题目内容

根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选页中有两项为多余选项。

Roger Sperry and Robert Ornstein of the California Institute of Technology, Nobel prize winners, discovered that the human brain has two sides, and each side has different work to do.

The left side of the brain controls language and number and it analyses and reasons. ___1._ It controls our appreciation of music and our sense of rhythm. It is also the right side of our brain which daydreams.

Leonardo da Vinci was the great painter and sculptor. He was also an architect, a scientist and an inventor! ____2.___ When he invented machines he used both his imaginative ability and his analytical ability.

___3._ Albert Einstein enjoyed art, playing the violin and sailing. Indeed, Einstein said his scientific discoveries grew from his imagination rather than from analysis, reason and language. He said that written and spoken words were not important in his thinking. The story goes that Einstein was daydreaming one summer's day while sitting on a hill. He imagined that he was riding on sunbeams to the far distance of the universe. Then he found that he had returned to the sun. So he realized that the universe must curve(弯曲).___ 4._ He then used the left side of his brain to apply analysis, number and reason. And finally he used language to explain it.

Traditional education in schools encourages us to use the left side of our brains. Language, number, analysis and reason are given more importance in our schools than imagination and daydreaming. Why don' t we give more value to visual thinking? Why jump on one foot if we have two perfectly good legs !

___5._ We need to use our imagination to think of solutions to problems and to enjoy emotional and artistic experiences. And we need to be logical able to analyze and organize in order to survive day by day.

A. We benefit by thinking creatively.

B. We all need both sides of our brain.

C. He got this idea by using his imagination.

D. Great scientists and great artists are similar.

E. He was considered crazy for his strange ideas.

F. He used both sides of his brain within each activity.

G. The right side controls our imagination and our understanding of space.

1.G

2.F

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析: 科学研究发现人类的大脑有两面,每一面都有不同的工作要做。左侧大脑控制语言和号码,分析、推理。右侧大脑控制着音乐、韵律感和想象力。做任何一件事都要用到这两侧的大脑。

1.空前一句的意思是:人的大脑分为左右两部分,功能不同。左侧大脑控制语言和数字,它做分析和推理。空后一句的意思是:它控制着我们对音乐的欣赏和我们的韵律感。所以选G(右脑负责我们的想象力和多空间的理解力)与前后一致 。

2.空前一句的意思是:达 · 芬奇是伟大的画家和雕塑家。他也是一名建筑师、 一名科学家和发明家!空后一句的意思是:当他发明机器时,他既用到他富有想象力又用到他的分析能力。所以选F(在做每个活动时都用到大脑的两侧。)与前后一致 。

3.空前提到达芬奇是伟大的艺术家,空后提到:伟大的科学家阿尔伯特 · 爱因斯坦喜欢艺术,演奏小提琴和帆船运动。所以选D项(伟大的科学家和伟大的艺术家是相似的。)前后意思一致。

4.空前提到,爱因斯坦说过他的科学发现源于他的想象力,而不是分析、 推理和语言。据说爱因斯坦在一个夏日坐在一座小山上。他想象着他骑上阳光向着遥远的宇宙。然后他发现他已经回到太阳。所以,他意识到宇宙必须弯曲。所以选C(他是用他的想象力来得到他的想法的。)前后意思一致。

5.5】考查上下文的语境理解能力。根据本段的中心内容,和空后提到:我们需要想象力也需要逻辑分析能力可知,选B(大脑的左右两侧我们都需要。) 意思一致。

考点:信息匹配。

练习册系列答案
相关题目

A great loss—Shirley Temple dies at 85

February 12, 2014

BY DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press

Shirley Temple Black, who died on February 10th at age 85, wasn’t just a child star. She was THE child star—the sweet little girl whose shining smile helped illumine some of the darkest days the US has known during the Great Depression.

It’s hard today to imagine the super star Shirley was once “America’s Little Darling”. She sang and danced her way to the top of the box office in such films as Bright Eyes, Curly Top and Heidi. By 1940, she had appeared in 43 films. Temple teamed with Bill Robison in four movies, and their dance on the stairs in The Little Colonel is still a legendary film moment.

In the 1930s, her name on a movie introduction assured (保证) a packed house. She inspired dolls, dresses, dishes—even a drink (alcohol-free, of course).

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously said that “as long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right.’’

Unlike so many of today’s child stars, Temple didn’t end up with her name appearing across the headlines for bad behaviors. Instead of getting her photos on front pages or struggling with drugs and alcohol, Temple went on to a second career in diplomacy (外交), including presidential appointments as ambassador to Ghana.

She surprised a lot of people who doubted her with her grace, knowledge and eagerness to serve. In fact, her career in public service (20 years) was longer than her career in movies (19). The role she valued most, however, was as wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

The world has lost a treasured Hollywood legend. But her movies will allow that little dynamic figure to continue charming audiences for a very long time.

1.The word “illumine” in Paragraph 1 means _______.

