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【題目】How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings

Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical(經(jīng)驗(yàn)的，實(shí)證的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation.

Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook.

In additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant's ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.

Recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim(暗淡的) light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.

So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. "We have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw(吸管)," architect David Allison says. "How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? That's what we're all struggling with."

【1】What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research?

A. Light. B. Ceilings. C. Windows. D. Furniture.

【2】The passage tells us that ______.

A. the shape of furniture may affect people's feelings

B. lower ceilings may help improve students' creativity

C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades

D. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed

【3】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that ______.

A. the problem is not approached step by step

B. the researches so far have faults in themselves

C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect

D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns

【4】Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?

CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point C: Conclusion

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文著重在講家居的布置設(shè)計(jì)怎樣影響我對(duì)門的工作和感覺。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think.可知Joan Meyers-Levy集中精力在天花板上。故選B。

【2】A細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. 建筑師很早就有這樣的感覺，我們住的地方會(huì)影響到我們的思想、感覺和行為�？芍狟,C和D均是錯(cuò)誤的。故選A。

【3】D句意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線句子后面的一句話"How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? That's what we're all struggling with."你怎樣回答非常具體的問題并怎樣廣義的使用它們？這就是我們都在努力的事情�？梢灾�道該題的正確答案為:D。

【4】C考查文章結(jié)構(gòu)。注意解題技巧。第一段為總要點(diǎn)，最后一段為結(jié)論，要點(diǎn)123共同服務(wù)于結(jié)論，重要的是要點(diǎn)二又包含了兩個(gè)次要點(diǎn)。綜上分析可知答案為:C。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

1.直接信息題

對(duì)此類題型，考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。 比如第42小題，B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think.可知Joan Meyers-Levy集中精力在天花板上。故選B。

2.間接信息題

做這類題目時(shí)，考生需要對(duì)原文信息進(jìn)行加工處理，然后再進(jìn)行進(jìn)一步的推理或鑒別，這是介于事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題和推理判斷題之間的一種題型，對(duì)考生來說有一定難度。比如第43小題，A細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. 建筑師很早就有這樣的感覺，我們住的地方會(huì)影響到我們的思想、感覺和行為。可知B,C和D均是錯(cuò)誤的。故選A。