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【题目】Can you remember a face quickly and never forget it? If so, then you could be a super recognizer.

Usually it is easy for someone to recognize the faces of their family members and friends. But it could be difficult for them to remember faces that they have only seen once. However, studies have found that super recognizers have amazing face recognition skills. They can remember at least 80 per cent of faces they have ever seen. According to the Daily Mail, at least one in 50 people are super recognizers.

A study was carried out in Bournemouth University of UK recently. Researchers tried to find whether super recognizers have a different way to remember faces. They found that when these people look at faces, they spend more time looking at the person's nose. They also found that these people are not smarter than others. Their super ability is restricted(有限的) only to face recognition.

Another important finding is that there are two subtypes(子类型) of super recognition. Some never forget faces. But for some, if you show pairs of faces to them at the same time, they can quickly decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people. In fact, many super recognizers say they are very good at recognizing faces in a crowd.

These subtypes of super recognition could be applied to many areas of life. For example, the skills could be very useful at a passport control checkpoint. Super recognizers could also help police find known troublemakers and even missing people in the crowd.

【1】The super recognizers can remember ________ of the faces they've ever seen.

A. all

B. at least 80 per cent

C. at least 50 per cent

D. half

【2】What did the university's study find about super recognizers?

A. They spend the same time on one's eyes and nose.

B. They pay more attention to a person's nose.

C. They are a lot smarter than other people.

D. They are also very good at voice recognition.

【3】What are the two subtypes of super recognition?

a. One type can decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people.

b. One type can only recognize children's faces.

c. One type can remember faces they've seen forever.

d. One type can easily draw a picture of the faces they saw.

A. a，c B. b，c C. c，d D. a，d

【4】What does the underlined word “applied” mean in the passage?

A. developed B. asked

C. shown D. used

【5】What does the last paragraph talk about?

A. More subtypes of super recognition.

B. Reasons of different subtypes.

C. Uses of super recognition in some jobs.

D. How to be a super recognizer.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。英国伯恩茅斯大学的研究人员发现，世界上有些人可能拥有不可思议的人脸识别技能，这些人被称为“超级辨别者”，他们至少能识别80%的面孔。超级辨别者可以帮助警察寻找犯罪分子，甚至失踪人口。

【1】题意：超级识别者可以记住他们见过的至少80%张面孔。考查细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“They can remember at least 80 per cent of faces they have ever seen.”可知，超级辨别者至少能识别80%的面孔。故选B。

【2】题意：关于超级识别器大学研究发现了什么？考查细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“They found that when these people look at faces, they spend more time looking at the person's nose.”可知，伯恩茅斯大学的研究人员发现这些超级辨别者大多数时间是在盯着一个人的鼻子看。故选B。

【3】题意：超识别的两个子类型是什么？考查细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句“Some never forget faces. But for some, if you show pairs of faces to them at the same time, they can quickly decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people.”可知，超级辨别的两个子类型应该是a（可以决定脸部是否属于同一个人或两个不同的人） 和c（能记住他们永远看到的面孔）。故选A。

【4】题意：划线词“applied”在文章中是什么意思？考查词义理解题。根据最后一段中“For example”后面所列举的例子可判断，此处说的是超级辨别的这两个子类型可以“应用”到生活的许多领域。故选D。

【5】题意：最后一段谈了什么？考查文意理解题。根据These subtypes of super recognition could be applied to many areas of life.，结合后面的举例，可知选C。