中考英语专题 阅读理解（说明文）15篇必考题型（附答案）.pdfVIP

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专题阅读理解（说明文）15篇

2023··“I’llfinishmyhomeworkbeforeplayingvideogames.”

（山东济宁统考二模）

“Yourdresslooksbeautiful.”

“Iwon’tspendallthemoneyonsnacks.”

Alllies!Mostofushavetoldalieatonetimeoranother.However,scientistsfoundthatlyingcanharmyour

brain(大脑).Itmaystopyoufromdoingotherimportanttasks.

Whenyoutellthetruth,yourbraindoesn’thavetodoanyextra(额外的)work.Butlyingtakesmuchmore

work.

Imagineyou’relatetoclass.Theteacheraskswhyandyoudecidetolie.Soyousay:“Ipickedupabookfrom

thelibrary.”Yourteacherasks,“ThebookIassigned(布置)lasttime?”Thenyoumustdecidehowtoanswerthe

question.Ifyousayyes,theteachermightasktoseethebook.Soyoumightsay:“No.”Nowyouhavetothinkofa

booktitle.Youneedtomakesureit’sabookthelibraryactuallyhas.See?Whenyoulie,yourbrainworksalotmore

tokeeptheliefromfallingapart.

Youjustgaveyourbrainalotofextrawork.Anareacalledtheprefrontalcortex(前额皮质)doesthework.It’s

thepartinchargeofshortmemory.Thatareaalsotakescareofplanning,problem-solvingandself-control.

Usingtoomuchbrainpowertoliemeansthere’slessavailableforotherthings-likesolvemathproblems.Lying

isevenharderforyoungpeople.Theprefrontalcortexisnotfullydevelopeduntilage25.Sowhenyoungpeopleare

busywithlying,they’llhaveahardertimedoingotherthings,likemakingstudyplansoreatingahealthydiet.So

thinktwicebeforelyingnexttime!

1．Whatdidthescientistsfindoutabouttellinglies?

A．Ithappensquiteoften.B．Moststudentshavedoneit.

C．Itisbadforpeople’sbrains.D．It’sanimportantwaytoprotectoneself.

2．Whathappenstoyourbrainwhenyoulie?

A．Itworksmoreslowly.