Everyone except me, I’m dyslexic (有阅读障碍的),and the moment I saw that grainy tape with the confusing basketball tossers, I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep track of their movements, so I let my mind wander. My curiosity was aroused, though, when about 30 seconds into the tape, a gorilla (大猩猩)came in among the players. She (we later learned a female student was in the gorilla suit) stared at the camera, thumped her chest, and then strode away while they continued passing the balls. When the tape stopped, the philosopher asked how many people had counted at least a dozen basketball tosses. Hands went up all over. He then asked who had counted 13, 14, and congratulated those who’d scored the perfect 15, Then he asked, “And who saw the gorilla?” I raised my hand and was surprised to discover I was the only person at my table and one of only three or four in the large room to do so. He'd set us up,trapping us in our own attention blindness. Yes, there had been a trick, but he wasn’t the one who had played it on us. By concentrating so hard on counting, we had managed to miss the gorilla in the midst.
21. This passage describes_______. A. a basketball match B. an experiment C. a philosopher D. a gorilla
22. “Attention blindness” refers to _______. A. the fact that one can’t see what one can’t see B. seeing one thing while missing all else C. keeping track of just about everything D. the condition of being blind to details
23. “Catch us in the act” (Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “find us_______.” A. doing something improper B. sleeping during the lecture C. counting the basketball losses D. failing to notice something within sight 24. How many people in the room saw the gorilla in the video? A. 1. B. 3 or 4. C. 13 or 14. D. 15.
25. Whom does “he” (last paragraph) refer to? A. The author. B. The gorilla. C. The lecturer. D. The student.
Passage Two There are few sadder sights than a pile of fan letters, lovingly decorated with hand drawings,suffering in a bin. The sparkly envelopes were addressed to Taylor Swift, a pop star much beloved by teenage and pre-teen girls. “Dear Taylor,” read one discarded message, “I love you so much!! You’re the best!! And you're really beautiful and cute!! I’m really enjoying your songs,”
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