高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力文化教育睡眠为何会改善记忆力素材

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睡眠对学习的影响提高记忆力和专注力

睡眠对学习的影响提高记忆力和专注力睡眠对学习的影响：提高记忆力和专注力睡眠作为日常生活中不可或缺的一部分，对我们的身体和大脑功能起着举足轻重的作用。

在学习过程中，充足的睡眠对于记忆和专注力的提升至关重要。

本文将分析睡眠对学习的影响，并介绍一些提高记忆力和专注力的睡眠技巧。

一、睡眠与记忆力科学研究表明，睡眠对记忆的巩固和提高起着至关重要的作用。

大脑在睡眠中会进行信息的整理和重新加工，将学习过程中获取的知识和经验进行转化和归类。

这种整理过程有助于巩固记忆，使之更加牢固。

一方面，睡眠可以促进大脑中所谓的“记忆强化过程”。

在睡眠过程中，大脑会进行快速眼动睡眠（REM）和非快速眼动睡眠（NREM）两个阶段的交替。

这些阶段都扮演着巩固记忆的重要角色。

研究发现，REM睡眠有助于巩固与情绪相关的记忆，而NREM睡眠则更有利于事实和事物的记忆。

另一方面，睡眠还可以帮助我们提高学习的效果。

一夜好眠之后，我们的注意力、反应能力和创造力将会更加敏锐。

睡眠可以帮助大脑清除废物和毒素，并修复受损的神经细胞。

这样，我们在学习时更容易集中注意力，从而提高学习效果和记忆能力。

二、睡眠与专注力专注力是学习的重要因素之一，而睡眠可以对专注力的提升起到积极作用。

首先，睡眠可以恢复疲劳，提供充足的精力和体力，从而帮助我们保持专注。

研究表明，睡眠不足会增加疲劳和注意力分散的风险。

相反，经过充分的休息，我们的大脑可以更好地集中精力，保持专注，提高学习效率和质量。

其次，睡眠也有助于调节心理状态，提升情绪控制和压力管理能力。

压力和情绪波动对学习的影响是显而易见的，而良好的睡眠可以帮助我们更好地应对挑战和压力，保持良好的心态和积极的情绪，从而提高专注力和学习效果。

三、提高睡眠质量的技巧为了提高记忆力和专注力，我们需要注意以下几个方面来改善睡眠质量。

首先，保持规律的睡眠时间。

每天选择相同的入睡时间和起床时间，即使是周末也不例外。

这有助于调整身体的生物钟，使睡眠更加稳定和充足。

我们为什么要睡觉阅读理解

我们为什么要睡觉阅读理解
首先，睡眠对于我们的身体和大脑健康至关重要。

当我们睡觉时，身体和大脑得以休息和恢复，从而增强免疫系统，提高身体抵抗力。

同时，睡眠还有助于维持心理健康，减轻压力和焦虑感。

其次，睡眠对于我们的日常生活和工作表现也有重要影响。

缺乏睡眠会导致注意力不集中，记忆力下降，影响我们的判断力和决策能力。

因此，良好的睡眠可以帮助我们保持高效的工作状态，提高生活质量。

此外，从进化的角度来看，睡眠也有助于我们的生存。

虽然睡眠时对外界刺激的反应变得迟钝，但在睡眠中，我们的身体得以修复和恢复，从而更好地应对外界的挑战。

因此，睡眠是我们在进化过程中形成的一种自我保护机制。

总之，“我们为什么要睡觉”这个问题涉及到多个方面，包括身体和大脑健康、日常生活和工作表现以及进化生存等。

因此，我们应该重视睡眠的重要性，养成良好的作息习惯，保证充足的睡眠时间。

高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力文化教育喝咖啡能拯救视力素材

喝咖啡能拯救视力A daily cup of coffe e can save your eyesight, scientists claim.科学家称，每日一杯咖啡可以拯救你的视力。

A chemical found in the drink prevents deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness f rom retinal degener ation due to glaucoma（青光眼）, ageing and diabetes.Researchers at Cornell U nivesity in New York were looking at coffee's ant ioxidant effects when they made the discove ry.Coffee contains 1 percent caffeine but between 7 and 9 percent chlorogenic acid （绿原酸） which is a strong antioxidant.The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found that in mice this acid prevented retinal degeneration.Chang Y. Lee, a professor of food science and the study's senior author said: 'Th e re tina is a thin tissue layer on the inside, back wall of the eye with millions of light-sensitive cells and other nerve cells that receive and organise visual information.'It is also one of the most metabolically active tissues, demanding high levels of oxygen and making it prone to oxidative stress.'The lack of oxygen and pr oduction of free radicals leads to tissue damage and loss of sight.'He added: 'The study is important in understanding functional foods, that is, natural foods that provide beneficial health effects.'Coffee is the most popular drink in the world, and we a re understanding what benefit w e can get fro m that.'Previous studies ha ve shown that coffee also cuts the risk of such chronic diseases as Parkinson's, prostate cancer, di abete s, Alz heimer's a nd age-related cognitive declines.1。

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3月高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力文化教育多睡一小时身体会更健康

