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閱讀下面短文,把握其大意,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。Astudyhasshowedthatthebrainmakesdecisionsabout10secondsbeforeapersonrealizesit.Expertsinvolvedinthestudysaidthatlookingatbrainactivitywhilemakingadecision,theycouldpredictthechoicesthesubjectswouldmake,beforetheyrealizedthattheyhadmadeadecision.LeadresearcherJohn-DylanHaynes,aneuroscientist(神經學家)attheMaxPlanckInstituteforHumanCognitiveandBrainSciencesinLeipzig,saidthatthenewfindingscalledintoquestionsfor“consciousness”ofdecisionsthatpeoplemake,andmightevenchallengeideasastohow“free”peoplearetomakeadecisionataparticularmoment.“Wethinkourdecisionsareconscious,butthesedatashowthatconsciousnessisjustthetipoftheiceberg,”Naturemagazinequoted(引用)himassaying.Thinkingtheresults“quitedramatic”,FrankTongofVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Duringthestudy,thebrainsof14volunteerswereimagedastheyperformedadecision-makingtask.Thesubjectshadtwobuttonsbeforethem,eachtobeoperatedbyadifferenthand,whichtheycouldpresswhentheyfelttheurgeto.Theyweresimultaneously(同時地)shownastreamofletters,whichappearedonascreenathalf-secondintervals(間隔).Thevolunteershadtorememberwhichletterwasshowingwhentheydecidedtopresstheirbutton.Uponanalysisofthedata,theresearchersrealizedthattheearliestsignaltheycouldcatchstartedsevensecondsbeforethevolunteersreportedhavingmadetheirdecision.Giventhedelayofafewsecondsintheimaging,theyreckoned(估量)thatthebrainactivitycouldhavebegunabouttensecondsbeforetheconsciousdecision.Theresearchersshowedthatthesignalswerepickedupfromaregion(區(qū)域)calledthefrontopolarcortex(腦額極皮層),whichislocatedatthefrontofthebrain,immediatelybehindtheforehead.Whilewritingabouttheobservationsmadeduringtheresearchinhisstudyreport,Haynessaidthatthefrontopolarcortexmightbethebrainregionwheredecisionsarestarted.Healsoshowedthatthenextstepintheresearchwouldbetospeedupthedataanalysissoastoenablehisteamtopredictpeople’schoicesastheirbrainswouldmakethem.1.Thepassagetellsusthat______.A.weareawareofourwholeprocessofdecision-makingB.peopledon’tmakedecisionsuntiltheyrealizeitC.expertshavenowaytotellwhatdecisiononewillmakeD.thedecision-makingprocessstartsbeforeitismade2.Theunderlinedword“subjects”inPara.2probablyrefersto______.A.thetopicoftheexperts’researchpaperB.thescientificsubjectsthattheexpertswerestudyingC.thethingsthatexpertsdon’tknowclearlyD.thevolunteersthattheexpertsworkedonfortheirresearch3.Theunderlinedsentence“consciousnessisjustthetipoftheiceberg”inPara.4meansthat______.A.ourdecision-makingisconsciousB.thedatacontainsalotofinformationbesidesconsciousnessC.consciousnessisthemajorpartofthedataD.10secondsis“alifetime”intermsofbrainactivity4.Thefinalpurposeoftheresearch______.A.isnotstatedclearlyinthepassageB.isnotacknowledgedbyexpertsC.istoshowwheredecision-makingstartsD.istoanalyzethedatapickedup5.Thepassageimpliesthat______.A.theresearchhasbeencompletedB.theresearchwasconductedbytwoexpertsC.thedecision-makingprocesslastsonlyabout10secondsD.wemaypredictwhatdecisionspeoplewillmakeinthefuture【參考答案】1—4、DDBA閱讀理解。 YaoMinglandedintheU.S.inthesummerof2002,7-feet,6-inchesworthoffancyfootwork(花式步伐),armedwithasoftshootingtouch.HewasthetopplayerselectedbytheHoustonRockets,whosenewactivitiesplacewouldsoonbepromotedbyToyota.TheJapanesecarmakerhadjustopenedanewplantinChina,andthecompanyexpectsthatYaofanswouldsoonbecomeCorollafans. FormanyAmericans,YaowastheirunderstandingtotheChineseeconomicengine.Hewasagovernmentproject,broughtupfromayoungageinordertoshowthenewChinatotheworld.Chinafulfilleditspromise;sincethoseunforgettabledaysof2002,throughtheBeijingOlympicsandbeyond,thecountryhasstayedonitspathtowardssuperpowerfigure.Yao,sadly,fellshort. AccordingtoanearlyreportfromYahoo!Sports,whichwasconfirmedbyseveralothernewsorganizations,Yaoisgoingtoretire.Hejustcouldn’tconquertheinjuries.AbrokenboneinhisleftfootabsencedYaoafterjustfivegameslastseason.Abrokenfootforcedhimtomissallofthe2009-2010season.Infact,duetofootandkneeinjuries,Yaoplayedinmorethan55gamesjustonceoverthepastsixseasons. PriortoYao,playersover74"wereusuallyone-skillperson.ManuteBol,at77",blockedshotsand,duringonestretch,actedasashamedthree-pointer.ShawnBradley,76",hadskills,butwasfartoogentletobeastar.Yao,however,coulddoitall.Athistop,in2006-2007,heaveraged25pointspergame.Histurnaroundjumperwasunstoppable.Hispost-passeswereusuallyonthemoney.(Ithelpswhenyoucanseeovereveryone.)Yao,whoplayedinjusteightseasons,finishedhiscareeraveraging19.0points,and9.2rebounds,pergame.HisRocketsneveradvancedfurtherthanthesecondroundoftheplayoffs(季后賽). Whateveron-courtmilestonesYao'sbodyneverallowedhimtoachieve,hemorethanmadeupforoffthecourt.Yaowassomuchmorethanabasketballplayer.TotheChinesepublicwhoadmiredhim,hewasasymbolofhishomecountry'spossibility.YaocarriedtheChineseflagattheOlympicopeningceremonies,soakingintheloveofhiscountry.61.Toyota'spurposeofsupportingYaoisto_______. A.letYaomingmakemoney. B.advertisetheircarswidely. C.organizetheirbasketballteam. D.letYaomingdrivetheircarstogames.62.WhendidChinakeeponitsdevelopmenttosomelargecountries? A.Since2000. B.In2006. C.In2007. D.In2010.63.WhatcanIknowinthefourthparagraph? A.ManuteBolhasintegratedskills. B.Yaominghasintegratedskills. C.ShawnBradleyhasintegratedskills. D.ShawnBradleyactedasashamedthree–pointer.64.Whatcanweinferfromthefifthparagraph? A.Yaomingdidn'tachieveanylifegoals. B.Yaomingisonlyagoodbasketballplayer. C.PeopleseethestrengthofChinafromYao. D.Yaomingalwaysholdsflagsinthegame.65.Whichoneofthefollowingstatingordersisright?a.TheJapanesecarmakersupportedYaoming.b.Yaomissedmanygamesduetofootandkneeinjuries,.c.YaoheldtheChineseflagattheOlympicopening.d.YaoMingwenttotheU.S.forthefirsttime. A.c,a,b,dB.d,b,c,a C.c,b,d,a D.d,a,c,b【參考答案】BABCDPassageTwelve(ReligionandRationality)
Yetthedifferenceintomeandlanguagemuststrikeus,sosoonasitisphilosophythatspeaks:thatchangeshouldremindusthatevenifthefunctionofreligionandthatofreasoncoincide,thisfunctionisperformedinthetwocasesbyverydifferentorgans.Religionsaremany,reasonone.Religionconsistsofconsciousideas,hopes,enthusiasms,andobjectsofworship;itoperatesbygraceandflourishesbyprayer.Reason,ontheotherhand,isamereprincipleorpotentialorder,onwhichindeedwemaycometoreflectbutwhichexistsinusideallyonly,withoutvariationorstressofanykind.Weconformordonotconformtoit;itdoesnoturgeorchideus,notcallforanyemotionsonourpartotherthanthosenaturallyarousedbythevariousobjectswhichitunfoldsintheirtruenatureandproportion.Religionbringssomeorderintolifebyweightingitwithnewmaterials.Reasonaddstothenaturalmaterialsonlytheperfectorderwhichitintroducesintothem.Rationalityisnothingbutaform,anidealconstitutionwhichexperiencemaymoreorlessembody.Religionisapartofexperienceitself,amassofsentimentsandideas.Theoneisaninviolateprinciple,theotherachangingandstrugglingforce.Andyetthisstrugglingandchangingforceofreligionseemstodirectmantowardsomethingeternal.Itseemstomakeforanultimateharmonywithinthesoulandforanultimateharmonybetweenthesoulandallthatthesouldependsupon.Religion,initsintent,isamoreconsciousanddirectpursuitoftheLifeofReasonthanissociety,science,orart,fortheseapproachandfillouttheideallifetentativelyandpiecemeal,hardlyregardingthefoalorcaringfortheultimatejustificationoftheinstinctiveaims.Religionalsohasaninstinctiveandblindsideandbubblesupinallmannerofchancepracticesandintuitions;soon,however,itfeelsitswaytowardtheheartofthings,andfromwhateverquarteritmaycome,veersinthedirectionoftheultimate.
