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阅读下面短文,把握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Astudyhasshowedthatthebrainmakesdecisionsabout10secondsbeforeapersonrealizesit.Expertsinvolvedinthestudysaidthatlookingatbrainactivitywhilemakingadecision,theycouldpredictthechoicesthesubjectswouldmake,beforetheyrealizedthattheyhadmadeadecision.LeadresearcherJohn-DylanHaynes,aneuroscientist(神经学家)attheMaxPlanckInstituteforHumanCognitiveandBrainSciencesinLeipzig,saidthatthenewfindingscalledintoquestionsfor“consciousness”ofdecisionsthatpeoplemake,andmightevenchallengeideasastohow“free”peoplearetomakeadecisionataparticularmoment.“Wethinkourdecisionsareconscious,butthesedatashowthatconsciousnessisjustthetipoftheiceberg,”Naturemagazinequoted(引用)himassaying.Thinkingtheresults“quitedramatic”,FrankTongofVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Duringthestudy,thebrainsof14volunteerswereimagedastheyperformedadecision-makingtask.Thesubjectshadtwobuttonsbeforethem,eachtobeoperatedbyadifferenthand,whichtheycouldpresswhentheyfelttheurgeto.Theyweresimultaneously(同时地)shownastreamofletters,whichappearedonascreenathalf-secondintervals(间隔).Thevolunteershadtorememberwhichletterwasshowingwhentheydecidedtopresstheirbutton.Uponanalysisofthedata,theresearchersrealizedthattheearliestsignaltheycouldcatchstartedsevensecondsbeforethevolunteersreportedhavingmadetheirdecision.Giventhedelayofafewsecondsintheimaging,theyreckoned(估量)thatthebrainactivitycouldhavebegunabouttensecondsbeforetheconsciousdecision.Theresearchersshowedthatthesignalswerepickedupfromaregion(区域)calledthefrontopolarcortex(脑额极皮层),whichislocatedatthefrontofthebrain,immediatelybehindtheforehead.Whilewritingabouttheobservationsmadeduringtheresearchinhisstudyreport,Haynessaidthatthefrontopolarcortexmightbethebrainregionwheredecisionsarestarted.Healsoshowedthatthenextstepintheresearchwouldbetospeedupthedataanalysissoastoenablehisteamtopredictpeople’schoicesastheirbrainswouldmakethem.1.Thepassagetellsusthat______.A.weareawareofourwholeprocessofdecision-makingB.peopledon’tmakedecisionsuntiltheyrealizeitC.expertshavenowaytotellwhatdecisiononewillmakeD.thedecision-makingprocessstartsbeforeitismade2.Theunderlinedword“subjects”inPara.2probablyrefersto______.A.thetopicoftheexperts’researchpaperB.thescientificsubjectsthattheexpertswerestudyingC.thethingsthatexpertsdon’tknowclearlyD.thevolunteersthattheexpertsworkedonfortheirresearch3.Theunderlinedsentence“consciousnessisjustthetipoftheiceberg”inPara.4meansthat______.A.ourdecision-makingisconsciousB.thedatacontainsalotofinformationbesidesconsciousnessC.consciousnessisthemajorpartofthedataD.10secondsis“alifetime”intermsofbrainactivity4.Thefinalpurposeoftheresearch______.A.isnotstatedclearlyinthepassageB.isnotacknowledgedbyexpertsC.istoshowwheredecision-makingstartsD.istoanalyzethedatapickedup5.Thepassageimpliesthat______.A.theresearchhasbeencompletedB.theresearchwasconductedbytwoexpertsC.thedecision-makingprocesslastsonlyabout10secondsD.wemaypredictwhatdecisionspeoplewillmakeinthefuture【参考答案】1—4、DDBA阅读理解。 YaoMinglandedintheU.S.inthesummerof2002,7-feet,6-inchesworthoffancyfootwork(花式步伐),armedwithasoftshootingtouch.HewasthetopplayerselectedbytheHoustonRockets,whosenewactivitiesplacewouldsoonbepromotedbyToyota.TheJapanesecarmakerhadjustopenedanewplantinChina,andthecompanyexpectsthatYaofanswouldsoonbecomeCorollafans. FormanyAmericans,YaowastheirunderstandingtotheChineseeconomicengine.Hewasagovernmentproject,broughtupfromayoungageinordertoshowthenewChinatotheworld.Chinafulfilleditspromise;sincethoseunforgettabledaysof2002,throughtheBeijingOlympicsandbeyond,thecountryhasstayedonitspathtowardssuperpowerfigure.Yao,sadly,fellshort. AccordingtoanearlyreportfromYahoo!Sports,whichwasconfirmedbyseveralothernewsorganizations,Yaoisgoingtoretire.Hejustcouldn’tconquertheinjuries.AbrokenboneinhisleftfootabsencedYaoafterjustfivegameslastseason.Abrokenfootforcedhimtomissallofthe2009-2010season.Infact,duetofootandkneeinjuries,Yaoplayedinmorethan55gamesjustonceoverthepastsixseasons. PriortoYao,playersover74"wereusuallyone-skillperson.ManuteBol,at77",blockedshotsand,duringonestretch,actedasashamedthree-pointer.ShawnBradley,76",hadskills,butwasfartoogentletobeastar.Yao,however,coulddoitall.Athistop,in2006-2007,heaveraged25pointspergame.Histurnaroundjumperwasunstoppable.Hispost-passeswereusuallyonthemoney.(Ithelpswhenyoucanseeovereveryone.)Yao,whoplayedinjusteightseasons,finishedhiscareeraveraging19.0points,and9.2rebounds,pergame.HisRocketsneveradvancedfurtherthanthesecondroundoftheplayoffs(季后赛). Whateveron-courtmilestonesYao'sbodyneverallowedhimtoachieve,hemorethanmadeupforoffthecourt.Yaowassomuchmorethanabasketballplayer.TotheChinesepublicwhoadmiredhim,hewasasymbolofhishomecountry'spossibility.YaocarriedtheChineseflagattheOlympicopeningceremonies,soakingintheloveofhiscountry.61.Toyota'spurposeofsupportingYaoisto_______. A.letYaomingmakemoney. B.advertisetheircarswidely. C.organizetheirbasketballteam. D.letYaomingdrivetheircarstogames.62.WhendidChinakeeponitsdevelopmenttosomelargecountries? A.Since2000. B.In2006. C.In2007. D.In2010.63.WhatcanIknowinthefourthparagraph? A.ManuteBolhasintegratedskills. B.Yaominghasintegratedskills. C.ShawnBradleyhasintegratedskills. D.ShawnBradleyactedasashamedthree–pointer.64.Whatcanweinferfromthefifthparagraph? A.Yaomingdidn'tachieveanylifegoals. B.Yaomingisonlyagoodbasketballplayer. C.PeopleseethestrengthofChinafromYao. D.Yaomingalwaysholdsflagsinthegame.65.Whichoneofthefollowingstatingordersisright?a.TheJapanesecarmakersupportedYaoming.b.Yaomissedmanygamesduetofootandkneeinjuries,.c.YaoheldtheChineseflagattheOlympicopening.d.YaoMingwenttotheU.S.forthefirsttime. A.c,a,b,dB.d,b,c,a C.c,b,d,a D.d,a,c,b【参考答案】BABCDPassageTwelve(ReligionandRationality)
Yetthedifferenceintomeandlanguagemuststrikeus,sosoonasitisphilosophythatspeaks:thatchangeshouldremindusthatevenifthefunctionofreligionandthatofreasoncoincide,thisfunctionisperformedinthetwocasesbyverydifferentorgans.Religionsaremany,reasonone.Religionconsistsofconsciousideas,hopes,enthusiasms,andobjectsofworship;itoperatesbygraceandflourishesbyprayer.Reason,ontheotherhand,isamereprincipleorpotentialorder,onwhichindeedwemaycometoreflectbutwhichexistsinusideallyonly,withoutvariationorstressofanykind.Weconformordonotconformtoit;itdoesnoturgeorchideus,notcallforanyemotionsonourpartotherthanthosenaturallyarousedbythevariousobjectswhichitunfoldsintheirtruenatureandproportion.Religionbringssomeorderintolifebyweightingitwithnewmaterials.Reasonaddstothenaturalmaterialsonlytheperfectorderwhichitintroducesintothem.Rationalityisnothingbutaform,anidealconstitutionwhichexperiencemaymoreorlessembody.Religionisapartofexperienceitself,amassofsentimentsandideas.Theoneisaninviolateprinciple,theotherachangingandstrugglingforce.Andyetthisstrugglingandchangingforceofreligionseemstodirectmantowardsomethingeternal.Itseemstomakeforanultimateharmonywithinthesoulandforanultimateharmonybetweenthesoulandallthatthesouldependsupon.Religion,initsintent,isamoreconsciousanddirectpursuitoftheLifeofReasonthanissociety,science,orart,fortheseapproachandfillouttheideallifetentativelyandpiecemeal,hardlyregardingthefoalorcaringfortheultimatejustificationoftheinstinctiveaims.Religionalsohasaninstinctiveandblindsideandbubblesupinallmannerofchancepracticesandintuitions;soon,however,itfeelsitswaytowardtheheartofthings,andfromwhateverquarteritmaycome,veersinthedirectionoftheultimate.
