题目内容
1.Parents might tell older children to"Act your age".But some researchers say that is what persons from thirteen to nineteen years old are doing.While teenagers can look all grown up,studies have shown that their brains are still developing.How much this explains their behavior,though,is a subject of debate.Jay Giedd of America's National Institutes of Health is a leader in this area of research.Doctor Giedd has been studying a group of young people since 1991.They visit him every two years for imaging tests of their brains.He says considerable development continues in young people from the teenage years into the twenties.
A part of the brain called the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex appears especially undeveloped in teenagers.Researchers believe that this area controls judgment and consideration of risk.So,its underdevelopment may explain why young people seem more willing to take risks like driving too fast.
Laurence Steinberg is a psychology professor at Temple University in Philadelphia.He says stronger laws and stronger parental control are needed to protect teens from themselves.That includes raising the age for driving.He says research shows that teenage brains are not fully equipped to control behavior.
Other researchers,however,say there is not enough evidence to make a strong case for such findings.Psychologist Robert Epstein is a visiting scholar at the University of California in San Diego.Mr.Epstein notes that teen behavior differs from culture to culture.He says behavior depends for the most part on socialization.He believes that teenagers will demonstrate(表明) better,safer behavior if they spend more time with adults,and are treated more like them.
But is that always true?Mike Males works at the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco.He suggests that all of this talk lately about brainless teens could be an attempt to take away attention from the reality.Writing in the New York Times,he says it is middle-aged adults whose behavior has worsened.In his words,if grown-ups really have superior brains,why don't we act as if we do?
61.If your parents ask you to act your age,they really mean to advise that youA.
A.behave yourself
B.take care of yourself
C.make yourself at home
D.do everything on your own
62.Why do young people seem more willing to take adventures?B
A.Because they can all look grown up in that way.
B.Because their dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex appears undeveloped.
C.Because some researchers have been studying and encouraging them.
D.Because stronger laws and stronger parental control protect them
63.Which of the following is TRUE about teenagers?B
A.Their brains have almost stopped developing.
B.Their cultures have influenced their behavior more or less.
C.The behavior of brainless teens has drawn a lot more attention.
D.Staying more often with adults makes things even worse.
64.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Mike MalesD.
A.agrees with what Robert Epstein says
B.keeps silent about the subject of debate
C.is a leader in this area of research
D.has the opinion of his own
65.The passage is written mainly to tell people thatC.
A.development continues in young people from the teens into the twenties
B.teenagers'behavior differs from culture to culture
C.there is still a debate between researchers about people's behaviors
D.the talk about brainless teens could take away attention from governments.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了研究人员之间的关于人的行为的一场辩论
解答 61.A.细节理解题.根据第一段Parents might tell older children to"Act your age".But some researchers say that is what persons from thirteen to nineteen years old are doing可知如果你的父母要求你照你的年龄去做,他们真的想劝告你行为规矩一些,乖一点;故选A.
62.B.细节理解题.根据第三段So,its underdevelopment may explain why young people seem more willing to take risks like driving too fast可知他们的背外侧前额叶皮层发育不良导致年轻人似乎更愿意冒险;故选B.
63.B.细节理解题.根据文章Mr.Epstein notes that teen behavior differs from culture to culture.He says behavior depends for the most part on socialization可知他们的文化或多或少地影响了他们的行为;故选B.
64.D.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段In his words,if grown-ups really have superior brains,why don't we act as if we do?可知Mike Males拥有他自己的意见;故选D.
65.C.推理判断题.根据第一段Parents might tell older children to"Act your age".But some researchers say that is what persons from thirteen to nineteen years old are doing可知这篇文章主要是告诉人们研究人员之间的关于人的行为的一场辩论;故选C.
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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