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If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?” you may get a surprising answer: “In my sleep!”
These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments (实验) to test “the learn while you sleep” method (方法), which is now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects. English is among them.
Scientists say that this sleep study method greatly speeds language learning. They say that the ordinary person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day—and this does not affect (影响) his rest in any way. However, sleep teaching will only put into your head what you have studied already while you are awake.
In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio for two weeks. Each lesson lasted twelve hours — from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary (词汇) were given with the students awake. At 11 p.m. a lullaby (催眠曲) was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio in a soft and low voice broadcast the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to go over the lesson. The soft music sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 o’clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.
小题1:In the experiment, lessons were given____ .
A.in the night timeB.after lullabies were broadcast
C.while the student was awakeD.all through the twelve hours
小题2:Before each lesson finishes, the student has to____ .
A.get up and take breakfast
B.be woken up by a loud voice
C.listen to the lesson again in sleep
D.review (复习) the lesson by himself
小题3:The sleep study method is being tried in many countries to teach____ .
A.the English languageB.grammar and vocabulary
C.a number of subjectsD.foreign languages

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
解析

试题分析:文章介绍了一种新的学习方法the learn while you sleep” method 。
小题1:A 细节题。根据最后一段1,2行Each lesson lasted twelve hours — from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary (词汇) were given with the students awake.说明这样的教育活动是在晚上进行的,故A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第四段3,4,5行At 11 p.m. a lullaby (催眠曲) was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio in a soft and low voice broadcast the lesson again into his sleeping ears.说明在睡眠中还要再听课。故C正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第二段最后一句which is now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects. English is among them.说明在很多学科中都在进行这样的实验,故C正确。
点评:本类短文有很强的教育意义,在阅读的时候注意细节问题的考查,本题基本上都是细节题。
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Is it true that cats have nine lives? One 4-year-old American cat named Sugar definitely seems to have more than one. Sugar fell from the 19th floor of her owner’s home in Boston last month and was only hurt a little on her chest.
“This story isn’t much of a surprise,” said Jake Socha, a scientist at Virginia Tech University, US, in an interview with the BBC. “There have been lots of records of these cats surviving.”
Back in 1987, scientists studied 132 cats. All of them had been brought to a vet’s clinic in New York after falling from tall buildings. Around 90 percent of these cats were alive after their fall and only 37 percent had been seriously injured.
“Being able to survive falls is a critical thing for animals that live in trees, and cats are one of them,” said Socha.
Cats have developed special body structures to survive accidental falls. Their legs are muscular. This can protect their bones from breaking, Professor Andrew Biewener from Harvard University told the BBC. Cats can also spread out their legs like a parachute to reduce their falling speed, he said.
The strange part, according to scientists, is that cats have a better chance of survival if they fall from higher than seven stories. This is because cats have a good sense of which way is down. They can twist their bodies as they fall to make sure they land on their feet. A higher fall means more time for the cat to change its body position.
However, you should not throw your cat out of the window to see how this works. Most pet cats are overweight nowadays. They are not fit enough to change their position in midair, warned Steve Dale, an American cat behavior scientist.
“This cat (Sugar) was lucky,” Dale said. In fact, most cats would suffer serious lung damage, a broken leg or a broken jaw or teeth damage, he said.
小题1:What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A.Cats really do have nine lives.
B.Many cats can survive falls.
C.Cats are the softest animals in the world.
D.More than half of the cats that fall from high places end up badly injured.
小题2:What does the underlined word “critical” mean in the context?
A.Important.B.Easy.C.Challenging. D.Serious.
小题3:Why can cats survive falls according to the article?
a. They have a hidden parachute in their bodies.
b. Their legs have developed in a way that protects their bones from breaking.
c. They can land on their feet.
d. They can twist their bodies to reduce the speed at which they are falling.
A.a, bB.b, cC.c, dD.b, d
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.A pet cat that falls out of a tall building is not really at risk.
B.Sugar was lucky that she was only injured in the leg.
C.Cats are confused as to which way is down when they are in midair.
D.A cat that falls from the fourth story of a building is more likely to die than one that falls from the 10th story.

