Question

【题目】Our abilities grow stronger as we age

It’s believed that people reach their mental peak in their 20s. However, this isn’t completely true. According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages. They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.

【1】What is the result of the study by American scientists?

A. All people are good at doing memory tests.

B. People must reach their mental peak in their 20s.

C. People are best at doing different things at different ages.

D. Different people are good at different things at the same age.

【2】What are you best at when you are 48 years old?

A. Remembering the details of the new names. B. Learning and remembering new emotions.

C. Understanding others’ feelings and emotions. D. Learning and understanding new information.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE in the passage?

A. People of all ages took part in the test. B. People have good vocabulary skills at 43.

C. People are easier to focus at the age of 67. D. people are good at dealing with details at 18.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 C

【3】 D

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述的是科学家们最近的一项研究，他们发现人们在不同年龄最擅长做不同的事情。短文中利用图片给我们展示了这一研究的结果。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段中According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages.可知，这个调查表明人们在不同的年龄擅长做不同的事情。由此可知应选C。

【2】细节理解题。题目问的是48岁的时候最擅长做什么，根据48 years old这一信息，我们观察图片，根据48岁对应的这句话Now you are best at understanding other people’s feelings and emotions可知，在48岁的时候，人们最擅长理解别人的感受和情感，由此可知应选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据18岁对应的这句话Your brainpower is at its strongest. You’re good at dealing with details可知，在18岁的时候，人们擅长处理细节，由此可知D是对的。根据第一段中They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.可知，这项研究调查了10到90岁的人们，并不是所有年龄的人们，故A不对；根据图片中的内容可知，人们在67岁的时候，词汇量的技能达到高峰，故B不对；根据图片内容可知，人们在43岁的时候更容易集中注意力，故C不对。

这篇短文给我们讲述了美国的科学家们最近的一次研究结果，表明了人们在不同的年龄更擅长做不同的事情。文章主题明确，短文第一段中有明显的主题句，有利于我们掌握文章主旨。短文中利用图片展示了几个不同年龄人们擅长做的事情。后面的题目设置有细节理解题和推理判断题。例如第3小题，这个题目是一个判断题，考查我们对文章多长事实信息的理解，做题时，应将每个选项的内容对应的信息都在原文中找出来，以及文章的信息进行判断。为了更快的找到对应的信息，我们可以用比较明显的数字作为关键词，这里可以很快在短文中找到对应的内容。如B选项，这句话说的是人们在43岁的时候最擅长做的事情，我们在图片中找到43这个数字，然后对选项和原文信息即可排除。