多睡一小时身体会更健康The average Briton gets six-and-a-half hours' sleep a night, according to the Sleep Council. Michael Mosley took par t in an unusual experiment to see if this is enough.调查显示，英国人平均每天只睡6.5小时。

为了验证这样的睡眠是否足够，迈克尔·莫斯利医生参加了一项不寻常的实验。

It has been known for some time that the a mount of sleep people get has, on average, declined over the years.We wanted to see what the effect would be of increasing average sleep by just one hour. So we asked seven volunteers, who normally sleep anywhere between six and nine hours, to be studied at the University of Surrey's Sleep Research Centre.The volunteers were randomly allocated（分派） to tw o groups. One group was asked to sleep for six-and-a-half hours a night, the other got seven-and-a-half hours. After a week the researchers took blood tests and the volunteers were asked to switch sleep patterns. The group that had been sleeping six-and-a-half hours got an extra hour, the other group slept an hour less.While we were waiting to see what effect this would have, I went to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford to learn more about what actually happens when we sleep.In the Sleep Centre, they fitted me up with a portable electro-encephalograph, a device that measures brain wave activity. Then, feeling slightly ridiculous, I went home and had my seven-and-a-half hours of sleep.Back at the University of Surrey our sleep volunteers had finished their second week of the experime nt. What we wanted to see was the effect switching fromsix-and-a-half hours to seven-and-a-half hours, or vice versa, would have on our volunteers.Computer tests revealed that most of them struggled with mental agility tasks when they had less sleep, but the most interesting results came from the blood tests that were run.Dr Simon Archer and his te am at Surrey University were particularly interested in looking at the genes that were switched on or off in our volunteers by changes in the amount that we had made them sleep."We found that overall there were around 500 genes that were affected," Archer explained. "Some which were going up, and some which were going down."1。

考研英语阅读例题： How siestas help memory 午睡怎样增进记忆力

How siestas help memory 午睡怎样增进记忆力[2010.02.25] The EconomistMAD dogs and Englishmen, so the song has it, go out in the midday sun. And the business practices of England’s lineal descendant, America, will have you in the office from nine in the morning to five in the evening, if not longer. Much of the world, though, prefers to take a siesta. And research presented to the AAAS meeting in San Diego suggests it may be right to do so. It has already been established that those who siesta are less likely to die of heart disease. Now, Matthew Walker and his colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that they probably have better memory, too. A post-prandial snooze, Dr Walker has discovered, sets the brain up for learning.The role of sleep in consolidating memories that have already been created has been understood for some time. Dr Walker has been trying to extend this understanding by looking at sleep’s role in preparing the brain for the formation of memories in the first place. He was particularly interested in a type of memory called episodic memory, which relates to specific events, places and times. This contrasts with procedural memory, of the skills required to perform some sort of mechanical task, such as driving. The theory he and his team wanted to test was that the ability to form new episodic memories deteriorates with accrued wakefulness, and that sleep thus restores the brain’s capacity for efficient learning.They asked a group of 39 people to take part in two learning sessions, one at noon and one at 6pm. On each occasion the participants tried to memorise and recall 100 combinations of pictures and names. After the first session they were assigned randomly to either a control group, which remained awake, or a nap group, which had 100 minutes of monitored sleep.Those who remained awake throughout the day became worse at learning. Those who napped, by contrast, actually improved their capacity to learn, doing better in the evening than they had at noon. These findings suggest that sleep is clearing the brain’s short-term memory and making way for new information.The benefits to memory of a nap, says Dr Walker, are so great that th ey can equal an entire night’s sleep. He warns, however, that napping must not be done too late in the day or it will interfere with night-time sleep. Moreover, not everyone awakens refreshed from a siesta.The grogginess that results from an unrefreshing siesta is termed “sleep inertia”. This happens when the brain is woken from a deep sleep with its cells still firing at a slow rhythm and its temperature and blood flow decreased. Sara Mednick, from the University of California, San Diego, suggests that non-habitual nappers suffer from this more often than those who siesta regularly. It may be that those who have a tendency to wake up groggy are choosing not to siesta in the first place. Perhaps, though, as in so many things, it is practice that makes perfect.考研词汇descendant[dɪˈsɛndənt] n.子孙，后代［真题例句］ But however amazed our descendants may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us.［2000年阅读2］［例句精译］但是，不管我们的子孙后代对我们离乌托邦的理想境界还差多远感到有多么惊讶，他们的样子会同我们差不了多少。

