牛津英语2019中考时文阅读（12篇包含答案）

2019牛津英语中考时文阅读汇编

A

Theinternetisaplacewherewecantalkfreely.Butitisalsoaplacewherewepay

littleattentiontowhetherornotourlanguagecompetence（6自力）isbecomingpoorer.

AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,morethan76percentofyoung

peopleinChinasaidtheyfelttheirChineselanguageskillshavedeclined.Theydon't

usecomplexrhetoricaltechnique（修辞手法）asoftenanymore.Itisbelievedthat

digitaltechnologyandinternetmemes（表情包）havechangedtheircommunication

habits.

Forexample,directexpressionisthepreferredwaytocommunicateonline.Whenone

seesomethingfunny,onewillsimplytypehahahaorusethecry-laughemoji,Beijing

YouthDailynoted.

Also,copyandpaste（粘贴）"cultureisgettingpopular.Peoplesimplypickup

expressionsfromtheinternetwithoutmuchthought.Manybegintouseafixedsetof

sentencepatterns,suchaswheneveryoudisagreewitheachother,you…（——言不合

就….）.

CaiXiaojia（notherrealname）,ateacherfromFuzhou,toldChinaYouthDailythat

wordsingeneralarebeingusedless.Forinstance,peoplecansharephotosonlinewith

littleneedforwordstodescribethem.

Ifthistrendcontinues,itcouldinfluenceourwayofthinking,People'sDailynoted.

Whenweuseexpressionswithoutthinking,itmeanswehavebecometoolazyto

expressourrealfeelings.Ifteenagersadoptcasual（不正式）methodsofexpression

likeemojis,theycouldlosetheabilitytousewordsproperly.

Toimproveourlanguageskills,expertssuggestthatweshouldtrytothink

independentlyanddevelopourownlanguagelogic（逻辑）.Theyalsosuggestthatwe

shouldreadmoreworksofliterature（X#）.Keepusingvariouswordstoshowyour

uniquefeelings,"saidShenXiaolong,aprofessorintheChinesedepartmentatFudan

University.

1.WhatdoesthesurveybyChinaYouthDailyshow?

AAbout76percentofChinesepeoplearelosingtheirlanguageskills.

B.OverthreequartersofyoungChinesepeoplethinktheirlanguageskillshave

weakened.

C.Rhetoricaltechniqueisbecominglessimportantinthedigitalera.

D.YoungChinesepeopledon*tneedtousewordstodescribephotostheyposted.

2.WhatdoParagraphs3and4mainlytellus?

A.Whatpeoplesnewcommunicationhabitsare.

B.Whichphrasesaremostpopularontheinternet.

C.Whyyoungpeoplelikeusingemojis.

D.Whereyoungpeoplelearnnewexpressions.

3.Duetothecontinueduseofdirectexpressionsandemojis.peoplecould

become.

A.goodatthinkingcreativelyB.unabletousewordsproperly

c.lessinterestedintalkingwithothersD.satisfiedwiththeirlaziness

4Whatcanwedotoimproveourlanguageskills?

AThinklikeanadult.B.Stopusingemojis.

C.Readworksofliterature.D.Usedifficultlanguage.

参考答案：BABC

B

ElvisPresley,knownastheKingofRockandRoll（摇滚之王）isoneofthemost

well-knownmusicalartistsintheUS.Hischarm（魅力）madehimafavoritefigurein

thepubliceye.AlthoughIwasborninadifferentareathanwhenhewaspopular,I

stillfellinlovewithhismusic.

Presley'ssongsarestillwell-lovedinAmericatoday.Forexample,Canadiansinger

ShawnMendesrecentlyperformedHoundDog,oneofPresley'smostfamous

songs.ThroughoutbarsacrosstheUS,Presley'smostpopularsongsareoftenplayed.

OneofPresley'slegacies（遗产）ishisluxurious（奢华的）house:Graceland.Graceland

isopentothepublicandisapopulartouristspot.IvisitedGracelandandlearned

moreaboutwhathislifewaslike.

Presleywasbornin1935toapoorfamilyinMississippi.Presleywasinterestedin

musicatayoungage.Butitwasn'tuntil1954thathereleasedhisfirstsingle,That's

AllRight.Fromthere,Presleybecamefamousasamusicianandactor.Hisfirstfilm

LoveMeTenderwasahugehit.PresleyservedintheUSmilitaryduringhisperiodof

fameandreleasedevenmorehitsuponhisreturn.

