成都石室联合中学金沙校区中考英语阅读理解训练中考英语专项训练含答案
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一、中考英语阅读理解训练
1.阅读理解
When Carson Palmer, a professional American football player, hurt his arm a few years ago, he took a week off to stop throwing the football. But in his head, Palmer practiced every day. The following weekend, Palmer had the best game of his life.
For more than a century, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s# researchers proved by experiment that when you're imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a plan in your head, like a how-to guide for a special skill.
Sports researchers have done hundreds of studies comparing imagined and physical practice for actions. In short, the studies show that mental training works. A 2012 study compared 32 nonprofessional golfers with another 32 who only imagined their action. Under the same training program, both groups improved their skills.
Imagination has advantages over the real thing: You can do rt anywhere and any time. It is safe-?a main advantage for people such as gymnasts and doctors. And you can practice for longer periods of time because you're not controlled by physical tiredness. That's not to say it's easy. "we*ve had Olympic-level sportsmen sitting in our laboratory, imagining for two hours," says Tadhg Macintyre# a sports researcher in Ireland. "When we're done, they're completely tired."
It doesn't work for everyone, though. "If you're a beginner, the influence can be harmful," warns Macintyre. If you're trying to imagine a free throw, and you donft even know the proper movement, then you're probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill, and your skill is going to be impaired,'*
(1)How does mental training act on one's physical practice?
A.Taking a week off from being tired.
B.Performing the action before imagining.
C.Using imagination to guide one's body.
D.Buying a how-to guide before mental training
(2)What do we know about imagination training?
A.It is not influenced by time and space.
B.It is easier to do than real practice.
C.It is more useful for golfers.
D.It is fit for everyone.
(3)What does the underlined word "impaired*1 in Para. 5 mean?
A.weakenedB. masteredC testedD. improved
(4)What can be the best title of the text?
A.A New Way of Doing Sports
B.Advantages of Imagination
C.Methods for Mental Practice