16.While it is most sports fans'favorite part of watching their team compete,shouting out insulting words or encouragement doesn't actually help them win matches,new research suggests.
An experiment conducted earlier this month,provided an answer accidentally to the question whether cheering does actually have an effect on either team's performance.
Originally,the study project started by Brenna Boyd,a research assistant working under a professor in the School of Architectural Engineering,aimed to settle a long-standing argument in American college football over which team has the loudest stadium.She also hoped her study would determine whether crowd noise is harmful to the communications on the field.But since she's more into hockey than football,she did her later experiment in college hockey stadiums.
Boyd and her classmates measured noise levels during college hockey games,including four played by their home team--University of Nebraska team at Omaha's Century Link Centre from November 2014through to March this year.
For the loudest game,the average loudness equivalent level in the student section was 95.5decibels(分贝)-the equivalent of hearing a jackhammer from 50feet away-with a peak of 132decibels,the equivalent of a jet engine about 100feet away.
Ms Boyd's team found that noise levels in the student section were generally louder than the others.However,when the noise levels were analyzed carefully together with events in the game,they found that there wasn't a strong connection between decibel level and goals scored by the home team."There wasn't enough data to see whether loudness was connected with how many goals they achieved during the game.And this conclusion actually attracted a lot more attention than I had expected."Said Ms Boyd.
In surveys given to the players after each match,Ms Boyd found that the majority reported that the crowd was loud but not that distracting-"about 70per cent between silent and loud"-and that the noise levels didn't prevent them from communicating with their teammates or coach while in play.
25.When Brenna Boyd was planning her project,she wanted to find outB.
A.the average loudness of noise during college hockey games
B.which college team stadium has the loudest audience
C.whether cheering affects the outcome of hockey games
D.if sound levels are strongly connected to goals achieved
26.According to this passage,Brenna BoydC.
A.is a professor at the University of Nebraska
B.enjoyed herself watching college football games
C.is surprised by the great attention her research attracted
D.attended four hockey games to measure noise levels
27.Brenna Boyd's experiment found out thatB.
A.crowd noise is harmful to the player on the field
B.college students are passionate cheering home teams
C.college hockey games are noisier than football games
D.loudness level of a jet engine is higher than a jackhammer
28.The underlined word insulting in paragraph 1can be replaced byA.
A.offending B.inspiring
C.amusing D.disappointing.
分析 本文主要讲述了一个研究,研究成果表明在球场上的大声的呼喊和高昂的热情,并不一定能起到预想的效果.
解答 25.B 细节题.根据文章内容,Originally,the study project started by Brenna Boyd,a research assistant working under a professor aimed to settle a long-standing argument in American college football over which team has the loudest stadium.She also hoped her study would determine whether crowd noise is harmful to the communications on the field 在进行项目研究的时候,Brenna Boyd需要找到一个有着最大声音的体育馆,以此来研究到底欢呼声是否对比赛有好的影响,结合选项,故选B
26.C 细节题.根据文章内容."There wasn't enough data to see whether loudness was connected with how many goals they achieved during the game.And this conclusion actually attracted a lot more attention than I had expected."Said Ms Boyd在研究中发现,没有足够的数据表明是否分贝与自己的主场对得分有关.并且这个结论比我预期的更让人引起注意.结合选项,故C符合文意
27.B 细节题.根据文章内容,Ms Boyd's team found that noise levels in the student section were generally louder than the others研究发现,学生的对于主场球队的热情是非常高的,他们所在区域的声音也是最大的.结合选项,故选B
28.A 词义猜测题.根据该句内容While it is most sports fans'favorite part of watching their team compete,shouting out insulting words or encouragement doesn't actually help them win matches,new research suggests.新的调查研究表面,球迷的热情、大声的说出冒犯的或者鼓励的话,并不能帮助球员们取得胜利,结合选项,故A为正确答案.
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.