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中考英语阅读理解109

15．阅读理解

Ifyouputyourhistorynotesunderyourpillowandsleeponthemthenightbeforeanexam,willyoudoanybetterintheexam?Mostofushavehopedthismighthelp.However,knowledgecantgothroughthepillowintoyourbrain.Butthatdoesntmeanyoucantlearnwhileyouareasleep.

Scientistsarentexactlysurehowitworks,buttheyhavediscoveredthatthebraincanlearnthingsduringsleepinghours.

Inoneexperiment,researchersgaveGermanspeakerssomeDutchwordstolearn.Then,theydividethemintothreegroups.TheresearchersplayedtheDutchwordsforpeopleinGroup1whiletheywereasleep,withouttellingtheseGermanspeakerswhattheyweredoing.Thesoundwaslow.Soitdidntwakethemup,andonlythenewlyintroducedwordswereused.

Anothergrouplistenedtothesamewordswhiletheywereawake.TheresearchersfoundthepeopleinGroup1werebetterabletoidentifyandtranslatethewordslater.Thiswastrueonlyforthewordsthatwereplayedwhiletheyslept.Thethirdgrouplistenedtowordswhentheywalked.Thewalkersdidnthavethesamesuccessrememberingthewordsasthesleepinggroup.Theresearcherslaterfoundthatpeoplehadmoreslowwave（慢波的）brainactivityalloverthenight.Theysaidthatmoreslowwavesmadepeoplehaveabettermemoryforthenewwords.

WhendidtheresearchersplayforeignwordsforpeopleinGroup1intheexperiment?

A.Beforetheywentforawalk.B.Beforetheywenttobed.

C.Whentheywereasleep.D.Whentheywerehavingdinner.

(2)WhatdoestheunderlinedwordidentifymeaninChinese?

A.提高B.辨认出c.隐藏D.逃避

(3）Thelasttwoparagraphstellustheexperiments

A.resultsB.reasonsC.influenceD.purpose

(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

Scientiststhinkpeoplecantlearnduringsleepinghours.

B.GermanspeakersenjoylearningDutchwords.

C.Slow-wavebrainactivitycanhelppeoplehaveagoodsleep.

D.PeopleinGroup3didntrememberthewordsaswellasthoseinG