Question

Thoughts claim our attention continuously, and waste our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters. They actually rule our life. We have become so used to this slavery, that we take it for granted, and have become unconscious of this habit, except on certain occasions.

While breathing, we do not need to pay attention to each inhalation and exhalation. We become conscious of the process of breathing only when we have some difficulty with breathing, such as when our nose is blocked, due to a cold, or when we are in an unventilated(不通風的) room.

It is the same with thinking. We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study. We are also aware of them when we have worries or fears.

Look at the following familiar situation. You need to study something for an exam. You sit comfortably on the sofa with the book in your hands and start reading. After a while you feel hungry and go to the kitchen to eat something.

You return to read, and then hear your people talking outside. You listen to them for several moments and then bring your attention back to the book.

After a while you feel restless and switch on the radio to listen to some music. You continue to read for a little while, and then remember something that happened yesterday, and you start thinking about it.

When you look at your watch, you are amazed to find out that one complete hour has passed and you have hardly read anything. And at this time, you feel you’re thinking.

This is what happens when one lacks concentration. Imagine what you could have accomplished if you could control your attention and focus your mind!

1.When can you feel you are thinking?

A. While breathing.                                                                    B. While not reading.

C. When you need to concentrate.                                         D. When you waste your time.

2.Why does the author put forward the exam situation?

A. To explain the course of thinking awareness.

B. To show how to get ready for an exam.

C. To present an example of concentration.

D. To emphasize the importance of reading.

3.Where can you most probably find the above passage?

A. In a guidebook of natural science.

B. In the front page of a newspaper.

C. In an advertisement part of a magazine.

D. In the section of psychology of a magazine.

4.This passage is mainly about _______.

A. the relationship between thoughts and breathing

B. how people’s thought and mind work

C. what happens when one wants to think

D. the ways to increase your thought

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章用呼吸的過程來解讀人們的思維過程。然后用復習迎考的事例進一步論證，指出“如果你集中注意力去進行思考，相像一下你本來可以完成的事情有多少”。告誡人們：要集中注意力去進行思考，而不是讓思考不斷剝奪我們的注意力，把時間和精力浪費在雞毛蒜皮的無用的事情上。

1.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study.可知答 案為C。

2.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)四五六七段可知，作者舉例是為了證明第三段作者的觀點，即只有在你想要集中精力時你才會感覺到你在思考，故答案為A：為了解釋你產生思考意識的過程。

3.D推理判斷題。文章主要講在什么情況下人們會意識到自己在思考，而思考的過程屬于心理活動的過程，所以本文應該選自心理學雜志。

4.B主旨大意題。文章用呼吸的過程來解讀人們的思維過程。然后用復習迎考的事例進一步論證。故文章的主要講的是：集中注意力才能進行思考，實際就是講的“人們的心里思維是如何進行的”。

考點：科普類閱讀理解