Unfortunately,Presley*slifedidnotgowell.Presleyhadaweightproblem.He

divorced（离婚）hiswifein1973.ElvisPresleydiedattheageof42duetoheart

failure.Presley'searlydeathisconsideredatragedy（悲居U）,asfewartistshadthetalent

heowned.

1.ElvisPresleyiswell-knownasa（n）.

A.directorB.musicianC.architectD.soldier

2.Paragraph2tellsusthat.

A.PresleymadealotofmoneybysingingB.Presleywrotemanysongs

C.Presley'ssongsarestillpopularD.Presleyusedtosinginbars

3.WhatdoweknowaboutGraceland?

A.Itfirstopenedtothepublicinl973.B.Presley'swifeownsit.

C.PeoplecanlearnmoreaboutPresleythere.DItistheplacewherePresleywas

born.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.Theauthorlikesrockmusicverymuch.B.PeoplefeelsadaboutPresley'sdeath.

c.Presleyfocusedonmakingfilmsinhislaterlife.

D.Presley'sdeathisrelatedtohisdivorce.

参考答案：BCCB

C

WhenIwasakid,IwaspartoftheBoyScouts（童子军）.Itisagroupthatprovides

trainingcationinmanyareas,includingphysicalfitness,citizenship（公

民）andpersonalcharacter.

BoyScoutscanearnmeritbadges（勋章）bycompletingtasks.Ifyouearnenough

badges,youcanreachhigherranks（等级）,eventuallyreachingEagleScout

thehighestrank.ManyUSpresidents,successfulbusinessmenandfamousathletes

reachedthisrankwhentheywerekids.

However,asthenameshows,BoyScoutsusedtobeonlyforboys.Thereisaseparate

groupcalledGirlScoutsthatoffersthesamekindoftraining,butforgirlsonly.But

thischangedonFebruary1thisyear,whentheBoyScoutsdecidedtoallowgirlsto

join,withthegroupchangingitsnametoScoutsBSA.

GirlScoutswasnothappywiththisdecision.Infact,itfilledalawsuit（诉讼）against

theBoyScoutslastyear,sayingthattheBoyScouts'decisiontoincludegirlsisaform

ofunfaircompetitionandhasconfusedthepublic.Thelawsuitisstillgoingon.

WhenIthinkaboutmyownexperiencewiththeBoyScouts,Irememberallofthe

usefulthingsIlearned.Iknowhowtobuildacampfire.Iknowhowtorescue

someonewhoisdrowning（溺水）.1knowhowmygovernmentoperates.

Ilearnedallthesethingthroughscoutingand1don*tseewhygirlsshouldn*tbe

allowedtolearnthem.Traditionalbeliefsaboutgender（13J）aredisappearingover

time.Ithinkthat'satrend（趋势）thatisworthcontinuing,

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheBoyScouts?

A.Itteachesboysmanydifferentskills.B.Itispartofprimaryschooleducation.

c.ItpreparesboystojointheUSArmy.D.Itissupportedbybusinessmenand

athletes.

2.Paragraph3tellsusthat.

A.theBoyScoutsisnolongeravailableforboys

B.theGirlScoutsonlyprovidesphysicaltraining

C.girlshavebeenallowedtojointheBoyScoutssinceFebruary1

D.ScoutsBSAincludestheBoyScoutsandtheGirlScouts

3.HowdidtheGirlScoutsreacttotheBoyScouts1change?

A.ItdecidedtoworkwiththeBoyScouts.

B.ItfiledalawsuitagainsttheBoyScouts.

C.ItencouragedgirlstojointheBoyScouts.

D.Itcameupwithnewtrainingprograms.

4.WhatistheauthorrsattitudetowardthenewchangeintheScouts?

A.Worried.B.Doubtful.c.Supportive.D.Uninterested.

参考答案：ACBC

D

Whatcolourareiceberg（冰山）？Whiteorblue?Surprisingly,therearegreenicebergs

inAntarctica（南极.Theirunusualcolorhasconfusedscientistsfordecades.But

scientistshavefinallysolvedthemysteryofthegreenicebergs.

Icebergsarelargemassesoficethatfloat（漂浮）inthesea.Icebergsformafter

breakingawayfromglaciers（冰川）andiceshelves.

Mosticebergsarewhite.TherearealsomanyicebergsinAntarcticathatare

blue.GlacialicecontainsalotofsmallairbubblesoTheicebergsappeartobeblue

becausetheairbubblesreflectbluelight.

