新東方：英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀30天學(xué)習(xí)筆記

　　24. Older people are generally advised to _________.

　　A) keep mentally active by challenging their brains

　　B) keep fit by going in for physical activities

　　C) maintain mental alertness through specific training

　　D) maintain a balance between individual and group activities

　　注：generally advised 與末段中的frequently advised 對(duì)應(yīng)，考的是大眾觀點(diǎn)

　　21. People who are cognitively healthy are those _________.

　　A) whose minds are alert and receptive

　　B) who are highly intelligent.

　　C) who can remember large amounts of information

　　D) who are good at recognizing different sounds

　　注：題干的關(guān)鍵詞出現(xiàn)了，但該句沒(méi)有正確對(duì)應(yīng)的選項(xiàng)，所以從上或下一句來(lái)找

　　People will be alert (警覺(jué)的) and receptive (愿意接受的) if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.

　　22. According to Fozard's argument, people can make their brains work more efficiently by _________.

　　A) constantly doing memory work

　　B) making frequent adjustments

　　C) going through specific training

　　D) taking part in various mental activities

　　注：考第三段末句

　　Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. "The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information," says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Aging. "Most of us don't need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness." Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.

　　23. The findings of James and other scientists in their work _________.

　　A) remain a theory to be further proved

　　B) have been challenged by many other experts

　　C) are practised by the researchers themselves

　　D) have been generally accepted

　　注：第三段首句中的"theory"等同于"findings"

　　Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. "The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information," says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Aging. "Most of us don't need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness." Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work.

　　25. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A) How biochemical changes occur in the human brain.

　　B) Why people should receive special mental training as they age.

　　C) How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health.

　　D) Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally.