题目内容
5.When we know somewhere well,we say we"know it like the back of our hand".But new research has shown that we don't actually know as much about our hands as we think we do.Wider and shorter
Professor Matthew Longo at the University of London and his team did an experiment,covering the left hands of 100 people.Then they asked the people to point to where they thought their fingertips and knuckles (指关节) were.They made some quite big mistakes.
"People think their hand is wider than it actually is,"said Longo.The fingers also seem shorter than they are.This mistake gets worse as you go across the hand from the thumb to the little finger.
Sense of position
"It is connected to our sense of position,"explained Longo.This is our ability to tell where different parts of our bodies are,even when we can't see them."It tells us whether a joint is straight,or not"he said.It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator.All this information comes from signs from nerves in real time.It's like our brain has maps-maps that show the size and shape of our body."This experiment tried to find those maps,"said Longo.
Strength(强度) of feeling
But these maps make mistakes.These mistakes may be made because of how the brain understands different parts of the skin."Our brains'see'areas as larger where the skin feels touch strongly,"said Longo.Body parts don't appear as their true size,but appear bigger or smaller depending on how strongly they feel touch.Our lips,for example,have more nerves than our nose.So brain"sees"lips on its map of the body as being bigger than our nose.The same thing happens for other parts of the body that have lots of nerves.
Longo believes that more research in this area may help us to understand eating problem better,because people suffering from these problems may not know their bodies properly.
28.Which of following statement is TRUE about the experiment according to the article?B
A.People think their body parts are larger than they actually are.
B.People made more mistakes about their little fingers length than their thumbs'length.
C.People's fingers are actually shorter than they think.
D.People were asked to draw their hands from memory
29.What does the underlined"it"in Paragraph 4 refer to?C
A.The new experiment.
B.The location information.
C.The mistake people made.
D.The sizes of fingers and hands.
30.We can learn from the article thatB.
A.the maps of people's bodies form before they are born
B.the maps of our body are based on information from nerves
C.our sense of position tells how different parts of the body work
D.how we feel about our body shape is only decided by our sense of position
31.We can infer from the article thatA.
A.the hand feels touch more strongly than fingers do
B.our lips have a weaker sense of touch than our nose
C.there are more nerves in the finger than in the hand
D.our sense of position should not be trusted because it is too often incorrect.
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人的感官会出现错误误导我们,其实我们的身体和我们认为的不太一样.
解答 28.B.推理判断题.根据第二段The fingers also seem shorter than they are.This mistake gets worse as you go across the hand from the thumb to the little finger可知实际上人们的小指长度比拇指长度多;故选B.
29.C.词义猜测题.根据第四段"It is connected to our sense of position,"explained Longo可知这是与我们的位置感有关,"隆哥解释道;可知指的是错误;故选C.
30.B.细节理解题.根据第四段It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator.All this information comes from signs from nerves in real time可知我们身体的地图是基于我们神经的信息的;故选B.
31.A.推理判断题.根据文章So brain"sees"lips on its map of the body as being bigger than our nose.The same thing happens for other parts of the body that have lots of nerves可知手的触摸感觉比手指更强烈;故选A.
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.
Though it's not so (44)Aabout being a teenager,we don't have to have our (45)D take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before.We can have (46)A with friends or even alone,which we couldn't have because we were too(47)Cto know what pleasure is!It's a very enjoyable time of life.During this age,we are old enough to (48)Dwhat is good for us,and make decisions without (49)Dothers.
But like the saying goes,"All good things must come to an end,but all bad things can continue(50)C."During this period,we are having much(51)Afor our studies.If we don't pass,we won't get jobs,and things will take a turn for the(52)D.With the present world economy in(53)A,we have to do really,really well in our(54)B for a job.Adults say that their(55)Dis the hardest part of life.But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much(56)B than being already an adult.What we do in our teenage years will(57)Cwhat we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion,it is quite(58)Dthat parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager.If they realized that,living conditions for teenagers would be much better.(59)Cfor the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us.What's more,we should understand the right(60)B of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
41.A.chances | B.changes | C.feelings | D.expectations |
42.A.smooth | B.practical | C.demanding | D.necessary |
43.A.knowledge | B.independence | C.confidence | D.responsibility |
44.A.easy | B.strange | C.hard | D.interesting |
45.A.guides | B.partners | C.friends | D.parents |
46.A.fun | B.trouble | C.relation | D.business |
47.A.proud | B.smart | C.young | D.mature |
48.A.predict | B.remember | C.imagine | D.understand |
49.A.guiding | B.helping | C.inviting | D.consulting |
50.A.occasionally | B.briefly | C.forever | D.naturally |
51.A.pressure | B.passion | C.motivation | D.panic |
52.A.better | B.more | C.fewer | D.worse |
53.A.decline | B.hope | C.increase | D.debt |
54.A.contribution | B.education | C.application | D.qualification |
55.A.promotion | B.work | C.experience | D.age |
56.A.happier | B.harder | C.easier | D.lighter |
57.A.reflect | B.confirm | C.determine | D.identify |
58.A.vital | B.urgent | C.common | D.unnecessary |
59.A.Or | B.Otherwise | C.But | D.Because |
60.A.experien ce | B.way | C.condition | D.power |