Answer the questions.
Some kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills. A recently published study also appears to demonstrate that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.
More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE - short for Advanced (Cognitive) Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most studied when they were more than 70 years old.
The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lists. Another group trained in reasoning. A third group received help with speed-of-processing - speed of receiving and understanding information. A fourth group - the control group did not get any training.
Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years. Now, lead study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.
Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of-processing did better on tests than the control group.
"We are wondering whether those effects which endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, that's exactly what we found."
The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long. Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group. The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.
1.Which statement is true according to the text?
A.This kind of training can only have effect on people for a few years。
B.The people were trained during a period of ten years.
C.All the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.
D.The second group were trained how to remember word lists.
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.There were four groups being trained.
B.The old people trained can remember words better.
C.The second and third group improved their skills better than the first one.
D.The research showed that the effect of the training could absolutely last 10 years.
3.What’s the main idea of the fourth paragragh?
A.What was the meaning of the research?
B.How was the research conducted?
C.Why was the mental training effective?
D.How long did the research last?
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years
B.How to improve our mental health
C.Four groups of old people were trained mentally.
D. The result of a ten-year research
年級 | 高中課程 | 年級 | 初中課程 |
高一 | 高一免費(fèi)課程推薦! | 初一 | 初一免費(fèi)課程推薦! |
高二 | 高二免費(fèi)課程推薦! | 初二 | 初二免費(fèi)課程推薦! |
高三 | 高三免費(fèi)課程推薦! | 初三 | 初三免費(fèi)課程推薦! |
科目:初中英語 來源:2015-2016學(xué)年浙江樂清育英寄宿學(xué)校八年級實(shí)驗班上期中試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戲班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male (男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female(女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.
1. Beijing Opera’s singing is from _________.
A. Anhui and Hubei B. Beijing and Anhui
C. the history book D. the literature and novels
2.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.
A. stories B. roles C. gestures D. paintings
3. From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.
A. honest B. funny C. dull D. serious
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Peking Opera is full of different gestures.
B. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.
C. Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.
D. The people in the story usually are in agreement.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2016屆上海虹口區(qū)九年級上學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)控英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
Hurry up, Christopher! The train is leaving less than ten minutes.
A. at B. in C. for D. of
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2015-2016學(xué)年廣東韶關(guān)始興墨江中學(xué)八年級上學(xué)期期中英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her," But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know . "So one Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife ,"Please write down how you spend the money . "Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me ,"she said gladly. She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. "on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote ,"Tuesday, I have spent it all. "
1.Mrs Smith always spent all the money ____.
A. the next day B. in four days
C. in a week D. on next Wednesday
2.Mr Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her____
A. to do homework
B. to have a look
C. to write down how she spent the money
D. to draw a picture on it
3.Mrs Smith was ____ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .
A. happy B. sad C. sorry D. excited
4.Mr Smith gave his wife money ____ a week.
A. once B. twice
C. three times D. four times
5.The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very ____.
A. glad B. tall C. careful D. Good
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2015-2016學(xué)年廣東韶關(guān)始興墨江中學(xué)八年級上學(xué)期期中英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
He is different his brother,but he is similar his father.
A.from, from B.to, to C.from, to D.to, from
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2016屆上海普陀九年級12月質(zhì)量調(diào)研一模英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
- Doctor,it is too hard for me to give up smoking. - For your own health,I’m afraid you .
A. can B. may C. must D. need
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2016屆上海普陀九年級12月質(zhì)量調(diào)研一模英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
These two little girls were chatting happily all ________ way to school.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇江都實(shí)驗初級中學(xué)八年級上學(xué)期期末英語試卷(解析版) 題型:完形填空
完形填空
閱讀下列短文,從文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個最佳答案。
Long long ago there was a poor little girl who lived near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very .
“Thank you for me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the of her happiness. She always smiled and , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the all gathered (聚攏) around her bed because they were that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel
3.A. so B. or C. but D. as
4.A. surprised B. tired C. crazy D. nervous
5.A. catching B. hearing C. killing D. saving
6.A. smart B. happy C. rich D. famous
7.A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly
8.A. problem B. secret C. power D. lesson
9.A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. spoke
10.A. king B. fairy C. ghost D. princess(公主)
11.A. village B. town C. city D. world
12.A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid
13.A. that B. what C. how D.why
14.A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C. nice D. quiet
查看答案和解析>>
科目:初中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年福建三明泰寧縣初中畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
—Can you follow me?
—Sorry, I can follow you _____ . You speak too fast.
A. easily B. clearly C. hardly
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互聯(lián)網(wǎng)違法和不良信息舉報平臺 | 網(wǎng)上有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 電信詐騙舉報專區(qū) | 涉歷史虛無主義有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 涉企侵權(quán)舉報專區(qū)
違法和不良信息舉報電話:027-86699610 舉報郵箱:58377363@163.com