Nevertheless,wemustconfessthatthisreligiouspursuitoftheLifeofReasonhasbeensingularlyabortive.Thosewithinthepaleofeachreligionmayprevailuponthemselves,toexpresssatisfactionwithitsresults,thankstoafondpartialityinreadingthepastandgenerousdraughtsofhopeforthefuture;butanyoneregardingthevariousreligionsatonceandcomparingtheirachievementswithwhatreasonrequires,mustfeelhowterribleisthedisappointmentwhichtheyhaveoneandallpreparedformankind.Theirchiefanxietyhasbeentoofferimaginaryremediesformortalills,someofwhichareincurableessentially,whileothersmighthavebeenreallycuredbywell-directedeffort.TheGreedoracles,forinstance,pretendedtohealoutnaturalignorance,whichhasitsappropriatethoughdifficultcure,whiletheChristianvisionofheavenpretendedtobeanantidotetoournaturaldeath—theinevitablecorrelateofbirthandofachangingandconditionedexistence.Bymethodsofthissortlittlecanbedonefortherealbettermentoflife.Toconfuseintelligenceanddislocatesentimentbygratuitousfictionsisashort-sightedwayofpursuinghappiness.Natureissoonavenged.Anunhealthyexaltationandaone-sidedmoralityhavetobefollowedbyregrettablereactions.Whenthesecome.Therealrewardsoflifemayseemvaintoarelaxedvitality,andtheverynameofvirtuemayirritateyoungspiritsuntrainedinandnaturalexcellence.Thusreligiontoooftendebauchesthemoralityitcomestosanctionandimpedesthescienceitoughttofulfill.
Whatisthesecretofthisineptitude?Whydoesreligion,soneartorationalityinitspurpose,fallsoshortofitinitsresults?Theansweriseasy;religionpursuesrationalitythroughtheimagination.Whenitexplainseventsorassignscauses,itisanimaginativesubstituteforscience.Whenitgivesprecepts,insinuatesideals,orremouldsaspiration,itisanimaginativesubstituteforwisdom—Imeanforthedeliberateandimpartialpursuitofallfood.Theconditionandtheaimsoflifearebothrepresentedinreligionpoetically,butthispoetrytendstoarrogatetoitselfliteraltruthandmoralauthority,neitherofwhichitpossesses.Hencethedepthandimportanceofreligionbecomesintelligiblenolessthanitscontradictionsandpracticaldisasters.Itsobjectisthesameasthatofreason,butitsmethodistoproceedbyintuitionandbyuncheckedpoeticalconceits.
1.
Asusedinthepassage,theauthorwoulddefine“wisdom”as
[A].thepursuitofrationalitythroughimagination.
.anunemotionalsearchforthetruth.
[C].apurposefulandunbiasedquestforwhatisbest.
[D].ashort-sightedwayofpursuinghappiness
2.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
[A].Religionseeksthetruththroughimagination,reason,initssearch,utilizestheemotions.
.Religionhasprovedanineffectivetoolinsolvingman’sproblems.
[C].Scienceseeksapiecemealsolutiontoman’squestions.
[D].Thefunctionsofphilosophyandreasonarethesame.
3.
Accordingtotheauthor,sciencediffersfromreligioninthat
[A].itisunawareofultimategoals.
