1．You watch a sad film and get caught up in your emotions．You cry your eyes out at the dramatic plot-you feel sad for the characters if they suffer，or happy for them when they are successful．It is only when the movie is over that you realize that what you were watching is not real．
But why couldn't you accept that when you were so absorbed in the movie？It was reported in Science Daily this week that scientists at Case Western Reserve University，US，discovered that people simply cannot think emotionally and logically at the same time．
It has long been known that something different goes on in our brain when we use logic，rather than responding to something emotionally．Thinking logically is a step-by-step process，in which people make decisions through reasoning and find answers rationally．When we think emotionally，or empathize （有同感），we look at things from someone else's point of view and try to feel their pain．
Now scientists have found that thinking logically and emotionally are like the two ends of a seesaw （跷跷板）-when we're busy empathizing，the part of the brain used for cold，hard analysis is suppressed．And it's also true the other way round．
To come to this conclusion，scientists gathered 45people-men and women-to take brain scans as they solved different kinds of puzzles．Some of the puzzles were tough and involved math and physics and others were social problems that required participants to put themselves in other people's shoes．
Scientists found that when participants were doing a math problem，the region in their brain that is associated with logical thinking lit up，and when asked to make emotional decisions，the region for emotional thinking lit up．But the most interesting part is that when asked to solve problems that required both logical and emotional responses，the participants always used one of the regions at a time while the other one went dark．
"Empathetic and analytic thinking are…mutually （相互之间地） exclusive （排斥的） in the brain，"said Anthony Jack，leader of the study．"You don't have to favor one，but cycle efficiently between them，and employ the right network at the right time．"
However，people sometimes ended up using the wrong one．This explains why some people are good at solving complex math problems but have poor social skills．And why even the smartest people get taken in by fake but touching stories．
41．Why does the author mention watching movies at the beginning of the passage B？
A．To show that we are easily moved by things that are not real．
B．To show that sometimes we only use emotional thinking．
C．To introduce the research based on this kind of experiences．
D．To prove emotional thinking is powerful．
42．Scientists at Case Western Reserve University，US，proved C through their recent tests．
A．logical thinking works differently from emotional thinking
B．logical thinking is much more efficient than emotional thinking
C．logical thinking and emotional thinking take turns to function independently
D．logical thinking and emotional thinking could work together
43．The underlined word"suppressed"in Paragraph 4means C．
A．starting to react actively
B．being completely damaged
C．to prevent something from working effectively
D．obtaining an opposite function
44．We can conclude from the last two paragraphs that B．
A．people have to frequently switch between different types of thinking
B．adopting the wrong thinking mode could have bad results
C．people could only either have excellent logical thinking or emotional thinking
D．people who think logically could easily be controlled
45．What could be the best title for the passage A？
A．Your Heart vs Your Mind B．Your Emotions
C．Logical Thinking D．Movies and Feelings．
分析 本文属于科普文，文章研究了人的感性思维和理性思维，研究发现人们不能同时理性地和感性地思考，即理性思维和感性思维轮流发生作用．
解答 41．答案 B 推理判断题 根据第二段 It was reported in Science Daily this week that scientists at CaseWestern Reserve University，US，discoveredthat people simply cannot think emotionally and logically at the same time．可知，人们不能同时感性思考和理性思考，这是感性思考的一个例证，所以答案为B
42．答案 C 细节理解题．由第二段第二句"It was reported in Science Daily this week that scientists at CaseWestern Reserve University，US，discovered that people simply cannot thinkemotionally and logically at the same time．"可知，人们不能同时理性地和感性地思考，即理性思维和感性思维轮流发生作用，故正确答案为C．
43．答案 C 词义猜测题．由第四段第一句"Now scientists have found thatthinking logically and emotionally are like the two ends of a seesaw-when we're busy empathizing，thepart of the brain used for cold，hard analysis is suppressed．"可知逻辑思维和感性思维就像跷跷板的两头，不能同时发挥作用，由此推断 suppressed 意为"不发挥作用"，C项符合文意，故正确答案为C．
44．答案 B 推断判断题．由最后一段第一二句"However，people sometimes ended up using the wrong one．Thisexplains why some people are good at solving complex math problems but havepoor social skills．"可知，人们有时会选择错误的思维方式，这解释了为什么一些善于解决复杂数学问题的人却不擅长交际．由此推知错误的思维方式可能导致糟糕的结果，所以B项正确．A、C项，由倒数第二段最后一句"You don't have to favor one，butcycle efficiently between them，and employ the right network at the right time．"可知你必须在正确的时间选择正确的思维模式，而不是随时在两种模式间转换，也不是只能拥有一种模式，所以A、C项错误．D项，由文章最后一句"And why even the smartest peopleget taken in by fake（假的） but touching stories．"可知D项错误．
45．答案 A 主旨大意题 根据全文可知，本篇文章研究了人的感性思维和理性思维，二者不能同时发生作用，A 选项概括了人的感性和理性两方面，而其他选项以偏概全，故答案为A
点评 主旨大意题是高考阅读理解的主要题型之一，旨在考查考生对锻炼大意或者文章中心思想的把握和归纳能力．此类题数量较大，在15个题中约占3-4个．
◆设问特点：
1．考查全文主旨或段落大意．
2．正确选项概况范围大小恰当，主旨判断准确．
3．错误选项的特点常常是太大、太窄或者偏离主题，主观臆断．
4．常以main idea，best idea，subject，mainly discuss 等词提问．
◆常考问题：
1）．中心思想类
The main point/idea of thepassage is…
The passage is mainlyabout…The passage mainly discusses…
The last but one paragraphis chiefly concerned with…？
Which of the followingstatements best expresses the main idea of the passage？
2）．标题类
Which of the following isthe best title of the passage？
The best title for thepassage would be …
3）．目的类
The author's main purposein writing the passage is to …
The passage is meant to …．
In writing this passage，theauthor mainly intends to…
