大学英语四级快速阅读每日一练1

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1、新东方英语四级：http://edu.21cn.com/kcnet1820/四级qq群：238407043Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,

2、completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.　　HowtoVisualizeYourSuccess　　Haveyoueverheardofvisualization(可视化)?Ofcourseyouhave.Everybody’sheardofvisualizationandeverybodypartakesinitwhethertheyrealizeitornot.Howitworksthoughisanaltogetherd

3、ifferentmatter.Iwanttotakeacloserlooktodayatthemechanicsofwhyvisualizingworkswithoutnecessarilydelvingintoconceptsandtheoriesthatcannotbeproven.　　Thebrainhasgreatdifficultyindistinguishingbetweenwhat’strueandwhat’simagined.Thereisanoff-cited(经常被引用的)e

4、xampleofanexperimentconductedbyAustrahanPsychologist,AlanRichardson.Hetooksomebasketballplayersandsplittheminto3equalgroups.Onegroupwastoldtopracticetheirfreethrowtechniquetwentyminutesperday.Thenextgroupwastoldtospendtwentyminutesperdayvisualizing,b

5、utnotattemptingfreethrows,andthefinalgroupwasn’tallowedtoeitherpracticeorvisualize.Attheendofthetestperiodthegroupthathaddonenothingremainedastheywere,butboththeothergroupsshowedsimilardegreesofimprovement,Thepeoplewhoonlyvisualizedplayingbasketballw

6、ereabletoperformalmostaswellastheoneswhohadactuallypracticed.　　"Howcanthatbeso?"　　Firstly,thepeoplepracticingwouldmisssomeshots.Eachtimetheymissedtheyhadineffect,practicedhowtomiss.　　Thepeoplethatwerevisualizingwouldbehittingeverybasketsotheywerebuil

7、dingupthefeelingsandmemoryofhowtobesuccessful.　　ForgingaPaththroughaMeadow　　Imaginewalkinghomefromanewjob.Yousuddenlyrealizethatthereisameadowoflonggrassthatwillcut20minutesoffyourwalk.IfyouliveinNewYorkyou’regoingtoneedagreatimaginationforthisone.　　

8、Thefirstfewtimesyoucanbarelyseewhichwayyouhadwalkedthepreviousday.However,after10or20timesyoucanclearlyseeapathwaystartingtoform,andafter100timesallthegrassiswornawayandthere’safarmerwithashotgun　　andlargedogwaitingforyouattheend.Let’spresumeourgun-t