It ems hard to watch someone yawn and not to yawn ourlves. Even reading

题文

It ems hard to watch someone yawn（打哈欠） and not to yawn ourlves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force. Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism (自闭症) are less likely to catch yawns. In the most rious cas, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to e whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect. "Emotional infection ems to be a born thing that connects us together," said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. "Yawning may be part of that." Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did. "The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them," she said. "The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never em to understand that." Like infectious （有感染力的）laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that promotes social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.小题1:What does the new study suggest, according to the first two paragraphs? A．Yawning is a form of communication. B．It is easy to stop yawning when you e others yawn.C．Children follow others in yawning just after they are born. D．Yawning has some mysterious force which is related to God.小题2:According to Molly Helt, _________. A．humans differ from animals becau they communicate with others B．yawning is a kind of emotional connection among humansC．emotions are infectious, but yawning is notD．yawning helps clear ears on planes小题3:Which of the following is NOT true about yawning?A．It is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn.B．Some kids are too young to yawn after others.C．Yawning can be ud to test children’s development.D．Kids with autism yawn easily when others yawn.小题4:The author implies in the last paragraph that ________.A．yawning is different from infectious laughter and crying in theoryB．it is bad manners to yawn on some social occasionsC．the more you yawn, the happier you will be D．yawning can make people feel relaxed 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:A小题2:B小题3:D小题4:D 

解析

文章大意：这篇文章主要讲了打哈欠是怜悯心和社会关系的一种表现形式，会在人与人之间相互传染，打哈欠是人们之间的一种情感交流方式，是人们之间沟通的纽带，打哈欠能使人放松。小题1:A细节理解题。根据文章第一、二段的描述可知打哈欠是怜悯心和社会关系的一种表现形式，会在人与人之间相互传染。故A正确。小题2:B细节理解题。结合文章三、四段可知Helt通过患有自闭症的儿子对打哈欠“启而不发”的情况意识到打哈欠是人们之间的一种情感交流方式，是人们之间沟通的纽带。故B正确。小题3:D细节理解题。根据文章描述可知看到别人打哈欠就会回应是人的一种自然反应；孩子们从四岁开始就会对别人的打哈欠有反应；心理学家也能通过打哈欠的测试了解孩子的心理发展进度，故A、B、C项说法均正确；根据第三段可知自闭症患者对打哈欠的反应不如常人。故D正确。小题4:D推理判断题。根据Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group可知答案。故D正确。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“It ems hard to wat.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。