2019年全國英語等級考試三級閱讀理解習題（1）

　　“I can’t concentrate.” “My mind wanders when I try to study.” Lack of concentration is one of the most common complaints heard at school.

　　We all have the ability to concentrate. Think of the times when you were attracted to a super novel or the times when you were playing your guitar or piano. But at other times your mind races from one thing to another. Here are some tips.

　　Rest from time to time. Remember to take short breaks. Lectures are usually 50 minutes long, and that’s about the length of time most people can direct their attention to one task. But that’s just an average. Your concentration time might be shorter (20-35 minutes) or longer (perhaps 90 minutes).When you take a break, you get more oxygen to your brain! When we sit for long periods, blood tends to be pooled in our lower body and legs. Get up and walk around the room for a couple of minutes. As a result, more oxygen is carried to the brain and you can concentrate better.

　　_______________If you study one subject for a long time, you may find it hard to concentrate. Many students improve their concentration by changing one subject to another every one to two hours. In this way you can pay more attention to something that’s different.

　　Reward yourself. Give yourself a reward when you’ve completed a task. The task might be small, such as staying with a difficult paper until you’ve finished. But giving yourself a reward can help you be more interested in doing other tasks.

　　Increase your activity level. Your concentration wanders more easily if you just read an article straight through. Instead, take the heading for each part and turn it into a question. For this part, that would be, “How can I increase my activity level while studying?” Then study that part to answer that question. Do this routinely. The questions give us a focus for each part and increase our involvement(參與).

　　小題1:According to Paragraph 3, what’s the purpose of walking around?A.To help us stay fit.

　　B.To benefit our lower body.

　　C.To provide the brain with more oxygen.

　　D.To increase our concentration time to 90 minutes.

　　小題2:What’s the best title for Paragraph 4?A.Study for one hour each time.

　　B.Do something difficult.

　　C.Study in different ways.

　　D.Change subjects.

　　小題3:In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that______.A.we just read the heading of some articles

　　B.we do our best to read an article straight through

　　C.we ask ourselves questions about what we are reading

　　D.we ask other people questions about the article we are reading

　　小題4:The writer wrote the passage to______.A.encourage us to try to concentrate

　　B.teach us how to concentrate while studying

　　C.give us the reasons for a lack of concentration

　　D.list the benefits we can get from concentration

　　參考答案及解析

　　小題1:C

　　小題2:D

　　小題3:C

　　小題4:B

　　試題分析：很多學生反映在學習的時候容易走神，這很正常，但是我們可以改善專注力，作者給我們提供了一些建議在學習的時候怎么集中注意力。

　　小題1:細節(jié)題：根據第三段的句子：Get up and walk around the room for a couple of minutes. As a result, more oxygen is carried to the brain and you can concentrate better.可知四處走動的目的是提供大腦更多的氧氣，所以選C。

　　小題2:段落大意題：根據第四段的句子：If you study one subject for a long time, you may find it hard to concentrate. Many students improve their concentration by changing one subject to another every one to two hours.可知這段講的是改變科目，所以選D

　　小題3:細節(jié)題：根據最后一段的句子：Instead, take the heading for each part and turn it into a question.可知作者建議我們就自己閱讀的東西問自己一些問題，所以選C

　　小題4:主旨題：根據第一段的句子：But at other times your mind races from one thing to another. Here are some tips.可知這篇文章是告訴我們在學習的時候怎么集中注意力。選B

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