提升高中英语阅读理解的记忆力训练

提升高中英语阅读理解的记忆力训练提升高中英语阅读理解的记忆力训练是关键的学习策略。

记忆力在阅读理解中的作用不可忽视，它帮助学生更好地保留和理解文本内容，从而提高整体的英语能力。

为了提升记忆力，可以从以下几个方面进行训练。

首先，阅读材料的选择至关重要。

挑选适合自己水平的英文文章，并确保这些文章具有一定的挑战性。

选择合适的材料可以帮助学生在阅读时更容易保持专注，进而增强记忆效果。

学生可以通过广泛的阅读来提高记忆力，比如阅读新闻、小说、短篇故事等各种类型的文章。

其次，理解和记忆的过程可以通过多种方式来增强。

例如，使用记笔记的方法可以帮助学生加深对阅读材料的理解和记忆。

在阅读时，标记关键点、做摘要、写下不明白的单词或短语，都是有效的记笔记方法。

这不仅有助于在复习时快速找到重点，还可以加深对信息的记忆。

此外，重复阅读也是记忆力训练的重要手段。

通过多次阅读相同的文章或内容，可以强化对信息的记忆。

每次阅读时，可以尝试从不同的角度理解文本，思考文本的深层含义。

这种重复且有针对性的阅读方式能够帮助学生更好地记住所读内容。

另外，将所读内容与实际生活中的例子联系起来也是提升记忆力的一种有效方法。

通过将学到的知识应用于实际情境中，可以帮助学生更好地记住并理解所学内容。

例如，如果学生在阅读中遇到一个新的单词，可以尝试用这个单词造句，或将其与自己熟悉的事物关联起来。

为了更好地掌握和记忆阅读材料，还可以使用记忆技巧，如联想记忆法和图像记忆法。

联想记忆法通过将新信息与已知信息建立联系来提高记忆效果。

例如，在记住一个新的单词时，可以将它与一个熟悉的词汇或概念联系起来。

图像记忆法则是通过将文字信息转化为图像，帮助学生更容易地记住信息。

在记忆力训练的过程中，设定合理的目标和制定学习计划也是十分重要的。

学生可以根据自己的实际情况制定每天的阅读和记忆计划，逐步提高自己的记忆能力。

通过设定短期和长期目标，可以帮助学生保持学习的动力，并逐步实现自己的记忆力提升目标。

提升英语记忆力助力高中生英语考试

提升英语记忆力助力高中生英语考试英语记忆力对于高中生在英语考试中的表现至关重要。

想象一下，如果记忆力是一位细心的助手，它会在你学习的每一步都紧随其后，确保你能掌握每个单词和语法规则，从而在考试中取得优异的成绩。

首先，英语记忆力的提升就像给这位助手提供了更高效的工具。

记忆力强的学生能够快速识别和记住新词汇，准确地运用语法规则，这为他们的语言学习打下了坚实的基础。

例如，通过采用词根词缀的记忆法，学生能够更好地理解和记住词汇，从而在考试中更快地完成词汇题。

其次，记忆力的培养也与良好的学习习惯密切相关。

比如，设定每天固定的学习时间并坚持复习，这样的规律性为记忆力的巩固提供了稳定的环境。

就像在健身房中训练肌肉一样，记忆力需要通过不断的练习和复习来增强。

这种坚持不懈的努力将帮助学生在考试中更自信地运用英语。

此外，记忆力的提升还离不开多样化的学习方法。

利用联想记忆法可以使学习变得更加生动有趣。

例如，将单词与图像或故事联系起来，不仅能够帮助记忆，还能激发学生的学习兴趣。

这种方法就像为学习之路增添了更多的色彩，使得英语学习不再枯燥乏味。

然而，提升记忆力的最终目标不仅仅是为了应对考试。

真正的目标是通过记忆力的提升，使学生能够在实际生活中流利地使用英语。

这需要学生不仅仅关注书本上的知识，还要通过实际的语言使用来不断巩固记忆。

比如，通过与他人用英语交流、参加英语角等方式，能够帮助学生在真实的语言环境中运用所学，从而达到更好的学习效果。

总结而言，提升英语记忆力对于高中生的英语考试不仅仅是一个学术目标，更是实现流利英语交流的基础。

通过制定科学的学习计划，采用有效的记忆方法，并在实际交流中不断应用，记忆力这位“助手”将能够为学生提供强大的支持，助力他们在考试中取得优异的成绩，并在未来的语言学习中更加游刃有余。

高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力文化教育握右拳可帮助记忆素材

握右拳可帮助记忆Research suggests that balling up the right hand and squeezing it tightly actually makes it easier to memorise lists. Later, when it is time to retrieve the information, it is the left han d that should be clenched.研究显示，攥起右拳并握紧能让你更容易地记住列表内容。

如果稍后要回忆信息，那么你应该握紧左拳。

It is thought the movements activate brain regions key to the storing and recall of memories.The American researchers suggest those who are short of a pen and paper should try the trick when attempting to commit a shopping lis t or phone number to memory.In the study, v olunteers were given a rubber ball and asked to squeeze it as hard as possible before trying to memorise a list of 72 words.They sque ezed the ball again a couple of minutes later, ahead of recollecting as many of the words as possible.One group used their right ha nd on both occasions, another their left. A third group clenched their right fist ahead of memorising and their left ahead of recall and a fourth did the reverse.A fifth group held the ball but did not squeeze it.Those who squeezed with their right hand, followed by their left, remembered the most words.The next best were the volunteers who made a fist with their right hand both times, while those who didn't sque eze at all did better than those who led with their left.It is thought that the movement of clenching the right fist activates a brain region that is involved in storing memories, while squeezing the left hand triggers an area that is key to retrieving information.Lead researcher Dr Ruth Propper said: 'The findings suggest that simple body movements – by temporarily changing the way the brain functions – can improve memory.'1。

