Question

You either have it, or you don’t — a sense (感覺) of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasizes (強調) that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
◆ If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
◆ If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
◆ Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.
Now you need never get lost again!
【小題1】 Scientists believe that                           .

A．people never lose their sense of direction

B．some babies are born with a sense of direction

C．people learn a sense of direction as they grow older

D．everybody owned a sense of direction from birth

【小題2】 What is TRUE of seven-year-old children according to the passage?

A．They never have a sense of direction without maps.

B．They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.

C．They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction.

D．They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.

【小題3】If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should                             .

A．tie it to a tree so as to stop it from being stolen

B．remember something easily known on the route

C．draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

D．stay away from taking the same route when you come back to it

【小題4】According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to                .

A．ask policemen for directions

B．count the number of landmarks that you see

C．use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

D．remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

【小題5】 Where can you probably read this passage?

A．In the newspaper.	B．In an ad.
C．In a storybook.	D．In a novel (小說).

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文重點講述了人們與生俱來的方向感的問題，并就如何提高自己辨別方向的能力提出了幾點建議。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據第二段Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works.描述（科學家說方向感與生俱來，但它是怎樣起作用的并不真正明白），可知選D。
【小題2】細節理解題。根據文中原句“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland （Jim Martland說七歲大的孩子就具有找到他們周圍路的能力）可知答案B的描述是正確的。
【小題3】細節理解題。根據文中原句If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.（如果你把自行車放在一個陌生的地方，把它放在一個像樹或大石頭的東西附近，記住你離開自行車時路上的標志物，當你回來時沿著同一路線返回）可知此題答案是B。
【小題4】細節理解題。根據文中原句Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you.（能夠簡單的找到你的方向的方法是通過用像城鎮中的街道、河流、鄉村的墻等線條式的東西來指引你）可知此題答案是C。
【小題5】推理判斷題。這篇短文重點講述了人們與生俱來的方向感的問題，并就如何提高自己辨別方向的能力提出了幾點建議。根據選項最有可能是在報紙上讀到這種文章，故選A。
考點：日常生活類短文閱讀