B
Scientists from Spain and the Netherlands did a study and discovered that road traffic noise near schools could cause problems for children.
In the study, Maria Foraster and her team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health worked with 2,680 children aged 7—10 at 38 schools in Barcelona, Spain. They tested the children's thinking and memory skills by giving them four computer tests over a year. There researchers looked at the noise both inside and outside the schools. They also estimated(估算) the noise levels at the children's homes. Air pollution, people's home locations, and other related factors(相关因素) were also considered.
The results(结果) showed that children in noisy schools had a hard time remembering and paying attention to things compared to children in quiet schools. When children were inside the classroom, changing traffic noise was an even bigger problem for them than just loud traffic noise. And no connection was found between noise at home and children's learning abilities.
One limitation(局限性) of the study was that the researchers did not study the noise levels from the past, which might have influenced the test scores. However, 98% of the children had been in the same school for at least a year, and the noise levels did not usually change very fast.
This study is important because many children worldwide are exposed to(遭受) traffic noise in schools. The researchers advised that more tests should be done in other places to see if the results are the same for different groups of children. If the answer is yes, this discovery might change the future rules about noise pollution near schools.
6. What do we know about the study from Paragraph 2?
①Its results. ②Its researchers.
③How it was made.
④Where it was carried out.
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ②③④
D. ①③④
7. According to the study, what kind of noise had a greater influence on children's learning abilities?
A. Just loud traffic noise.
B. Changing traffic noise.
C. Noise from their neighbours.
D. Noise from their classmates.
8. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. The study is of great importance.
B. The study has thought about all factors.
C. The study could be carried out better.
D. The study fits most children in the world.
9. The writer wrote the passage to
A. ask for rules about noise pollution
B. be against the building of schools near busy roads
C. tell readers about the influences of traffic noise on adults
D. introduce a study on the influences of traffic noise on children
10. 新考法 创新设问 What's the structure of the passage?
A. Introduction → Steps → Findings → Limitation→Meanings.
B. Introduction → Limitation → Steps → Findings→Meanings.
C. Meanings → Introduction → Findings → Limitation→Steps.
D. Meanings → Findings → Limitation → Introduction→Steps.
Scientists from Spain and the Netherlands did a study and discovered that road traffic noise near schools could cause problems for children.
In the study, Maria Foraster and her team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health worked with 2,680 children aged 7—10 at 38 schools in Barcelona, Spain. They tested the children's thinking and memory skills by giving them four computer tests over a year. There researchers looked at the noise both inside and outside the schools. They also estimated(估算) the noise levels at the children's homes. Air pollution, people's home locations, and other related factors(相关因素) were also considered.
The results(结果) showed that children in noisy schools had a hard time remembering and paying attention to things compared to children in quiet schools. When children were inside the classroom, changing traffic noise was an even bigger problem for them than just loud traffic noise. And no connection was found between noise at home and children's learning abilities.
One limitation(局限性) of the study was that the researchers did not study the noise levels from the past, which might have influenced the test scores. However, 98% of the children had been in the same school for at least a year, and the noise levels did not usually change very fast.
This study is important because many children worldwide are exposed to(遭受) traffic noise in schools. The researchers advised that more tests should be done in other places to see if the results are the same for different groups of children. If the answer is yes, this discovery might change the future rules about noise pollution near schools.
6. What do we know about the study from Paragraph 2?
①Its results. ②Its researchers.
③How it was made.
④Where it was carried out.
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ②③④
D. ①③④
7. According to the study, what kind of noise had a greater influence on children's learning abilities?
A. Just loud traffic noise.
B. Changing traffic noise.
C. Noise from their neighbours.
D. Noise from their classmates.
8. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. The study is of great importance.
B. The study has thought about all factors.
C. The study could be carried out better.
D. The study fits most children in the world.
9. The writer wrote the passage to
introduce a study on the influences of traffic noise on children
.A. ask for rules about noise pollution
B. be against the building of schools near busy roads
C. tell readers about the influences of traffic noise on adults
D. introduce a study on the influences of traffic noise on children
10. 新考法 创新设问 What's the structure of the passage?
A. Introduction → Steps → Findings → Limitation→Meanings.
B. Introduction → Limitation → Steps → Findings→Meanings.
C. Meanings → Introduction → Findings → Limitation→Steps.
D. Meanings → Findings → Limitation → Introduction→Steps.
答案：6.C 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了西班牙和荷兰的科学家做了一项研究，发现学校附近的交通噪音会对儿童造成问题。
6. C 解析:细节理解题。根据“In the study，Maria Foraster and her team... worked with 2，680 children aged 7 - 10 at 38 schools in Barcelona，Spain... by giving them four computer tests over a year.”可知，第二段介绍了研究人员、研究过程及研究地点。故选 C。
7. B 解析:细节理解题。根据“When children were inside the classroom，changing traffic noise was an even bigger problem for them than just loud traffic noise.”可知，研究表明，不断变化的交通噪音对孩子的学习能力影响更大。故选 B。
8. C 解析:推理判断题。根据“One limitation of the study was that the researchers did not study the noise levels from the past，which might have influenced the test scores.”可推知，这项研究存在局限性，还有改进的空间。故选 C。
9. D 解析:写作意图题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了西班牙和荷兰的科学家做了一项研究，发现学校附近的交通噪音会对儿童造成问题，作者并没有针对研究成果发出倡议。故选 D。
10. A 解析:篇章结构题。通读全文内容可知，文章第一段介绍了这项研究，第二段介绍了研究步骤、研究方法，第三段说明了研究结果，第四段介绍了研究的局限性，第五段介绍了研究的意义。故选 A。
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了西班牙和荷兰的科学家做了一项研究，发现学校附近的交通噪音会对儿童造成问题。
6. C 解析:细节理解题。根据“In the study，Maria Foraster and her team... worked with 2，680 children aged 7 - 10 at 38 schools in Barcelona，Spain... by giving them four computer tests over a year.”可知，第二段介绍了研究人员、研究过程及研究地点。故选 C。
7. B 解析:细节理解题。根据“When children were inside the classroom，changing traffic noise was an even bigger problem for them than just loud traffic noise.”可知，研究表明，不断变化的交通噪音对孩子的学习能力影响更大。故选 B。
8. C 解析:推理判断题。根据“One limitation of the study was that the researchers did not study the noise levels from the past，which might have influenced the test scores.”可推知，这项研究存在局限性，还有改进的空间。故选 C。
9. D 解析:写作意图题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了西班牙和荷兰的科学家做了一项研究，发现学校附近的交通噪音会对儿童造成问题，作者并没有针对研究成果发出倡议。故选 D。
10. A 解析:篇章结构题。通读全文内容可知，文章第一段介绍了这项研究，第二段介绍了研究步骤、研究方法，第三段说明了研究结果，第四段介绍了研究的局限性，第五段介绍了研究的意义。故选 A。