五、阅读理解
Are you the kind of person who doesn't like school? Or are you more like Michael Nicholson, who can't stop learning? He has 30 degrees(学位), including 22 master's and a doctor's! If you're also crazy about studying, you might be a philomath—a person who loves to learn and study. The word comes from Greek with "phil" meaning "a lover of " and "math" meaning "learning".
Humans are all philomaths in a way—our brain(大脑)is born to be curious. We want to learn and understand, not only to know the world better but also because of something called neoteny. This word means the childlike features of some animals, including humans, that stay with them even when they become adults(成年人). One of these features is neuroplasticity(神经可塑性), which helps our brains stay flexible—this gives us the ability to learn all our lives. Many animals which are close to us in DNA, like primates(灵长类), can't do this and can only learn during their youth.
★ Lots of people remember their school days as being boring or even meaningless. Why is it? Scientists have suggested that if an idea is too difficult or boring, it becomes harder to bring old and new ideas together. If this happens, we lose interest and take in less information. This experience of education at school may lead to(导致)people giving up learning chances in later life.
So, don't let a bad educational experience stop you learning something new as an adult. We are lifelong learners by nature, so make good use of your biology and find out your natural philomath. Who knows what you could make happen?
(
A. give an example B. make comparison(对比)
C. raise a question D. list numbers
(
A. Work very hard. B. Forget things quickly.
C. Be able to change easily. D. Move slowly and carefully.
(
A. And being a philomath is easy.
B. So school education is the most important.
C. And children would try hard at school.
D. Many people love learning, but still there are some can't stand(忍受)it.
(
A. introduce what a philomath is B. tell us the importance of learning
C. show how a philomath develops D. encourage us to be a lifelong learner
Are you the kind of person who doesn't like school? Or are you more like Michael Nicholson, who can't stop learning? He has 30 degrees(学位), including 22 master's and a doctor's! If you're also crazy about studying, you might be a philomath—a person who loves to learn and study. The word comes from Greek with "phil" meaning "a lover of " and "math" meaning "learning".
Humans are all philomaths in a way—our brain(大脑)is born to be curious. We want to learn and understand, not only to know the world better but also because of something called neoteny. This word means the childlike features of some animals, including humans, that stay with them even when they become adults(成年人). One of these features is neuroplasticity(神经可塑性), which helps our brains stay flexible—this gives us the ability to learn all our lives. Many animals which are close to us in DNA, like primates(灵长类), can't do this and can only learn during their youth.
★ Lots of people remember their school days as being boring or even meaningless. Why is it? Scientists have suggested that if an idea is too difficult or boring, it becomes harder to bring old and new ideas together. If this happens, we lose interest and take in less information. This experience of education at school may lead to(导致)people giving up learning chances in later life.
So, don't let a bad educational experience stop you learning something new as an adult. We are lifelong learners by nature, so make good use of your biology and find out your natural philomath. Who knows what you could make happen?
(
A
) 1. Michael Nicholson is talked about in Paragraph 1 to ______.A. give an example B. make comparison(对比)
C. raise a question D. list numbers
(
C
) 2. What does the underlined phrase "stay flexible" in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Work very hard. B. Forget things quickly.
C. Be able to change easily. D. Move slowly and carefully.
(
D
) 3. Which of the following can be put in "★"?A. And being a philomath is easy.
