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届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练科教科普类1
科教科普类
1、Youcanremembertheface,butcan‘tputanametoit.Manyofushavebeencaughtinthisembarrassingsituation.Butresearcherssayitisofteneasiertoremembersomeone'snamethanwhattheylooklike.
Twenty-fourvolunteerswereshown40picturesofstrangers,pairedwithrandom(随机的)names.Theyweregiventimetomemorizethefacesandnamesbeforebeingtestedonwhichtheythoughttheyhadseenbefore.
Theparticipantscouldrememberupto85percentofthenamesbutonly73percentofthefaces.Whentheywereshownadifferentpictureofthesameperson,theparticipantscouldrecallonly64percentoffaces,accordingtothestudy,ledbytheUniversityofYork.
Thatmaybebecausefacesareonlyrecognizedvisually,whilenamescanbebothspokenandwrittendownsoappearinourvisualandaudiomemory.Whenpeoplewereshownfamouspeople,theyalsorememberedtheirnamesmoreaccuratelythantheirphotographs.Co-authorDrRobJenkins,fromtheuniversity'spsychologydepartment,said,"Ourstudysuggeststhat,whilemanypeoplemaybebadatrememberingnames,theyarelikelytobeevenworseatrememberingfaces.Thiswillsurprisemanypeopleasitisagainstourinitialunderstanding.Ourlifeexperienceswithnamesandfaceshavemisledusabouthowourmindswork."Rememberingnamesgetsharderwithage,leadingtomanyuncomfortablemomentsformiddle-agedpeoplewhentheyrunintoacquaintances.
Buttostudywhethernamesarehardertorecallthanfaces,theresearchers,whosefindingsarepublishedintheQuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology,useda“fairtest”wheretheparticipantswerepresentedwithstrangers’namesandfaces.
1.WhatcanweknowaccordingtotheresearchinParagraph3?
A.Itiscertainthatnamesarehardertorecallthanfaces.
B.Rememberingnamesismoreeasilythanrememberingfaces.
C.Mostparticipantscanrememberthefacenotthenametoit.
D.Theparticipantscanrecall73%facesofthesameperson.
2.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthoragreewith?
A.Agewillweakentheabilitytoremembernames.
B.Unlikefaces,namesareonlyrecognizedvisually.
C.Facescanappearinourvisualandaudiomemory.
D.RobJenkinshasprovedpeoplecanrememberfacesbetter.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“initial”inParagraph4mean?
A.Clear.B.Original.C.Unusual.D.Creative.
4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Peoplecannotrememberstrangers'namesandfaces.
B.Recallingnamesismoredifficultthanremembering
C.Theresearcherusesthesamemethodtostudyanotherproblem.
D.Whethernamesarehardertorecallthanfacesisfurtherproved.
2、Goingtobedatthesametimeeverynightcouldgiveyourchild'sbrainaboost,arecentstudyfound.
ResearchersatUniversityCollegeLondonfoundthatwhen3-year-oldshavearegularbedtimetheyperformhelleroncognitive(认知的)testsadministeredatage7thanchildrenwhosebedtimesweren'tconsistent(一致的).Thefindingsrepresentanewturn,comparedwiththeformerresearch,whichshowsthatinadequatesleepinchildrenandadolescentshurtsacademicperformancearidoverallhealth.
Thelateststudyconsideredotherfactorsthatcaninfluencebedtimeandcognitivedevelopment,suchasskippingbreakfastandhavingatelevisionintheirbedroom.Afteraccountingforthese,thestudyfoundthatgoingtobedveryearlyorverylatedidn'taffectcognitiveperformance,solongasthebedtimewasconsistent.
Thestudy,publishedonline,examineddataonbedtimesandcognitivescoresfor11,178children.Thesechildren,aged3,5and7,wereparticipantsintheU.K.'sMillenniumCohortStudy,anationallyrepresentativelong-termstudyofinfantsbornbetween2000and2001.
Theresearcherssuggestedthathavinginconsistenibedtimesmayhurtachild'scognitivedevelopmentbydisturbingchildren'sregularsleepinghabits.Italsomightresultintheirlackofsleep,thusaffectingbraindevelopment.
"Insufficientsleepandirregularbedtimesmayeachaffectcognitivedevelopmentthroughdifferentmechanisms(机制),"Dr.Owenssaid."Thekidwhohasbothproblemsmayfaceanevenhigherriskofthesecognitiveinjuries.”