Nevertheless,wemustconfessthatthisreligiouspursuitoftheLifeofReasonhasbeensingularlyabortive.Thosewithinthepaleofeachreligionmayprevailuponthemselves,toexpresssatisfactionwithitsresults,thankstoafondpartialityinreadingthepastandgenerousdraughtsofhopeforthefuture;butanyoneregardingthevariousreligionsatonceandcomparingtheirachievementswithwhatreasonrequires,mustfeelhowterribleisthedisappointmentwhichtheyhaveoneandallpreparedformankind.Theirchiefanxietyhasbeentoofferimaginaryremediesformortalills,someofwhichareincurableessentially,whileothersmighthavebeenreallycuredbywell-directedeffort.TheGreedoracles,forinstance,pretendedtohealoutnaturalignorance,whichhasitsappropriatethoughdifficultcure,whiletheChristianvisionofheavenpretendedtobeanantidotetoournaturaldeath—theinevitablecorrelateofbirthandofachangingandconditionedexistence.Bymethodsofthissortlittlecanbedonefortherealbettermentoflife.Toconfuseintelligenceanddislocatesentimentbygratuitousfictionsisashort-sightedwayofpursuinghappiness.Natureissoonavenged.Anunhealthyexaltationandaone-sidedmoralityhavetobefollowedbyregrettablereactions.Whenthesecome.Therealrewardsoflifemayseemvaintoarelaxedvitality,andtheverynameofvirtuemayirritateyoungspiritsuntrainedinandnaturalexcellence.Thusreligiontoooftendebauchesthemoralityitcomestosanctionandimpedesthescienceitoughttofulfill.
Whatisthesecretofthisineptitude?Whydoesreligion,soneartorationalityinitspurpose,fallsoshortofitinitsresults?Theansweriseasy;religionpursuesrationalitythroughtheimagination.Whenitexplainseventsorassignscauses,itisanimaginativesubstituteforscience.Whenitgivesprecepts,insinuatesideals,orremouldsaspiration,itisanimaginativesubstituteforwisdom—Imeanforthedeliberateandimpartialpursuitofallfood.Theconditionandtheaimsoflifearebothrepresentedinreligionpoetically,butthispoetrytendstoarrogatetoitselfliteraltruthandmoralauthority,neitherofwhichitpossesses.Hencethedepthandimportanceofreligionbecomesintelligiblenolessthanitscontradictionsandpracticaldisasters.Itsobjectisthesameasthatofreason,butitsmethodistoproceedbyintuitionandbyuncheckedpoeticalconceits.
1.
Asusedinthepassage,theauthorwoulddefine“wisdom”as
[A].thepursuitofrationalitythroughimagination.
.anunemotionalsearchforthetruth.
[C].apurposefulandunbiasedquestforwhatisbest.
[D].ashort-sightedwayofpursuinghappiness
2.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
[A].Religionseeksthetruththroughimagination,reason,initssearch,utilizestheemotions.
.Religionhasprovedanineffectivetoolinsolvingman’sproblems.
[C].Scienceseeksapiecemealsolutiontoman’squestions.
[D].Thefunctionsofphilosophyandreasonarethesame.
3.