B. So school education is the most important.
C. And children would try hard at school.
D. Many people love learning, but still there are some can't stand(忍受)it.
(
D
) 4. The writer's writing purpose(目的)is to ______.A. introduce what a philomath is B. tell us the importance of learning
C. show how a philomath develops D. encourage us to be a lifelong learner
答案：1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D
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五、阅读理解
你是那种不喜欢上学的人吗？还是你更像迈克尔·尼科尔森，一个热爱学习、学无止境的人？他拥有30个学位，其中包括22个硕士学位和1个博士学位！如果你也痴迷于学习，那你可能就是一个“philomath”（热爱学习的人）——一个热爱学习和钻研的人。这个词源自希腊语，“phil”的意思是“……的爱好者”，“math”的意思是“学习”。
从某种程度上来说，人类都是热爱学习的人——我们的大脑天生就充满好奇心。我们想要学习和理解事物，这不仅是为了更好地了解世界，还因为一种叫做“幼态持续”的现象。这个词指的是包括人类在内的一些动物，即使成年后，仍保留着一些孩童般的特征。其中一个特征就是神经可塑性，它能让我们的大脑保持灵活——这赋予了我们终身学习的能力。许多与我们DNA相近的动物，比如灵长类动物，就不具备这种能力，它们只能在幼年时期学习。
★很多人觉得他们的学生时代很无聊，甚至毫无意义。这是为什么呢？科学家认为，如果一个知识概念太难或太枯燥，就会更难将新旧知识联系起来。如果出现这种情况，我们就会失去兴趣，吸收的信息也会减少。这种学校教育的经历可能会导致人们在日后放弃学习的机会。
所以，不要让一段糟糕的教育经历阻碍你成年后学习新事物。从本质上来说，我们都是终身学习者，所以好好利用你的生理特性，发掘你天生热爱学习的一面。谁知道你会创造出什么样的奇迹呢？
（ ）1. 第一段提到迈克尔·尼科尔森是为了______。
A. 举个例子
B. 进行对比
C. 提出一个问题
D. 列举数字
（ ）2. 第二段中划线短语“stay flexible”的意思是？
A. 非常努力地工作。
B. 很快忘记事情。
C. 能够轻易改变。
D. 缓慢而小心地移动。
（ ）3. 下列哪一项可以填入“★”处？
A. 而且成为一个热爱学习的人很容易。
B. 所以学校教育是最重要的。
C. 而且孩子们在学校会很努力。
D. 很多人热爱学习，但仍然有一些人无法忍受学习。
（ ）4. 作者的写作目的是______。
A. 介绍什么是热爱学习的人
B. 告诉我们学习的重要性
C. 展示热爱学习的人是如何成长的
D. 鼓励我们成为终身学习者
五、阅读理解
你是那种不喜欢上学的人吗？还是你更像迈克尔·尼科尔森，一个热爱学习、学无止境的人？他拥有30个学位，其中包括22个硕士学位和1个博士学位！如果你也痴迷于学习，那你可能就是一个“philomath”（热爱学习的人）——一个热爱学习和钻研的人。这个词源自希腊语，“phil”的意思是“……的爱好者”，“math”的意思是“学习”。
从某种程度上来说，人类都是热爱学习的人——我们的大脑天生就充满好奇心。我们想要学习和理解事物，这不仅是为了更好地了解世界，还因为一种叫做“幼态持续”的现象。这个词指的是包括人类在内的一些动物，即使成年后，仍保留着一些孩童般的特征。其中一个特征就是神经可塑性，它能让我们的大脑保持灵活——这赋予了我们终身学习的能力。许多与我们DNA相近的动物，比如灵长类动物，就不具备这种能力，它们只能在幼年时期学习。
★很多人觉得他们的学生时代很无聊，甚至毫无意义。这是为什么呢？科学家认为，如果一个知识概念太难或太枯燥，就会更难将新旧知识联系起来。如果出现这种情况，我们就会失去兴趣，吸收的信息也会减少。这种学校教育的经历可能会导致人们在日后放弃学习的机会。
所以，不要让一段糟糕的教育经历阻碍你成年后学习新事物。从本质上来说，我们都是终身学习者，所以好好利用你的生理特性，发掘你天生热爱学习的一面。谁知道你会创造出什么样的奇迹呢？
（ ）1. 第一段提到迈克尔·尼科尔森是为了______。
A. 举个例子
B. 进行对比
C. 提出一个问题
D. 列举数字
（ ）2. 第二段中划线短语“stay flexible”的意思是？
A. 非常努力地工作。
B. 很快忘记事情。
C. 能够轻易改变。
D. 缓慢而小心地移动。
（ ）3. 下列哪一项可以填入“★”处？
A. 而且成为一个热爱学习的人很容易。
B. 所以学校教育是最重要的。
C. 而且孩子们在学校会很努力。
D. 很多人热爱学习，但仍然有一些人无法忍受学习。
（ ）4. 作者的写作目的是______。
A. 介绍什么是热爱学习的人
B. 告诉我们学习的重要性
C. 展示热爱学习的人是如何成长的
D. 鼓励我们成为终身学习者