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When it comes to your brain, researchers have found there's no better superfood than a book. According to the data 1.____________ (collect) by the University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study，a 2.____________ (hope) pattern came out: people who read books for as little as 30 minutes a day over several years were living an average of two years 3.____________ (long) than people who didn't read anything at all.
Strange still, as science reminds us, reading books—especially fiction—4.____________ (force) your brain to think critically and make 5.____________ (connection) from one chapter to another, and to the outside world. Also, reading stories can lead to a noticeable increase in human interaction, 6.____________ in turn can lower stress levels.
But it doesn't mean that magazines, newspapers and web articles are useless. Any reading material that fills your mind and enlarges your vocabulary seems 7.____________ (carry) mental benefits. Therefore, whether you're reading a pageturner or simply scanning 8.____________ instruction for your coffee maker, many parts of your brain 9.____________ (involve) in positive thinking. Still not inspired to give 10.____________ a try?
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，阅读益处多多，建议读者多读书。
1．解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，collect和其逻辑主语the data构成动宾关系，与介词“by”呼应，故填其过去分词形式collected。
答案：collected
2．解析：考查词性转换。修饰名词一般用形容词，所以用形容词hopeful修饰名词“pattern”，在句中作定语。
答案：hopeful
3．解析：考查形容词的比较级。根据语境中的比较级标志“than”可知，此处表示比较的含义，故填longer。
答案：longer
4．解析：考查时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，此处叙述客观情况，应用一般现在时；且主语为动名词短语“reading books”，句子谓语用单数形式，故填forces。
答案：forces
5．解析：考查名词复数。connection是可数名词，与该句中的“from one chapter to another”呼应，表示复数概念，且其前无限定词修饰，故填connections。
答案：connections
6．解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰前面的整个句子，故用which来引导该从句。
答案：which
7．解析：考查非谓语动词。seem to do sth.为固定用法，故此处用不定式作宾语，故填to carry。
答案：to carry
8．解析：考查冠词。instruction意为“操作指南”时是可数名词，且第一次在语境中出现，故用不定冠词修饰，表示泛指，且其发音以元音音素开头，故填an。
答案：an
9．解析：考查时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，此处描述客观情况，应用一般现在时；且主语many parts of your brain为复数，be involved in“涉及，参与”符合语境，故填are involved。
答案：are involved
10．解析：考查代词。空处表示对本文主题“阅读”的再次点题，故填代词it。
答案：it
