【正文】 herry Blossom InDepth Tour As a gesture of friendship，Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo，Japan gave Washington, a gift of more than 3,000 Japanese cherry trees on March 17, spring, the cherry trees in Washington，. take bloom(開花)，beginning one of the country39。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和目標(biāo)意圖三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行討論推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。專家說(shuō)，更多的人則是自以為可以有效地處理多任務(wù)，但他們其實(shí)是在兩件事之間迅速轉(zhuǎn)移注意力，而并沒(méi)有全身心地投入到其中任何一件事中。（4）考查目的意圖。”是一個(gè)“inattentional blindness”的例子。根據(jù)第四段中的“Many of those accidents are due to ‘inattentional blindness’, in which people can, in effect, turn a blind eye to things they aren39。故選A。t very good at multitaskingour brains are wired for ‘selective attention’ and can focus on only one thing at a time. ”這些上月發(fā)布在《自然》期刊上的研究結(jié)果強(qiáng)調(diào)了為何人們不是很擅長(zhǎng)處理多任務(wù)──我們的大腦有“選擇性注意”機(jī)制，一次只能專注于一件事。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Scientists at the University of California in San Francisco have found where that soundediting process occurs in the brain—in the auditory cortex (聽(tīng)覺(jué)皮層) just behind the ear, not in areas of higher thought. ”現(xiàn)在，加州大學(xué)舊金山分校（University of California in San Francisco）的科學(xué)家找到了這種聲音編輯過(guò)程在大腦中發(fā)生的位置──在耳朵后面的聽(tīng)覺(jué)皮層，而不是大腦的高級(jí)思維區(qū)域。examine and evaluate【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，講述的是“雞尾酒會(huì)效應(yīng)”的啟示。inform and explainC.A pedestrian had a car accident because of phubbing(低頭).（4）The main purpose of the passage is to ______. A.A manager talked on a handsfree phone with his client.B.We benefit from pushing the limit with multitasking.（3）Which of the following is an example of inattentional blindness? A.We cannot multitask without extra attention.B.Sounds are sorted out before reaching the higher brain.（2）What do we learn from the passage? A.The higher brain processes sounds and images selectively.B. Some people can train themselves to pay extra attention to things that are important — like police officers learn to scan crowds for faces and conductors can listen for individual instruments within the orchestra as a whole. Many more think they can effectively multitask, but are actually shifting their attention rapidly between two things and not getting the full effect of either, experts say.（1）What have scientists in University of California found about “the cocktailparty effect”? A.s a pushpull relationship — the more we focus on one thing, the less we can focus on others,” says Diane M. Beck, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois. Many of those accidents are due to “inattentional blindness”, in which people can, in effect, turn a blind eye to things they aren39。t very good at multitasking — our brains are wired for “selective attention” and can focus on only one thing at a time. That inborn ability has helped humans survive in a world buzzing with visual and auditory stimulation (刺激). But we keep trying to push the limits with multitasking, sometimes with tragic (悲劇的) consequences. Drivers talking on cellphones, for example, are four times as likely to get into traffic accidents as those who aren39。s as if only one person was speaking alone,” says investigator Edward Chang.re at a party. Music is playing. Glasses are clinking. Dozens of conversations are driving up the decibel (分貝) level. Yet among all those distractions, you can tune your attention to just one voice from many. This ability is what researchers call the “cocktailparty effect”.（英語(yǔ)）高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解解題技巧講解及練習(xí)題(含答案)及解析一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解1．閱讀理解What Cocktail Parties Teach Us You39。 Scientists at the University of California in San Francisco have found where that soundediting process occurs in the brain — in the auditory cortex (聽(tīng)覺(jué)皮層) just behind the ear, not in areas of higher thought. The auditory cortex boosts some sounds and turns down others so that when the signal reaches the higher brain, “it39。 These findings, published in the journal Nature last week, explain why people aren39。t.t focusing on. The more attention a task demands, the less attention we can pay to other things in our field of vision. Images land on our retinas (視網(wǎng)膜) and are either boosted or played down in the visual cortex before being passed to the brain, just as the auditory cortex filters sounds, as shown in the Nature study last week. “It39。 Studies over the past decade at the University of Utah show that drivers talking on handsfree cellphones are just as influenced as those on handsheld phones because it is the conversation, not the device, that is distracting their attention. Those talking on any kind of cellphone react more slowly and miss more traffic signals than other motorists.Usually there is only one person who is speaking alone.All kinds of annoying sounds drive up the decibel level.C.D.We are biologically incapable of multitasking.We survive distractions in life by multitasking.C.D.A careless driver lost his eyesight after a car accident.Police scanned the crowds and located the criminal.C.D.pare and contrastB.argue and discussD.（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍?，在到達(dá)更高的大腦之前，聲音已經(jīng)被整理出來(lái)了，故選D。根據(jù)第三段中的“These findings, published in the journal Nature last week, explain why people aren39?？芍覀?cè)谏砩蠠o(wú)法同時(shí)處理多項(xiàng)任務(wù)。（3）考查推理判斷。t focusing on.”可知，D項(xiàng)A pedestrian had a car accident because of phubbing.“一個(gè)行人因低頭族而發(fā)生車禍。故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Some people can train themselves to pay extra attention to things that are important — like police officers learn to scan crowds for faces and conductors can listen for individual instruments within the orchestra as a whole. Many more think they can effectively multitask, but are actually shifting their attention rapidly between two things and not getting the full effect of either, experts say. ”有人可以訓(xùn)練自己對(duì)重要的事情付出格外的注意力──就像警察學(xué)習(xí)掃描人群的面孔，以及樂(lè)團(tuán)指揮可以在整個(gè)樂(lè)團(tuán)中聽(tīng)到每件樂(lè)器的聲音。可知本文的目的是“檢查和評(píng)估”，故選D。2．閱讀理解s loveliest celebrations, the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 17April 15). Book your trip now to see this vibrant display of pink and whit