题目内容
8.Self-talk helps us allTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful.If you've ever been overheard(无意中听到) criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a speech,you'll know the social problems it can cause.(36)A Talking to ourselves,whether out loud or silently in our heads,is a valuable.Far from being a sign of madness,self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do,manage our activities and control our emotions.
Psychologists(心理学家) call this private speech-language that is spoken out loud but directed at yourself.We do a lot of it when we are young.As children,we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others.(37)CPsychological experiments have shown that this so-called inner speech can improve our performance in tasks like telling what other people are thinking.One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we talk to ourselves in the second person:as"you"rather than"I".
We keep the private speech we use as children inside-but we never truly put away the out-loud version.(38)BYou're sure to see an athlete shouting at himself or herself.
(39)G Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different places,just like a regular dialogue can,and might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity.
Both kinds of self-talk--the silent and out loud--seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking.(40)F
A.But there's no need for embarrassment
B.If you want proof,turn on a sports channel
C.As we grow older,we instead keep this system inside
D.Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys
E.According to the well-known saying,talking to yourself is the first sign of madness
F.Words to the self,spoken silently or aloud,are so much more than just chatter(闲聊)
G.Self-talk seems to be a very good way of solving problems and working through ideas.
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自我对话有助于身体健康,要学会自我对话.
解答 36.A.推理判断题.根据第一段Talking to ourselves,whether out loud or silently in our heads,is a valuable可知但是不需要尴尬;故选A.
37.C.推理判断题.根据前文As children,we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others可知随着我们的长大,反而一直待在这个圈子里出不去了;故选C.
38.B.推理判断题.根据前文We keep the private speech we use as children inside-but we never truly put away the out-loud version可知如果你想要证据,打开体育频道;故选B.
39.G.推理判断题.根据后文Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different places,just like a regular dialogue can可知自我对话似乎是一个很好的解决问题的方式和工作的思路;故选G.
40.F.推理判断题.根据前文Both kinds of self-talk--the silent and out loud--seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking可知要对自己说话,无论是默念或朗读或者仅仅只是闲聊;故选F.
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读,和完形填空很类似,不同的是一个选词,一个选句子.解题时,要注意上下文语境,充分考虑信息词(选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词),选出最符合语境的句子.