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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。
Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month. One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories. We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing (加强) connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear. Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories to form the next day. Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping. If Tononi's theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a night's, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information — our brains may have smaller room for new experiences. Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size. "You keep what matters," Tononi says. A. We should also try to sleep well the night before. B. It's as if the brain is preserving its most important memories. C. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get sick. D. The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories. E. That's why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning. F. "Sleep is the price we pay for learning," says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea. G. Tononi's team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice. |
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| 2. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
Where are the speakers most probably?
A . In a restaurant
B . In a bakery
C . In a fruit shop
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| 3. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
What should be avoided in bear encounters?
A . Flee away immediately.
B . Stay where you are.
C . Seek shelter in a tree.
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| 4. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
Where did the woman go yesterday?
A . To a park
B . To an exhibition
C . To her sister's
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| 5. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
What is the relationship between the speakers?
A . Office colleagues
B . Board members
C . Business partners
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| 6. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
What does the athlete owe his success to?
A . Racing at sea level
B . Training at high altitudes
C . Living in a mountainous area
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| 7. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
听材料，回答问题。
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| 8. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
听材料，回答问题。
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| 9. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
听材料，回答问题。
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| 10. 听力题 | 详细信息 |
听材料，回答问题。
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