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【題目】 As the weather gets warmer, there are few things that are better to do than travel. But traveling might not be that fun for everyone, especially for those who have motion sickness(暈動癥).

Motion sickness is also called travel sickness. It is a common experience for many people. Depending on how you travel, it can be called carsickness or seasickness. People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion. They feel sick and dizzy, like the room around them won’t stop spinning.

It is generally believed that motion sickness happens when your senses become cunfused with each other, Scientific American reported.

We use different parts of our body to sense movement. Our eyes tell us if we are moving. The inner ears contain a special liquid(液體) that helps us sense our direction and balance. Our muscles react to movement.

When you move around, these body parts work well together. But when you are in a car or an airplane, they get confused. Your inner ear signals that you’ve moving, but your eyes say you’re sitting still because you can’t see that you’ve moving. This mismatch gives us motion sickness.

But some people are less sensitive to motion sickness. This may be because they have certain genes(基因)that prevent mismatching senses, Bethann Hromatka, a genetics expert from the US, told the Atlantic.

Although there are many ways to deal with motion sickness, scientists believe that the key is to simply try to adapt to it. For example, some astronauts do special exercises that give them gentle motion sickness. After a week or two, the astronauts become used to it and don’t feel uncomfortable anymore, Sam Puma, a NASA flight doctor, told the BBC.

【1】What do we know about motion sickness?

A.It can make traveling more fun.B.It causes the room to spin continuously.

C.It happens to only a small number of people.D.It is called carsickness when you travel by car.

【2】How do people feel if they have motion sickness?

A.Sick and dizzyB.Tired and sleepyC.Worried and angryD.Hungry and thirsty

【3】Why do some people have motion sickness?

A.Because their sense stop working.B.Because their eyes can’t see properly

C.Because they lose their senses of directionD.Because there is a mismatch among their senses

【4】The astronauts are mentioned to show that_________.

A.astronauts can easily adapt to motion sickness

B.motion sickness has something to do with genes

C.special exercises can help deal with motion sickness

D.it is impossible for others to deal with motion sickness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是科普類閱讀，介紹了暈動病、暈車的原因和一些對付暈動病的辦法。

【1】題意：我們對暈車了解什么?考查細節(jié)理解。A. 它能使旅行更有趣。B. 它使房間不斷地旋轉(zhuǎn)。C. 只發(fā)生在少數(shù)人身上。D. 當你開車旅行時會暈車。根據(jù)第二段Motion sickness is also called travel sickness. It is a common experience for many people.（暈動病對許多人來說是一種常見的經(jīng)歷）和People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion. They feel sick and dizzy, like the room around them won’t stop spinning.（患有暈動病的人在運動時感到非常不舒服：惡心和頭暈，就像周圍的房間不停地旋轉(zhuǎn)）可知ABC三項說法錯誤。根據(jù)But when you are in a car or an airplane, they get confused… This mismatch gives us motion sickness.（當你在汽車或飛機上時身體部位會感到不匹配，這種不匹配讓我們暈車）可知It is called carsickness when you travel by car.符合文意，故選D。

【2】題意：如果人們有暈動病，他們會有什么感覺?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion. They feel sick and dizzy, like the room around them won’t stop spinning.可知患有暈動病的人在運動時感到惡心和頭暈，故選A。

【3】題意：為什么有些人會暈車?考查細節(jié)理解。A. 因為他們的感覺停止了。B. 因為他們的眼睛看不清楚。C. 因為他們失去了方向感。D. 因為他們的感官不匹配。根據(jù)《科學美國人》報道It is generally believed that motion sickness happens when your senses become confused with each other,可知當你的感覺器官融合在一起時，暈車就會發(fā)生，Because there is a mismatch among their senses符合題意，故選D。

【4】題意：提到宇航員是為了表明 。考查推理判斷。根據(jù)some astronauts do special exercises that give them gentle motion sickness. 一些宇航員做一些特殊的運動，使他們輕微暈車，可知特殊的運動可以幫助對付暈動病，special exercises can help deal with motion sickness符合題意，故選C。

本文篇幅較長，介紹了暈動病、暈車的原因和一些對付暈動病的辦法，內(nèi)容難度較大，但只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。所設題目主要考查細節(jié)理解，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，需認真核查小題和原文的異同。例如小題2，問有暈動病的人有什么感覺?考查細節(jié)理解；根據(jù)People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion. They feel sick and dizzy, like the room around them won’t stop spinning.可知患有暈動病的人在運動時感到惡心和頭暈，故選A。