提升记忆力助力高中英语成绩提高

提升记忆力助力高中英语成绩提高提高记忆力是许多高中生提升英语成绩的关键因素。

记忆力如同一块广阔的土地，只有经过细心耕耘，才能收获丰硕的成果。

在学习英语的过程中，记忆力的提升不仅仅意味着能记住更多单词和语法规则，更重要的是能够将这些知识有效地运用到实际中去。

首先，记忆力的提升需要科学的学习方法。

记忆不仅仅是将信息机械地记住，更需要理解和联想。

在学习英语单词时，通过词根词缀的方式，可以帮助学生理解单词的构成，从而更容易记住和使用。

此外，将单词放入实际的语境中，如通过造句和对话练习，也能加深记忆印象。

这种方法不仅提高了记忆效果，还提升了语言的实际运用能力。

其次，良好的记忆力需要合理的复习策略。

记忆的形成和保持需要反复的巩固。

科学研究表明，通过间隔重复的方式进行复习，比一次性集中记忆更为有效。

学生可以制定复习计划，将之前学习过的内容定期复习，逐步将其转化为长期记忆。

这种方法可以帮助学生在考试中更好地回忆和运用学过的知识，从而提高英语成绩。

另外，提升记忆力还与心理状态密切相关。

良好的心理状态能显著提高记忆的效果。

高中的学习压力较大，学生要学会管理压力，保持积极的心态。

通过适当的放松和休息，可以让大脑得到充分的恢复，从而提高记忆的效率。

定期的运动、充足的睡眠和健康的饮食都是维持良好记忆力的重要因素。

除了这些，记忆力的提升还需要创造一个良好的学习环境。

学习环境对记忆有着直接的影响。

一个安静、整洁的学习空间能够帮助学生集中注意力，减少干扰，进而提高记忆效果。

此外，合理的学习时间安排也能帮助学生更好地管理学习进度，避免因时间紧张而造成的记忆负担过重。

最后，提高记忆力的过程需要持之以恒的努力。

记忆力的提升不是一蹴而就的，而是一个渐进的过程。

学生在学习英语的过程中，需要保持耐心和恒心，不断尝试不同的记忆方法，找到最适合自己的策略。

只有通过持续的努力和调整，才能真正实现记忆力的提升，从而在英语学习中取得更好的成绩。

综上所述，提升记忆力对于高中英语成绩的提高至关重要。

2023届高考英语最新热点时文阅读：晚间睡眠对学生来说,很重要!(含练习题)

Nightly Sleep Is Key to Student Success 晚间睡眠对学生来说，很重要！A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the duration of nightly sleep early in the semester affects first year college students' end-of-semester grade point average (GPA).Using Fitbit sleep trackers, they found that students on average sleep 6.5 hours a night, but negative outcomes accumulate when students received less than six hours of sleep a night. The results are available in the Feb. 13 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."A popular belief among college students is that one should value studying more or partying more over nightly sleep," said Creswell. "Our work here suggests that there are potentially real costs from reducing your nightly sleep on your ability to learn and achieve in college. There's real value in budgeting for the importance of nightly sleep."一支由多机构组成的研究团队首次评估了学期初晚间睡眠时间对大学新生期末平均绩点的影响。

