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写在前面的话 中考、高考阅读多选自国外外刊。阅读外刊是英语学习不能缺少的一环。阅读原汁原味的英语文章可以帮助学生拓宽、积累词汇量，学习并应用最地道的英语表达，提高英语语感。本系列专辑充分考虑初中各年级学生的平均英语水平，从外国著名青少年英语学习网站以及国外英语教师使用的资源网站（DOGOnews, National Geographic Kids, Science News for Students）选择语篇，主题贴近生活，内容有趣，难度得当，是专为中学不同年级学生打造的外刊阅读资源。 一、制作初心 1. 拓展学生的阅读范围 2. 阅读语料的时效性高，了解当下的世界 3. 保证阅读语料的纯正性 二、资源内部板块设计 每份外刊根据内容设计不同板块——原文畅读、词汇/词组精讲、长难句分析、综合练习、参考答案、参考译文。符合学生以及教师使用需求。 三、本系列专辑子系列介绍 a.八年级外刊精读 b.中考外刊精读 四、推荐使用场景 a. 晨读 b. 阅读拓展课 c. 自学拓展练习 d. 课下补充材料 希望大家能充分利用这套资源，不断拓展，不断精进，在增加知识的同时，也逐渐提高对世界、世事、世物的洞见，祝学习愉快！ Pleasant Smells May Help You Remember Things Better P1【原文畅读】 Pleasant Smells May Help You Remember Things Better We have all experienced the strong link between smell and memory. A whiff of chlorine probably reminds you of summer pool parties, while the scent of flowers may bring back memories of your grandma's garden. Now, researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have found that breathing in pleasant aromas could even help improve memory and learning. The study, led by Cynthia Woo, involved 43 healthy adults aged between 60 and 85. The scientists divided them into two groups. The test group was provided with scent-releasing machines and some natural oils with different fragrances. They included orange, eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, rosemary, and lavender. The control group was given the same equipment. However, the natural oils they received had small amounts of the different fragrances. The participants were asked to use one of the scented oils to perfume their homes for two hours every night for six months. They were also required to rotate the fragrances and use a different one each night. At the end of the six months, all volunteers took a word list test commonly used to evaluate memory. The group exposed to the heavily scented oils outperformed the control group by an astounding 226 percent! Woo and her team maintain that it does not matter when the scents are inhaled. However, varying the fragrances is of utmost importance. The scientis