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　　A man sits on a chair, with rubber pads(墊)tied to his head．Someone is going to fire an electric current through his brain．

　　Sounds like a horror movie?Actually, the man is Telegraph journalist．Nick Collins．He is getting ready to test the newly－invented“electric thinking cap”．

　　Professor Johansen Berg, a neurologist at Oxford University, has discovered that firing a tiny electrical current to part of the brain can help people learn faster．

　　“It'S completely safe．The electric current is one thousand times lower than anvthing that could cause damage,”Kadosh,a researcher at Oxford University, told the Daily凇反Z eadier this year．

　　In a test, 15 volunteers were taught to press a set of buttons in three different, orders．Just like playing the piano．Electricity was fired into the area of their brains that eontrols movement．It ran from the front part of the head to a point above the ear．The electricitv was kept on for 10 minutes while the volunteers completed a task．

　　When the electric current ran in one diieetion, researchers found that volunteers leamed things 10 times more quickly．But if the current was sent the other way, their brain cells slowed down．

　　The cⅡrf每ijIf畜藥}：ects the movement area of the brain．This means the method can onlv improve people'S learning skills that have some．thing to d．o with that muscle, such as rowing a boat or playing the piano．But scientists say it could be used in other areas of learning, or even(中風)．help people who have suffered a stroke(中風)．

　　The effects can last for about half an hour after the current is stopped．However, the researchers say that daily treatment could have a good, long-lasting effect．Electric caps could be produced SO that people could receive the treatment in clinics or even at home．

　　“I'm sure there are lots of people who would like to raise their normal abilities,”

　　Kadosh says．‘‘But should people be allowed to do this?It is all up for debate．''

(1)

According to the text, the“electric thinking cap”can

[　　]

A．

gain the same excitement as a horror movie

B．

change people'S learning abilities

C．

cure many people'S mentM diseases

D．

prevent people from having stroke．s

(2)

In the test, electric current ________

[　　]

A．

slows down the brain activitv

B．

causes damage to the volunteers

C．

runs in one direction only

D．

affects the movement area of the brain

(3)

How did the volunteers operate the electric caps in the test?

[　　]

A．

By playing the piano．

B．

By pressing a set of buttons．

C．

By rowing a boat．

D．

By moving their heads．

(4)

The text is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

a new invention, the electric thinking cap

B．

an experiment, a horrible experience for volunteers

C．

the development of electric current treatment

D．

a wholly new treatment for stroke

(5)

The text iS most probably a

[　　]

A．

newspaper ad

B．

book review

C．

science news report

D．

science fiction story

答案：1．B;2．D;3．B;4．A;5．C;
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