Aconsistentpatternofsleepbehaviormattered."Thosewhohadirregularbedtimesatallthreeageshadsignificantlypoorerscoresthanthosewhohadregularbedtimes,"Dr.Sackersaid.Thiswasespeciallytrueforgirlswhodidn'testablishconsistentbedtimesbetween3and7yearsold.
1.Theformerresearchbelievesthat__________.
A.lackofsleepdoesharmtoacademicachievements
B.irregularbedtimeinfluencesbraindevelopment
C.goodcognitiveperformanceliesinthequalityofsleep
D.agesmakeadifferencetocognitivedevelopment
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Childrenofallagesareinvolvedinthestudy.
B.Goingtobedlateaffectscognitiveperformance.
C.Inconsistentbedtimehasahiggereffectongirlsthanboys.
D.Thestudywasconductedinternationally.
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.
A.theformerresearchistotallywrong
B.researchersconsidermanypossiblefactorswhenresearching
C.kidswithlackofsleeparelikelytosuffermorecognitiveinjuries
D.goingtobedearlydidn'taffectcognitiveperformance
4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Adequatesleepdoescount.
B.Goingtobedearlygivesabrainaboost.
C.Consistentbedtimereallymatters.
D.Thereasonsforchildren'scognitivedevelopment.
3、Overthepasttwodecades,theMission:
ImpossiblefilmserieshasalwaysbeenconnectedwithTomCruise.Nomatterwhathappens,he'salwaysbeenEthanHunt,thestubbornagentwhoalwaysgives110percenttosecureotherpeople’ssafety,regardlessofhisown.
Huntseizesasakindofactionhero,butthere’saninterestingchangein ;Impossible—GhostProtocol(2011),thefourthmovieoftheseries.Init,Huntfacespersonalconsequencesforhisheroicacts,ashehastoleavehisbelovedwifeJuliabehindtosavetheworld.AndthisideacontinuesinMission:
Impossible——Fallout,whicharrivedinChinesemainlandcinemasonAug.31.
Inthelatestfilmoftheseries,Hunt'sdilemmaisevenbiggerthanbefore,whenhe'sforcedtomakeachoicebetweensavingsomeonehelovesandtheentireworld.
Thethemeofthe"moraldilemma",inwhichtheheromustchoosebetweentwoverydifficultoptions,iscommonincinema.
CharacterslikeJamesBondandBatmanoftenfacemoraldilemmasoftheirown.BondisloyaltoBritainandsparesnoefforttofinisheverytask,butthisoftencomesatthecostoffollowingtherules.Formostpeople,killingsomeoneevenforagoodreasonisn'tacceptable.However,Bondhasonlytwochoicesinfrontofhim:
killhisenemiesorbekilled.
DifferingfromBond,however,BatmanneverkillsasinglepersoninfilmTheDarkKnight(2008).Herefusestobreakhisownmoralcode(准则).Indeed,itseemsBatmanisadifferentkindofhero,onewhoputshisownmoralsaboveanythingelse.
AsismentionedontheposterforFallout:
"Somemissionsarenotachoice",whichmeansthatgoodintentionsoftencomebacklohaunt(困扰)us.So,superheroeslikeEthanHuntandhisImpossibleMissionForceneedtomaketherightchoicebysavingtheworldagain.AsthecharacterBenjaminParker,Spider-Man'suncleinthemovieseries,wiselysaid,''Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility."
1.WhoistheherointhefilmseriesMission:
Impossible?
A.BenjaminParker.B.JamesBond.C.Batman.D.EthanHunt.
2.Whatdothethreeactionheroesmentionedinthepassagehaveincommon?
A.Theyallkilltheirenemies.
B.Theyallhavethesamemoralcode.
C.Theyareallcruelandcold-blooded.
D.Theyareallstuckinmoraldilemmas.
3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat ___________.
A.killingsomeoneforagoodreasonisacceptable
B.greatpowergoeshandinhandwithresponsibility
C.Mission:
Impossible——GhostProtocolwillbeoninChinasoon
D.GhostProtocoldoesn'thavethesamethemeasotherfilmsoftheseries
4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SuperheroesB.EthanHuntComingBack
C.MakingaHardChoiceD.TomCruiseWasCaughtinaDilemma
4、Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper一alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.
Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpeopleasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.
Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.
1.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?
A.It'ssmallinsize.B.It'shiddenintrees.