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A
Here's another
reason to get off the couch and start working up a
the exercise right and you could
improve your ability to remember
something 's the finding of a new
study.
But it
all comes down to lock up the new
information,start
burning those
calories roughly four hours after you took in the
new 's
according to researchers at an
institute on
brain,cognition
（认知）
and
's at Radboud University's Medical
Center,in Nijmegen,the van Dongen
and
his colleagues shared their new findings in the
June 16 Current
Biology.
This precisely timed memory
trick comes from tests with 72
learned
the location of 90 objects on a computer ,some of
the members
watched relaxing nature
worked up a sweat on body-building
bikes,changing between hard and easy
riding for 35 workouts came
either
soon after the cram
session
（考前突击复习）
or four hours
later.
Two days
later they were tested again,Those who remembered
the
objects' sites best were the people
who had waited four hours after
their
learning before those who remembered sites
correctly,the four-
hour delay before biking also led to
more consistent activity in an
area
important for 's known as the
hippocampus
（海马区）
.The
consistent
activity here suggests that
the memories had been strong,the scientists
say.
Van Dongen's team does not yet know how
exercise works its memo
do,however,have a guess. Aerobic
exercise leads to me creation of
several important chemicals in the is
a protein known as BDNF. The
other is
dopamine (DO-puh-meen). It can help convey
messages between
nerve two chemicals
may help strengthen memories by linking brain
cells,the researchers
suspect.
best way to lock
up the new information is .
get off the couch soon after their
learning
hours and work up
a sweat
see some nature
videos on a computer screen
after taking in new
information
is NOT right
about the experiment?
are
90 objects on the screen.
days
later.
people took part in
the experiment.
for
35minutes.
does exercise
work its memory magic?
the
hippocampus.
sure.
do sports for four
do sports four hours
were tested
again two
all had to do
riding
one knows for
protein
known as BDNF.
as dopamine.
protein known
B
For
the Swiss,punctuality is a source of deep obtain
real joy
from the fact that life
unfolds on time and in a highly efficient I
visit Switzerland,I go through several
stages of punctuality first it
delights me,especially if I'm coming
from Neighbouring Italy or France
with
their rather more flexible approach to
contrast,life in
Switzerland is
enthusiastic and someone says they will meet me
at 2
pm,they arrive at 2 pm not 2:05
(or 1:55,for that matter). I like
this,for a while.
Then it annoys extreme
punctuality strikes me as a kind of being
mean,and I find myself agreeing with
the English writer Evelyn Waugh
who
said that
That
is unfair though,and finally I come to appreciate
Swiss
punctuality for what it is: a
deep expression of respect for other
punctual person is a considerate
showing up on time for everything,a
Swiss person is saying,in
effect,
value you.
It's no coincidence that
the Swiss are the world's came first,the
precise clocks and watches or the
precise people?Hard to say,but the
result is the same: a nation where the
trains and everything else
really do
run on time.
How to explain this
punctuality?No one knows for a popular theory
is that,historically,it arises from the
tough,mountainous you planted
your
crops on time and harvested them at the correct
time or,well,you
starved.
Punctuality,sadly,is a
dying art in many parts of the phones are
partly to feel less
compelled
（紧迫的）
to arrive on
time if we can
always text to say we're
running a few minutes don't sense that is
happening in
Switzerland,though.
Punctuality is not without its
punctuality also creates an
expectation,and if that expectation is
not met,disappointment those
rare
occasions when things do not function smoothly,the
Swiss get
nervous,confused and
angry.
's NOT the author's
attitude towards the Swiss punctuality?
.
.
.
.
do the Swiss
people want to show by arriving on
time?
show their respect
for other people.
best
watches.
show that they are
considerate persons.
the best
watchmakers in the world.
passage is probably taken from a .
history book
business newspaper
cultural guidebook
show that they are
show that they have the
economic magazine
C
A contest organised by
Airbnb is offering three lucky winners the
chance to spend a night in the company
of winners and their guests
will get
access to a
transparent
（透明的）
glass
bedroom in the 33-foot
deep Paris
Aquarium where 35 sharks are living.
Interested applicants,who
must be 18 years or older and in good
health,can apply for the contest
through the Airbnb website.
11th,12th,and 13th of April,the Paris
Aquarium will open its doors for
a
night in a room full of sharks,
any
room: you will sleep in a round bed,with a
breathtaking view of the
world of
sharks.
The
unusual event will be hosted by a free
diver,photographer,and
shark enthusiast
Fred Buyle,and a biologist will provide the
winners
with a special course on
sharks-their mysterious lives and their role
in the ocean's ecosystem,with which the
winners can better understand
the
sharks and thus avoid disturbing their life in the
aquarium when
they stay
there.
Upon
arrival,the winners will first be taken to their
room for
presentations,followed by
dinner at the shark tunnel and a night stay
among the twin bed,soap,toilet
paper,and shampoo are all included in
the package,as well as breakfast the
next stay is completely free,and
so is
the travel arrangement to and from
Paris.
Applications must also include a
message addressed to the 50 to
500
characters,applicants must explain why they're the
perfect
candidate for the choices of languages
include English, German,
Spanish,
French,Italian and case of Chinese,Japanese,and
Korean,the
word limit is between 50 and
300. Remember that other languages are not
course,an Airbnb account is a must
requirement for every applicant.
If selected,the winners
will be forbidden from diving or swimming
in the aquarium,and will be required to
keep their hands and feet
indoors at
all is not allowed because sharks are sensitive
to light.
Besides, the organisers
advise against watching movies like Jaws before
checking in.
will the three winners of the contest be allowed
to do?
along with some
sharks.
with sharks for two days.
in a room surrounded by
sharks.
how sharks sleep at
night.
's the purpose of
the special course in Paragraph 3?
help the winners develop an interest
in sharks.
guide the
winners how to live in the aquarium.
tell the winners about the ecosystem
in the ocean.
help the winners learn
how not to disturb the sharks.
people apply for the contest,they
don't need to .
an
account on the Airbnb website
the Airbnb website
a message in one of the required
languages
the application fee along
with the applying letter
can be inferred from the last
paragraph about the winners?
for the contest through