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1、2012年高考英语阅读理解冲刺练习38Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t—asenseofdirection,thatis.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamap,whileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks
2、.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseis,weloseit.“Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,”saysJimMartland,ResearchDi
3、rectoroftheproject.“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.”JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:●Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsoitre
4、latestothewayyouarefacing.●Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree.Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.●Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwal
5、lsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.Nowyouneednevergetlostagain!65.Scientistsbelievethat_______.A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirection.B.peoplelearnasens
6、eofdirectionastheygrowolderC.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirection-2-用心爱心专心D.everybodypossessesasenseofdirectionfrombirth66.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?A.TheyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmapsB.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheylackas
7、enseofdirectionC.TheyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayaroundD.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.67.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,youshould________.A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolenB.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwher
8、eitisC.avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoitD.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute68.Accordingtothepassage,the
