Section II Cloze

Directions:

Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices mark A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)

Excitement, fatigue, and anxiety can all be detected form someone’s blinks, according to psychologist John Stern __21_ Washington University in St. Louis. Stern specialized in the study on these tiny twitches, using them as sensitive __22_ of how the brain works. “I use blinks as a psychological measure to make __23_ about thinking because I have very little _24__ in what you tell me about what you are thinking.” He says. “If I ask you the question, ‘what does the phrase a rolling stone gathers no moss mean?’ you can’t tell me _25__ you’ve started looking for the answer. But I can, by watching your eyes.”

Blinks also tell Stern when you have understood his question-often long before he’s finished asking it-and when you’ve found an answer or part of _26__. “We blink at times __27_ are psychologically important.” He says. “You have listened to a question, you understand it, _28__ you can take time out for a blink. Blinks are _29__ marks. Their timing is tied to what is going on in your _30__.”

Stern has found that __31_ suppress blinks when they are absorbing or anticipating _32__ but not when they’re reciting it. People blink later, for example, __33_ they have to memorize six numbers instead of two. “You don’t blink,” he says, “until you have __34_ the information to some short-term memory store.” And if subjects are cued _35__ the set of numbers is coming, say, five seconds, they’ll curb their blinks until the task is __36_. Similarly, the more important the information that people are taking in, the more likely they are to put their blinks on hold for __37_ . Pilots blink less when they’re __38_ for flying a plane than when they __39_ their eyes from the road to the rearview mirror. But if they see the flashing lights of a state trooper behind them, their _40__ will move fast to the speed-meter and back to the mirror.

21. A. to B. of C. with D. in

22. A. probes B. researches C. microscopes D. pursuits

23. A. pictures B. studies C. conclusions D. inferences

24. A. doubt B. question C. inclination D. faith

25. A. when B. why C. where D. whom

26. A. one B. it C. that D. this

27. A. that B. what C. where D. why

28. A. but B. how C. since D. now

29. A. evaluation B. communication C. punctuation D. consideration

30. A. eye B. heart C. head D. question

31. A. scientists B. they C. psychologists D. subjects

32. A. mind B. memory C. information D. direction

33. A. if B. until C. unless D. except

34. A. retrieved B. memorized C. absorbed D. committed

35. A. how B. that C. if D. when

36. A. over B. up C. off D. in

37. A. it B. them C. us D. themselves

38. A. relaxed B. tired C. responsible D. capable

39. A. shift B. shut C. play D. focus

40. A. eyes B. cars C. lights D. blinks

答 案
21-25 BCDDA 26-30 BADCC
31-35 DCBDB 36-40 ADCAA