题目
题型:不详难度:来源:
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 time | B.after lullabies were broadcast |
C.while the student was awake | D.all through the twelve hours |
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 |
A.the English language | B.grammar and vocabulary |
C.a number of subjects | D.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。
核心考点
试题【If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?” you may get a surpr】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
“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. |
A.Important. | B.Easy. | C.Challenging. | D.Serious. |
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, b | B.b, c | C.c, d | D.b, d |
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. |
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 |
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 |
A.music lovers | B.book lovers |
C.electronic reading devices | D.Sony readers |
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 |
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 |
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 |
A.stand under a tree | B.go outside | C.stay in a closed car | D.stop near windows |
A.prevent accidents caused by lightning |
B.stop lightning |
C.protect buildings from being washed away |
D.delay the coming of lightning |
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.maps | B.services | C.signs | D.stations |
A.make more noise than usual | B.fly in different directions |
C.come down from tall trees | D.share a piece of bread |
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. |
A.Signs of a Storm | B.Drops in Air Pressure |
C.Animals’Sharp Senses | D.Nature’s Weather Signs |
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 |
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. |
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. |
最新试题
- 1两个袋子中分别装着写有1、2、3、4的四张卡片,从每一个袋子中各抽取一张,则两张卡片上的数字之和是6的机会是( )
- 2下面是电视上的一则热门广告,给观众留下了深刻的印象。作为学生,请就广告的创意和广告中涉及的课堂教学模式简要谈谈你的见解。
- 3读下面文字,完成问题。 生命也不完全是为了抵达。就像花草,并不是非要到达某一个季节才算实现价值。就像______,并不
- 4频率为f的电磁波在某介质中的传播速度为v,该电磁波的波长为( )A.vfB.fC.fvD.vf
- 5如图所示,一小球悬挂在天花板上且保持静止.在图中画出小球所受平衡力的受力示意图.
- 6在中,若∠C=50°,∠B-∠A=30°,则∠B的度数为( )
- 7无色的混合气体甲,可能含有NO、 CO2、NO2、NH3、N2中的某几种。将100 mL甲气体经过如下图的实验处理,结果
- 8小明五次测试成绩如下:91,89,88,90,92.则这五次测试成绩的平均数是( ),方差是( )。
- 9= .
- 10某工人在水平地面上,用100N水平推力以0.5m/s的速度匀速推动重500N的物体,使它沿水平方向移动10m,该过程中工
热门考点
- 1近年来,加“碘”食盐较多使用了碘酸钾,KIO3在工业上可用电解法制取,以石墨和铁为电极,以KI溶液为电解液在一定条件下电
- 2同学们上音乐课时,优美的琴声来自______,悠扬的歌声传得很远是通过______传播的.
- 3下列事实不能用勒夏特列原理解释的是 ( )。A.氢气和氮气合成氨的反应中,在加压下有利于氨的生成B.醋酸溶液
- 4炎热的夏季,环卫工人驾驶着洒水车行驶在街道上,水不停地喷洒着,使街道空气有清新凉爽之感.下列说法中正确的是( )A.驾
- 5水煤气的主要成分为H2和CO.下列有关水煤气的叙述错误的是( )A.它有毒B.它是一种混合物C.它是气体燃料D.它燃烧
- 6已知直角三角形三边长为连续整数,则它的三边长是( )。
- 7有四个关于三角函数的命题:P1:∃x∈R,sinx+cosx=2; P2:
- 8(2011山东聊城,15,3分)化简:=__________________.
- 92010年8月8日凌晨,甘肃甘南藏族自治州舟曲县发生特大山洪泥石流灾害。但是在灾难面前,人们更加坚强。让我们一起用心去感
- 10关于运动的合成,下列说法中不正确的是( )A.合运动的速度一定比每一个分运动的速度大B.分运动的时间一定与它们的合运