Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by
several questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that first best according to the
information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
You either have it, or you don’t-a sense of direction, that is. But why
is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara
without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not
properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense
of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried
out at Liverpool University supports this idea and
suggests that if we don’t use is, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,”
says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However,
if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never
develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people
should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes
the following suggestions:
●If you are using a map, turn it so
it relates to the way you are facing.
●If you leave your bike in a strange
place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the
route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same
route.
●Simplify the way of finding your
direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the
countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have
gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to
find out where you are.
Now you need never get lost again!
65. Scientists believe that_______.
A. some babies are born
with a sense of direction.
B. people learn a sense of
direction as they grow older
C. people never lose their
sense of direction
D. everybody possesses a
sense of direction from birth
66. What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?
A. They never have a
sense of direction without maps
B. They should never
be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction
C. They have a sense
of direction and can find their way around
D. They can develop a
good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.
67. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should ________.
A. tie it to a tree so
as to prevent it from being stolen
B. draw a map of the
route to help remember where it is
C. avoid taking the same route when you
come back to it
D. remember something
easily recognizable on the route
68. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to
________.
A. ask policemen for
directions.
B. use walls, streams,
and streets to guide yourself
C. remember your route
by looking out for steps and stairs
D. count the number of
landmarks that you see