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2006年广州、肇庆、江门、汕头、惠州五校高三联考英语试题 A It doesn’t matter how clever you are or how much education you’ve had, you can still improve your mind. And improving your intelligence quotient(IQ) doesn’t have to mean studying hard. There are many methods that can help your brain. Here are three of them, from the British science magazine New Scientist. Working memory IQ is not decided by genetics. Some methods can help increase it. Why: Until recently, a person’s IQ was thought to be determined by genetics. But recent studies suggest that a basic brain function called working memory could increase one’s IQ. Working memory is the brain’s short-term storage system. The amount of information the working memory can hold is related to general intelligence. How: Training helps us expand the working memory. Common training tasks include: doing math questions that have intermediate(中间的) steps; remembering the position of objects on a map; or remembering a string of digits(数字), like a phone number, without writing it down. Body and mind Physical exercise can help the brain as well as the body. It’s good for those who hate studying hard. Why: Physical exercise helps the growth of new brain cells. Until recently, it was believed that we produced no new brain cells in our lifetime. But, in 2000, US scientist Fred Gage showed that even adults could grow new brain cells. He also found that exercise was one of the best ways to achieve this. How: Simply walking for half an hour three times a week can improve learning, concentration and reasoning by 15 percent. Even more gentle exercise like yoga can do good for your brain. A study last year showed that the best way to get a mental lift is to bend over backwards.
The Mozart effect Music may tune up your thinking. But simply turning up the sound won’t make you clever. Why: American scientist Frances Rauscher made waves by discovering in 1995 that listening to Mozart improved people’s mathematical reasoning. Last year, Rauscher reported that Mozart’s music seemed to increase activity in genes involved in nerve-cell signaling in the brain. How: Listening to Mozart and taking music lessons. Music lessons can really help. Six-year-old children who were given music lessons got a 2 -to 3-point increase in IQ scores. Music lessons exercise a lot of mental skills, because of the need of accurate finger movements, and listening for rhythm. 56. If you don’t like to study hard, you’d better ______ to improve your IQ. A. listen to music B. learn how to concentrate C. bend over backwards regularly D. try some physical exercise 57. The underlined word “this” refers to _____. A. the improvement of one’s IQ B. the growth of new brain cells C. physical exercise D. the study of Fred Gage 58. From the article we can conclude that it is wrong to think that _____. A. listening to Mozart improves people’s mathematical reasoning B. people can not produce new brain cells as they grow older C. children taking music lessons can increase their IQ scores D. Frances Rausher suggests people listen to Mozart 59. The main purpose of the passage is to _____. A. point out people’s wrong ideas about IQ B. report some new discoveries C. introduce some simple ways to improve people’s IQ D. tell the relationship between IQ and ways of exercising
B HONG KONG--Disney officially opened its newest theme park in Hong Kong, its first step into the lucrative(有利的) China market. The ceremony opening of the US $3.5-billion park kicked off with a traditional Chinese lion dance in the forecourt of Sleeping Beauty Castle. The Hong Kong government, which chipped in 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars of the construction cost and owned a half-share of equity in the project, is hoping the park will spur(鼓励) local tourism and bring in more than 100 billion dollars over the next 40 years. The attraction and its two resort hotels are surrounded by mountains on lush Lantau Island, just 30 minutes away by subway from bustling central Hong Kong. It looks much like the first Disneyland in California, with a Space Mountain thrill ride, a classic Cinderella Carousel and a pink Sleeping Beauty Castle --- which Disney predicts will be one of the most photographed buildings in Asia. Hong Kong’s government says the attraction will help turn this global financial capital into Asia’s best family holiday spot. Disney hopes the park--- the 11th in its global empire--- will be a magnet for increasingly wealthy Chinese tourists, who have a reputation for being big-spenders. Michael Eisner, Disney’s chief executive officer(CEO), said China and Disneyland will be a perfect match because they both value families. “You go to the park and you see mothers, daughters and kids and grandparents. The family unit in China is unbelievably strong. It’s not just Hong Kong, it’s the Chinese mainland,” Eisner said. 60. The news story is mainly about _____. A. the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland B. the cost of building Hong Kong Disneyland C. the reason of building Hong Kong Disneyland D. the development of Disney global empire 61. The underlined phrase “kicked off” in paragraph 2 probably means _____. A. started B. hit C. removed D. ended 62. Which of the following statement is NOT true? A. Building HK Disneyland has cost HK government 1.8 billion HK dollars. B. HK Disneyland is expected to earn over 100 billion dollars over the next 40 years. C.So far twelve Disneyland theme parks have been built worldwide. D. It takes half an hour to reach HK Disneyland from city center&
