Dyslexia(失讀癥)is a learning disorder, it interferes with the ability to recognise words, and for some readers to understand what they have read.
Experts say dyslexia affects about five to ten percent of the population of the United State. Researchers have long known that people with dyslexia write or read words and letters backwards in the wrong order.
But a new study shows that people with dyslexia may have trouble redirecting(重新傳入) their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. The study suggests something that might help dyslexic people learn more quickly - play video games.
Vanessa Harrar of Britain's University of Oxford led the study. She reported the findings in the journal Current Biology. The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear. Doctor Harrar calls this a "sluggish shifting of attention across the senses."
"So, if you are trying to read something and then trying to listen to somebody who's reading aloud and you're trying to follow along with what they are reading -- they have to switch their attention from hearing what they are saying to looking at the piece of paper and back again. So we found they have quite sluggish shifting of attention across the senses," said Harrar.
In the study, Doctor Harrar tested 17 people with dyslexia, and 19 others without reading problems. The volunteers were asked to push a button as quickly as possible when they heard a sound, saw a light or experienced both together. Doctor Harrar compared the speed of their reactions.
She found that people with dyslexia were just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound. But the dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time.
Doctor Harrar feels like playing action video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly. She adds that images in video games force the eyes to move and focus quickly.
"Video game types of things pop out of here and there, they move your eyes around the screen quite quickly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing. So, the video game is really training the attention system to move quickly," said Harrar.
The study also shows that dyslexic people have the most difficulty going between what they saw and what they heard, this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.
When children learn the alphabet,they usually see the letter first and then hear the sound, or they see and hear the letter at the same time. The study shows that dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it.
小題1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Video Games are good for children.
B.Study Suggests Video Games Might Help Dyslexics
C.A study about Video Games is being carried out.
D.Children with Dyslexics can learn better by playing video games.
小題2:People with Dyslexia have the following problems except_________.
A.writing or reading words and letters backwards in the wrong order.
B.redirecting their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something.
C.moving quickly from what they read to what they hear.
D.seeing a picture or hearing a sound.
小題3:What does the underlined word“sluggish”in Paragragh 4 mean?
A.slowB.wrongC.specificD.a(chǎn)ccurate
小題4:Why can playing video games help dyslexic people learn more quickly?
A.While playing video games, people will train their reading and hearing.
B.While playing video games, people will have a good knowledge of the system.
C.While playing video games, people should move their eyes around the screen quite quickly train the attention system to move quickly.
D.Video games can arouse their interest in reading.
小題5:What is the importance of the finding?
A.The finding will prove video games are not necessarily bad for children.
B.People with Dyslexia will be cured by playing video games.
C.People with Dyslexia will not be made fun of by others.
D.The finding may have an effect on the way to teach dyslexic children how to read.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D
文章介紹了一個(gè)新的研究結(jié)果,玩視頻游戲可能能幫助失讀癥的人,文章具體介紹失讀癥的人的癥狀和通過(guò)玩視頻游戲有什么改善。
小題1:主旨題:從全篇文章和第三段的句子:The study suggests something that might help dyslexic people learn more quickly - play video games.可知這篇文章講的是玩視頻游戲可能能幫助失讀癥的人。選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第二段的句子:Researchers have long known that people with dyslexia write or read words and letters backwards in the wrong order.可知A是對(duì)的,從文章第三段的句子:But a new study shows that people with dyslexia may have trouble redirecting(重新傳入) their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something.可知B是對(duì)的,從第四段的句子:The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear.可知C是對(duì)的,但是文章沒有說(shuō)失讀癥的人看圖片和聽聲音有困難。選D。
小題3:猜詞題:從第四段的句子:The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear. Doctor Harrar calls this a "sluggish shifting of attention across the senses."可知失讀癥的人很快的從讀的東西轉(zhuǎn)換到聽見的東西有困難,也就是說(shuō)注意力轉(zhuǎn)換的慢。選A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題:從倒數(shù)第三段的句子:"Video game types of things pop out of here and there, they move your eyes around the screen quite quickly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing.可知玩視頻游戲的時(shí)候,人們要在屏幕上迅速移動(dòng)目光這里可以訓(xùn)練他們的注意力。選C。
小題5:推理題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.可知通過(guò)這項(xiàng)調(diào)查的結(jié)果,可以影響教失讀癥兒童讀書的方式。選D。
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D.Disapproving.
小題4:What will Dr. Mann probably continue to research in their study?
A.The real causes of creativity.
B.The actual use of boredom.
C.The practical reasons of boredom.
D.The writing ability improved by boredom.

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