When you’ve read the same paragraph 10 times and you still make little of it as you are reading ancient Egyptian, and you’re not studying ancient Egyptian, it’s time for you to put the books down. Experts say good breaks are a critical part of exam preparation and actually make your brain work better. Debbie Bruckner, the director of the Student Union Wellness Centre at the University of Calgary, says an overburdened brain stops processing new information. "You’ve got to put it into your short-term memory and then move it into your long-term memory," she says. To do that, you need to stop cramming new knowledge into your head. Psychologist Joanne Mills says most people can concentrate for 45 minutes to an hour at a time, but then need 15 minutes to rest. She suggests picking your break activity—taking a walk, listening to music—and setting a timer for 15 minutes. "It’s a cue to your mind" she says. Mills also suggests setting targets and stopping when you’ve reached them. "Some students will take that break even if they haven’t finished what they set out to do and then they don’t really relax or enjoy it because their mind is racing with ’I must, I should, I have to.’" If you’re in the flow, ride the momentum until you come to a natural break in the material, then set the timer again and walk to the corner store. Alternating which books you’re hitting also helps. Work on English for an hour, then switch to math. It’s like exercising multiple muscles at the gym, as different parts of your brain work for different subjects. Bruckner says that to maintain a healthy mind-body-spirit temperament in the heat of exam season, sit down with your calendar. "Make a schedule for a month—when your assignments are due, when your final exams are, what the weighting is for each," she says.The word "cram" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to (). A. put something into a container, especially in a hurry B. put many things into a place at one time that makes it completely full C. teach students as much as possible in a short time before the examination D. put too much knowledge into the brain, although there is hardly enough room for it
When you’ve read the same paragraph 10 times and you still make little of it as you are reading ancient Egyptian, and you’re not studying ancient Egyptian, it’s time for you to put the books down. Experts say good breaks are a critical part of exam preparation and actually make your brain work better. Debbie Bruckner, the director of the Student Union Wellness Centre at the University of Calgary, says an overburdened brain stops processing new information. "You’ve got to put it into your short-term memory and then move it into your long-term memory," she says. To do that, you need to stop cramming new knowledge into your head. Psychologist Joanne Mills says most people can concentrate for 45 minutes to an hour at a time, but then need 15 minutes to rest. She suggests picking your break activity—taking a walk, listening to music—and setting a timer for 15 minutes. "It’s a cue to your mind" she says. Mills also suggests setting targets and stopping when you’ve reached them. "Some students will take that break even if they haven’t finished what they set out to do and then they don’t really relax or enjoy it because their mind is racing with ’I must, I should, I have to.’" If you’re in the flow, ride the momentum until you come to a natural break in the material, then set the timer again and walk to the corner store. Alternating which books you’re hitting also helps. Work on English for an hour, then switch to math. It’s like exercising multiple muscles at the gym, as different parts of your brain work for different subjects. Bruckner says that to maintain a healthy mind-body-spirit temperament in the heat of exam season, sit down with your calendar. "Make a schedule for a month—when your assignments are due, when your final exams are, what the weighting is for each," she says.The word "cram" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to (). A. put something into a container, especially in a hurry B. put many things into a place at one time that makes it completely full C. teach students as much as possible in a short time before the examination D. put too much knowledge into the brain, although there is hardly enough room for it
题目解答
答案
D
解析
在第二段中，作者提到“an overburdened brain stops processing new information”（一个负担过重的大脑停止处理新信息），这表明大脑已经无法处理更多的信息。接着，作者提到“you need to stop cramming new knowledge into your head”（你需要停止往你的大脑里塞新的知识），这表明“cram”在这里指的是往大脑里塞入过多的知识，即使大脑已经没有足够的空间来容纳这些知识。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. put something into a container, especially in a hurry（把东西塞进容器，尤其是匆忙地）
B. put many things into a place at one time that makes it completely full（一次把许多东西放进一个地方，使它完全装满）
C. teach students as much as possible in a short time before the examination（在考试前尽可能短的时间内教学生尽可能多的知识）
D. put too much knowledge into the brain, although there is hardly enough room for it（把太多的知识塞进大脑，尽管几乎没有足够的空间）
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据上下文和选项的分析，选项D最符合“cram”的含义，即把太多的知识塞进大脑，尽管几乎没有足够的空间。