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Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing.
Read on for some techniques worth trying.
B. This can be especially harmful to the aged--干扰项,主题
71. F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. ___________. Read on for some techniques worth trying.
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People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 73.
A.Focus on the future.
When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office. When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking. Then I noticed his seriousness and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker. He has prided himself on his career. 71 I guess I had taken his work for granted.
72 For starters, he was home all the time. It meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer searching for jobs.
D. My father’s unemployment created many changes in our lives.
If play is not simply a way to have fun, for what other reasons has it developed 66 Earlier this year, Sergio Pellis of Lethbridge University, Canada, reported that there is a strong positive link between brain size and playfulness among mammals in general. 67 The opposite was also found to be true.
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66. C. The latest idea suggests that play has
developed to build big brains.
67. G. Comparing fifteen orders of mammal, his team found larger brains
are linked to greater playfulness.
If you plot the amount of time a child devotes to play each day over the course of its development, you discover a pattern typically associated with a “sensitive period”—a brief development window during which the brain can actually be adjusted in ways that are not possible earlier or later in life. 68___
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68. E. Think of the relative ease with which kids—but not babies or
adults—absorb language.
强干扰项:D. A popular explanation is that it helps children develop the skills
they will later need.
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He also reasons that such behavior activates many different parts of the brain.
69 “There’s enormous cognitive involvement in play,” says Bekoof.
69. F. Not only is more of the brain involved in play,
but it also activates higher cognitive processes.
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“There’s enormous cognitive involvement in play,” says Bekoof. He points out that play often involves complex assessments of playmates and the use of specialized signals and rules. He believes that play creates a brain that has greater behavioral flexibility and improved potential for learning later in life. 70___
70. A. Play just lights everything up.
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When it comes to financial education, the majority of today's youth will regard it as a necessity for certain specific people who want to make their career in the financial world. ___46___ Actually, elementary financial education is a must for all, as money transaction is an essential part of our day-to-day life.
Suppose you have $100 in a saving account that pays simple interest at the rate of 2%per year. lf you leave the money in the account, how much will you have accumulated after 5 years: more than $102, exactly $102, or less than $102 The test might look simple, but only half of the people surveyed gave the correct answer.
___47___The explanation goes as follows: People with low levels of financial literacy suffer from that lack of knowledge at every stage of their lives. Researchers on this subject say people with a high degree of financial literacy are more likely to plan for their retirement. ___48___
On the contrary, people who have a lower degree of financial literacy tend to borrow more, accumulate less wealth, and pay more in fees related financial products. They are less likely to invest, more likely to experience difficulty with debt, and less likely to know the terms of their mortgages and other loans. Thus, the cost of this financial ignorance is very high. ___49___
What is the solution ___50___ Like reading and math, financial education must become part of the core curriculum in our schools. Likewise, parents should engage in regular, constructive conversations about money matters. This will give their kids a solid foundation for financial well-being, which will keep on giving returns throughout the course of their lives.
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A. Financial education must start early.
B. However, they miss an important point.
C. Why does each of us have to face a financial challenge
D. Why does financial literacy matter so much in our society'
E. Rich people are generally better educated on financial management.
F. Besides, these people have more than double the wealth of people who don’t.
G. For example, they frequently make late credit card payments, overspend their credit limit, etc.
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