大学英语四级考试阅读学习笔记(8)_第2页

　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
　　For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies - and other creatures -learn to do things because certain acts lead to "rewards"; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological (生理的) "drives" as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.
　　注：1.past 和 widely accepted：老观点和大众观点，一般应该是否定的
　　2.used also to be widely：另一个老观点
　　3.In other words 概括老观点
　　It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.
　　注：1.behave 行为，举止
　　2.outcome 结果
　　3.with no reward except 双重否定，所以是肯定结构
　　4.本段阐述新观点
　　Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to "reward" the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the children's responses in situations where no milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement "switched on" a display of lights - and indeed that they were capable of learning quite complex turns to bring about this result, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three turns to one side.
　　注：　　1.study：开始做实验，抓住代表人物、实验目的、实验结果
　　2.第一句过程，第二句 notice 表示结果
　　3.found 表示实验结果
　　27. Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby ________.
　　A) would make learned responses when it saw the milk
　　B) would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drink
　　C) would continue the simple movements without being given milk
　　D) would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink
　　注：考第一个实验结果，notice 引导；B、C为等价选项。
　　28. In Papousek's experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to ________.
　　A) have the lights turned on
　　B) be rewarded with milk
　　C) please their parents
　　D) be praised
　　注：考第二个实验结果，found 引导
　　Papousek's light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would not turn back to watch the lights closely although they would "smile and bubble" when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of the lights which pleased them, it was the success they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.
　　注：1.observation 暗示着实验结果
　　2.fundamental 基本的；urge n.欲望；make sense of 理解
　　29. The babies would "smile and bubble" at the lights because _________.
　　A) the lights were directly related to some basic "drives"
　　B) the sight of the lights was interesting
　　C) they need not turn back to watch the lights
　　D) they succeeded in "switching on" the lights
　　注：考第三个实验结果，observation 引导
　　30. According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving something is a reflection of _______.
　　A) a basic human desire to understand and control the world
　　B) the satisfaction of certain physiological needs
　　C) their strong desire to solve complex problems
　　D) a fundamental human urge to display their learned skills
　　注：考最后一段，最后一句的同义改写
　　26. According to the author, babies learn to do things which ________.
　　A) are directly related to pleasure
　　B) will meet their physical needs
　　C) will bring them a feeling of success
　　D) will satisfy their curiosity
　　注：主题题，第二段末句
　　It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.
　　阅读方法：　　1.先看题干关键词再读文章，抓住考试原则句
　　2.文章详略程度的把握：细节举例快读，结论慢读
　　3.固定类型文章：实验型文章，分类型文章
　　4.主题题：主题句的确定方法
　　5.细节题：准确定位，主要考考试原则句
　　6.词汇题：根据上下文关系
　　7.推理题：正确答案在文章中存在
　　8.态度题：找直接评价语句