【正文】 。D.Friendly.（2）What39。s one way to solve the problem according to the text? A.To lower the speed of ships.B.To reduce the number of ships.C.To set up preserves under the sea.D.To give the injured animals timely treatment.（3）What is the author39。s attitude towards what Michel Andre has done? A.Doubtful.B.Disapproving.C.Positive.D.Uncaring.（4）What is the text mainly about? A.A great expert.B.Noise in the sea.C.Animals in the sea.D.Sea exploration technology.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了海底噪音對海洋生物的影響以及如何降低海底噪音的問題。 （1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的”the noise of approaching boats and were being struck by them, often seriously“可知，鯨魚被靠近的船只碰撞，因為它們可能是對船只所產(chǎn)生的噪音比較“遲鈍”。故可知劃線部分單詞意思為“遲鈍的”。故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的”It39。s also possible to slow ships down to 18 km/h or less, which is less likely to seriously injure a whale.“也有可能將船只減速到每小時18公里或更少，這樣就不太可能嚴重傷害鯨魚?？芍?，降低船只速度是文中提到的一種解決辦法。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的”And thanks to his work, we can better understand the effects of subsea sound pollution.“由于他的工作，我們可以更好地了解海底聲音污染的影響?？芍?，作者對Michel Andre所做的工作十分認可。故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，文章主要講述了海底噪音對海洋生物的影響以及如何降低海底噪音的問題，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 What a Messy Desk Says About You For some time, psychologists have been studying how personality traits affect health and healthrelated choices. Not surprisingly, they have found that people blessed with innate conscientiousness, meaning that they are organized and predictable, typically eat better and live longer than people who are disorderly. They also tend to have immaculate offices. What has been less clear is whether neat environments can produce good habits even in those who aren39。t necessarily innately conscientious. To find out, researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted a series of experiments. In the first experiment, they randomly assigned a group of collegeage students to spend time in two office spaces, one of which was very neat, the other wildly cluttered (亂堆) with papers and other workrelated stuff. The students spent their time filling out questionnaires unrelated to the study. After 10 minutes, they were told they could leave with an apple or a chocolate bar. Those students who sat in the orderly office were twice as likely to choose the apple as those who sat among the mess. A second experiment, however, found that working in chaos has its advantages, too. In this one, college students were placed in a messy or a neat office and asked to dream up new uses for PingPong balls. Those in messy spaces generated ideas that were significantly more creative, according to two independent judges, than those in offices where stacks of papers and other objects were neatly arranged. The results were something of a surprise, says Dr. Vohs, the leader of the study. Few previous studies found much virtue in disorder. The broken window theory, proposed decades ago, holds that even slight disorder and neglect can encourage indifference and poor discipline. But in the study by Dr. Vohs, disordered offices encouraged originality and a search for novelty. In the final portion of the study, adults were given the choice of adding a health boost to their lunchtime smoothie that was labeled either new or classic. The volunteers in the messy space were far more likely to choose the new one。 those in the tidy office generally chose the classic version. Disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition, Dr. Vohs and her coauthors conclude in the study, which can produce fresh insights. The implications of these findings are also practical. My advice would be, if you need to think outside the box for a future project, Dr. Vohs says, then let the clutter rise and free your imagination. But if your primary goal is to eat well or to go to the gym, pick up around your office first. By doing this, the naturally messy can acquire some of the discipline of the conscientious.（1）The underlined word immaculate in paragraph 1 probably means . A.messyB.tidyC.terribleD.fortable（2）Which of the following can best explain the broken window theory? A.Chaos begets chaos.B.Misfortune may be an actual blessing.C.Bad news has wings.D.When a door shuts, a window opens.（3）Which of the following will Dr. Vohs probably agree with? A.More virtue exists in organized people.B.Creativity results from tidiness and discipline.C.Disorderly surroundings help to create new ideas.D.Workers39。 good habits guarantee the success of a project.（4）What can we conclude from the study results? A.The naturally neat people tend to be very creative.B.A messy office will cause quite low working efficiency.C.Environments can affect people39。s way of thinking and behavior.D.People39。s personalities are determined by their working environments.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一項研究人類行為與環(huán)境相關(guān)的實驗，實驗結(jié)果表明無序混亂的環(huán)境可能更容易激發(fā)人們打破傳統(tǒng)，產(chǎn)生新的見解。同時研究人員建議如果你需要在未