Accordingtotheauthor,sciencediffersfromreligioninthat
[A].itisunawareofultimategoals.
.itisunimaginative.
[C].itsfindingsareexactandfinal.
[D].itresemblessocietyandart.
4.
Theauthorstatesthatreligiondiffersfromrationalityinthat
[A].itreliesonintuitionratherthanreasoning.
.itisnotconcernedwiththeultimatejustificationofitsinstinctiveaims.
[C].ithasdisappointedmankind.
[D].ithasinspiredmankind.
5.
Accordingtotheauthor,thepursuitofreligionhasprovedtobe
[A].imaginative.
.aproviderofhopeforthefuture.
[C].ahighlyintellectualactivity
[D].ineffectual.
Vocabulary
1.
grace
赏赐,慈祥,感化,感思祷告
2.
chide
责怪
3.
sentiment
情感
4.
inviolate
不受侵害的,纯洁的
5.
intent
意义,含义
6.
piecemeal
一件件,渐渐的,零碎的
7.
bubbleup
起泡,沸腾,兴奋
8.
veer
转变方向,转向
9.
abortive
夭折的,失败的,中断的,流产的。
10.
pale
范围,界限
11.
draught
要求
12.
oracle
神谕宣誓,预言,圣言
13.
antidote
解毒药,矫正方法
14.
correlate
相互关系
15.
dislocate
使离开原来位置,打乱正常秩序
16.
gratuitous
无偿的,没有理由的。
17.
debauch
使失落,放荡
18.
sanction
支持,鼓舞,认可
19.
impede
阻碍,制止
20.
ineptitude
不恰当,无能,愚蠢
21.
insinuate
示意
22.
remould
重塑,重铸
23.
aspiration
抱负,壮志
24.
arrogate
没来由反把……归于(to)
25.
literal
朴实的,字面的
26.
intelligible
可以理解的。
27.
conceit
幻想,奇想
难句译注
1.
Yetthedifferenceintomeandlanguagemuststrikeus,sosoonasitisphilosophythatspeaks:thatchangeshouldremindusthatevenifthefunctionofreligionandthatofreasoncoincide,thisfunctionisperformedinthetwocasesbyverydifferentorgans.
[参考译文]
可是音调和语言的差异必定很快的给我们深刻的印象,就象哲学所说的那样:那种差异应提乡我们,即使宗教的功能和理性的功能恰好相符的话,其功能也是通过不同的器官在两种不同的状况下完成的。
2.
Reason,ontheotherhand,isamereprincipleorpotentialorder,onwhichindeedwemaycometoreflectbutwhichexistsinusideallyonly,withoutvariationorstressofanykind.
[参考译文]
另一方面,理性学问一种原则或者是潜在的秩序,我们的确可以在此基础上存在于我们心中,没有种种变化,或任何压力。
3.
Weconformordonotconformtoit;itdoesnoturgeorchideus,notcallforanyemotionsonourpartotherthanthosenaturallyarousedbythevariousobjectswhichitunfoldsintheirtruenatureandproportion.
[参考译文]
不论我们是否遵循理性,它不会极力或责怪我们,除了以事物的原来面目和比例揭示各种事物而自然而然的激起我们的感情,它并不需要我们付出任何感情。
4.
Religion,initsintent,isamoreconsciousanddirectpursuitoftheLifeofReasonthanissociety,science,orart,fortheseapproachandfillouttheideallifetentativelyandpiecemeal,hardlyregardingthefoalorcaringfortheultimatejustificationoftheinstinctiveaims.
[参考译文]
宗教在其意义上,比社会,科学,艺术更自觉,更直接的追求“理性生活”,由于这些东西(社会,科学,艺术)临时而又零星的接近和填补抱负的生活,无视目的,也不管其本能的目标是否最终证明正确。
5.
oneandall
各个都,全部
6.
Thosewithinthepaleofeachreligionmayprevailuponthemselves,toexpresssatisfactionwithitsresults,thankstoafondpartialityinreadingthepastandgenerousdraughtsofhopeforthefuture;butanyoneregardingthevariousreligionsatonceandcomparingtheirachievementswithwhatreasonrequires,mustfeelhowterribleisthedisappointmentwhichtheyhaveoneandallpreparedfor
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