A. shorten B. sweeten

C. strengthen D. brighten

2.Temple, as a child movie star, can best be described as _______.

A. sweet and lively B. gentle and kind

C. smart and knowledgeable D. shy and attractive

3.What part did she regard as the most important in her life?

A. A top movie star. B. A businesswoman.

C. Her family role. D. Her diplomacy career.

4.Where does this passage possibly come from?

A. A biography. B. A newspaper.

C. A magazine. D. A poster.

Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you are a thin 14-year-old boy. That was me in 1940-the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City's Pennsylvania Railway Station.

After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."

When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. "You give an honest day's work," he said, looking at me straight in his eye. "They are paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."

I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.

Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possession. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family. if you can't trust one another, there is going to be trouble.

1.What can be inferred about the baggage boys?

A. They could earn much, but they had to work hard.

B. Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.

C. They were all from poor families.

D. They were thin, young boys.

2.What does the father's advice imply?

A. It is wrong to give more to the passengers.

B. Don't believe them if they are paying you more.

C. Don't follow others to overcharge the passengers.

D. It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy.

3.The underlined word "it" (in Paragraph 2) refers to______

A. overcharging passengers B. pulling heavy suitcases all day

C. paying passengers money D. working in an honest way

4.The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that _______.

A. it is a total shared experience

B. it is considered as the most dangerous

C. it does great harm to human relationship

D. it may led to the loss of his sports team.

5.It can be concluded from the text that _______.

A. his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

B. working in the sports team was his most important experience

C. he learned much from his shared experience with his team members

D. his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his late life

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Bobby was getting cold sitting in his backyard in the snow. His shoes had a few holes and did a poor job of keeping out the______. He had been out for about an hour already, _____ he could not come up with an idea for his mother' s Christmas gift. He had no money to spend.

Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, the family had ______ The small wage of her mother could______ make ends meet.

What the family lacked in _______ they made up for in love. Bobby' s sisters, clever with hands, had already_______ beautiful gifts for their mother by themselves. But Bobby had nothing. Here it was Christmas Eve already.

Standing up, Bobby walked to the street. It wasn't _______ being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of________.

It was getting dark and Bobby turned to walk home when______ his eyes caught something shining on the ground. He reached down and _________ a shiny dime(a coin of ten cents).

Never before has anyone felt so _______ as Bobby felt at that moment. ________ spread throughout his body.___ __ his new found treasure, he walked into the first store he saw. His ______ quickly turned cold when knowing he could buy nothing with only a dime.

Then he went into a flower shop. Bobby presented the dime and asked ______ he could buy one flower for his mother. Looking at Bobby and his dime, the shopkeeper_____ for a second and asked Bobby to wait there. Then he went in.

Few minutes later, the shopkeeper came out with a bunch of beautiful red roses. Bobby' s heart______ as the shopkeeper placed the roses gently into a beautiful box. He had only a dime !

"That will be ten cents, young man,”the shop owner said._____ __ Bobby moved his hand to give the man his coin.

Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!_______ the boy' s mind, the shopkeeper added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them?"

This time Bobby didn't _____ Walking out the door the owner was holding, Bobby heard the shopkeeper say, "Merry Christmas, son. "

1.A. rain B. cold C. dark D. dust

2.A. yet B. so C. or D. thus

3.A. ended B. moved C. struggled D. united

4.A. hardly B. probably C. usually D. totally

5.A. time B. spirit C. money D. education

6.A. bought B. made C. ordered D. exchanged

7.A. safe B. wise C. strange D. easy

8.A. mind B. control C. reach D. sight

9.A. gradually B. suddenly C. hurriedly D. deliberately

10.A. searched B. watched C. placed D. discovered

11.A. popular B. special C. wealthy D. comfortable

12.A.Warmth B.Panic C. Regret D. Ambition

13.A. Choosing B. Holding C. Bringing D. Fetching

14.A.guilt B.patience C. curiosity D. excitement

15.A.what B.why C. if D. when

16.A.paused B.looked C. waited D. prayed

17.A.settled B.sank C. bled D. relieved

18.A.Slowly B.Calmly C. Secretlyd D. Unwillingly

19.A.Changing B. Clearing C. Occupying D. Reading

20.A.refuse B.stop C.insist D. hesitate

Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me. "I never knew he was your stepfather." You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.

Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "We'll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers," he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.

Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most—the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.

Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she said, "you look just like your father." I knew she was just making conversation--but even so... "Thank you", I said. Why tell her anything different?

1.The writer's purpose in writing this passage is _______.

A.to show his pride to have a good stepfather

B.to show how interesting a person Leo was

C.to remind us of our parents

D.to explain why they moved to the suburbs

2.The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means _______.

A.farmed B.planted C.settled D.worked

3.In the writer's opinion, _______.

A.it is not easy to live with a stepfather

B.not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo

C.the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce

D.in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious

4.The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that _________.

A.he should have told the truth

B.he wouldn't tell her the truth

C.he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo

D.he wanted to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网