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(1)推理判断题。由本文Finland was known as a rather quiet country.Since 2008,the Country Brand Delegation (国家品牌代表团) has been looking for a national brand that would make some noise to market the country as a world﹣famous tourist destination.In 2010,the Delegation issued a "Country Brand Report," which highlighted a host of marketable themes,including Finland's famous educational system.One key theme was brand new:silence.As the report explained,modern society often seems intolerably loud and busy. "Silence is a resource," it said.(芬兰被认为是一个相当安静的国家。自2008年以来,国家品牌代表团一直在寻找一个国家品牌,将该国作为世界著名旅游目的地进行宣传。2010年,代表团发布了一份"国家品牌报告",强调了一系列有市场价值的主题,包括芬兰著名的教育体系。其中一个关键主题是全新的:沉默。正如报告所解释的那样,现代社会往往显得吵闹和忙碌得令人难以忍受。"沉默是一种资源,"它说。)其中提到的关键主题为"安静",是为该段的主旨句提供论据,突出"安静"是芬兰的主题之一,因此它的作用是通过权威发布而展示芬兰如何看待安静。故选A。
(2)推理判断题。由本文第三段Silence seemed to be heightened by contrasts,maybe because it gave test subjects a release from careful attention. "Perhaps the arousal is something that concentrates the mind in one direction,so that when there is nothing more arousing,then you have deeper relaxation," he said.(沉默似乎在对比中得到了加强,也许是因为它让测试对象从仔细的关注中得到了释放。他说:"也许这种觉醒是一种将思想集中在一个方向上的东西,所以当没有更多的觉醒时,你会有更深的放松。")可知他的发现强调了安静在声音之间的作用。故选B。
(3)观点态度题。由本文末尾部分作者引用Noora Vikman的话If you want to know yourself,you have to be with yourself,and discuss with yourself,and be able to talk with yourself. (如果你想了解自己,你必须和自己在一起,和自己讨论,并且能够和自己交谈。)可知Noora Vikman通过住在一个偏僻安静的地方亲身感受到了安静独处才能认识自己,找到自己,这是与作者上一段的论述"Freedom from noise and goal﹣directed tasks,it appears,unites the quiet without and within,allowing our conscious workspace to do its thing to discover where we fit in.(似乎,远离噪音和目标导向的任务,将内外的宁静结合在一起,让我们有意识的工作空间去发现我们适合的地方。)相一致。由此可推知,对于Noora Vikman对安静的态度,作者是支持赞同的,A.doubtful怀疑的;B.supportive支持的;C.disapproving不同意的;D.unconcerned不担心的。故选B。
(4)标题判断题。通读文章内容可知,文章首段末尾通过引述的方法揭示了文章的主旨,As the report explained,modern society often seems intolerably loud and busy. "Silence is a resource," it said.(正如报告所解释的那样,现代社会往往显得吵闹和忙碌得令人难以忍受。"沉默是一种资源,"它说。)可知文章主要围绕"安静是一种资源"这一话题进行讲述,并在后文段落通过介绍相关研究及真人实例的感受强调了安静的强大力量。所以C.Silence:The Unexpected Power.(安静:没有料想到的力量)作为题目最合适。故选C。