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9.Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact?Do you argue whether it's cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?If you get into such arguments,try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant.The first blind man who felt the elephant's trunk said it was like a snake.The second who felt the elephant's side said it was like a wall,while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal's tusk.The fourth,who caught hold of the elephant's tail insisted that it was like a rope.The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant's legs.The sixth,who was tall and got hold of the elephant's ears,said it was like a huge fan.
Each man's idea of the animal came from his own experience.So if someone disagrees with you about a"simple fact",it's often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a"simple fact",try this simple experiment.Get three large bowls.Put ice water in one.Put hot water in the second.Put lukewarm water in the third.Now put your left hand in the ice water.Put your right hand in the hot water.After thirty seconds,put both hands in the lukewarm water.Your right hand will tell you the water is cold.Your left hand will tell you it's hot!
56.What makes people think about simple facts differently?B
A.The fact that simple facts differ from one another.
B.The fact that people have different experience in the simple facts.
C.The fact that people often disagree with one another.
D.The fact that it's hard to make up one's mind about simple facts.
57.The writer's advice isB.
A.we should never think about simple facts
B.we should never judge something with a one-sided view
C.we should not agree about simple facts
D.we must learn from the six blind men
58.After reading the last paragraph,we may think ofC.
A.Newton's law
B.Galileo's theory of falling objects
C.Einstein's Theory of Relativity
D.Marx's On Capital
59.The main idea of this passage isA.
A.people often judge something according to his own experience
B.people often agree about simple facts
C.it's hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact
D.you should not care too much about simple fact.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,主要讲了为什么人面对一个简单的事实会争吵--那是因为人会根据自己的经历去判断事物.
解答 56-59.BBCA
56题答案:B考查细节推理,根据原文第二段So if someone disagrees with you about a"simple fact",it's often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.因此如果有人就一个"简单的事实"与你意见不一,这通常是因为他在该问题中的经历与你的不一样.可知本题答案为B选项.
57题答案:B考查细节推理,根据文章最后一句Your right hand will tell you the water is cold.Your left hand will tell you it's hot!你的右手会告诉你水是冷的,你的左手会告诉你水是热的.可知作者想说明的是"即使对于自身而言关于‘简单事实'做出判断也是很难的,因此我们不能从单方面对事情作出判断",故本题答案为B选项.
58题答案:C考查细节推理,最后一段说明的道理是"任何东西都是相对的",因此我们会想到爱因斯坦的相对论;故本题答案为C选项.
59题答案:A考查主旨大意,本文主讲了人们喜欢根据自己的经历去判断事物,故本题答案为A选项.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
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