3． Finnish vowels are easy to distinguish．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
C．分析：題干的信息較單一，直接看成是1層信息。利用題干中的特征詞Finnish vowels作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：來源：考試大
To test the theory, Cheour and her colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first few days of their lives．They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds—one that sounds like“oo”．a(chǎn)nother like“ee'’and a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between．EEG recordings of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish, the sounds．
Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mothers．While the rest were split into two sleep—study groups．One group was exposed throughout their night-time sleeping hours to the same three vowels．while the others listened to other, easier—to-distinguish vowel sounds．(從以上劃線句的句意不能判斷出芬蘭元音是否容易，因此判斷該題的答案為“沒提到”)
Peculiar adj.(to)奇特的, 罕見的, 特殊的來源：考試大
Peculiar/ special/typical/unusual
Distinguish vt, vi 辨別；（常與from, between連用）區(qū)別；區(qū)分
I can distinguish them at a distance. 從遠(yuǎn)處我能認(rèn)出他們。
Can you distinguish between those two objects? 你能區(qū)分那兩個(gè)物體嗎?
4．The （three？） vowels mentioned in this article are all Finnish sounds．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
B． A分析：考慮把題干的信息劃分成2層：The three vowels (are) mentioned in this article + The vowels are all Finnish sounds. 借助題干中的特征詞three vowels和Finnish sounds作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：
To test the theory, Cheour and her colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first few days of their lives．They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds—one that sounds like“oo”．a(chǎn)nother like“ee'’and a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between（該句涉及到對信息2的判斷）．EEG recordings of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish, the sounds．
Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mothers．While the rest were split into two sleep—study groups．One group was exposed throughout their night-time sleeping hours to the same three vowels．(由該句可以判斷文章前面部分具體提到了三個(gè)原因，文章后面沒有再具體提到什么元音，因此判斷信息1正確)while the others listened to other, easier—to-distinguish vowel sounds．
5．The study shows that the infant’s cerebral cortex is working while he is asleep．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
A 分析： 考慮把題干內(nèi)容劃分成2層信息：The study shows that the infant’s cerebral cortex is working + while he is asleep，借助題干中出現(xiàn)的特征詞cerebral cortex作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：來源：考試大
Cheour doesn’ t know how babies accomplish this night—time learning，but she suspects that the special ability might indicate that unlike adults, babies don’t“turn off’their cerebral cortex while they sleep．(該句在在語意上包含了信息1和信息2的內(nèi)容，而且時(shí)態(tài)上與題干一致，因此判斷問題句的說法正確)
6. If an adult wants to learn a language faster, he can put a language tape under his pillow．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
B分析：考慮把題干內(nèi)容劃分成2層信息：If an adult wants to learn a language faster + he can put a language tape under his pillow, 借助題干中出現(xiàn)的特征詞pillow作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：
The skill probably fades in the course of the first year of life，she adds—so forget the idea that you call pick up tricky French vowels as an adult just by slipping（塞入） a language tape under your pillow．((該句在語意上包含了信息1和信息2的內(nèi)容，在內(nèi)容上與題干內(nèi)容相反，因此判斷該問題句的說法錯(cuò)誤)
pick up v. 拿起, 承載（客人，貨物等）,通過學(xué)習(xí)或經(jīng)歷獲得（知識），染上（疾?。?，休息后繼續(xù)：
pick up a book撿起一本書來源：考試大
The bus picks up commuters at three stops.公共汽車在三個(gè)站載送通勤者
pick up French學(xué)會法語
pick up a virus in the office在辦公室染上病毒
Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.我們吃過午飯?jiān)倮^續(xù)討論吧
7． Cheour’s finding is worthless．來源：考試大
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
B分析：借助常識判斷該題的說法錯(cuò)誤：文章中通常不會提出沒有用的東西來浪費(fèi)讀者的時(shí)間。在文章最后部分，利用題干中的特征詞Cheour作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：
But while it may not help grown—ups，Cheour is hoping to use the sleeping hours to give remedial help to babies who are genetically at risk of language disorders·（it 指帶前句中的the skill，即 the night-time-learning（Cheour’的發(fā)現(xiàn)內(nèi)容）； 該句劃線句內(nèi)容與題干內(nèi)容不一致，因此判斷該題的說法錯(cuò)誤）
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
C．分析：題干的信息較單一，直接看成是1層信息。利用題干中的特征詞Finnish vowels作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：來源：考試大
To test the theory, Cheour and her colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first few days of their lives．They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds—one that sounds like“oo”．a(chǎn)nother like“ee'’and a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between．EEG recordings of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish, the sounds．
Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mothers．While the rest were split into two sleep—study groups．One group was exposed throughout their night-time sleeping hours to the same three vowels．while the others listened to other, easier—to-distinguish vowel sounds．(從以上劃線句的句意不能判斷出芬蘭元音是否容易，因此判斷該題的答案為“沒提到”)
Peculiar adj.(to)奇特的, 罕見的, 特殊的來源：考試大
Peculiar/ special/typical/unusual
Distinguish vt, vi 辨別；（常與from, between連用）區(qū)別；區(qū)分
I can distinguish them at a distance. 從遠(yuǎn)處我能認(rèn)出他們。
Can you distinguish between those two objects? 你能區(qū)分那兩個(gè)物體嗎?