.itisunimaginative.
[C].itsfindingsareexactandfinal.
[D].itresemblessocietyandart.
4.
Theauthorstatesthatreligiondiffersfromrationalityinthat
[A].itreliesonintuitionratherthanreasoning.
.itisnotconcernedwiththeultimatejustificationofitsinstinctiveaims.
[C].ithasdisappointedmankind.
[D].ithasinspiredmankind.
5.
Accordingtotheauthor,thepursuitofreligionhasprovedtobe
[A].imaginative.
.aproviderofhopeforthefuture.
[C].ahighlyintellectualactivity
[D].ineffectual.
Vocabulary
1.
grace
賞賜,慈祥,感化,感思禱告
2.
chide
責怪
3.
sentiment
情感
4.
inviolate
不受侵害的,純潔的
5.
intent
意義,含義
6.
piecemeal
一件件,漸漸的,零碎的
7.
bubbleup
起泡,沸騰,興奮
8.
veer
轉變方向,轉向
9.
abortive
夭折的,失敗的,中斷的,流產的。
10.
pale
范圍,界限
11.
draught
要求
12.
oracle
神諭宣誓,預言,圣言
13.
antidote
解毒藥,矯正方法
14.
correlate
相互關系
15.
dislocate
使離開原來位置,打亂正常秩序
16.
gratuitous
無償?shù)?,沒有理由的。
17.
debauch
使失落,放蕩
18.
sanction
支持,鼓舞,認可
19.
impede
阻礙,制止
20.
ineptitude
不恰當,無能,愚蠢
21.
insinuate
示意
22.
remould
重塑,重鑄
23.
aspiration
抱負,壯志
24.
arrogate
沒來由反把……歸于(to)
25.
literal
樸實的,字面的
26.
intelligible
可以理解的。
27.
conceit
幻想,奇想
難句譯注
1.
Yetthedifferenceintomeandlanguagemuststrikeus,sosoonasitisphilosophythatspeaks:thatchangeshouldremindusthatevenifthefunctionofreligionandthatofreasoncoincide,thisfunctionisperformedinthetwocasesbyverydifferentorgans.
[參考譯文]
可是音調和語言的差異必定很快的給我們深刻的印象,就象哲學所說的那樣:那種差異應提鄉(xiāng)我們,即使宗教的功能和理性的功能恰好相符的話,其功能也是通過不同的器官在兩種不同的狀況下完成的。
2.
Reason,ontheotherhand,isamereprincipleorpotentialorder,onwhichindeedwemaycometoreflectbutwhichexistsinusideallyonly,withoutvariationorstressofanykind.
[參考譯文]
另一方面,理性學問一種原則或者是潛在的秩序,我們的確可以在此基礎上存在于我們心中,沒有種種變化,或任何壓力。
3.
Weconformordonotconformtoit;itdoesnoturgeorchideus,notcallforanyemotionsonourpartotherthanthosenaturallyarousedbythevariousobjectswhichitunfoldsintheirtruenatureandproportion.
[參考譯文]
不論我們是否遵循理性,它不會極力或責怪我們,除了以事物的原來面目和比例揭示各種事物而自然而然的激起我們的感情,它并不需要我們付出任何感情。
4.
Religion,initsintent,isamoreconsciousanddirectpursuitoftheLifeofReasonthanissociety,science,orart,fortheseapproachandfillouttheideallifetentativelyandpiecemeal,hardlyregardingthefoalorcaringfortheultimatejustificationoftheinstinctiveaims.
[參考譯文]
宗教在其意義上,比社會,科學,藝術更自覺,更直接的追求“理性生活”,由于這些東西(社會,科學,藝術)臨時而又零星的接近和填補抱負的生活,無視目的,也不管其本能的目標是否最終證明正確。
5.
oneandall
各個都,全部
6.
Thosewithinthepaleofeachreligionmayprevailuponthemselves,toexpresssatisfactionwithitsresults,thankstoafondpartialityinreadingthepastandgenerousdraughtsofhopeforthefuture;butanyoneregardingthevariousreligionsatonceandcomparingtheirachievementswithwhatreasonrequires,mustfeelhowterribleisthedisappointmentwhichtheyhaveoneandallpreparedfor
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