You know that eating a suitable diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But did you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter?
Studies show that when the brains is forced to do something new, it creates new neural (神經(jīng)元) pathways. The more pathways you have, the faster you can think and the better memory you will have. Wonderful steps towards a smarter brain are as follows:
Choose proper TV programs
Watching an average TV show needs very little brain power and brings the same result as giving no care to physical exercise. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do,if you watch TV, choose something educational and full of information.
Travel
Traveling to a new country forces you to see and do things in a new way, making your brains more active.
Learning a new language
A new language learner usually uses different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps you prevent memory problems in later years.
Master a new subject
Each week, choose an animal, a bird or a fish, and read everything you can about it. Go on learning unitl you become an expert on the subject.
Use your non-dominant hand
If you are right-handed,use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a new way will cause your brain to create new neural networks.
Read often
As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading can enlarge your vocabulary if you search for words and expressions that you don’t know.
Calculate while you shop
As you put things in your shopping bag, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.
Play video games
Studies have found that some video games force you to use critical decision-making skills and can even improve students’ math grades.
So get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make yourself smarter!
【小題1】The passage can most probably be found in a _____book.

補(bǔ)全短文。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的A-F選項(xiàng)中選出適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全短文。（共5 小題，計(jì)5分）

1.Is this true? Maybe it is, or we won't be healthy and clever.?????????????????????

2.Children of our age need nine hours sleep every day. If we don't go to bed early, we won't have enough sleep. Then we can't think properly and can't do our work properly. We will not be clever.

3.This is not good for them. We must go to bed at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep. When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise.

4.Exercise keeps a strong body.

5.This is very important. Blood takes food to all parts of our body. The brain also needs blood. We think with our blood. We can think better if we keep our body healthy and take exercise.

A. The body must have enough sleep．

B. Exercise helps the blood (血液) go around inside the body.

C. But it’s necessary to take some exercise every day.

D. Everyone must go to bed early and get up early.

E. If we lack (缺少) exercise, we will become weak.

F. Some people go to bed late and get up late.