【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 為了追求時尚而戴眼鏡。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“The study showed intelligence can be connected to physical characteristics. One characteristic was eyesight. In out of 10 people who were more intelligent, there was a higher chance they needed glasses.”可知，研究表明，智力與身體特征有關(guān)，其中一個特征就是視力，在10個更聰明的人中，他們需要眼鏡的幾率更高，也就是說戴眼鏡與高智商有關(guān)，故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“Just because something is connected to something else does not mean one of those things caused the other.”可知，僅僅因為某物與其他事物相聯(lián)系并不意味著其中一個事物導(dǎo)致了另一個事物，這是對畫線詞的解釋說明，因此此處是說重要的是要記住這些都是沒有被證實的原因的聯(lián)系，科學(xué)家稱之為相關(guān)性，由此可知畫線詞詞義為“相關(guān)聯(lián)、聯(lián)系”，故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“A number of studies have found people who wear glasses are seen as smarter, hardworking and honest. Many lawyers use this idea to help win their cases. Lawyer Harvey Solves explained this. Glasses soften their appearance.”可知，許多研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，戴眼鏡的人被視為更聰明、更勤奮、更誠實，眼鏡使他們看起來更溫和，許多律師利用這個想法來幫助他們贏得官司，可知，一些律師讓他們的當(dāng)事人在法庭上戴眼鏡是因為戴上眼鏡有助于塑造一個道德的形象，故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“People who do not need glasses sometimes wear them for fashion only. They want to look worldly or cool. But not everyone is impressed by this idea, though.”可知，不需要眼鏡的人有時戴眼鏡只是為了時尚，他們想顯得酷一些，但并不是每個人都對這個想法印象深刻，可知，對于那些追求時尚而戴眼鏡的人來說，人們的態(tài)度是既有人支持也有人反對，故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解 According to a team of researchers, an animal39。s ability to perceive(感知)time is linked to their pace of life. Our results lend support to 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. mented lead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College Dublin. The study was done with a variety of animals using phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant. Dogs, for example, have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans. One example of this phenomenon at work, the authors say, is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit. The research showed flies observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve, which allows them to avoid being hit. Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the research project, said in a statement, Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally quickly. Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains. Flies might not be deep thinkers, but they can make good decisions very quickly. In parison, 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. Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension along which animals can specialize and there is considerable range to study this system in more detail.（1）What is the research mentioned in the passage mainly about？ A.Pace of life of animals.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。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(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)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 On December 26, 2004, hundreds of tourists relaxed on Sri Lanka39。s Yala National Park39。s beaches. But at midmorning the park39。s elephants began crying wildly and running away from the ocean and up a nearby hill. The puzzled keepers could tell the animals were worried about something but what? What the keepers did not know was that a 30foot wall of water was headed straight toward them. This tsunami(海嘯) had been caused by an earthquake more than 1, 000 miles away in the Indian Ocean. When the huge wave hit the coast, it caused severe damage. Many people died. The elephants, however, were not swept away by the water. They stood safely on the hill. Scientists have long suspected that animals sense natural disasters before humans do. People have told stories of dogs refusing to go outside and sharks swimming to deeper waters before a