【正文】 。B.Impressive abilities of animals.C.Lifetime of small animals.D.Time perception of animals.（2）What does Kevin Healy39。s ment mean in ？ A.The survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time.B.Animals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time.C.The ability of animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed.D.Animals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life.（3）Why can houseflies avoid being hit? A.They can think very deeply before they act.B.They can process the information as quickly as they receive it.C.They can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up.D.They can send information to brain more quickly than to their eyes.（4）What will a tiger beetle have to do to catch a moving prey? A.Slow down to gain its time perception.B.Prevent itself from being blind.C.Stop occasionally to spot the prey again.D.Try to run as fast as it can.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了對動物時間感知的研究。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“According to a team of researchers，an animal39。s ability to perceive（感知）time is linked to their pace of life.”可知，據(jù)一組研究人員稱，動物感知時間的能力與它們的生活節(jié)奏有關(guān)，由此可知，文中提到的這個研究是關(guān)于動物的時間感知的，故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures.”可知，對于能快速移動的動物而言，在極短的時間內(nèi)感知時間的能力可能是生與死的區(qū)別，由此可知，Kevin Healy說的意思是快速移動的動物的生存依賴于它們對時間的感知能力，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“The research showed flies ‘observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve，’which allows them to avoid being hit.”可知，家蠅觀察物體運(yùn)動的時間比我們?nèi)搜鬯苓_(dá)到的時間要短，這使得它們能夠避免被擊中；再結(jié)合第五段中的“but they can make good decisions very quickly.”可知，它們可以很快做出好的決定，也就是說它們可以盡快處理收到的信息，故選B。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“the tiger beetle（虎甲蟲）runs faster than its eyes can keep up，basically being blind，which requires it to stop periodically to reevaluate its prey39。s（獵物）position”可知，虎甲蟲的移動比眼睛快，基本上是盲目的，這就要求它不時地停下來，重新評估獵物的位置，由此可知，為了抓住移動的獵物，虎甲蟲需要不時地停下來確定獵物的位置，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解 When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier. These are the findings of a 40173。year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. Boys who worked in the home or munity gained petence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society, said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理學(xué)家) who made the discovery. And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them. Vaillant39。s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers pared the men39。s mental173。health scores with their boyhood 173。activity scores. Points were awarded for part173。time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems. The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out. Working—at any age—is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and petence—the underpinnings (基礎(chǔ)) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward mon goals. The most petent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn39。t everything. As Tolstoy once said, One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one39。s work.（1）What do we know about John? A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.B.He had few childhood playmates.C.He received little love from his family.D.He was envied by others in his childhood.（2）Vaillant39。s words in Paragraph 2 serve as ________. A.a description of personal values and social valuesB.an analysis of how work was related to petenceC.an example for parents39。 expectations of their childrenD.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men（3）Vaillant39。s team obtained their findings by ________. A.recording the boys39。 effort in schoolB.evaluating the men39。s mental healthC.paring different sets of scoresD.measuring the men39。s problem solving ability（4）What does the underlined word sharp probably mean in Paragraph 4? A.Quick to react.B.Having a thin edge.C.Clear and definite.D.Sudden and rapid.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，研究表明，那些小時候工作過的人比那些沒有工作過的人生活得更快樂、更有成效。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier.”他的工作滿意度更高，婚姻更美滿，身體也更健康?？芍?，約翰享受他的事業(yè)和婚姻，故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的 ’Boys who worked in the home or munity gained petence (能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society，‘said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理學(xué)家) who made the discovery.’And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.‘發(fā)現(xiàn)這一現(xiàn)象的心理學(xué)家Vaillant說:在家庭或社區(qū)工作的男孩獲得了能力，并開始覺得自己是社會中有價(jià)值的成員。因?yàn)樗麄儗ψ约焊杏X良好，別人也對他們感覺良好?？赏浦?，Vaillant在第二段的話解釋了為什么一些男孩成長為快樂的人，故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Under Vaillant, the researchers pared the men39。s menta l173。health scores with their boyhood 173。activity scores.”