B 核心素养 学习能力
When facing a big challenge, like a speech or a sports competition, many people feel worried and allow fear to take over. This kind of thinking makes it harder to perform well. You need a way to prepare for success before the real event.
Li Ming, a ping-pong player, always got nervous before big matches and made careless mistakes. His coach taught him to spend five minutes before the game imagining the perfect serve(发球), and the feeling of winning. He noticed that his performance ameliorated.
What Li Ming practised is called visualization(可视化). Here is how it works: Close your eyes and imagine yourself doing the activity perfectly. The clear imagination actually trains your brain and this practice makes you perform well. When the important moment finally arrives, you will be familiar with the task and you can do a good job.
But some people believe visualization is just dreaming. What truly matters is real practice. They argue that sitting quietly and imagining success is a waste of time. However, a recent study on piano players showed the opposite. The piano players were divided into two groups. One group practised on a real piano for 30 minutes a day. The other group only sat and imagined playing the piano perfectly. They didn’t touch the piano at all. After a few days, both groups improved.
Experts say that senses(感官) play an important role. So, make sure you use them. Besides, never imagine mistakes or failures. Pay attention only to success. What’s more, it’s beneficial to choose one short cue(提示) word like “calm” or “focus”. Repeat it during your brain practice, and then say it right before the real event starts.
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A. He couldn’t focus on his serves.
B. He felt nervous and made careless mistakes.
C. He didn’t know how to improve ping-pong skills.
D. He was afraid of competing with strong players.
(
A. A way to practise real skills for an event.
B. A method of imagining perfect performance.
C. A dream that helps people win competitions.
D. A method for improving memory.
(
A. Real practice is much better than visualization.
B. Visualization is a waste of time for piano learning.
C. Both real practice and visualization can bring improvement.
D. Piano players need more time to practise than ping-pong players.
(
A. Took. B. Played. C. Improved. D. Failed.
(
A. Visualization: train your brain for success
B. Li Ming’s secret to winning ping-pong matches
C. The difference between visualization and real practice
D. How to overcome nervousness in competitions
When facing a big challenge, like a speech or a sports competition, many people feel worried and allow fear to take over. This kind of thinking makes it harder to perform well. You need a way to prepare for success before the real event.
Li Ming, a ping-pong player, always got nervous before big matches and made careless mistakes. His coach taught him to spend five minutes before the game imagining the perfect serve(发球), and the feeling of winning. He noticed that his performance ameliorated.
What Li Ming practised is called visualization(可视化). Here is how it works: Close your eyes and imagine yourself doing the activity perfectly. The clear imagination actually trains your brain and this practice makes you perform well. When the important moment finally arrives, you will be familiar with the task and you can do a good job.
But some people believe visualization is just dreaming. What truly matters is real practice. They argue that sitting quietly and imagining success is a waste of time. However, a recent study on piano players showed the opposite. The piano players were divided into two groups. One group practised on a real piano for 30 minutes a day. The other group only sat and imagined playing the piano perfectly. They didn’t touch the piano at all. After a few days, both groups improved.
Experts say that senses(感官) play an important role. So, make sure you use them. Besides, never imagine mistakes or failures. Pay attention only to success. What’s more, it’s beneficial to choose one short cue(提示) word like “calm” or “focus”. Repeat it during your brain practice, and then say it right before the real event starts.
(
B
)6. What problem did Li Ming have before big ping-pong matches?A. He couldn’t focus on his serves.
B. He felt nervous and made careless mistakes.
C. He didn’t know how to improve ping-pong skills.
D. He was afraid of competing with strong players.
(
B
)7. What is visualization according to the text?A. A way to practise real skills for an event.
B. A method of imagining perfect performance.
C. A dream that helps people win competitions.
D. A method for improving memory.
(
C
)8. What did the study on piano players show?A. Real practice is much better than visualization.
