】D主旨大意题。根据第一段和第二段第一句话Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual performance,"可知。答案为D。