考研英语重在基础，建议广大考生在了解考研英语大纲的前提下，首先积累英语词汇量，并通过做阅读理解、翻译、写作等练习在词义方面加以提升，然后再考虑学习掌握答题技巧。当然，我们知道英语知识的复习是一个长期积累的过程。让我们跟随文都何凯文老师的每日一句。所谓：不积跬步，无以至千里;不积小流，无以成江海。坚持也是一种信仰!

　　看文章做题!

　　“OUR primary goal is for our users to see us as a gym, where they can work out and keepmentally fit,” says Michael Scanlon, the co-founder and chief scientist of Lumos Labs. For $14.95 amonth, subscribers to the firm’s Lumosity website get to play a selection ofonline games designed to improve their cognitive performance. There are around 40 exercises available, including “speed match”, in which players click if an image matches a previous one; “memory matrix”, which requires remembering which squares on a matrix were shaded; and “raindrops”, which involves solving arithmetic problems before the raindrops containing them hit the ground. The puzzles are varied, according to how well users perform, to ensure they are given a suitably challenging brain-training session each day.

　　1. Which of the following tasks is presented by the website according to the first paragraph?

　　(A) To remember some shaded matrix in asquare.

　　(B) To click the previous matches in “speedmatch”

　　(C) To prevent mental deterioration with someactivities.

　　(D) To hit raindrops containing arithmeticproblems.

　　解析： 这是一篇今天的经济学人的文章。

　　题目是：Commercializing neuroscience Cognitive training may be a money spinner despite scientists’ doubts

　　词汇突破：

　　Neuroscience 神经系统科学

　　Cognitive training 认知训练

　　Cognitive;made; nurture 后天

　　Genetic; inherited; born;nature 先天

　　Money spinner <口>赚钱的人，赢利的企业，赚钱的东西(或事，生意等)

　　mentally fit 心理健康

　　这篇文章很新，难度不大，出考研题目会略显简单，所以对错不重要;

　　但是命题的思路是完全按照考研的思路来的，可以对照的题目是：

　　07年第一篇文章第三题;

　　07年第二篇文章第一题;

　　尤其是07年第一篇文章的第三题，最后的答案是来自于最为概括的说法;而不是具体的措施。

　　选项分析：(C) Toprevent mental deterioration with some activities. (正确答案)

　　同意替换;

　　to play a selection of online games designed to improve their cognitive performance.

　　用网络游戏提升认知能力 = 用行为防止智力退化

　　其他几个选项就是我把原文的内容胡乱拼接了一下。和原文的表达完全不是一个意思。

　　文中讲了三个具体的练习：

　　1. including “speed match”, inwhich players click if an image matches a previous one;

　　游戏人点击一个和之前出现的图案匹配的选项

　　2. “memory matrix”, which requiresremembering which squares on a matrix were shaded;

　　记住一个在矩阵中遮盖住的方块

　　3. and “raindrops”, which involvessolving arithmetic problems before the raindrops containing them hit theground.

　　雨滴里面有一个算数问题，在雨滴落地前回答这个问题。

　　思路点拨： 其实ABD都是具体的模式，其实都是在为C服务的，即使ABD对了你也不能选，何况还不对,所以更不能选了。

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