题目内容
I waited for him at the train station for an hour and I was afraid that he may miss the train, but luckily, he showed up with only ten minutes ______.
A. remain B. to remain
C. remained D. remaining
D
【解析】
试题分析：考查非谓语动词。选项中的remain为系动词，所以在用法上得加以之意。句子的最后为with结构的用法。通常情况下with结构与非谓语动词的考点为：with+名词/代词+doing/done/to do.其后面的动词形式主要取决于其与名词或代词的逻辑关系，主动通常用doing形式，被动关系通常用done的形式。在本题中，由于remain为系动词，故它没有被动形式，所以选D。
考点：考查非谓语动词
Many people believe that classical music has nothing to do with young people today. However, this issue frequently causes heated debate.
Some people say that classical music is associated only with old people. For example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert, the majority is over the age of fifty.
Others say it is more popular than we first imagine. Many young people listen to classical music without realizing it. It is often used in films and advertisements. For example, a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 World Cup. Not many people could have given its name, but millions enjoyed it.
Also, some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap(说唱) music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.
However, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped(超越) by technology. To play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practice for hours. Nowadays, you don’t need to get aching arms from practicing. A teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.
A final point to bear in mind is that the term "classical music" is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces for large orchestras. This makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.
So, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments, but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. It may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realize!
Title | Classical Music | |
Introduction | The issue of whether classical music is 1. ________ to young people causes heated debate. | |
Opinions | Evidence | |
★ Classical music is associated only with old people. | ☆ 2.________ of the audience at a classical concert are over fifty. | |
★ Many young people don’t 3. ________some music they listen to is classical. | ☆ Classical music is often found in films and advertisements. | |
★ Classical ideas provide a 4. ________ for producing new music. | ☆ Young people now5.________ rap in popular music. | |
★Technology has put classical music at a 6. ________. | ☆ A young man can write and make music on a computer 7. ________ in his bedroom. | |
★ “Classical music” can refer to various 8.________ of music. | ☆ Classical music 9.________ from jazz to pieces for large orchestras. | |
Conclusion | Classical music may still be 10.________ by young people today. | |
Until just a few years ago, we doctors believed that the brain stopped making new neural(神经系统的) connections (meaning that your memory began to get worse) when the body stopped developing, usually in your early 20s. And we knew that, like any other body part, neurons weaken as we age. Loss of brain function due to neural breakdown was assumed to be a normal, unavoidable part of aging.
It turns out that we were wrong. In the past few years, it has been discovered that you can, in fact, make new neurons starting in your 20s and continuing well into old age. You can literally rewire the brain with new parts as the older parts wear out. How? Simple: Keep learning. Just as your body can pack on and condition new muscle, your brain can rebuild used-up neurons.
How strong is the evidence for this? Strong enough that a $200 million industry devoted to brain boosting software (products like Brain Age, MindFit, and Lumosity that supposedly improve your memory function) has sprung up out of nowhere. All “mental fitness” means are keeping your memory intact(everything from phone numbers to how to throw a football). So what can you do to stay smart?
Keep blood pressure down. People with high blood pressure are more likely to develop cognitive impairment later in life.
Eat more vitamins. Like E(in nuts and sunflower seeds), B6 and B12(beef, tuna), and folic acid(leafy greens, citrus, berries), which help keep your brain’s chemistry in balance.
Exercise your brain. This is the best way to rebuild and strengthen those precious neurons. Learn to play chess or the guitar. When you’re at a stoplight, try to recall the starting lineup of the 1983 Celtics. See a movie that doesn’t feature Ben Stiller. Or read, like, a book.
Title: How to keep the 1.________smart?
Previous 2._________ | The brain no longer makes new neural connections once the 3.________ of one’s body has stopped. |
New 4. ________
| ●New neurons continue to occur even in one’s old age. ●5.________contributes to the development of the new parts of your brain. ●Many products which claim to improve your brain function appear in the 6._________. |
7._________ | ●Keep yourself away from 8._________blood pressure. ●9._________in more vitamins for the needs of your brain. ●10._______your brain as much as you can. |