登录
新素材素材话题:多食用果蔬有助于改善和维持记忆力
[2026 江苏常州期末]Remember to eat fruit and vegetables. They might just improve your memory.
Scientists have found out several kinds of products, including greens, orange and red vegetables, are good for memory. Researchers have found that men who insisted on eating those fruits and vegetables over a period of 20 years were more likely to have better memory skills than those who seldom ate them. The study followed about 27, 800 men in health care jobs over 20 years, and surveyed them on their diets and other health-related topics every four years.
Towards the end of the study, the researchers started asking them questions about their memory, for example, “Do you have more trouble than usual remembering a short list of things, such as a shopping list?” or “Do you have more trouble than usual following a group conversation or a story in a TV programme because of your memory?” “A growing number of ‘yes’ answers to such questions can mean their memory is going down,” the researchers said.
The participants (参与者) were divided into
five groups, based on how many servings (一份) of vegetables and fruits they got each day, from six servings in the healthiest group to just two servings. The six-serving eaters were 34 per cent less likely to be forgetful. And the results were even better if the men happened to eat carotenoid (类胡萝卜素)-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins. Besides, those who drank orange juice often were 47 per cent less likely to become forgetful, compared with those who drank orange juice less than once a month.
“Our studies provide further evidence that diet choices can be important to keep your brain healthy,” researchers said.
9. How long did the researchers follow the participants in the study?
10. According to Paragraph 4, what vegetables are good for people’s memory?
11. According to Paragraph 3, what can mean a person’s memory is becoming worse?
12. What do the researchers think the studies can prove?
[2026 江苏常州期末]Remember to eat fruit and vegetables. They might just improve your memory.
Scientists have found out several kinds of products, including greens, orange and red vegetables, are good for memory. Researchers have found that men who insisted on eating those fruits and vegetables over a period of 20 years were more likely to have better memory skills than those who seldom ate them. The study followed about 27, 800 men in health care jobs over 20 years, and surveyed them on their diets and other health-related topics every four years.
Towards the end of the study, the researchers started asking them questions about their memory, for example, “Do you have more trouble than usual remembering a short list of things, such as a shopping list?” or “Do you have more trouble than usual following a group conversation or a story in a TV programme because of your memory?” “A growing number of ‘yes’ answers to such questions can mean their memory is going down,” the researchers said.
The participants (参与者) were divided into
five groups, based on how many servings (一份) of vegetables and fruits they got each day, from six servings in the healthiest group to just two servings. The six-serving eaters were 34 per cent less likely to be forgetful. And the results were even better if the men happened to eat carotenoid (类胡萝卜素)-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins. Besides, those who drank orange juice often were 47 per cent less likely to become forgetful, compared with those who drank orange juice less than once a month.
“Our studies provide further evidence that diet choices can be important to keep your brain healthy,” researchers said.
9. How long did the researchers follow the participants in the study?
Over 20 years.
10. According to Paragraph 4, what vegetables are good for people’s memory?
Carotenoid-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins.
11. According to Paragraph 3, what can mean a person’s memory is becoming worse?
A growing number of “yes” answers to such questions.
12. What do the researchers think the studies can prove?
Diet choices can be important to keep the brain healthy.
答案
9 Over 20 years. 根据 The study followed about 27,800 men in health care jobs over 20 years 可知,研究者跟踪调查参与者20多年。
10 Carotenoid-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins. 根据“And the results were even better if the men happened to eat carotenoids-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins.”可知答案。
11 A growing number of “yes” answers to such questions. 根据第三段最后一句可知,对这些问题的肯定回答意味着记忆力下降。
12 Diet choices can be important to keep the brain healthy. 根据最后一段可知,研究为饮食选择对于保持头脑健康很重要提供证据。
10 Carotenoid-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins. 根据“And the results were even better if the men happened to eat carotenoids-rich vegetables, such as carrots and pumpkins.”可知答案。
11 A growing number of “yes” answers to such questions. 根据第三段最后一句可知,对这些问题的肯定回答意味着记忆力下降。
12 Diet choices can be important to keep the brain healthy. 根据最后一段可知,研究为饮食选择对于保持头脑健康很重要提供证据。
