Scrambled ntences
Before you read this story, let’s take a look at a ntence in Chine: “研表究明，汉字序顺并不定一影阅响读。” Did you notice that some of the characters in this ntence are in the wrong order? You might not realize it, but your brain can read and understand most ntences, even when the words are in the wrong order.
This may have something to do with psychology (心理学), according to Chen Qingrong from Nanjing Normal University.
When we’re first learning how to read, we read word by word. But after we become more experienced, we read in full phras and even ntences. People can read five to six words at one time, Chen told the Yangt Evening Post. Also, as experienced readers, we take the things we’re familiar with for granted (把……当做理所当然). We don’t pay as much attention to small details, such as word order.
Therefore, when we read the ntence at the beginning of this article, the content was famil
iar to us. So we read it the way we think it should be in our memory, with all the words in the right order. This is like when we e a person with long hair – we assume (假设) the person is a girl without taking a clor look, according to Chen.
This can be also en in many other languages, such as English. Read the following ntence: “This is bcuae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe.”
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It is believed that humans remember the meanings of words mostly by their shape and layout (布局), rather than the order of the letters, Matt Davis of Cambridge University told the Independent.
However, we cannot read scrambled (the day after tomorrow顺序打乱的) ntences as quickly and efficiently as we read normal text, according to Daily Telegraph.
Choo the answer:
1. If the words in a ntence are in the wrong order, we may _____.
A. still be able to read it
B. not notice the wrong order
C. correct them immediately
worshippingD. have to ask others for help
托福雅思培训
thenuts2. According to Chen Qingrong, why doesn’t word order affect experienced readers?
A. Becau they read ntences word by word.
B. Becau they read in complete phras or ntences.
C. Becau they are familiar with every word in tho ntences.
D. Becau they pay lots of attention to small details.
3. Paragraph 6 is written to _____.
risk的用法A. suggest that humans care more about the shape and layout of words
B. give suggestions on how to remember the meanings of words
C. explain why people can understand scrambled English ntences
D. stress that the order of the letters in a ntence is not important
语言培训4. What is the main idea of the story?
A. Words should always appear in the right order.
B. We can read and understand scrambled ntences.
C. We don’t always pay attention to small details.
D. We remember the meanings of words by their shape.
lected怎么读期待英文答案：ABCB
