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高三教案 第391期
发布时间:2010-05-04

Is ET a friend or foe? (P1)
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. Other life forms coming to our planet.
B. Scientific evidence of other life forms.
C. Earth as the only place where human beings can survive.
D. Hawking's belief that other life forms may exist in the universe.
2. Which of the following ideas is opposed to Hawking's view?
A. Other life forms exist in the universe.
B. Other life forms may be more intelligent than human beings.
C. We should try to contact other life forms from other planets
D. Other life forms may exist in more than one part of the universe.
3. Stephen Hawking and Paul Davies both agree that _____.
A. the universe is running out of resources
B. humans are the best evolved creatures in the universe
C. it is a good idea to avoid meeting with other life forms.
D. other life forms exist in the universe
4. Hawking referred to Christopher Columbus as an example to ______.
A. inspire interest in the universe
B. draw attention to other planets in the universe
C. warn people to watch out for other life forms
D. urge further exploration of the universe
1. D。主旨大意题。从第一段就可以得出答案。
2. C。他认为我们应该避免与外星人接触。
3. D。他们都认为有外星人,分歧在于是否该和外星人接触。
4. C。外星人对于地球人来说,结果将是灾难性的。就像土著印第安人被哥伦布之后到来的西方人灭绝一样。

Faster food and lower patience (P4)
1. The point of the article is to ______.
A. tell readers that fast food can heighten their awareness of time efficiency
B. report the findings of new research into fast food
C. analyze the bad effects fast food can have on physical health
D. advise readers not to eat fast food
2. The research findings suggest that if someone likes eating fast food, he or she will probably approach life ______.
A. in a friendly way B. in a calm way
C. in a hurried way D. in a worried way
3. Judging from the article, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Fast food causes weight problems.
B. Fast food increases energy levels.
C. Fast food contains more salt than traditional food.
D. To some degree, fast food can influence behavior.
4. What can we infer from the article?
A. The research suggests that fast food does not cause impatience in those who have enough time.
B. The research suggests that fast food causes people to focus on long-term goals.
C. The research suggests that fast food causes people to pay more attention to instant gain.
D. The research suggests that fast food makes people less intelligent.
1、B 主旨大意题,本文主要向读者公布了一项新的研究结果:速食会影响人们的行为,使得人们变得没有耐心,喜欢仓促地做事。
2、C 细节理解推理题,根据文章第2小段即可知推理得知答案。
3、B 细节理解题,A、C、D都可以在文章找到相应的根据,只有B选项没有相应的根据。
4、C 推理理解题,根据文章第三小段就可得到答案。

Not such a big brain wave (P5)
1. The new research suggests that ______.
A. playing brain games cannot improve cognitive skills
B. playing computer games can train the brain
C. playing brain games is as effective a means of improving the brain as Super Mario
D. playing Super Mario is a better means of improving the brain
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Many studies show that brain games are an effective means of improving cognitive skills.
B. The skills used in brain games can be transferred to real life.
C. Participants took IQ test twice during the research because scientists wished to assess whether brain games were effective in improving cognitive skills.
D. Surfing the Internet is a more effective means of improving cognitive skills than video games.
3. According to scientists, all of the following activities OTHER THAN ____ may increase brain power.
A. physical exercise
B. playing fun brain games
C. learning a language
D. picking up a new sport
4. Which is another way of summing up Adey's argument in the last paragraph?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. No pains, no gains.
D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
1. A。根据文章第二段可知,所谓的益智游戏并不能提高人们的认知能力。
2. C。根据文章四,五段可知,参与者前后接受了两次智力测试来确认brain games能否提高智力。
3. B。从最后一段和倒数第5段可知,锻炼,学习新语言,参加一项新的体育活动都能提高智力。
4. C。Adey在最后一段说到,学习没有捷径,不要试图不劳而获。

Technology is just a tool (P6)
1. In the first paragraph, the underlined phrase "jump time" probably means ____.
A. time when people have to jump from place to place
B. time when people multi-task to keep up with instant information
C. time when people jump to get instant information
D. time when people make efforts to use as much technology as possible
2. The author writes about the man on the golf course in the third paragraph to _____.
A. show that she and her husband were better golfers than the man
B. show that the cellphone helped the man do business while playing golf
C. show that multi-tasking affects how people enjoy themselves
D. show the man was enjoying talking and golfing simultaneously
3. The author uses many questions in the fourth paragraph to show that ____.
A. people can multi-task while using their phones
B. it's doubtful whether multi-tasking can really help
C. our attention is too limited for us to be able to do several things at once
D. doing one thing at a time is less productive
4. What point is made in the last paragraph?
A. Don't let technology take control of our life.
B. Technology can help a lot.
C. Technology will take up all your time, so reject it.
D. We should give all of our attention to our relationships.
1. B 根据上下文可以推断,我们生活在一个飞速发展的社会,人们有时在同一时间要处理很多的事情才能跟得上飞速发展的信息,故答案为B。
2. C 作者通过边打高尔夫球边接电话的例子说明想同时做几件事,就会一件都做不好,也本该享受的休闲活动也完全被破坏了。
3. B作者通过这些问题来质疑,同时做很多的事情能否提高效率,对我们有什么好处。
4. A 从最后一段可以得知,作者提醒我们不能让科技主宰了我们的生活,我们应该摆脱科技的束缚多关注我们与他人的关系。


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