Forgetting why you entered a room is called the “Doorway Effect”, and it may reveal as much about the strengths of human memory, as it does the weaknesses, says psychologist Tom Stafford. Understanding this might help us ____26____ those temporary moments of forgetfulness as more than just an annoyance (although they will still be annoying).As we move through our days our attention ____27____ between higher levels—from our goals and ambitions, to plans and strategies, and to the lowest levels, our ____28____ actions. When things are going well, often in ____29____ situations, we keep our attention on what we want and how we do it seems to take care of itself. If you’re a skilled driver then you manage the gears, indicators and wheel ____30____, and your attention is probably caught up in the less routine business of ____31____ the GPS navigation system or talking to your passengers. When things are less routine we have to shift our attention to the ____32____ of what we’re doing, taking our minds off the bigger picture for a moment. Hence the ____33____ in conversation happens as the driver gets to a ____34____ junction (交叉路口), or the engine starts to make a funny sound.And the way our attention moves up and down the levels of action is what allows us to carry out complex behavior, ____35____ to a coherent (连贯的) plan over multiple moments, in multiple places or requiring multiple actions.26.A. renderingB. shiftsC. graspD. concreteE. stickingF. pauseG. trickyH. automaticallyI. spansJ. usingK. detailsL. appreciateM. respectivelyN. familiarO. fashionable
Forgetting why you entered a room is called the “Doorway Effect”, and it may reveal as much about the strengths of human memory, as it does the weaknesses, says psychologist Tom Stafford. Understanding this might help us ____26____ those temporary moments of forgetfulness as more than just an annoyance (although they will still be annoying).
As we move through our days our attention ____27____ between higher levels—from our goals and ambitions, to plans and strategies, and to the lowest levels, our ____28____ actions. When things are going well, often in ____29____ situations, we keep our attention on what we want and how we do it seems to take care of itself. If you’re a skilled driver then you manage the gears, indicators and wheel ____30____, and your attention is probably caught up in the less routine business of ____31____ the GPS navigation system or talking to your passengers. When things are less routine we have to shift our attention to the ____32____ of what we’re doing, taking our minds off the bigger picture for a moment. Hence the ____33____ in conversation happens as the driver gets to a ____34____ junction (交叉路口), or the engine starts to make a funny sound.
And the way our attention moves up and down the levels of action is what allows us to carry out complex behavior, ____35____ to a coherent (连贯的) plan over multiple moments, in multiple places or requiring multiple actions.
26.
A. rendering
B. shifts
C. grasp
D. concrete
E. sticking
F. pause
G. tricky
H. automatically
I. spans
J. using
K. details
L. appreciate
M. respectively
N. familiar
O. fashionable
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本题主要考查对文章内容的理解以及词汇的运用，解题关键在于结合上下文语境，分析每个空格处所需词汇的词性、语义和搭配。
- 第26题：
- 此句表达理解“门口效应”能帮助我们以更积极的视角看待暂时的健忘。“appreciate”有“理解；欣赏；感激”之意，“appreciate those temporary moments of forgetfulness”表示“理解这些暂时的健忘时刻”，符合语境，所以选L。
- 第27题：
- 句子描述我们的注意力在不同层次之间的状态。“shift”作动词有“转移”的意思，“attention shifts between...”表示“注意力在……之间转移”，符合文意，所以选B。
- 第28题：
- 这里提到注意力的最低层次，“concrete”意为“具体的”，“concrete actions”即“具体的行动”，与前文从目标、计划到行动的层次描述相呼应，所以选D。
- 第29题：
- 根据后文“we keep our attention on what we want and how we do it seems to take care of itself”可知，在这种情况下我们能专注于目标，说明是熟悉的情境。“familiar”表示“熟悉的”，符合语境，所以选N。
- 第30题：
- 前文提到“you’re a skilled driver”，说明司机操作熟练，“automatically”意为“自动地；无意识地”，“manage the gears, indicators and wheel automatically”表示“自动地操作挡位、指示灯和方向盘”，符合熟练司机的特点，所以选H。
- 第31题：
- “the GPS navigation system”是需要使用的工具，“use”有“使用”的意思，“using the GPS navigation system”符合搭配和语境，所以选J。
- 第32题：
- 由“taking our minds off the bigger picture for a moment”可知，当事情不那么常规时，我们要把注意力从大局转移到具体做事的方面，“details”表示“细节”，符合文意，所以选K。
- 第33题：
- 结合前文提到注意力转移到细节，以及后文司机遇到情况，可推测对话会暂停。“pause”意为“暂停”，“the pause in conversation”表示“对话的暂停”，符合语境，所以选F。
- 第34题：
- “junction”是交叉路口，“tricky”有“复杂的；棘手的”意思，“tricky junction”表示“复杂的交叉路口”，符合司机需要关注细节的情境，所以选G。
- 第35题：
- “stick to”是固定短语，意为“坚持”，“sticking to a coherent plan”表示“坚持一个连贯的计划”，符合文意，所以选E。