【推荐2】Losing your ability to think and remember is pretty scary. We know the risk of dementia（痴呆症）increases with age. But if you have memory slips, you probably needn’t worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.

After age 50, it’s quite common to have trouble remembering the names of people, places and things quickly, says Dr. Kirk Daffner of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

The brain ages just like the rest of the body. Certain parts shrink, especially areas in the brain that are important to learning, memory and planning. Changes in brain cells can affect communication between different regions of the brain. And blood flow can be reduced as blood vessels narrow.

Forgetting the name of an actor in a favorite movie, for example, is nothing to worry about. But if you forget the plot of the movie or don’t remember even seeing it, that’s far more concerning, Daffner says.

When you forget entire experiences, he says, that’s “a red flag that something more serious may be involved.” Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven, or forgetting how to drive to the house of a friend you’ve visited many times before can also be signs of something going wrong.

But even then, Daffner says, people shouldn’t panic. There are many things that can cause confusion and memory loss, including health problems like temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, high blood pressure, or depression, as well as medications like antidepressants.

You don’t have to figure this out on your own. Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory. And the best defence against memory loss is to try to prevent it by building up your brain’s cognitive（认知的）reserve, Daffner says.

“Read books, go to movies, take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think in novel ways,” he says. In other words, keep your brain busy and working. And also get physically active, because exercise is a known brain promotion.

1. Why does the author say that one needn’t be concerned about memory slips?

A．All of them are just age-related.

B．They exist among fifty-year-olds.

C．Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.

D．They occur only among certain groups of people.

2. What happens as we become aged according to the passage?

A．Our interaction skills worsen.

B．Our whole brain starts shrinking.

C．Most parts of our brain stop functioning.

D．Communication within our brain weakens.

3. What is Dr. Daffner’s advice for fighting against memory loss?

A．Having regular physical checkups.

B．Turning to a professional for assistance.

C．Staying active both physically and mentally.

D．Taking medicine that helps promote one’s brain.

【推荐3】
The Great Wall of China is one of Beijing’s biggest draws for tourists; despite its fame and ubiquity in postcards across the world, it rarely fails to attract tourists at the first proper sight.Yet the authorities open only certain sections of the wall as fit for viewing, and few get to visit the unauthorized sections. Fewer still are aware of the existence of at least one part of the Wall that remains in almost original condition, nearly 1,500 years after construction of legendary fortification began. But there’s a good reason for this – it’s underwater.
American journalist Steven Schwankert has been diving since age 10. It was though his setting – up of a diving school that Schwankert came to explore some of lesser – known areas of China’s lakes – and discovered the underwater Wall under a reservoir. “The most fascinating piece of diving I ever did in China must be the Great Wall. I managed to find out about it via the Internet. It wasn’t difficult to get to Pan Jiakou in Hebei Province, near the East Qing Tomb about 4 hour’s drive from Beijing. Why do I want to dive the Great Wall? Why do people want to walk on the Great Wall? It’s the same answer.”
There are, however, advantages of visiting the Great Wall in a diving suit over being on foot. The water acts as a preservative by preventing the kind of mass tourism that has brought trouble on other parts of the Wall. “Unlike the people who walk in the Wall, we as divers never need to actually touch it. I’ve dived twice there, the last time in July. I found that the water then was much deeper than it was before – 13 meters deep.” When he first dived, parts of the Wall were visible above the surface. Now even the guard tower is completely submerged. “It’s better that the Wall is deep under water, as there are lots of boats coming in and out around that area. Their wave action could potentially damage the brickwork. So, the deeper, the better.”
1. Steven Schwankert is most interested in                  .

A．collecting photos of the Wall	B．walking along on the Wall
C．diving the underwater Wall	D．visiting some famous lakes

2. What does the underlined word “submerged” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?

A．Damaged by water.	B．Washed by water.
C．Preserved by water.	D．Covered by water.

3. What is the topic discussed in the last paragraph?

A．Advantages of walking on the Great Wall.

B．Advantages of visiting the underwater Wall.

C．The reasons why the Wall is deep under water.

D．The reasons why the underwater Wall is protected.

4. What c we infer from the text?

A．The underwater Wall will sink deeper year by year.

B．Diving the Wall is popular with divers all over the world.

C．Diving is a good way to visit the Wall without causing much damage.

D．More and more tourists will come to visit the underwater Wall in China.

【推荐1】Working at the British Museum

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If you want to find out more about a specific vacancy, click on the job title in the list of current vacancies in the British Museum or the British Museum Company below. You can also log in to continue and track a previous application. You can use the search function on the bottom left of this tab to search for jobs according to their location, job category or employment type.

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If your application is successful you will be subject to relevant disclosure checks for the job. You will also be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.

You can apply for a job by clicking on the corresponding job title. You can resume an application which you have started but are yet to finish. The online application form has been designed so that you can save, review and modify it, before submission.

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Once we receive your application it will be reviewed and evaluated. If you are shortlisted for the job you will be invited to an interview: this could be a telephone interview, a face-to-face interview or in the format of an assessment centre, depending on the position you are applying for. If your application is unsuccessful we will contact you to let you know.

We usually operate a two-stage interview process depending on the job you have applied for. For certain jobs you may also be asked to undertake an exercise to demonstrate your suitability for the position.

All vacancies will close at 12 noon on the closing date and late applications will not be accepted. If you have further queries, please contact the Museum’s Human Resources department on 020 73238396 or bmrecruit@britishmuscum.org.

1. You cannot search a job on this website by ________.

A．employment type

B．job category

C．salary

D．location

2. If you want to explore more about the transparency of the data collecting, you can click on the ________tab.

A．current vacancies	B．job applicant privacy notice
C．benefits	D．volunteer

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．When submitted, the online application form can’t be revised.

B．The Museum will contact you only if your application is successful.

C．The Museum provides different benefits to its staff based on their performance.

D．The candidates will go through a telephone interview and then a face-to-face one.

【推荐3】Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages. In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. All they have to so is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if the has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises,no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.

Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives.

People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?

There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.

1. What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To arouse the reader’s concern.

B．To introduce the topic sentence of the whole passage.

C．To summarize the whole passage.

D．To state the primary uses of TV.

2. Television,as a source of entertainment, is          .

A．not very convenient

B．very expensive

C．quite dangerous

D．very cheap

3. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that          .

A．it keeps us informed

B．it is not very cheap

C．it enables us to have a rest

D．it controls our lives

4. According to the last paragraph, whether TV is good or not depends on          .

A．its quality

B．people’s attitude towards it

C．its value

D．when we use it