睡眠对学习和记忆的重要性

睡眠对学习和记忆的重要性在现代社会中，学习和记忆是每个人生活中不可或缺的一部分。

然而，很多人往往忽视了睡眠对于学习和记忆的重要性。

事实上，充足的睡眠对于大脑的正常功能、学习能力以及记忆力都有着重要的影响。

本文将探讨睡眠对学习和记忆的重要性，并介绍一些改善睡眠质量的方法。

睡眠是大脑的重要休息方式，是恢复和巩固记忆的关键。

研究表明，睡眠过程中，人的大脑会进行记忆的整理、巩固和提取。

特别是在深度睡眠阶段，大脑会加强对新学到的知识和技能的存储，以便在醒来后更好地应用。

因此，睡眠不仅对于学习新知识，还对于巩固和提高记忆力都至关重要。

此外，经过良好的睡眠，人的大脑更加清醒和专注，对学习的吸收和理解能力也会得到提高。

相反，缺乏睡眠会导致注意力不集中、思维迟缓，从而影响学习效果。

研究发现，睡眠不足的学生在课堂上的学习效果较差，记忆力和注意力都不如充足睡眠的学生。

因此，注意保证每晚足够的睡眠时间，对于提高学习效果至关重要。

然而，现代生活中，许多人都面临睡眠不足的问题。

忙碌的学习或工作压力、电子设备的过度使用、不良的生活习惯等因素都可能影响人们的睡眠质量。

为了改善睡眠质量，以下是一些实用的建议。

首先，保持良好的作息习惯。

坚持每天规律的睡眠时间和起床时间，有助于培养良好的睡眠习惯。

其次，创造良好的睡眠环境。

保持卧室的安静、舒适和黑暗，避免干扰睡眠的噪音和光线。

另外，适度的体育锻炼也有助于提高睡眠质量。

可以选择适合个人口味的锻炼方式，如慢跑、瑜伽等，但要避免在临睡前过于剧烈的运动，以免刺激大脑而导致难以入睡。

此外，培养良好的睡前习惯也是提高睡眠质量的关键。

避免在睡前过度使用电子设备，如手机、电脑等，因为这些设备会发出蓝光，抑制褪黑激素的分泌，影响睡眠。

建议在睡前一小时停止使用电子设备，并转而选择一些放松的活动，如阅读、听音乐等，有助于放松大脑和身体，促进入睡。

总之，充足的睡眠对学习和记忆的重要性不容忽视。

睡眠不仅有助于大脑记忆的整理和巩固，还能提高学习的吸收和理解能力。

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 72

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 72Passage 1Sleep repairs the body and the mind and helps prevent disease by strengthening the immune system. However, many adults do not get eight hours of sleep each night. The average adult today gets only 6.4 hours of sleep. Only in recent years have health professionals begun to realize the seriousness of sleep deprivation in the working population. A significant number of people work at night, work long hours, or suffer from sleeplessness or jet lag.Studies show that the brain is negatively affected by sleep deprivation because certain patterns of electrical and chemical activity that occur during sleep are interrupted and the brain cannot function normally. In one study, thirteen healthy adult subjects (实验对象) who usually had normal sleep patterns were kept awake and carefully monitored in a lab during a period of 35 hours. During the experiment, the subjects were asked to perform several tasks, such as mathematics and word problems, while undergoing scans of their brain activity. The researchers found that the temporal lobe (颞叶) of the brain, the region involved in language processing, was active during speech tasks in rested subjects but not in subjects who lacked enough sleep. After several hours without sleep, there was no activity within this region.Several studies show that getting fewer than six hours of sleep can damage short’term memory and reaction time—thus causing a serious risk of accident. In one study of drivers, researchers reported that sleep deprivation had the same effects as being drunk. They found that people who drove after being awake for 17 hours performed worse than those with a blood alcohol level of 0.5 percent, the legal limit for drunk driving in most western European countries. The researchers concluded that countries with drunk driving laws should consider similar restrictions against sleep’deprived driving.1. The underlined word "deprivation" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________ .A. weaknessB. lossC. discomfortD. pain2. The passage mentions all of the following as causes of sleep deprivation EXCEPT ________ .A. jet lagB. long work hoursC. boring workD. working at night3. The purpose of the study described in Paragraph 2 was to determine ________ .A. how many hours people can survive without sleepB. how people react when their sleep is interruptedC. the changes in brain activity that occurs during sleepD. the effects of sleep deprivation on brain activity4. Why does the author mention blood alcohol level in Paragraph 3? ________A. To show how sleep deprivation reduces the blood alcohol level.B. To show that sleep deprivation has the same dangerous effects as being drunk.C. To suggest that sleep’deprived drivers are also likely to drink.D. To argue against raising the legal limit for drunk driving.Passage 2Celeste Ng, a new writer, has gained recognition for her first novel, Everything I Never Told You.Ng's parents came from Hong Kong, China in the 1960s. Ng was born in America and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio, in a family of scientists. Celeste went to Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award.Although her novel is not about race, the characters are Asian. The main character is Lydia, a teenager girl, who is the favorite of three children born to a white mother and a Chinese’American father. The story is about Lydia's disappearance, and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds. The whole family deals with sorrow, regret, and exposed secrets as they search for their lost daughter.Though the characters in this story are Asian, Ng says she didn't really want to include Asian characters. She was afraid people would think the story was about realpeople in her life. Because she grew up in America and doesn't speak Chinese, she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the book.The book has taken off, especially on Amazon, where it won the Editor's Pick for No.1 Best Book of the Year in 2014. Ng is still getting used to the attention, saying she is still amazed when people tell her they have read her book. With so many readers, it's safe to say this is a book you should read. But if you're looking for a simple mystery, this book might not be for you. Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless you're prepared to cry.1. The novel Everything I Never Told You ________ .A. focuses on a family with a missing child.B. discusses the ways to get rid of regretC. exposes the secret of the American worldD. talks about the life of teenagers in America2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Celeste Ng? ________A. She wanted to help the Asian people.B. She was surprised she wrote about Asian characters.C. She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in America.D. She wanted people to know the characters were real people in her life.3. How do most readers probably find the book? ________A. It's about race.B. It's a sad story.C. It's a simple mystery.D. It has a surprising ending.4. What is the text mainly about? ________A. Celeste Ng and her family.B. The awards Celeste Ng won.C. Celeste Ng's learning experience.D. Celeste Ng and her best’known novel.Passage 3We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.I said, “What are you doing, my dear? ”She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much? ”I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.1. The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” （paragraph 4）means ______.A. show much concern aboutB. have a special effect onC. list jobs to be done forD. do good things for2. The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ______.A. beautiful hairB. pretty clothesC. lovely smileD. young age3. Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.A. the guest gave her more coats to carryB. she didn't look as pretty as KellyC. the guests praised her sister more than herD. her mother didn't introduce her to the guests4. We can conclude from the passage that ______.A. parents should pay more attention to the elder childrenB. the younger children are usually more easily hurtC. people usually like the younger children moreD. adults should treat children equallyPassage 4“At almost any given age, most of us are getting better at some things and worse at others, “ Joshua Hartshorne, an MIT cognitive(认知的)science researcher and the lead author of a study looking at how intelligence changes as we age, told Business Insider. His team quizzed thousands of people aged 10—90 on their ability to do things like remembering lists of words, recognizing faces, learning names, and doing math. Their results suggest that no matter your age, there’s almost always a new peak on the horizon.The human brain has a remarkable capacity to recognize and identify faces, and scientists are just beginning to learn why. On average, we know that our ability to learn and remember new faces appears to peak shortly after our 30th birthday.Having trouble focusing? The study suggests that our ability to maintain attention improves with age, reaching its peak around age 43. While younger adults may excel in the speed and flexibility of information processing, adults approaching their mid-years may have the greatest capacity to remain focused.Dating is tough. One of the reasons could be that we’re generally bad at reading other people’s emotions until we reach our late 40s. That’s according to one componentof Hartshorne’s study, which involved showing thousands of people images of faces cropped tightly around the eye area. Participants were asked to describe the emotion the person in the photo was feeling. Performance peaked for people aged around 48.Many people believe that their math skills decline after they leave school and stop practicing arithmetic. But the next time you try to split up a check, keep this in mind: your ability to do basic subtraction and division doesn’t reach its apex until your 50th birthday.Ever wonder why you always lose at Scrabble? Good news: Your best days may be ahead. According to people’s scores on multiple—choice vocabulary tests, most of us don’t reach our peak wordsmithing abilities until we’re in our late 60s or early 70s.1. What did the scientists mainly test during the research?A. Communication ability.B. Athletic ability.C. Intelligence ability.D. Reading ability.2. What does the underlined word “apex” in paragraph 5 mean?A. Destination.B. Top.C. Goal.D. Minimum.3. Who is most likely to succeed according to the text?A. Lucy, 72, trying to win at Scrabble.B. Tom, 26, trying to identify strangers’ faces.C. Jack, 48, trying to focus his attention for a long time.D. Lily, 43, trying to read the emotions in different eyes.4. What does Hartshorne’s study mainly tell us?A. There is no end to learning.B. Constant dropping wears away the stone.C. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.D. A foot may prove short while an inch may prove long.Passage 5Five thousand square meters of old damaged cars, motorcycles and boats fill this junkyard. For a casual onlooker, this might be a very sad sight. But for Andy. it's a real treasure. “I’ve been a junk hoarder(囤积者)for my whole life and I like fixing up whatshouldn’t be thrown away. Around 200 old cars end up in this junkyard every week. Some of them are sold for parts, others get repaired, and still others are beyond repair. ”His father Bobby started the business some 50 years ago and still spends every morning there. The father and son have very different approaches to their work. They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the father’s project, which Andy did not want him to do. “He did basically the opposite of everything I told him and I think he did it just to make me mad. He dumped a ton of money into this car, but in the end it wouldn’t run. ” Andy said jokingly.The unusual family business attracted the attention of a TV crew. That’s how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel. This show, five years of shooting, five seasons and 60 episodes(集), is popular. “There are hundreds of junkyards throughout the United States. I think what’s interesting is that it is a family business. My father and I started the business and we joke very well back and forth and I think that's what people like. The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises. See, this was a junk car and we restored it with a blown motor. Yet I don’t get a chance to ride around it too often. Because despite its shining appearance, the noise of the engine is truly deafening and I worry my neighbors will not put up with it. ”1. What does Andy seem to like about his junkyard?A. He is proud of its large scale.B. He is addicted to collecting things.C. He enjoys creating value out of the waste.D. He has the passion to take over the business one day.2. What can we infer from the “one Dean cab” case?A. The father is ready to follow his son’s advice.B. The father goes against his son deliberately.C. The son is impatient and fed up with his father.D. The father and son often disagree with each other.3. Why is the show Janka Empire popular?A. There are few junkyards in the United States.B. The father and son work together in a fun way.C. The show is a series of 5 seasons and 60 episodes.D. The family business shows much concern for their neighbors.4. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the last paragraph?A. Janka Empire.B. The family business.C. The shining appearance.D. The noise of the engine.参考答案Passage 11. B词义猜测题。