However,therearenoairbubblesingreenicebergs,whichmeanstheseicebergsare

madeoutofseaiceratherthanglacialice.

Butwhydoesseaicelookgreen?ScientistsattheUniversityofWashington,US,

recentlyfoundthereason-ironoxide（氧化铁）.Itcomesfromrockdustfoundonthe

Antarcticmainland.Afterstudyingthegreenicebergs,scientistsfoundthattheyhave

500timesmoreironthanglacialice,accordingtoNewsweek.Theironcomesfrom

bedrockintheocean.Whenglaciersgrind（碾磨）againstbedrock,apowder（粉末）

thatisrichinironiscreated.Thepowderlatermixeswithoceanwater,whichthen

freezesasgreenseaice,StephenWarrenfromtheuniversitysuggested.

Thisisanimportantfinding,asthesegreenicebergscandeliverirontofarpartsofthe

ocean.There,tinyseaplantsusetheironasanutrient（营养物）.Wethoughtgreen

icebergswerejustacuriosity,"WarrensaidtoNewsweek.Butnowtheymayactually

beimportant.

1.Accordingtothestory,icebergscanbe

A.white;blue;yellowB.green;blue;yellowC.white;green;blueD.blue:

red;green

2.Whydosomeicebergslookgreen?

A.Becausethereisironoxideinsideofthem.

B.Becauseairbubblesinsidereflectgreenlight.

c.Becausesomeseaplantsarefrozeninside.

D.Becausetheyaremadeoutofbedrock.

3.Wheredoestheironingreenicebergscomefrom?

A.Glacialice.B.Bedrockintheocean.

c.Deadbodiesofseaanimals.D.Industrialwaste.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.GreenicebergscanonlybefoundinAntarctica.

B.Glaciersdon'thaveanycolor.

C.Seaicedoesnotcontainairbubbles.

D.Antarcticanimalsfeedoncolorfulicebergs.

参考答案：CABC

E

ItmaybeararesighttoseeanAmericanchildpracticingyoga（瑜伯Q.Butyogahelps

kidsletout1relaxandstayfocusedatschool,aCaliforniateachersaid.

“Physically」2arealreadyflexible（柔韧）soithelpsthemtokeepthat

flexibilitythattheyalreadyhave;ithelpsthemgetstrongerandhave_3

bodies,"saidLindaMasuhara,ateacherattheYogaSeedstudio.TheYogaSeedisa

charitygroup_4freeyogaclassesforkids.

Tomakehertraining_5,Masuharahasherstudentspretendthey'retrees

blowinginthe_6.ortheysquat（蹲下）likefrogsorflaptheirarmslike

butterflies.

Yogaisakindofmeditation（冥想thatrelaxesthemindandbody,andakeypointof

yogaistobreathing.Sheteachesherstudentstotakedeep_8before

reactingtosomething.Itisaproblem-solvingtoolforchildren,helpingthemthink_

9inastressfulsituation.

GusRussell,11,hasbeendoingyogaforaboutthreeyears."Itwassomethingfunto

dointhemorningbeforeschool.0hesaid."Itmakesme___10likeIdon'thave

anyrequirements（要求）.Nooneislike.'Youhavetodothis!Youhavetodothat!'"

AminaNoorani,8.saidyogais"rallyfunandexciting."Itmakesher"reallyrelaxed."

1.A.heatB.stressC.fearD.scream

2.A.girlsB.boysC.childrenD.Americans

3.A.healthierB.smallerC.fresherD.gentler

4.A.takingB.offeringCmissingD.attending

5.A.difficultB.usefulC.funDbusy

6.A.rainB.snowC.windD.sky

7.A.stopB.KeepC.FinishD.control

8.A.breathsB.careC.actionsDlook

9A.powerfullyB.HonestlyC.creativelyD.Clearly

10.A.lookB.FeelC.soundD.taste

参考答案：BCABCCDADB

F

DylanSimonwas6whenhisfatherwaskilledinaroadsidebombexplosion（爆炸）in

Ii•叫.

Dylandoesn'trememberalotabouthisfather.Hedoesn'tliketotalkabout

his_1aboutlosinghisfathereither.

Hismotherwas_2abouthim,nljustwanttomakesurehehasanoutlet（发

?ffl：）,nshesaid.So_3_sheheardaboutthenewCampHometownHeroesprogram,

shewantedhersontogo.

