Question

B [2015.四川大竹中学高三模拟]

   Dyslexia is a learning disorder, and it interferes with the ability to recognize words, and for some readers to under?stand what they have read. Experts say dyslexia affects about five to ten per cent of the population of the United States. 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 their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. The study suggests something that might help dyslexic people learn more quick?ly―play video games.

Vanessa Harrar of Britain's University of Oxford led the study. She reported the findings in the journal Current Biolo?gy, The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear.

In the study, Doctor Harrar tested 17 people with dys?lexia 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. Doc?tor Harrar compared the speed of their reactions. She found that people with dyslexia were 〗ust as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound. But the dys-lexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time. This may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.

Doctor Harrar feels like playing 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 quick?ly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing. So, the vide-o game is really training the attention system to move quick?ly," said Harrar. 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.

5.According to Doctor Harrar's study, the dyslexic people
have difficulty in__________ .

 A.     recognizing words

B.     reading words backwards

C.     writing letters in order

D.     shifting from seeing to hearing

6. Which factor affects the way dyslexic children are taught to read?

A.     They react more slowly to a single picture or sound.

B.     They react as fast as others to a single picture or sound.

C.     It takes them longer to react to sounds and pictures together.

D.     It is difficult for them to understand before seeing the word.

7.How does the author suggest dyslexics are taught based on the research finding?

 A.     By putting hearing previous to seeing.

B.     By training the attention on games.

C.     By seeing first and then hearing later.

D.     By moving the eyes around the screen.

8. What can be the best title of the passage?

 A.     Video games might help dyslexics

B.     Dyslexia affects attention between senses

C.     Video games can train the attention system

D.     Dyslexics might learn better through sound

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇科普文，介绍了一项新的研究结果，玩视频游戏可能会给诵读困难患者带来帮助。文章具体介绍了诵读困难患者的症状和通过玩视频游戏给他们带来的帮助。

5.D   细节理解题。根据第三段中的"The study suggests that dys?lexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear."和第五段中的"Doctor Harrar feels like pla?ying video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly."可知，诵读困难患者在所看到的和所听到的东西之间进行转换有困难。故选D项。

6. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的"But the dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time. This may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read."可知，诵读困难患者要花更长的时间才能把所听与所看到的事物同步。这是在教这些孩子阅读理解时必须考虑的因素。故选C项。

7. A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"The study shows that dys?lexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it."可知，诵读困难患者在看到一个单词之前先听到它，他们学得更快一些，故选A项。

8.A主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了一项研究结果：视频游戏能帮助诵读困难患者正常学习，故用A项作为文章的标题最合适。