人为什么要睡眠节选阅读理解

人为什么要睡眠节选阅读理解
人们为什么需要睡眠是一个常见的问题。

睡眠在人类生理和心理健康中起着重要作用。

下面是一些原因解释人为什么需要睡眠：
1. 恢复和修复：睡眠是身体修复和恢复的重要途径。

在睡眠过程中，身体可以修复组织、清除毒素和支持免疫系统功能。

2. 脑功能：睡眠对大脑功能至关重要。

睡眠有助于巩固记忆、学习新知识和提高创造力。

缺乏睡眠可能导致认知功能下降、注意力不集中和记忆力减退。

3. 身体健康：良好的睡眠与身体健康密切相关。

研究发现，缺乏睡眠可能导致肥胖、糖尿病、心血管疾病和其他慢性疾病的风险增加。

4. 心理健康：睡眠与心理健康之间存在密切联系。

睡眠不足可能导致情绪不稳定、焦虑、抑郁和精神疾病的风险增加。

5. 生理调节：睡眠对生理过程的调节非常重要。

人体的内分泌系统、免疫系统和代谢都受到睡眠的影响。

充足的睡眠有助于维持身体内部的平衡和稳定。

综上所述，睡眠对人类的健康和正常生活至关重要。

人们需要充足的睡眠来恢复身体、保持大脑功能、促进身体健康和心理健康。

(每日一读)高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力文化教育睡眠为何会改善记忆力素材

睡眠为何会改善记忆力 The mechanism by which a good night's sleep improves learning and memory has been discovered by scientists.良好的睡眠可以改善学习记忆能力，其中的机制被科学家发现。

