Question

【題目】Our abilities grow stronger as we age

It’s believed that people reach their mental peak in their 20s. However, this isn’t completely true. According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages. They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.

【1】What is the result of the study by American scientists?

A. All people are good at doing memory tests.

B. People must reach their mental peak in their 20s.

C. People are best at doing different things at different ages.

D. Different people are good at different things at the same age.

【2】What are you best at when you are 48 years old?

A. Remembering the details of the new names. B. Learning and remembering new emotions.

C. Understanding others’ feelings and emotions. D. Learning and understanding new information.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE in the passage?

A. People of all ages took part in the test. B. People have good vocabulary skills at 43.

C. People are easier to focus at the age of 67. D. people are good at dealing with details at 18.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 C

【3】 D

【解析】

這篇短文給我們講述的是科學家們最近的一項研究，他們發(fā)現人們在不同年齡最擅長做不同的事情。短文中利用圖片給我們展示了這一研究的結果。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據短文第一段中According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages.可知，這個調查表明人們在不同的年齡擅長做不同的事情。由此可知應選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。題目問的是48歲的時候最擅長做什么，根據48 years old這一信息，我們觀察圖片，根據48歲對應的這句話Now you are best at understanding other people’s feelings and emotions可知，在48歲的時候，人們最擅長理解別人的感受和情感，由此可知應選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據18歲對應的這句話Your brainpower is at its strongest. You’re good at dealing with details可知，在18歲的時候，人們擅長處理細節(jié)，由此可知D是對的。根據第一段中They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.可知，這項研究調查了10到90歲的人們，并不是所有年齡的人們，故A不對；根據圖片中的內容可知，人們在67歲的時候，詞匯量的技能達到高峰，故B不對；根據圖片內容可知，人們在43歲的時候更容易集中注意力，故C不對。

這篇短文給我們講述了美國的科學家們最近的一次研究結果，表明了人們在不同的年齡更擅長做不同的事情。文章主題明確，短文第一段中有明顯的主題句，有利于我們掌握文章主旨。短文中利用圖片展示了幾個不同年齡人們擅長做的事情。后面的題目設置有細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題。例如第3小題，這個題目是一個判斷題，考查我們對文章多長事實信息的理解，做題時，應將每個選項的內容對應的信息都在原文中找出來，以及文章的信息進行判斷。為了更快的找到對應的信息，我們可以用比較明顯的數字作為關鍵詞，這里可以很快在短文中找到對應的內容。如B選項，這句話說的是人們在43歲的時候最擅長做的事情，我們在圖片中找到43這個數字，然后對選項和原文信息即可排除。