A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 metres. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and asked them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 metres away at normal speed. Each man had to walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor wearing wet colored socks. The footprints revealed that all walked in a winding rather than a straight line. Researchers found that people readjust the direction of walking every few seconds. The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject. This suggests that none of us can walk in a strictly straight line. We walk in a winding way mainly because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our limbs (四肢). Although we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we have changed direction.
Eyesight helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target. Your ears also help you walk. After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still, let alone walk straight.
It’s all because your ears help you balance. Inside your inner ear there is a structure which contains liquids. On the sides of the organ are many tiny hair-like structures that move around as the liquid flows. When you spin (旋轉(zhuǎn)) the liquid inside also spins. The difference is that when you stop, the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness is the result of these nerves in your ear. When you open your eyes, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a straight line, your brain will trust your ears more, thus you walk in a curved line.
【小題1】The experiment held in Japan proved that _______.

A．the participants kept readjusting their direction of walking
B．a(chǎn)ll the participants had a good sense of direction
C．the experiment was done in different ways
D．none of the participants finished the 60 metres
【小題2】The underlined word “subject” in Para. 1 refers to ________.
A．a(chǎn) person with a functional imbalance
B．a(chǎn) person chosen to be studied in an experiment
C．the subject one studies at school
D．the direction of walking
【小題3】The purpose of writing the article is to ________.
A．prove that ears and eyes help us to walk straight
B．explain why we can hardly walk in a strictly straight line
C．point out the importance of noticing everyday science
D．give background information about a latest study


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】B

解析試題分析：文章介紹人們幾乎不可能一直走直線，并解釋了為什么我們不能走直線，不管你是否相信，我們行走時(shí)，依靠的是眼睛和耳朵的幫助！
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Researchers found that people readjust the direction of walking every few seconds. 可知參與者一直在調(diào)整行走的方向，選A
【小題2】猜詞題：從第一段的句子：Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and asked them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 metres away at normal speed.可知東京大學(xué)找了20個(gè)健康的人，讓他們以正常的速度盡可能的走60米直線，下文說The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject.彎曲的數(shù)量是人和人是不一樣的，所以subject是參加實(shí)驗(yàn)的人，選B
【小題3】主旨題：文章的第一段介紹人們幾乎不可能一直走直線，二三段解釋了為什么我們不能走直線，選B
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【小題1】It has recently been found that humans are smarter than the other animals mainly because　　　.

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Everyone has got two personalities-the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
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【小題1】According to the passage, a person, who is not willing to change his mind and hard to deal with, probably sleeps           .

A．on his sideB．on his backC．curled upD．on his stomach
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C．The people sleeping on their backs and those sleeping on their sides.
D．The people sleeping curled up and those sleeping on their stomach.
【小題4】What the author mainly intends to tell us is that            .
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【小題1】What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?

A．Using too much packaging. B．Recycling too many wastes.
C．Making more products than necessary. D．Having more material than is needed.
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A．the tendency of cutting household waste B．the fact of packaging overuse
C．the rapid growth of super markets D．the increase of packaging recycling
【小題3】According to the text, recycling ______.
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C．is the solution to gas shortage D．leads to a waste of land
【小題4】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
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C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging. D．Other products are better packaged than food.
【小題5】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
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Imagine going to sleep then waking up speaking another language. It may sound impossible， but it's actually happened.
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【小題1】According to the passage，what is“Xenoglossia”？

A．That someone becomes unconscious.
B．That someone speaks a new language in a sudden.
C．That someone doesn't like his mother language.
D．That someone is able to speak Greek suddenly.
【小題2】What does the underlined word “It” in Para.3 probably refer to?
A．Having accidents.
B．Speaking fluent German.
C．The phenomenon of Xenoglossia.
D．Being unable to speak.
【小題3】We can learn from Paragraph 3 that the girl from Croatia ______.
A．wanted to know what caused her change
B．believed she had a talent for language
C．didn't study German for a long time
D．didn't like learning German
【小題4】Which of the following is TURE according to the test?
A．Matej Kus is now afraid of motorbike racing.
B．The girl from Croatia lost consciousness for several days.
C．The girl from Croatia was knocked unconscious in an accident.
D．Matej Kus could only speak a little English before the accident .

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