B. Visualization is a waste of time for piano learning.
C. Both real practice and visualization can bring improvement.
D. Piano players need more time to practise than ping-pong players.
(
C
)9. What does the underlined word “ameliorated” mean in the text?A. Took. B. Played. C. Improved. D. Failed.
(
A
)10. What is the best title for the text?A. Visualization: train your brain for success
B. Li Ming’s secret to winning ping-pong matches
C. The difference between visualization and real practice
D. How to overcome nervousness in competitions
答案：6～8. BBC
9. C 词义猜测题。根据“When the important moment finally arrives, you will be familiar with the task and you can do a good job. ”和“After a few days, both groups improved.”可知，ameliorated 意为 improved。
10. A 标题概括题。全文围绕可视化方法展开：首段提出面对挑战需要为成功做准备，第二段以李明为例引出可视化的方法，第三段解释可视化的实践过程，第四段用钢琴演奏者的实验证明可视化的效果，最后一段给出建议。A 项符合题意。
9. C 词义猜测题。根据“When the important moment finally arrives, you will be familiar with the task and you can do a good job. ”和“After a few days, both groups improved.”可知，ameliorated 意为 improved。
10. A 标题概括题。全文围绕可视化方法展开：首段提出面对挑战需要为成功做准备，第二段以李明为例引出可视化的方法，第三段解释可视化的实践过程，第四段用钢琴演奏者的实验证明可视化的效果，最后一段给出建议。A 项符合题意。
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意三类基础题型。解题思路：1. 细节题需定位原文对应段落的关键语句，匹配选项；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境（如人物表现、实验结果）推断词义；3. 主旨题梳理全文核心内容，提炼贴合的标题。
【解析】
6. 细节理解题：根据第二段“Li Ming, a ping-pong player, always got nervous before big matches and made careless mistakes.”可知，李明赛前的问题是紧张且犯粗心错误，对应选项B。
7. 细节理解题：根据第三段“Here is how it works: Close your eyes and imagine yourself doing the activity perfectly.”可知，可视化是想象完美表现的方法，对应选项B。
8. 细节理解题：根据第四段最后一句“After a few days, both groups improved.”可知，钢琴实验中真实练习和可视化均能提升表现，对应选项C。
9. 词义猜测题：结合上下文，李明使用可视化后表现变好，且实验提到两组都“improved”，故“ameliorated”意为“improved”，对应选项C。
10. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“可视化”展开，介绍其定义、作用及相关实验，A项“Visualization: train your brain for success”最贴合主旨，对应选项A。
【答案】
6.B 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题通过实例和实验介绍可视化训练的作用，题目类型基础，侧重考查学生定位原文、语境推断及主旨概括能力，是常规英语阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意三类基础题型。解题思路：1. 细节题需定位原文对应段落的关键语句，匹配选项；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境（如人物表现、实验结果）推断词义；3. 主旨题梳理全文核心内容，提炼贴合的标题。
【解析】
6. 细节理解题：根据第二段“Li Ming, a ping-pong player, always got nervous before big matches and made careless mistakes.”可知，李明赛前的问题是紧张且犯粗心错误，对应选项B。
7. 细节理解题：根据第三段“Here is how it works: Close your eyes and imagine yourself doing the activity perfectly.”可知，可视化是想象完美表现的方法，对应选项B。
8. 细节理解题：根据第四段最后一句“After a few days, both groups improved.”可知，钢琴实验中真实练习和可视化均能提升表现，对应选项C。
9. 词义猜测题：结合上下文，李明使用可视化后表现变好，且实验提到两组都“improved”，故“ameliorated”意为“improved”，对应选项C。
10. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“可视化”展开，介绍其定义、作用及相关实验，A项“Visualization: train your brain for success”最贴合主旨，对应选项A。
【答案】
6.B 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题通过实例和实验介绍可视化训练的作用，题目类型基础，侧重考查学生定位原文、语境推断及主旨概括能力，是常规英语阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.6