The team in China and the US used advanced microscopy（显微镜检查） to witness new connections between brain cells - synapses - forming during sleep.Their study, published in the journal Science, showed even intense training could not make up for lost sleep.Experts said it was an elegant and significant study, which uncovered the mechanismsof memory.It is well known that sleep plays an important role in memory and learning. But what actually happens inside the brain has been a source of considerable debate. Researchers at New York University School of Medicine and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School trained mice in a new skill - walking on top of a rotating rod. They then looked inside the living brain with a microscope to see what happened when the animals were either sleeping or sleep deprived.Their study showed that sleeping mice formed significantly more new connections between neurons - they were learning more.And by disrupting specific phases of sleep, the research group showed deep or slow-wave sleep was necessary for memory formation.During this stage, the brain was "replaying" the activity from earlier in the day. Prof Wen-Biao Gan, from New York University, told the BBC: "Finding out sleep promotes new connections between neurons is new, nobody knew this before."We thought sleep helped, but it could have been other causes, and we show it really helps to make connections and that in sleep the brain is not quiet, it is replaying what happened during the day and it seems quite important for making the connections."1。

英语阅读：听歌睡觉都有助于学习

英语阅读：听歌睡觉都有助于学习英语阅读：听歌睡觉都有助于学习在英语学习中，阅读占有很重要的地位。

阅读理解也是高考的必考题之一。

以下是店铺为大家整理的英语阅读：听歌睡觉都有助于学习相关内容，仅供参考，希望能够帮助大家。

We all know that we should use smart study strategies forlearning. But what is thescience behindeffective study strategies?The tips below come from scientific studies that examinethe difference between memorizing for short term and learning for the long haul.我们都知道要采用聪明的学习策略，但是这背后的科学内涵是什么呢？下面给出了几条通过研究短期记忆和长期记忆间的区别而得出的学习秘诀。

1. Quiz Yourself Daily每日监测自己Studies have shown that thebest way to rememberthe information you've read or studied is to test yourself. Why? It seems that the mere act of pulling information out of your brain and tucking it away again works like a sort of "body-building technique" for memories. Through a process calledretrieval practice, it seems that information becomes sturdier and more embedded.研究表明，要记住所学过的知识的最好办法就是检测自己。

