Question

【题目】

Comfort Zone is a state(状态）of mind where there is the least stress. However, stepping into the learning zone can help to bring out the best in us. Here are the reasons.

Challenging yourself can help you do at your best.

Stepping outside one's comfort zone is important to personal development. How can we expect to make ourselves better if we only stick to habit and routine(日常）? We should try something we might not succeed at.

Taking risks is what helps us grow.

As children, we're natural risk-takers. But as we get older and learn to fear failure(失败）, we start trying fewer new things. We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. There is no learning without some difficulty.

Facing new challenges can help us age better.

Our comfort zones seem to become smaller as we get older-but if we can keep expanding them, we'll open ourselves up to a greater world as we age. As we step into the learning zone, we will get more comfortable with the skills gradually and we'll start to move into the comfort zone. A study found that learning new life skills can help our brain stay sharp(敏锐的）as we get older.

However, don't push yourself too far. Have you heard of "Yerkes-Dodson Law”？ It means performance increases as stress grows, but only up to a point. If the level of stress becomes too high, performance will go down. When stress becomes too great for us to deal with, we enter the danger zone.

【1】Compared with the comfort zone, people in the learning zone may .

A.feel less stressB.face more challenges

C.make fewer effortsD.refuse more changes

【2】From paragraph 3, we will learn more if we .

A.spend moneyB.fear failureC.take risksD.feel natural

【3】The best title of the passage might be .

A.Comfort Zone Makes Us Safe

B.What Is Comfort Zone

C.Step Outside Comfort Zone

D.Never Fear Comfort Zone

【4】“Yerkes-Dodson Law” can be described by Graph .

A.B.

C.D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇科普说明文。人的精神状态分为：舒适区，学习区和危险区。进入学习区可以帮助我们发挥出最好的一面。学习区的人可能面临更多的挑战，可以帮助你做到最好。走出舒适区对个人发展很重要。冒险是帮助我们成长的。面对新的挑战可以帮助我们成熟。但是，不要把自己逼得太紧。随着压力的增加，表现也会增加，但只是到了一定程度。如果压力太大，表现就会下降。当压力变得太大而我们无法应对时，我们就进入了危险地带。

【1】细节题。根据第1段第2句至第2段“However, stepping into the learning zone can help to bring out the best in us. Here are the reasons. Challenging yourself can help you do at your best.（然而，进入学习区可以帮助我们发挥出最好的一面。原因如下。挑战自己可以帮助你做到最好。）”可知“与舒适区相比，学习区的人可能面临更多的挑战”，故选B。

【2】主旨题。第3段大意是“走出舒适区对个人发展很重要。如果我们只坚持习惯和常规，我们怎么能期望让自己变得更好呢？我们应该尝试一些我们可能做不到的事情。”，可知“如果我们冒险，我们会学到更多”。故选C。

【3】主旨题。本文是一篇科普说明文。人的精神状态分为：舒适区，学习区和危险区。进入学习区可以帮助我们发挥出最好的一面。走出舒适区对个人发展很重要。学习区的人可能面临更多的挑战，可以帮助你做到最好。可知“这篇文章最好的标题可能是走出舒适区”；故选C。

【4】推理判断题。最后一段大意：你听说过“耶克斯·道森定律”吗？它意味着随着压力的增加，表现也会增加，但只是到了一定程度。如果压力太大，表现就会下降。当压力变得太大而我们无法应对时，我们就进入了危险地带。可知“耶克斯-多德森定律”可以用A图表来描述。故选A。