CampHometownHeroesisafreeweeklongsummercamp.It.14helpforchildren

aged7to17whohavelostsomebodythroughmiltaryservice（兵役）.There,children

cangohorsebackriding,rockclimbing,learnarchery（射箭）.andtakepartinartand

musictherapy（治疔）classesanddiscussiongroupstohelpthem5___difficult

times.

Atthecamp,childrencanalsomeet_6___withthesameexperience.They17each

othertomoveforward.Beingwitheachother,childrenfeelwarmandsafe.Thishelps

them_8Expressingyourfeelingsisusuallythefirstandmost

important___9.torecover.

“Mydeepbeliefisthatcampingcanhaveaninfluenceonallchildren,_10on

thosewhoarehurtingandinneedofsupport/1Willenson,thefounderofCamp

HometownHeroessaid."EverysingleweekIgetaphonecalloramessagefromone

oftheoldcampers-somewhoarenowintheir30s——andtheystillsayhowit

influencedthemintheirlives.

A.plansB.feelingsC.suggestionsD.purposes

2.AcuriousB.nervousC.WorriedD.scared

3.AwhenB.IfC.WhetherD.Though

4.A.givesB.getsC.offersD.makes

5.A.thinkthroughB.workthroughC.lookthroughD.fallthrough

6.A.othersB.otherC.theotherD.another

7.A.hopeB.guideC.encourageD.fight

8.A.expressB.relaxC.listenD.exercise

9.A.lessonB.stepC.wayD.part

10.A.speciallyB.surprisinglyC.especiallyD.usefully

参考答案：BCACBACABC

G

Skillfulstorytellersknowhowtotalkaboutunhappiness.Theyalsoconnectthestory

tothingsthatmighthappenintheirreaderslives.

In1979,theGermanwriterMichaelEnde（1929-1995）releasedabookcalledThe

NeverendingStory.TheheroofthestoryisBastianBalthazarBux.Hehasasad

childhood.Hisfatherdoesn'tlookafterhimverywellbecausehecannotgetoverhis

wife'sdeath.Bastianisbullied（欺负）atschool.

Oneday,Bastianrunsawayfromthebulliesandhidesinabookshop.Hestealsa

bookcalledTheNeverendingStory.Bastianloseshimselfinthebook.

ThebookthatBastianreadsisaboutalandcalledFantastica.TheChildlikeEmpress

（女王）ofFantasticaissickandherlandisintrouble.Adarkforce（力量）called

theNothingisattackingit.Sheasksaboy,Atreyu,tohelpherfighttheNothing

beforeitdestroysFantastica.

Thisbookisveryimaginative.Byreadingit,Bastianforgetshistroubleandbecomes

someonewithamissioninFantastica.HejoinsforceswithAtreyuinthefightagainst

theNothing.

Inreallife,readersaresometimeshappyandsometimesunhappy.Somereadershave

seriousproblems,othershavenone.Butallofthemcanrelate（产生共鸣）toThe

NeverendingStory.Itisawonderfulbookthattellsameaningfulstoryaboutthe

world.

24.Thestoiyiswrittentointroduce

A.someskilledwritersB.awriternamedMichaelEnde

C.animaginaryplacecalledFantasticaD.abookcalledTheNeverendingStory

25.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph3meansinChinese.

A.走失B.沉浸C.消失D.迷失

26.Whatdoweknowabouttheheroofthebook?

A.BastianliveswithhisfatherinFantastica.

B.ThebookwasbasedonatruestoryofaboynamedBastian.

C.BastiansavedtheempressbyfightingAtreyu.

D.Bastian'slifechangesashereadsaboutFantastica.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.MichaelEndecanbecalledaskillfulwriter.

B.MichaelEndehadasadchildhood.

C.Readers*troubleswilldisappearafterreadingthisbook.

D.Fantasybooksmainlytelusmeaningfulstoriesaboutchildren.

参考答案：DBDA

H

Whilehumansdependontechnologytotravel.,someanimalshavesomethingfar

moreadvanced（x先进）.Researchers,mainlyfromOregon

StateUniversity.US.foundthatChinooksalmon,（It鱼）havea"built-inGPSHofthe

Earth'smagneticfield（磁场）Itactslikeamapinsidetheirbrain.Thismeanstheyare

abletodirectthemselvesintheoceanassoonastheyareborn.

Scientistsplacedsomebabysalmoninabigswimmingpool.Tocreateamagnetic

fieldthatissimilartotheEarth's,theyputmagneticcoils（线圈）aroundthepool.

