Question

Thoughts claim our attention continuously, and waste our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters. They actually rule our life. We have become so used to this slavery, that we take it for granted, and have become unconscious of this habit, except on certain occasions.

While breathing, we do not need to pay attention to each inhalation and exhalation. We become conscious of the process of breathing only when we have some difficulty with breathing, such as when our nose is blocked, due to a cold, or when we are in an unventilated(不通风的) room.

It is the same with thinking. We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study. We are also aware of them when we have worries or fears.

Look at the following familiar situation. You need to study something for an exam. You sit comfortably on the sofa with the book in your hands and start reading. After a while you feel hungry and go to the kitchen to eat something.

You return to read, and then hear your people talking outside. You listen to them for several moments and then bring your attention back to the book.

After a while you feel restless and switch on the radio to listen to some music. You continue to read for a little while, and then remember something that happened yesterday, and you start thinking about it.

When you look at your watch, you are amazed to find out that one complete hour has passed and you have hardly read anything. And at this time, you feel you’re thinking.

This is what happens when one lacks concentration. Imagine what you could have accomplished if you could control your attention and focus your mind!

1.When can you feel you are thinking?

A. While breathing.                                                                    B. While not reading.

C. When you need to concentrate.                                         D. When you waste your time.

2.Why does the author put forward the exam situation?

A. To explain the course of thinking awareness.

B. To show how to get ready for an exam.

C. To present an example of concentration.

D. To emphasize the importance of reading.

3.Where can you most probably find the above passage?

A. In a guidebook of natural science.

B. In the front page of a newspaper.

C. In an advertisement part of a magazine.

D. In the section of psychology of a magazine.

4.This passage is mainly about _______.

A. the relationship between thoughts and breathing

B. how people’s thought and mind work

C. what happens when one wants to think

D. the ways to increase your thought

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章用呼吸的过程来解读人们的思维过程。然后用复习迎考的事例进一步论证，指出“如果你集中注意力去进行思考，相像一下你本来可以完成的事情有多少”。告诫人们：要集中注意力去进行思考，而不是让思考不断剥夺我们的注意力，把时间和精力浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的无用的事情上。

1.C细节理解题。根据第三段We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study.可知答 案为C。

2.A推理判断题。根据四五六七段可知，作者举例是为了证明第三段作者的观点，即只有在你想要集中精力时你才会感觉到你在思考，故答案为A：为了解释你产生思考意识的过程。

3.D推理判断题。文章主要讲在什么情况下人们会意识到自己在思考，而思考的过程属于心理活动的过程，所以本文应该选自心理学杂志。

4.B主旨大意题。文章用呼吸的过程来解读人们的思维过程。然后用复习迎考的事例进一步论证。故文章的主要讲的是：集中注意力才能进行思考，实际就是讲的“人们的心里思维是如何进行的”。

考点：科普类阅读理解