英语阅读理解21.The Spring Festival together with the winter holida

英语阅读理解
21.The Spring Festival together with the winter holidays often means sharing cakes,candies and other delicious food with
friends and families.Most people will eat more than they usually do.But doctors find out that what you eat may affect how
well you remember things.This is bad news for people who eat too much.
Forgetfulness seems to many people an inevitable part of aging.As our bodies grow older,most of us find that many
things we should remember are slipping out of minds.But new facts show that it is possible to slow time’s effects on our
minds.
Once people thought that the brain could not make new cells,but now studies show that learning new things can help brain
grow and keep the illness away from the brain.
Professor Eric Kandel,a Nobel Prize winner for his study of the human memory,says the best way to save our memories is
to keep our brains in good shape.Through mental exercise,he says,people can keep their memories whole into their 80s and
90s.
And Mark Mattson,a professor at the National Institute on Aging,says that reducing the amount of calories fed to older rats
and mice by thirty percent can be a good help to learning and memory.While it is hard for many people to go on their diet
like that,doctors tell us that even small steps can make big difference.
Doctors find out that _____________may be bad for your memory.
单选题
A.delicious food B.eating too much C.drinking too much D.doing exercise
The underlined word "slipping" in this passage means _____________.
单选题
A.leaving quietly B.forgetting slowly C.growing fast D.coming badly
Who thinks that we can save our memories through mental exercise?
单选题
A.Nobel.B.Mark Mattson.C.Eric Kandel.D.A famous doctor.
The writer thinks that _____________is a big problem we face as we grow older.
单选题
A.illness B.cell C.diet D.forgetfulness
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
单选题
A.It was believed that nothing new could help brain grow.B.It is possible for us to slow time's effects on our bodies.C.
It was not easy for many people to go on their diet ten years ago.D.It is very important for the old to fight
forgetfulness.

a c d