Whenthedirectionofthecoilswaschanged,thesalmonbegantochangetheirown

direction.Theystartedtofaceinthedirectionoftheiroceanfeedingarea.*Thisisa

safeplaceintheoceanwheresalmoncanfindfoodtoeat.Whenthescientists

changedthecoilstotheoppositeside,thesalmonalsoturnedintheoppositedirection.

Justbyusingtheir"built-inGPS",thesalmonwereabletofigureoutthedirection

oftheirfeedingarea.

HowdidChinooksalmongettheir"built-inGPS"?The:scientistsbelievethattheir

navigation（导航）skillscamethroughevolution（进化）.Thefishthatwereabletoreach

thereachthefeedingarealivedlonger.Thentheycouldpassontheirnavigationskills

totheirbabies.Soifyou'reeverlostandinneedofsomehelp,maybeyoushouldask

asalmontopointyouintherightdirection!

28.Thestorymainlytalksabout.

A.thewideuseofGPStechnology

B.theevolutionoftheChinooksalmon

C.therecentresearchonwhales

D.theChinooksalmon'sabilitytofinddirections

29.AccordingtoParagraph2.weknowthatChinooksalmon.

A.havetheirownbuilt-inmagneticfield

B.gettheirsenseofdirectionbytraininghard

C.canreacttochangesintheEarth'smagneticfield

D.prefertostayintheirsafeplaces

30.WhydidChinooksalmondeveloptheirnavigationskills?

A.Tospeeduptheirevolution.

B.IbchangeEarth'smagneticfield.

C.Ibfindtheirfeedingarea.

D.Toswimfartherintheocean.

31.Thisstoryisprobablytakenfrom.

AanovelB.asciencemagazineC.anadvertisementD.aguidebook

参考答案：DCCB

I

IntheOscar-nominatedfilmUpintheAir（在云端）.asGeorgeClooneywalks

throughanairport,audiencescanhearthefamiliarsoundofaChinesemusical

instrument-theerhu.Theinstrumenthasasadandlonelysoundinthisscene.

TheerhuhasbecomemorepopularamongHollywoodfilmmakers.Manycomposers,

directorsandproducersfeelthatthisinstrumentcanaddcolorandemotiontotheir

films.InthemoviePiratesoftheCaribbean:AtWorld*sEnd（加勒比海盗3：世界尽

头）.theerhucanbeheardinChowYun-Fatsscenes.TheerhualsoappearsinKung

FuPandaand2012.Whenpeoplewatchthesemovies,theycanenjoythesoundofthe

erhu.

TheerhuisoftencalledChineseviolin,butinmanywaystheyaredifferent.Likethe

violin,theerhuisastringed（弦）instrumentmadeofnaturalwoodandplayedwitha

bow（琴弓），buttheviolinhasfourstringsandtheerhuhasonlytwo.Whiletheviolin

isplayedhorizontally（水平地）.theerhuisplayedvertically（垂直的）.Thesounds

madebybothinstrumentsaredifferent.

TheerhuissaidtodatebacktotheTangDynasty（AD618-907）.InclassicalChinese

music,theerhuisknownforitssadsound.ThemostfamouserhupieceisMoonlight

onSecondSpring（二泉印月）.Itwaswrittenbyamusicianwhowasbornblindand

livedmostofhisshortlifeasahomelessperson.

32.Thefirsttwoparagraphsarewrittentotellusabout.

A.Oscar-nominatedfilms

B.theuseoftheerhuinmovies

c.traditionalChinesemusicalinstruments

D.howpeoplefeelafterhearingtheerhu

33.WhyhastheerhubecomemorepopularamongHollywoodfilmmakers?

A.Becauseitcanmaketheirfilmsmorecolorfulandemotional.

B.Becauseitmatchesthesadthemeoftheirfilms.

C.BecauseaudiencesintheUSenjoyhearingtheerhu.

D.BecausethereareChineseactorsintheirmovies.

34.Whatisthedifferencebetweentheerhuandtheviolin?

A.Theerhuisastringedinstrument.

B.Musicianshavetouseabowtoplaytheerhu.

C.Theyhavedifferentamountsofstrings.

D.Theviolincannotmakesadsoundsliketheerhu.

35.Whatdoweknowfromthestory?

A.TheerhuisthemostfamiliarChinesemusicalinstrumenttoforeignaudiences.

B.Theerhuhasbeenaroundformorethanathousandyears.

C.ClassicalChinesemusicisknownforitssadsound.

D.MoonlightonSecondSpringwaswrittenforhomelesspeople.

