必修第1册 WELCOME UNIT(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

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(2025·八省联考)Want to learn a new language or get A's in college exams? Previous studies have shown that exercise can help stimulate the areas of the brain that convert (转换) new information into long­term memory.A new study has taken this information one step further and found the best time when exercise can help maximize learning.

Building upon past research that found exercise releases biochemicals that improve mental function，scientists at Radboud University and the University of Edinburgh conducted a study to determine when exercise was most beneficial to learning.

Participants—72 healthy male and female adults—were first asked to perform a computer test that challenged their visual and spatial learning.After the test，all of the subjects watched nature documentaries，but two­thirds of them also exercised.Half of the exercisers did circuit training on an exercise bike for 35 minutes immediately after the test.The other half did the same exercise but not until four hours after they had been tested.

Two days later，all of the participants returned to the lab for a recall test，and they were connected to MRI (磁共振成像) machines to assess their brain activity.The participants who exercised four hours after taking the computer test were able to recall what they had learned most accurately.Their brainwaves also showed more consistent levels of activity，indicating that their brains were less taxed to remember what they had learned.

According to this research，the best time to exercise to improve learning is four hours after studying.But why? That's one question the researchers have yet to answer.Another question left unanswered is the level of exercise that might best improve learning.I've run enough marathons to prove the fact that my brain is anything but sharp during or after a tough workout.But the researchers noted that light workouts might not give the brain enough of a biochemical boost to improve learning.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新研究——锻炼可以帮助刺激大脑将新信息转化为长期记忆，以及可以有助于最大化提高学习效果的最佳时间。

1．What did the new study aim to explore?

A．When exercise is best for learning.

B．What biochemicals are good for health.

C．How brainwaves should be measured.

D．Which area of the brain is the most active.

解析　A　细节理解题。根据第一段中“A new study has taken this information one step further and found the best time when exercise can help maximize learning.(一项新的研究更进一步找到了锻炼有助于最大化学习效果的最佳时间。)”可知，新研究旨在探索什么时候锻炼最有利于学习。故选A。

2．What were all the participants asked to do during the experiment?

A．Train on bicycles.

B．Do mathematics exercises.

C．Play computer games.

D．Watch films about nature.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第三段中“After the test，all of the subjects watched nature documentaries(测试后，所有受试者都观看了自然纪录片)”可知，实验要求所有受试者在实验过程中观看自然纪录片。故选D。

3．Why did the participants return to the lab two days later?

A．To do a medical examination.

B．To have their memory tested.

C．To get their workouts recorded.

D．To finish their previous tasks.

解析　B　细节理解题。根据第四段中“Two days later，all of the participants returned to the lab for a recall test(两天后，所有参与者返回实验室进行回忆测试)”可知，参与者两天后返回实验室是为了进行记忆测试。故选B。

4．What might the author's marathon running prove?

A．The findings of the study are reliable.

B．Long­distance runners are often smart.

C．Studies on the marathon are not enough.

D．Hard exercise may not sharpen the brain.

解析　D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I've run enough marathons to prove the fact that my brain is anything but sharp during or after a tough workout.(我已经跑了足够多的马拉松来证明这样一个事实：在艰苦的锻炼过程中或之后，我的大脑一点也不敏锐。)”可知，作者通过自己跑马拉松的经历证明，剧烈的锻炼可能不会使大脑变得敏锐。故选D。

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(2025·河南郑州测试题)“There's nothing more truly artistic than to love people，” said the

famous painter Vincent van Gogh.The spirit of that comment might support new research findings that show spending just 30 minutes in an arts and culture museum has a number of positive mental health benefits，including measurably reducing the stress hormone (激素).

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania reviewed more than 100 studies that explore the emotional experience of visiting a museum，and Katherine Cotter，a postdoctoral fellow，concluded that museum visits yield mental health benefits.“When we enter a museum，we're entering it with an intention，” Cotter told the PBS station.

Visiting a museum，she added，draws us away from the time and place where we live and pulls us into the experience of seeing the world through another person's eyes.“We engage different mindsets and different cognitive(认知的) processes，” she said.“Once we get into the center of the museum visit，we see ourselves more concerned communally (共同地)，thinking about how things are interrelated in the world more broadly.”

Walking through an art museum，large or small，is about more than spending time in a cool，quiet and interesting space.Notably，Cotter identified a reduction in feelings of loneliness as one of the mental health benefits of visiting art museums.

Part of the reason for this could be the communal experience of observing artworks together with other like­minded individuals.But it is also the art itself that brings us into a feeling of connection with other human beings—creators，thinkers，observers—who remind us that each of us has a point of view，something to say and something to teach and learn from the world around us.

And so we return to van Gogh's observation.Perhaps we benefit from expanding our view of the world by exploring art and culture，in part，because the experience of being human is in itself just that—an art form.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了新的研究发现，参观艺术和文化博物馆对心理健康有许多积极的好处。

5．What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Vincent van Gogh was a famous writer.

B．30 minutes is enough for visiting a museum.

C．Visiting museums is a way to relieve pressure.

D．People visit museums for different purposes.

解析　C　细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The spirit of that comment might support new research findings that show spending just 30 minutes in an arts and culture museum has a number of positive mental health benefits，including measurably reducing the stress hormone (激素).(该评论的态度可能是支持新的研究成果，即仅仅在艺术和文化博物馆中度过30分钟，就会带来