3.If you're ever apart from your children,a new study says just talking on the phone will help just as much as a hug(擁抱).
If you're a parent who spends long hours on the job,you probably feel sorry for spending so much time away from your kids.But the results of a new study show that a mother's voice alone can be just as comforting to an anxious child as physical contact.
In an experiment,researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison asked a group of girls between the age of 7and 12to solve math problems in front of judges-a stressful(充滿壓力了)situation for anyone.Before the girls were set to solve math problems,the researchers measured their levels of two hormones(荷爾蒙):cortisol,which goes up during stressful periods,and oxytocin,the"love"hormone.
After they were finished,some of the girls got to meet up with their mothers right away.The mums came in and hugged the girls.Another group of the girls didn't see their mothers,but received phone calls from them,in which their mothers told them how well they'd done.The final group had no contact with their mothers,but watched an animal movie,March of the Penguins instead.
Finally,the girls'hormone levels were measured again.a(chǎn)lthough the movie was interesting,it did noting to ease(緩解)the children's anxiety-but,surprisingly,both the physical contact and phone calls from their mothers had the same effect on easing the girls'stress levels.
So,no matter how old you are,if you're feeling stressed about something in your life,a phone call to Mom might be just the key to help you feel better.
34.The first two paragraphs suggest thatA.
A.a(chǎn) mother's voice can comfort her anxious kid
B.the results of the study can't be accepted by mothers
C.parents are too busy to talk with their kids
D.mothers should spend enough time staying with their kids
35.Which of the following is the right order in which the study was carried out?C
a.The girls'levels of hormones were measured again.
b.The girls solved math problems.
c.The girls'levels of hormones were measured.
d.The girls were divided into three groups.
A.b-c-d-a
B.d-b-c-a
C.c-b-d-a
D.d-c-b-a
36.According to the passage,we can infer thatB.
A.it is easy for girls to solve math problems
B.the girls who had watched the movie remained anxious
C.mothers should hug their kids as often as possible
D.older girls have higher cortisol than younger ones.
37.What is the author's attitude towards the study?A
A.Supportive.
B.Doubtful.
C.Uncertain.
D.Worried.
分析 文章大意:
文章是通過一個(gè)有趣的實(shí)驗(yàn)來驗(yàn)證一個(gè)結(jié)論,那就是"母親的聲音和與母親的身體接觸對于焦慮的孩子而言有相同的功效".在實(shí)驗(yàn)中,小女孩們被隨機(jī)分成三組,在壓力干擾下完成數(shù)學(xué)測驗(yàn),之后一組與母親見面,一組與母親通電話,一組看卡通,并且在分組考試之前及打電話之后檢測荷爾蒙水平,由此證實(shí)了上述那個(gè)假設(shè),就是與母親的物理接觸同電話聯(lián)系一樣,可以讓自己的孩子感到輕松.
解答 34.A,推理判斷題,文中提到"a mother's voice alone can be just as comforting to an anxious child as physical contact"母親的聲音和與母親的身體接觸對于焦慮的孩子而言有相同的功效,由此確定選擇A.
35.C,推理判斷題,文中提到"Before the girls were set to solve math problems,the researchers measured their levels of two hormones"在解決數(shù)學(xué)問題之前,先測量所有女孩的荷爾蒙水平,確定一二步為cb;之后所有的女孩被分成三組,一組與母親見面,一組與母親通電話,一組看卡通,所以第三步是d,文中提到"Finally,the girls'hormone levels were measured again"最后,再次檢測女孩的荷爾蒙狀況,由此確定選擇C.
36.B,推理判斷題,文中提到"although the movie was interesting,it did noting to ease(緩解)the children's anxiety"即使電影很有趣,但是看電影的女孩焦慮感并沒有得到任何緩解,由此確定選擇B.
37.A,推理判斷題,文中提到"both the physical contact and phone calls from their mothers had the same effect on easing the girls'stress levels"最后得出的結(jié)論是與母親的物理接觸同電話聯(lián)系一樣,可以讓自己的孩子感到輕松,與文章一開始的假設(shè)一致,所以是實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果支持預(yù)期假設(shè),選擇A.
點(diǎn)評 對于閱讀表達(dá)題,一定要記得首先通讀全文,了解文章大意,然后再根據(jù)文章關(guān)鍵詞,關(guān)鍵句,掌握細(xì)節(jié)問題,并進(jìn)行推理判斷,再去回答具體的問題.