5. The fact that the heart is on the left side of the mother’s body provides the most convincing explanation of all.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
5.A.分析:题干分析:大意:心脏位于母亲身体的左侧这个事实提供了最令人信服的解释。注意到该句在结构上和内容上与上题有关,注意句子中出现的修饰词most convincing,利用题干中出现的核心结构the heart is on the left side of the mother’s body作为答案线索,这样发现答案相关句:The only other clue comes from the fact that the heart is on the side of the mother’s body. 该句中说“心脏位于母亲身体的左侧这个事实是最令人信服的解释”,既然这是唯一的另一个线索。因此可以得出“这个解释是最令人信服的”这个结论。
6. A baby held in the right arm of its mother can be easily frightened.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
6.C.分析:题干分析:大意:把孩子抱在母亲的右手中,会让孩子很容易感到害怕。因为句子内容较单一,所以把整个句子看成一层信息,同利用题干中出现的修饰词easily frightened作为答案线索,这样发现答案相关句:If this is so, then the re-discovery of this familiar sound after birth might have a calming effect on the infant, especially as it has just been born into a strange and frighteningly new world. 该句只是说“当孩子刚刚降生到一个陌生而且可怕的新世界, 孩子重新听到熟悉的声音会对孩子有安静的作用”,而与问题句的内容无关,因此判断问题句的说法为“没提到”。
7. The writer’s explanation of the phenomenon is supported by the fact that babies tend to be more peaceful if held in their mothers’ left arms than in the right arms.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
7.A.分析:题干分析:大意:孩子抱在左手中要比抱在右手中显地更平静这个事实支持了作者对于这个现象(大多数母亲左手怀抱孩子)的解释。该问题句是总结性的话语,因此推测该题可能需要考生进行推断。利用题干中出现的修饰词peaceful作为答案线索,这样发现答案相关句:
If this is so, then the re-discovery of this familiar sound after birth might have a calming effect (与peaceful呼应)on the infant, especially as it has just been born into a strange and frighteningly new world. If this is so then the mother would, somehow, soon arrive at the discovery that her baby is more at peace (与peaceful呼应)if held on the left against her heart than on the right. 该句说“如果是这样(母亲的心跳对孩子有安静的作用),则母亲很快会发现她孩子在母亲的身体的左边靠着心脏抱要比孩子在母亲的身体右边更显的平静” ,反之可以借助这个现象得出作者的解释是正确的。