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Unit 1 Lifestyles
Ⅰ.完形填空
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 __1__ how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this __2__,you'll know how time flies when you are having fun and __3__ when you are bored.Now scientists have __4__ a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain __5__ according to how we focus on a task.When we are __6__,we concentrate more on how time is passing.And this makes us __7__ the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment __8__ by a French laboratory,12 volunteers watched an image __9__ researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to __10__ concentrate on how long an image appeared,then __11__ the color of the image,and third,study both the duration and the color.The results showed that the __12__ was more active when the volunteers paid attention to __13__ subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is __14__ focusing on many aspects of a task,it has to __15__ its resources,and pays less attention to the clock.__16__,time really passes without us __17__ it,and seems to go quickly.If the brain is not so active,it concentrates its __18__ energies on monitoring the passing of time.__19__,time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored __20__,perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了为什么有时我们感觉一节课时间过得很快,有时过
得很慢,这主要是因为人的大脑对于一个任务的专注程度不同。当大脑专注于一个任务的多个方面时,它的精力就会被分散,因而就转移了对时间的注意。
1.A.guess
B.learn
C.believe
D.doubt
答案 C [考查语境与动词的辨析。课间十分钟玩得很开心,时间在不知不觉中就过去了。此处用can't believe表示对这段时间飞快流逝的惊讶与感叹。]
2.A.view
B.point
C.scene
D.experience
答案 C [考查语境与名词的辨析。上文提到的是一种特定的心理场面,而不是人所经历的某一件具体的事情,故此处表示如果你对这个场景熟悉的话。scene意为“情景,场面”。]
3.A.drags
B.stops
C.backs
D.gains
答案 A [考查上下文的语境。根据文中倒数第二段的解释可得知答案。也可从此处与前面相同的结构推出答案。drag“过得很慢,拖沓地进行”。]
4.A.thought over
B.made up
C.came out
D.come up with
答案 D [考查动词短语的辨析。think over意为“仔细考虑