18.By day,Clark Kent is a journalist who fights for truth and disadvantaged groups in Metropolis.But when the shy man removes his glasses,Clark Kent is gone.He becomes Superman.Not even his colleagues,including Lois Lane who often reports stories about Superman,realize that the flying superhero works with them.Personally,I've always found Superman's"disguise (伪装)"extremely funny,but then again it's just something you accept as part of the Superman universe.However,obviously wearing glasses does indeed make it hard for people to recognize you,according to a recent study.
People of Metropolis are not the fools everyone thinks they are.Researchers from University of York's Department of Psychology showed participants faces of people.The pictures were presented in pairs in three groups:glasses-wearing faces,a pair with only one person wearing glasses,and finally a pair with no one wearing glasses.Each participant had to judge whether the faces shown in each pair were the same person or not.
In those cases where both of the faces wore glasses or where neither wore glasses,participants were right 80percent of the time.When one face wore glasses,and the other didn't,participants were much less able to identify when the same person was there,scoring about six percent lower.
These findings suggest that,generally,people find it difficult to match strangers'faces.When they wear glasses,the challenge is even greater.
Besides proving Clark Kent could have actually made it,the results could be useful to improve the security of passports and other ID cards.
"We hope that this research can be used by governments to help inform future policies on identification for security purposes,particularly in the UK where individuals who normally wear glasses are required to remove them for their identification cards,"the researchers wrote.
29.What did the author think of Superman's disguise?A
A.Unnecessary.
B.Logical.
C.Smart.
D.Unique.
30.What were the participants supposed to do with each pair of faces?B
A.Understand the importance of wearing glasses.
B.Tell whether they belong to the same person or not.
C.Explore the differences between the two faces.
D.Realize how wearing glasses can trick people.
31.How can the research finding be applied to the UK's security policies?D
A.Passports would include more pictures of a person.
B.Individuals have to take off their glasses in public.
C.All the passports and ID cards need to be updated.
D.People could probably wear glasses for their ID cards.
32.What would be the best title for the text?C
A.A study on wearing glasses.
B.Why does Superman wear glasses?
C.Superman's disguise is not that stupid.
D.Remove your glasses for security purposes.
分析 本文主要从超人的装扮入手讲述了人们日常生活中戴眼镜对辨识度的影响,最后还是找到了有效的辨别方式,
解答 29.A 细节题.根据文章内容,Personally,I've always found Superman's"disguise (伪装)"extremely funny,…从个人角度说,我认为超人的伪装是非常滑稽搞笑的,是没有必要的,结合选项,故选A
30.B 细节题.根据文章内容,Each participant had to judge whether the faces shown in each pair were the same person or not.每一个参与者都要去判断是否他们看到的面孔是属于同一个人或者不是,结合选项,故选B
31.D 细节题.根据文章内容,These findings suggest that,generally,people find it difficult to match strangers'faces.When they wear glasses,the challenge is even greater.
Besides proving Clark Kent could have actually made it,the results could be useful to improve the security of passports and other ID cards.结果表明,人们很难区别陌生人的面孔,当他们戴着眼镜的时候,难度更大.但是Clark Kent 的研究成果使得即使戴上眼镜也能区分人们的护照以及其他的证件.结合选项,故选D
32.C 主旨题.根据文章内容.主要从超人的装扮入手讲述了人们日常生活中戴眼镜对辨识度的影响,最后还是找到了有效的辨别方式,结合选项,故选C
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.