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冲刺2022中考英语热点题型考前押题
(上海专用)
一、(2022·上海徐汇·模拟预测)
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how ____1____ time has passed.
If you are familiar with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun. Now scientists have thought over a reason why this is the case.
Scans (扫描仪) have shown that patterns of activity in the brain ____2____ according to how we focus on a task. When we feel ____3____, we concentrate (专心于) more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment carried out by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to first concentrate on ____4____ an image appeared for, then focus on the colour of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and colour. The results showed that the ____5____ was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to spread its resources, and pays ____6____ attention to the clock. Therefore, time passes without us really noticing it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its full energies on monitoring the passing of time. As a result, time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored in class, perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
1.A.slowly B.quickly C.terribly D.foolishly
2.A.change B.develop C.grow D.stop
3.A.interested B.bored C.excited D.active
4.A.how often B.how soon C.how long D.how fast
5.A.time B.experiment C.clock D.brain
6.A.much B.more C.some D.less
二、(2022·上海黄浦·二模)
About a year ago, a couple with 3 children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always ____7____ them, in a frightening way. We met often in the hallway when we were coming or going. I alw