题目内容
18.Some creative people see colors when they hear different sounds.Others hear voices when they see words and numbers.What they experience is called synaesthesia(通感).A study at the University of Sussex in the UK is finding out how to use synaesthesia to improve your IQ and memory.The study leaders Daniel Bor has been working on exploring memory for a number of years.Bor says that carrying out these tests has given them the opportunity to find out more about how we use different kinds of memory.
Bor based his latest research on something scientists already know a lot about-"chunks".He explains that this is a way of parceling out large pieces of information into smaller units(chunks),with certain features or meanings,to make it easier to remember."When I gave you my phone number,01274737271,you probably remember it as 012-74-73-72-71,or something similar.If you can remember 012 and then 74,you can remember the rest by its features.You can get some amazing benefits from chunks."
In this way,synaesthesia adds extra meaningful information to things that are difficult to remember,such as letters,numbers,or colors.This helps us remember things better."All these signs are pointing towards synaesthesia being connected to greater abilities to do certain things,certain jobs,"says Bor."So,the study began as a way to test that."
They wanted to see if they could create a way to learn about synaesthesia,and use its benefits to help everyone.In the study,they trained volunteers for 10minutes a day for a week.The results were not huge,but impressive.
They discovered that after training,the volunteers were able to pass the normal synaesthesia tests and their IQ jumped up about 12 points.Although Bor believes they still need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people,the result is very impressive."It's very useful to increases people's IQs.Even when the group are already quite clever,like the students who take part in this study."he said.
28.Which is the best title for this passage?D
A.Synaesthesia,a Common Phenomenon
B.Synaesthesia and Chunks
C.What Synaesthesia Tells Us?
D.Synaesthesia Helps you Improve IQ
29.How does synaesthesia improve memory?A
A.Synaesthesia adds new meanings to memory materials.
B.Synaesthesia is connected to greater abilities to do certain things.
C.Synaesthesia simplifies the memory process.
D.Synaesthesia blends various methods together.
30.What does"parcel out"in paragraph 3mean?C
A.Submit.
B.Enlarge.
C.Break.
D.Arouse.
31.From the passage,Bor feelsC about the result of the test.
A.doubtful
B.worried
C.optimistic
D.uncertain.
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发现通感能帮助你提高智商,因此要注意提高你的通感.
解答 28.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段It's very useful to increases people's IQs.Even when the group are already quite clever,like the students who take part in this study."he said可知文章主要讲通感能帮助你提高智商;故选D.
29.A.细节理解题.根据第四段In this way,synaesthesia adds extra meaningful information to things that are difficult to remember,such as letters,numbers,or colors可知通感通过增加新的意义去记忆材料去提高记忆力;故选A.
30.C.词义猜测题.根据第三段Bor based his latest research on something scientists already know a lot about-"chunks".He explains that this is a way of parceling out large pieces of information into smaller units(chunks),with certain features or meanings,to make it easier to remember可知他解释说,这是一种分配大块的信息分成了更小的单元;意为分开;故选C.
31.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段It's very useful to increases people's IQs.Even when the group are already quite clever,like the students who take part in this study."he said可知研究的结果是积极的;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.
Users get final connectivity (43)Bthe price of(44)C face-to-face conversation.Sherry Turkle,author of the article in The New York Times says people are (45)Dto a different way of being"alone together".
Actually,(46)A text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to (47)Bthoughts.(48)Dbits and pieces of online cannot(49)B a"real conversation."Lan Guo,19,a freshman English major from Changsha University,said that she would like to hear people's tone of voice and see their faces in a (n) (50)A"The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds."she said.She also mentions that (51)Courselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and (52)Dpeople.
Turkle mentioned the popular (53)Bof"I share,therefore I am"among this generation.Liu Xuan,a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University,thinks it's a mindset adopted by most young people.They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格)that they forget how to live a (n)(54)Clife.For example,They may (55)B more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being (56)A
(57)D,experts remind us that it's unfair to blame mobile technology.Chen Chen,a sociology expert at China Youth &Children Research Center,points out that it is still owners of gadgets,such as cell phones and tablets,who're avoiding personal(58)C We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves (59)Aothers.Texting messages or calling may be a (n)(60)Dto avoid contact with others,such as having eye contact."Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other.Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution."she said.
41.A.received | B.shared | C.connected | D.respected |
42.A.off | B.back | C.away | D.down |
43.A.beyond | B.at | C.for | D.above |
44.A.having | B.risking | C.sacrificing | D.sharing |
45.A.related | B.committed | C.devoted | D.accustomed |
46.A.sending | B.getting | C.reading | D.taking |
47.A.change | B.exchange | C.deliver | D.raise |
48.A.So | B.And | C.Or | D.But |
49.A.indicate | B.replace | C.cover | D.involve |
50.A.conversation | B.computer | C.party | D.Internet |
51.A.abandoning | B.joining | C.burying | D.attaching |
52.A.interviewing | B.introducing | C.knowing | D.meeting |
53.A.feeling | B.concept | C.fact | D.truth |
54.A.colorful | B.interesting | C.real | D.meaningful |
55.A.worry | B.care | C.ask | D.debate |
56.A.there | B.out | C.down | D.in |
57.A.Therefore | B.Altogether | C.Instead | D.However |
58.A.information | B.space | C.contact | D.management |
59.A.from | B.of | C.behind | D.under |
60.A.approach | B.source | C.result | D.excuse. |