根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
"You are the same today as you will be in five years except for the books you read. " A love of reading can make your brain more efficient, lower stress levels, and inspire life pursuits （追求）. Here's how your brain and body benefit when you crack open a book.
Reading can improve brainpower.
___16___ Whether you're interested in a book or simply scanning an instruction for your coffee maker, your brain will drive other functions一such as vision, language, and associative （相关的）learning, according to a survey by Ken Pugh, PhD. ___17___ Another recent study found that older adults who regularly read books are two and a half times less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Reading can melt away stress.
Being lost in a good book lowers your levels of unhealthy stress hormones. In a British study, participants were involved in an anxiety-provoking （引发焦虑
）activity and then either read for a few minutes, listened to music, or played video games. The stress levels of those who read dropped 67 percent. _______18_______
Reading about someone who overcame hurdles may encourage you to achieve your own dream. If you'd like a raise, following a character into the boss's office may give you the courage to make the same request. The more you identify with a character and experience the events as if they were happening to you, the more likely you'll take action.
___19___Turn off your phone and computer, and set aside one or two hours to read books every day.
A. Reading can encourage life goals.
B. Reading can recall your memory.
C. As a result, stress is associated with reading.
D. That process forces you to think and concentrate.
E. Reading gives your brain a different kind of workout.
F. We cannot think too highly of the benefits of reading.
G. It was a more important drop than that of the other groups.
【答案】
"You are the same today as you will be in five years except for the books you read. " A love of reading can make your brain more efficient, lower stress levels, and inspire life pursuits （追求）. Here's how your brain and body benefit when you crack open a book.
Reading can improve brainpower.
___16___ Whether you're interested in a book or simply scanning an instruction for your coffee maker, your brain will drive other functions一such as vision, language, and associative （相关的）learning, according to a survey by Ken Pugh, PhD. ___17___ Another recent study found that older adults who regularly read books are two and a half times less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Reading can melt away stress.
Being lost in a good book lowers your levels of unhealthy stress hormones. In a British study, participants were involved in an anxiety-provoking （引发焦虑
）activity and then either read for a few minutes, listened to music, or played video games. The stress levels of those who read dropped 67 percent. _______18_______Reading about someone who overcame hurdles may encourage you to achieve your own dream. If you'd like a raise, following a character into the boss's office may give you the courage to make the same request. The more you identify with a character and experience the events as if they were happening to you, the more likely you'll take action.
___19___Turn off your phone and computer, and set aside one or two hours to read books every day.
A. Reading can encourage life goals.
B. Reading can recall your memory.
C. As a result, stress is associated with reading.
D. That process forces you to think and concentrate.
E. Reading gives your brain a different kind of workout.
F. We cannot think too highly of the benefits of reading.
G. It was a more important drop than that of the other groups.
【答案】
苏19057182-3号