专题02+阅读理解（说明文）（江苏专用）-【好题汇编】2025年高考英语二模试题分类汇编（含答案）.docx

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专题02阅读理解（说明文）

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（2025?江苏常州高级中学?二模）

Itisnotuncommonforpeopletosaytheyhavenosenseofdirection.Thesenseofdirectionrepresentstheabilitytofindone’sway.Inotherwords,itisaboutgettingfrompointAtopointBwithoutahitch.Thejourneybeginswithdeterminingtheinitialpositionusinglandmarksintheenvironment.It’sreallyaboutchoosingarouteandfollowingit.Itisalsoaquestionoftestingthatthissamerouteisthecorrectone,withthementalrepresentationofspaceorthehelpoftoolssuchasmaps.Finally,theabilitytoidentifythepointofarrivalisobviouslyveryimportant.

Inastudypublishedin2009,scientistGiuseppeIaria,ascientistoftheUniversityofCalgary(Canada),whospecializedcognitiveneutral(认知神经)networksindicatedthatpeoplelackingasenseofdirectionhaveaspecialcondition:DevelopmentalTopographicalDisorientation(DTD).

Thesenseofdirectionrequiredlargeneutralnetworksforproperfunctioning,accordingtotheexpert.However,thefactisthatamajorityofpeopleareunabletoputamapintheirheadwhileonthemove.InherbookMindinMotion(2019),ProfessorEmeritusofPsychologyatStanfordUniversity(USA)BarbaraTverskyexplainshowmostpeopledoit.

Sheintroducedacombinationofmethods.It’samixofturn-by-turndirections,bird’s-eyeviewsandgeneralinformationintheformofmaps.However,itshouldbenotedthatmostmedium-complexitynavigation(导航)directionsdependinpartontheabilityofpeopletounderstandtheperspectiveofamap.Inotherwords,peoplewithoutasenseofdirectionfollowarouteinpieces.Thus,theyhavenoexpandedunderstandingforspaceandnavigatetheirenvironmentwithoutanymentalmapoftheirdestinations.

However,thereisasolution,namelytoguidethepersonthroughaseriesofshortrouted.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“withoutahitch”inparagraphImean?

A．Withease. B．Byoneself.

C．Atease. D