【正文】 rt his arm a few years ago, he took a week off to stop throwing the football. But in his head, Palmer practiced every day. The following weekend, Palmer had the best game of his life. For more than a century, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s, researchers proved by experiment that when you39。re imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a plan in your head, like a howto guide for a special skill. Sports researchers have done hundreds of studies paring imagined and physical practice for actions. In short, the studies show that mental training works. A 2012 study pared 32 nonprofessional golfers with another 32 who only imagined their action. Under the same training program, both groups improved their skills. Imagination has advantages over the real thing: You can do it anywhere and any time. It is safea main advantage for people such as gymnasts and doctors. And you can practice for longer periods of time because you39。re not controlled by physical tiredness. That39。s not to say it39。s easy. we39。ve had Olympiclevel sportsmen sitting in our laboratory, imagining for two hours, says Tadhg Macintyre, a sports researcher in Ireland. When we39。re done, they39。re pletely tired. It doesn39。t work for everyone, though. If you39。re a beginner, the influence can be harmful, warns Macintyre. If you39。re trying to imagine a free throw, and you don39。t even know the proper movement, then you39。re probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill, and your skill is going to be impaired.（1）How does mental training act on one39。s physical practice? A.Taking a week off from being tired.B.Performing the action before imagining.C.Using imagination to guide one39。s body.D.Buying a howto guide before mental training（2）What do we know about imagination training? A.It is not influenced by time and space.B.It is easier to do than real practice.C.It is more useful for golfers.D.It is fit for everyone.（3）What does the underlined word impaired in Para. 5 mean? A.weakenedB.masteredC.testedD.improved（4）What can be the best title of the text? A.A New Way of Doing SportsB.Advantages of ImaginationC.Methods for Mental PracticeD.Mental Training Makes You better？【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介紹了心理訓(xùn)練與體育實(shí)踐的關(guān)系，從而說明了心理訓(xùn)練會使你更好。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。 根據(jù)第二段...... when you39。re imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a plan in your head, like a howto guide for a special skill. 可知心理的訓(xùn)練可能在頭腦中產(chǎn)生一個(gè)計(jì)劃，指導(dǎo)你的技能，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Imagination has advantages over the real thing: You can do it anywhere and any time. 可知想像力可以在任何時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)都能做，不受時(shí)間和空間的影響，故選A。 （3） 詞義猜測題。根據(jù) If you39。re a beginner, the influence can be harmful, If you39。re trying to imagine a free throw, and you don39。t even know the proper movement, then you39。re probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill, 可知如果你是一個(gè)初學(xué)者，你不知道正確的動作，你憑借你的想像去做，可能做得差?？刹聹y出 impaired是差的或弱的，故選A。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，本文主要介紹了心理訓(xùn)練與體育實(shí)踐的關(guān)系，從而說明了心理訓(xùn)練會使你（做得）更好。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。細(xì)節(jié)題、詞義猜測題和主旨題都是?？碱}型。細(xì)節(jié)題要注意細(xì)節(jié)從文中找答案；詞義猜測題是根據(jù)上下文，猜測出詞義；主旨題需要通讀全文了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 Public holidays in the United StatesDatesOfficial NamesRemarksJanuary 1New Year39。s DayIt celebrates the beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to midnight on the preceding night, New Year39。s Eve, even with firework display and party.Last MondayMemorial DayIt honors the nation39。s war dead from the Civil War onwards, and marks the beginning of the summer season.July 4Independence DayIt celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence（獨(dú)立宣言） from British rule, also called the Fourth Day of July. Firework celebrations are held in many cities throughout the nation.First Monday in SeptemberLabor DayIt celebrates the achievementsof workers and the labor movement；marks the unofficial（非官方的） end of the summer season.Second Monday in OctoberColumbus DayIt honors Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas. In some areas it is Second, also a celebration of Italian culture.（Traditionally October 12）.In some states, it is celebrated asIndigenous（土生土長的）People39。s Dayas a celebration of the Native Americans, not Columbus.Fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving DayTraditionally it celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest. raditionally it includes the sharing of a turkey dinner. Traditional start of the Christmas and holiday season.（1）Memorial Day is . A.on May 30B.to honor the Givil WarC.on last Monday in MayD.at the end of the summer season（2）Which day is to honor the discoverer of the Americas? A.Labor Day.B.Columbus Day.C.Thanksgiving Day.D.Independence Day.（3）Traditionally Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanking for . A.parentsB.godC.the autumnD.the autumn harvest（4）Which holiday is in September? A.Memorial Day.B.Columbus Day.C.Labor Day.D.Independence Day.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了幾個(gè)美國節(jié)日 。 （1）推理題。根據(jù) Last Monday 和 and marks the beginning of the summer season. 可知紀(jì)念日在5月份最后一個(gè)周一，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) It honors Columbus, traditional discoverer of th