高中英语记忆力训练的科学依据

高中英语记忆力训练的科学依据在探索高中英语记忆力训练的科学依据时，我们不禁会被记忆的复杂性和训练方法的多样性所吸引。

记忆力，作为认知科学的重要组成部分，涉及到如何有效地存储和提取信息。

针对高中生的英语学习，科学研究揭示了若干有效的记忆训练策略，这些策略在实践中能够显著提高记忆效果。

首先，记忆的形成和维持离不开大脑的多个区域，特别是海马体和前额叶皮层。

海马体在新信息的编码和长期记忆的形成中扮演着关键角色，而前额叶皮层则负责信息的检索和应用。

因此，高中英语学习者需要通过特定的记忆训练方法来激活这些脑区，以增强记忆能力。

科学研究表明，重复和复习是记忆力训练的核心。

间隔重复法，即在不同的时间间隔内重复学习内容，有助于将信息从短期记忆转移到长期记忆。

这种方法基于遗忘曲线理论，强调在记忆开始衰退时及时复习，以巩固记忆。

这种方法在学习英语词汇和语法规则时尤为有效，通过制定复习计划，学生能够提高对单词和语法的长期记忆。

除了重复，联想记忆法也是一个强有力的工具。

联想记忆法通过将新信息与已知信息建立联系来提高记忆效果。

例如，在学习英语词汇时，将新词汇与已知的词汇或生活中的实际事物进行联想，可以大大提高记忆的深度和持久性。

这种方法不仅使学习过程更加生动有趣，还能帮助学生更好地理解和记忆单词的使用场景。

多感官学习也是提高记忆力的有效策略。

研究发现，当学习者同时使用视觉、听觉和动觉等多种感官进行学习时，信息的记忆效果会显著提高。

例如，在学习英语时，结合听力练习、口语训练和书写练习，可以帮助学生更全面地掌握语言知识。

这种多感官的学习方法不仅有助于加深记忆，还能提高语言技能的综合运用能力。

情境学习法也是一种提升记忆力的科学依据。

将语言学习融入实际情境中，比如通过角色扮演、情景对话等方式进行练习，可以使学生在真实的使用环境中巩固记忆。

这种方法能够增强语言学习的实用性和趣味性，使学生在自然的交流过程中更好地记住所学内容。

此外，积极的心理状态对记忆力的提升也具有重要影响。

高考冲刺阶段如何提高记忆力和理解力

高考冲刺阶段如何提高记忆力和理解力高考，对于每一位学子来说，都是人生中的一次重要挑战。

在冲刺阶段，时间紧迫，任务繁重，如何提高记忆力和理解力显得尤为关键。

这不仅关系到能否在考场上发挥出色，更关乎未来的人生道路。

首先，充足的睡眠是提高记忆力和理解力的基础。

很多同学在冲刺阶段会选择熬夜苦读，但这种做法往往得不偿失。

睡眠不足会导致大脑疲劳，影响思维的敏捷性和记忆力。

科学研究表明，深度睡眠有助于巩固记忆，让白天所学的知识得到更好的存储和整理。

因此，每天应保证至少 7 8 小时的高质量睡眠，让大脑得到充分的休息和恢复。

合理的饮食也对记忆力和理解力的提升有着重要作用。

多摄入富含蛋白质、维生素和矿物质的食物，如鱼类、蛋类、新鲜蔬菜水果等。

鱼类中的不饱和脂肪酸有助于改善大脑功能，提高记忆力；蛋类富含的胆碱是合成乙酰胆碱的重要原料，对记忆力有促进作用；而新鲜的蔬菜水果富含维生素 C 和抗氧化剂，能够减轻大脑的氧化应激，保护大脑细胞。

同时，要避免过度摄入油腻、辛辣和高糖的食物，这些食物可能会导致大脑反应迟钝。

运动也是提高记忆力和理解力不可忽视的一环。

适度的运动可以促进血液循环，为大脑提供充足的氧气和营养物质。

例如，每天进行半小时的有氧运动，如慢跑、跳绳或者游泳，可以增强心肺功能，提高大脑的工作效率。

而且，运动还能缓解学习压力，让身心更加放松，从而更有利于知识的吸收和理解。

在学习方法上，采用多种方式结合可以增强记忆和理解效果。

比如，将视觉、听觉和动手实践结合起来。

对于历史事件，可以通过观看相关的纪录片来加深印象；对于数学公式，可以通过亲手推导和做题来强化记忆；对于英语单词，可以边听边读边写，多种感官的参与能够让记忆更加深刻。

制作思维导图是一个非常有效的工具。

在复习每个学科的知识点时，可以将其整理成思维导图的形式。

通过这种方式，能够清晰地看到知识之间的关联和层次结构，有助于从整体上理解和记忆。

而且，在制作思维导图的过程中，也是对知识进行梳理和整合的过程，能够进一步加深对知识点的理解。

探讨睡眠与记忆之间的关系

探讨睡眠与记忆之间的关系睡眠与记忆之间的关系一直备受关注。

无论是日常生活中的小事情还是重要的考试或工作，我们都知道良好的记忆对于个人学习和工作发展至关重要。

然而，人们常常忽视一个事实，那就是充足高质量的睡眠对于记忆力的提升同样不可或缺。

本文将探讨睡眠与记忆之间的密切关系。

一、睡眠对记忆巩固的影响研究表明，睡眠在促进记忆巩固方面起着至关重要的作用。

记忆巩固是指将短期记忆转化为长期记忆过程，这一过程与大脑中神经元之间新的联结和编码有关。

1.1 睡眠对学习过程中信息整合的促进在学习某项任务或知识时，人们首先会通过感官接收信息，然后把信息存储到短期记忆中。

然而，如果没有得到足够充分的睡眠来加强这些信息，并与长期存储进行联系，这些信息很容易遗失。

实验证据表明，当参与者在学习之后经过一段充分的睡眠后，他们更容易在测试中表现出更好的记忆成绩。

这是因为睡眠有助于加强学习过程中的信息整合，提高了概念的联想和理解能力。

1.2 睡眠对神经元活动的重塑和调整睡眠期间，大脑内部会发生一系列重要事件。

例如，睡眠可以促进脑内突触连接的重建和巩固。

突触是神经元之间传递信息的连接点，当我们进入深度睡眠时，大脑会处于突触可塑性最佳状态。

此外，在REM（快速动眼）睡眠阶段，大脑会对新学到的事物进行重要回放和再处理。

这种回放有助于巩固记忆，并帮助进一步将其转变为长期记忆。

二、睡眠质量与记忆效果之间的关联除了睡眠对于记忆巩固过程的促进作用外，睡眠质量本身也直接影响记忆效果。

如果一个人没有良好的睡眠质量，则可能面临以下问题：2.1 学习能力下降当我们没有充足的睡眠时，我们的学习能力会明显下降。

研究表明，睡眠不足会影响到大脑高级认知功能和学习能力。

在缺觉的状态下，人们更难专注和集中注意力，这使得他们很难有效地处理和记忆信息。

对于需要进行复杂思考和长时间学习的任务来说，睡眠不足可能导致记忆衰退、理解力减弱或者注意力不集中。

2.2 记忆出错和遗漏睡眠质量差会影响人们对学过知识的回忆效果，并容易出现记忆错误或遗漏。