Question

Culture can affect not just language and customs, but also how people experience the world on surprisingly basic levels.
Researchers, with the help of brain scans, have 1 shocking differences in perception between Westerners and Asians, what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they are 2 of a simple line in a square, according to findings published in a(n) 3 science journal.
In Western countries, culture makes people think of themselves as highly 4 entities. When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings. East Asian cultures, however, 5 inter-dependence, When Easterners look at a scene, they tend to focus on the surroundings as well as the object.
Using an experiment 6 two tasks, Dr. Hedden asked subjects to look at a line simply to estimate its length, a task that played to American’s 7. In another, they estimated the line’s length relative to the size of a square, an easier task for the Asian.
The level of brain activity, by 8 blood flow, was then measured by Brain Scanners. The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance, and the tasks were very easy, the levels of activity in the subjects’ brain were 9. For the Americans, areas 10 to attention were more favorable to them, when they worked on the task they tended to find more difficult --- estimating the line’s size relative to the square. The findings are a 11 of more than ten years of previous experimental research into East-West differences.
In one study, for instance researchers 12 people a choice among five pens; four red and one green. Easterners were more likely to choose a red pen, and Westerners were more likely to choose the green one.
Culture does not only make a(n) 13 on how you see the world, but how you choose to understand and internalize it. But such habits can be changed. Some psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes to the West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception also begin to change. Such research gives us 14 to how our brain works and holds new promises for us to develop programs to improve our memory techniques and 15 our learning skills.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      recovered
   2. B.
      revealed
   3. C.
      rejected
   4. D.
      replaced
2. 2.
   1. A.
      aware
   2. B.
      sensitive
   3. C.
      capable
   4. D.
      ignorant
3. 3.
   1. A.
      essential
   2. B.
      complex
   3. C.
      leading
   4. D.
      inviting
4. 4.
   1. A.
      independent
   2. B.
      creative
   3. C.
      cooperative
   4. D.
      responsible
5. 5.
   1. A.
      neglect
   2. B.
      rely
   3. C.
      compliment
   4. D.
      emphasize
6. 6.
   1. A.
      involving
   2. B.
      referring
   3. C.
      joining
   4. D.
      participating
7. 7.
   1. A.
      respect
   2. B.
      favor
   3. C.
      surprise
   4. D.
      resistance
8. 8.
   1. A.
      reducing
   2. B.
      adding
   3. C.
      tracking
   4. D.
      speeding
9. 9.
   1. A.
      the same
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      unique
   4. D.
      unusual
10. 10.
    1. A.
       objective
    2. B.
       associated
    3. C.
       opposite
    4. D.
       linked
11. 11.
    1. A.
       comment
    2. B.
       reflection
    3. C.
       reaction
    4. D.
       respond
12. 12.
    1. A.
       provided
    2. B.
       offered
    3. C.
       supplied
    4. D.
       handed
13. 13.
    1. A.
       agreement
    2. B.
       effort
    3. C.
       impact
    4. D.
       affect
14. 14.
    1. A.
       clues
    2. B.
       ideas
    3. C.
       concepts
    4. D.
       suggestions
15. 15.
    1. A.
       rise
    2. B.
       enable
    3. C.
       decrease
    4. D.
       enhance

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章介紹一項對于東西方人的認(rèn)知方面的不同的研究，得出結(jié)論，西方人認(rèn)為自己是獨立的，東方人認(rèn)為人們是相互依存的關(guān)系，文化差異導(dǎo)致東西方人們的認(rèn)知水平的差異，但是可以改變的。
1.考查動詞：A. recovered恢復(fù)，B. revealed揭示，C. rejected拒絕，D. replaced代替，根據(jù)with the help of brain scans,可知在大腦掃描的基礎(chǔ)上，研究人員揭示亞洲人和西方人的認(rèn)知的不同。選B
2.考查形容詞：A. aware意識到，B. sensitive敏感的，C. capable   有能力的，D. ignorant無知的，愚昧的，他們怎么意識到廣場的簡單的線。選A
3.考查形容詞：A. essential基本的，B. complex復(fù)雜的，C. leading主要的，D. inviting誘人的，這些研究是以=一個主要的科學(xué)期刊出版的，選C
4.考查形容詞：A. independent 獨立的， B. creative有創(chuàng)造力C. cooperative合作的，D. responsible 負(fù)責(zé)的，從后面的When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings.可知西方人認(rèn)為自己是獨立的，選 A
5.考查動詞：A. neglect忽視，B. rely依賴，C. compliment向……道賀，稱贊，向……致意D. emphasize強調(diào)，和西方人不同的是亞洲人是相信相互依存，選D
6.考查動詞：A. involving涉及，B. referring指，C. joining參加，D. participating參與，使用涉及兩個任務(wù)的實驗。BCD都要接介詞，選A
7.考查名詞：A. respect尊敬，B. favor贊同，喜愛，C. surprise驚訝，D. resistance抵制，, 從后面的an easier task for the Asian.可知這個任務(wù)是有利于美國人的，to one’s favor對某人有利。選B
8.考查動詞：A. reducing減少，B. adding增加，C. tracking跟蹤，D. speeding加速，通過跟蹤血液流動，大腦的活動水平就被大腦掃描儀檢測到了，選C
9.考查形容詞：A. the same同樣的，B. different不同的，C. unique獨特的，D. unusual不尋常的，從前面的句子：The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance,可知他們的大腦的活動水平是不一樣的，選B
10.考查形容詞：A. objective客觀的，B. associated有聯(lián)系的，C. opposite相反的，D. linked有聯(lián)系的，和注意力有關(guān)的部分更加有利于他們。Associated和with連用，選D
11.考查名詞：A. comment評論，B. reflection反射，反應(yīng)，C. reaction反應(yīng)，D. respond回答，這個發(fā)現(xiàn)反應(yīng)了對多年來的東西方的差異的研究，選B
12.考查動詞：A. provided提供，B. offered提供C. supplied提供D. handed遞交，研究人員提供給人們5只鋼筆的選擇。Offer sb sth，provide sb for sth，supply sb for sth，選B
13.考查名詞：A. agreement同意，B. effort努力，C. impact影響，D. affect影響（動詞），文化不僅影響你怎么看待這個世界，而且影響你怎么選擇理解它，選C
14.考查名詞：A. clues線索，B. ideas注意，C. concepts概念，D. suggestions建議，這樣的研究給我們對于大腦是如何運作的新線索。選A
15.考查動詞：A. rise升起，上漲，B. enable能夠，C. decrease減少，D. enhance提高，增加，加強，從前面的improve our memory techniques可知這里是提高學(xué)習(xí)技能，選D
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