4．The （three？） vowels mentioned in this article are all Finnish sounds．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
B． A分析：考慮把題干的信息劃分成2層：The three vowels (are) mentioned in this article + The vowels are all Finnish sounds. 借助題干中的特征詞three vowels和Finnish sounds作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：
To test the theory, Cheour and her colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first few days of their lives．They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds—one that sounds like“oo”．a(chǎn)nother like“ee'’and a third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between（該句涉及到對信息2的判斷）．EEG recordings of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish, the sounds．
Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mothers．While the rest were split into two sleep—study groups．One group was exposed throughout their night-time sleeping hours to the same three vowels．(由該句可以判斷文章前面部分具體提到了三個(gè)原因，文章后面沒有再具體提到什么元音，因此判斷信息1正確)while the others listened to other, easier—to-distinguish vowel sounds．
5．The study shows that the infant’s cerebral cortex is working while he is asleep．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
A 分析： 考慮把題干內(nèi)容劃分成2層信息：The study shows that the infant’s cerebral cortex is working + while he is asleep，借助題干中出現(xiàn)的特征詞cerebral cortex作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：來源：考試大
Cheour doesn’ t know how babies accomplish this night—time learning，but she suspects that the special ability might indicate that unlike adults, babies don’t“turn off’their cerebral cortex while they sleep．(該句在在語意上包含了信息1和信息2的內(nèi)容，而且時(shí)態(tài)上與題干一致，因此判斷問題句的說法正確)
6. If an adult wants to learn a language faster, he can put a language tape under his pillow．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
B分析：考慮把題干內(nèi)容劃分成2層信息：If an adult wants to learn a language faster + he can put a language tape under his pillow, 借助題干中出現(xiàn)的特征詞pillow作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：
The skill probably fades in the course of the first year of life，she adds—so forget the idea that you call pick up tricky French vowels as an adult just by slipping（塞入） a language tape under your pillow．((該句在語意上包含了信息1和信息2的內(nèi)容，在內(nèi)容上與題干內(nèi)容相反，因此判斷該問題句的說法錯(cuò)誤)
pick up v. 拿起, 承載（客人，貨物等）,通過學(xué)習(xí)或經(jīng)歷獲得（知識），染上（疾?。?，休息后繼續(xù)：
pick up a book撿起一本書來源：考試大
The bus picks up commuters at three stops.公共汽車在三個(gè)站載送通勤者
pick up French學(xué)會法語
pick up a virus in the office在辦公室染上病毒
Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.我們吃過午飯?jiān)倮^續(xù)討論吧
7． Cheour’s finding is worthless．來源：考試大
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned
B分析：借助常識判斷該題的說法錯(cuò)誤：文章中通常不會提出沒有用的東西來浪費(fèi)讀者的時(shí)間。在文章最后部分，利用題干中的特征詞Cheour作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：
But while it may not help grown—ups，Cheour is hoping to use the sleeping hours to give remedial help to babies who are genetically at risk of language disorders·（it 指帶前句中的the skill，即 the night-time-learning（Cheour’的發(fā)現(xiàn)內(nèi)容）； 該句劃線句內(nèi)容與題干內(nèi)容不一致，因此判斷該題的說法錯(cuò)誤）