题目内容
14.A team of US psychologists(心理学家) have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory."Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual (智力的) performance,"Oscar Ybarra,a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research,said in a statement.
In one investigation,they analyzed data on 3610people,aged 24to 96.
They found that the higher their level of social interaction(交流),the better their cognitive (认知的)functioning.Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives,freinds and neighbors.
In another experiment,the researchers conducted lab tests on 76college students,aged 18to 21,to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.
The students were divided into three groups:the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10minutes before taking the tests; the intellectual activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group(对照组)watched a 10-minute clip(电影片段)of the Seinfeld television show.
"We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10minutes improved participants'intellectual performance as much as engaging in so-called'intellectual'activities for the same amount of time,"Ybarra said.
The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
56.The underlined word"boosting"in the second paragraph can be replaced byA.
A.improving B.decreasing
C.preventing D.training
57.Which is not included in social interaction?C
A.Having a talk with a neighbor.
B.Attending a birthday party.
C.Watching TV at home alone.
D.Calling your classmates
58.What's the purpose of the experiment on 76college students?A
A.To judge the effect of social interaction on memory and intelligence.
B.To find out what is real social interaction.
C.To learn how much time is needed for social interaction.
D.To show the function of people's cognition.
59.Which of the following questions may be asked in the social interaction group in the experiment?B
A.What does the author want to show us?
B.Do you like living in a big city or a small one?
C.Which word can be used to fill in the blank?
D.What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
60.What's the main idea of the passage?D
A.Intellectual exercises improve memory.
B.Different people have different ways of communication
C.Communicating with others keeps you healthy.
D.Social interaction makes you smart.
分析 美国心理学家近日发现,每天与人交谈十分钟能够提高记忆力.社会交往与传统的思维训练方式对于提高记忆力和智力表现具有同样效果.社会交往越多的人认知表现越好.聚会、与亲戚、朋友或邻居进行电话交谈都属于社会交往范畴.
解答 56.A.词意猜测题.由第一段talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.可推断出,每天与人交谈十分钟能够提高记忆力.故答案为A.
57.C.细节理解题.由第四段第二句话Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives,friends and neighbors.可知,聚会、与亲戚、朋友或邻居进行电话交谈都属于社会交往范畴.故答案为C.
8.A.细节理解题.由第五段第二行可知to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.可知,以了解社会交往与智力训练是如何影响他们的记忆效果及智力测试结果的.答案为A.
59.B.推理判断题.根据第三段:Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives,freinds and neighbors可知实验中社会互动小组可能会问你喜欢住在大城市还是小城市这样的问题;故选B.
60.D.主旨大意题.根据第一段和第二段第一句话Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kindsof mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual performance,"可知社会交往与传统的思维训练方式对于提高记忆力和智力表现具有同样效果.答案为D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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