参考答案：BACB

J

Itssaidthatbothworkandplayareimportantforadevelopingmind.Thoughit

maybecrucial(IA5)foreveryonetoworkhard,itisalsoimportanttorelaxfromtime

totime.

Lastyear,theaverageamountofleisuretimeforChinesepeoplewas2.84hoursper

day,higherthan2017*saverageof2.27hours,accordingtotheChinaMediaGroup

(CMG).

CMG'ssurveysfocusonthehappinessofChina'spopulation.Thesurveys,which

beganin2006,covermanyareas,includingleisuretime,vacationsandspendinghabits.

Eachyear,CMGsurveysaround100,000households(家庭)acrossthecountry,the

Papernoted.

Thisyear'ssurveyalsoshowedwhatpeopleprefertododuringtheirleisuretime.

Sevenintenpeopleenjoysurfingtheinternet,while55percentliketowatchTVand

46percentprefershopping.

What*smoreinterestingisthatpeopleindifferentprovincesliketododifferent

things.Forexample,peopleinGuangxilikereadingbooks.ThosewholiveinTianjin

prefertogotoaconcertormovie.PeopleinJilinprovinceprefertoexercise.

Ingeneral,peoplearehappierwhentheyhavemoreleisuretime,thesurveysuggests.

Havingenoughleisuretimehasevenbecomemoreimportantthanincomefbr

Chinesepeople,CGTNnoted.

However,itisstillimportanttoworkaswelLWorkinghardduringpartoftheday

makesleisuretimemorevaluableandenjoyable,CCTVNewsreported.

CMGhasalsofoundthatoverthelast1Oyears,Chinesepeoplehavegenerally

becomehappier.In2018,overhalfofChinesepeoplefeltsatisfiedwiththeirlives,the

highestrate（比率）seensince2009.

Fillintheblanks:

LeisuretimeOnaverage,eachpersonhad2.27hoursofleisuretimeperdayin

forChinese2017,while1__________.hoursperdayin2018.

people

TopthreeSurftheinternet:2.

activitiesin

3.55percentofpeople

general

4.people46percentof

PreferredPeopleinGuangxilike6._________.

activities

PeopleinTianjinpreferto7.______.

indifferent

5._________Exerciseisthefavoritefbrpeoplein8._______.

ImportanceAccordingtothesurvey,peoplefeel9.______whentheyhavemore

leisuretime.

In2018.over10.________percentofChinesepeoplefeltsatisfied

withtheirlives.

Day1:1.2,842.70percentofpeople3.WalchTV4.Goshopping

5.provinces6.reading7.gotoaconcertormovie8.Jilin

9.happier10.50

K

Howlongdoesayearlast?Childrenmightsaythatayearlastsforever.Butyour

parentsmightsaythatawholeyearcanpassintheblinkofaneye.Whydoestime

seemtopassfasteraswegetolder?

AccordingtoscientistsfromDukeUniversity,US,ourbrainsdegrade（退化）and

changeovertime.Thisphysicalchangecausestherateatwhichwetakeinandprocess

（处理newinformationtodecline（下降）.

Babies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey're

processingimagesatafasterrate,AdrianBejanfromtheuniversitytoldtheDaily

Mail.Theytakeinalotofinformationanddomanythingsinasingleday.Thismakes

themfeellikeasingledaylastsforalongtime.

However,aspeople'sbrainsdegradeovertime,fewerimagesareprocessedinthe

sameamountoftime.Therefore,olderpeoplereceivelessinformationduringaday

thanyoungerpeople.ThiscausesthingstoseemasthoughttheyYehappeningmore

quickly.

Inaddition,peoplemayalsofeeltimedifferentlyduetopsychological（心里

reasons.Peoplemaymeasuretimebythenumberofmemorableeventsthatcanbe

recalled（回忆）withinacertainperiod.

Haveyouevernoticedthatwhenyourecallyourfirstsfirstdayofschool,firstfamily

vacation,firstbirthdayparty,etc.）,theyseemtobeinslowmotion?That'sbecause

when

somethingisafirst,therearemanyexcitingthingstoremember.Recallingthese

memoriesmakesyoufeelliketheytookforever,accordingtoDavidEaglemanofthe

BaylorCollegeofMedicineintheUS.

Formanyadults,lifeisroutine（常规的）.Whentheylookback,theymightfeellike

therearenotmanynovel（新奇的）thingstoremember.Therefbre,timeseemstobe

movingfastertothem.

1.Thephrase"intheblinkofaneye"inParagraph1means

A.directlyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.carefully

2.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Human