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For many of us, printed books are satisfying in ways beyond the words they contain. Billions of printed books have been published, read and saved in the 600 years since movable type was invented, so why mess with a good things?
Sony Electronics is doing just that, betting that readers will be won over by the convenience of readability of its new electronic book devices. Sony"s reader, the PRS-505, can hold 160 books in its fixed memory, enough to line the shelves on a good-sized wall in the average American home. The $299 device is about the size of a paperback book, but a half-inch thick and weighs less than a pound.
The Sony book reader is revolutionary not only in its storage capacity. The font(字体) is highly readable and adjustable by size. Unlike laptop computers, you can put the Sony in your purse, read it in direct sunlight and even bookmark the pages. And you can connect it to your PC to download books.
Surprisingly, though the reader has liberated the book from paper, electronic books aren"t always a bargain. For example, David Baldacci"s "Stone Cold" download retails(零售) for $15.19 at the Sony site, while Amazon(卓越网) will deliver a hard copy to your mailbox for $16.19.
The Sony reader also lets you store and play or display music. So what"s not to like about the Sony? Well, for many bibliophiles, a lot. Book lovers like to have, hold and keep their volumes, which don"t need charging. You can write notes in the margins, and enjoy the ambience they provide on your book shelves.The need for electronic reading devices is likely to grow as more people worried about the billions of tons of paper used for printed material. Many believe the time will come when devices like the Sony reader are as common as printed newspapers and magazines today.

小题1:According to the passage, the Sony book reader _________.
A.is as light as a laptop computer
B.can hold more than 200 books
C.is convenient to carry around
D.cannot be connected to a PC
小题2:What is the author’s point when he mentions “Stone Cold”?
A.Amazon’s printed books are very cheap
B.“Stone Cold” can be got from the Sony site and Amazon
C.The Sony book reader is not very cheap to use
D.The Sony book reader can benefit its buyers a lot
小题3:The underlined word “bibliophiles” in Paragraph 5 refers to “__________”.
A.music loversB.book lovers
C.electronic reading devicesD.Sony readers
小题4:According to the author, what’s the future for the electronic reading devices?
A.They’ll replace printed newspapers and magazines
B.They’ll still be more expensive than printed newspapers
C.They’ll become a must in people’s daily life
D.They’ll become more popular as time goes on

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In old times,  man considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries(神秘事物)of nature.  In fact a single flash of lightning 1. 6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million lamps.    
The American scientist, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to suggest that lightning is in fact electricity formed between the earth and clouds high above. It happened in 1752. In the same year, he also built the first lightning rod(避雷针)to protect buildings from being struck by lightnings.    
Modern science has discovered that lightning is very strong and powerful. A lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travels at a speed of 30 million meters per second.  Scientists have the opinion that there are about 2, 000 million flashes of lightning per year. In the United States alone, it kills almost one person per day.     The safest place to be in during an electrical storm is a closed car. Outside, one should go close to low ground for cover and not stop under a tree. Also one should stay out of water and away from metal fences. Inside a house people should keep away from open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things.
小题1:From this passage we know lightning is_______ .
A.one of the great mysteries of nature
B.electricity high above the earth
C.a kind of light
D.the sound from the clouds
小题2:In the US _______.
A.every person can see lightning every day
B.at least one person is killed by lightning every day
C.there are about 6 million flashes of lightning per year
D.about one person per day dies from lightning
小题3:During a lightning storm, it would be best if you _______.
A.stand under a treeB.go outsideC.stay in a closed carD.stop near windows
小题4:A lightning rod can _______.
A.prevent accidents caused by lightning
B.stop lightning
C.protect buildings from being washed away
D.delay the coming of lightning

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When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to there radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure(压力) produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around, Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.
Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable(急躁的)and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp(叽叽喳喳)and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they won’t get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also seek safe places before a storm, You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure makes the are so thin that birds have difficulty flying.
It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.
By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.
小题1:The word“indicators”in paragraph I probably means ________.
A.mapsB.servicesC.signsD.stations
小题2:There will be a storm if birds __________ .
A.make more noise than usualB.fly in different directions
C.come down from tall treesD.share a piece of bread
小题3:How can birds sense the coming of a storm?________
A.By feeling a drop in air temperature.
B.By noticing the change of wind directions.
C.By feeling a drop in air pressure.
D.By noticing the movements of other animals.
小题4:The best title for the text would be ________         .
A.Signs of a StormB.Drops in Air Pressure
C.Animals’Sharp SensesD.Nature’s Weather Signs

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Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age !
You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change your clothes’ color or pattern.
You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, “You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.
It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve(袖子). Such “smart technology” is all around you.
So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli , “it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example --what will be the next?
小题1:We can learn from the text that in the future__________.
A.people will never get old
B.everyone will look the same
C.red will be the most popular color
D.clothes will be able to change their pattern
小题2:What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A.Milk will be harmful to health.
B.More drinks will be available for sale.
C.Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.
D.Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer.
小题3:What is the text mainly about?
A.Food and clothing in 2035.
B.Future technology in everyday life.
C.Medical treatments of the future.
D.The reason for the success of new technology.

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