河北高考英語真題2017(2)

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　　Section C

　　Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

　　What colour is it today? What shape is that smell? What does that pain sound like? These questions might seem like nonsense, but four people in 100 might think they make perfect sense. That four percent have synesthesia, and they naturally experience certain senses together. One form of this is pairing numbers or letters with a fixed colour – a blue “1” or a red “D.” Other synesthetes, people with synesthesia, may think the word “hurricane” tastes salty. Yet others with “mirror-touch synesthesia” see someone hit on the head and also feel the hit themselves.

　　Synesthesia is not completely understood though it is in our genes. The white matter (腦白質) of synesthetes is organized differently from that of people without synesthesia, which may account for the differences in perception (感知). Synesthesia is widely accepted and researched today, but that hasn’t always been true. Though it caught scientific interest in the late 1800s, it was later rejected as a self-created way of thinking. But as people have become more fascinated by the differences in individual perception, a focus on synesthesia has been renewed. At the present time, scientists in various fields are examining the phenomenon.

　　As scientists continue to study synesthesia, certain advantages have been noticed. Studies show that the sensation connections that synesthetes experience aid them in abilities related to memory. Researchers believe that this advantage may help stop the loss of cognitive (認知) function in the elderly. This aspect of synesthesia could even help patients recover from brain injuries. Synesthetes also tend to be artists, singers Pharrell Williams and Lady Gaga being some famous examples. Most likely, synesthesia doesn’t give artistic sensitivity, but it’s understandable that seeing colours in music, for instance, could inspire art.

　　Strong drugs and increasing blindness have been known to cause synesthesia, but these are not good options for obvious reasons. One recent emphasis of the study of synesthesia is to determine whether non-synesthetes can acquire it. For now, the University of East London is training adults to establish letter-colour connections for memory improvement to some effect. It may not be long before words taste like our favourite foods and our favourite songs look like fireworks.

　　(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)

　　78. According to the passage synesthetes are those __________________.

　　79. Why do synesthetes have sensation connections while the others don’t?

　　80. What groups of people might profit from synesthesia according to the third paragraph?

　　81. Scientists are training adults to establish letter-colour connections to prove the possibility that __________________.

　　第II卷 (共47分)

　　I. Translation

　　Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

　　1. 自上周起，孩子們就興奮地聊著出游的打算了。(chat)

　　2. 新的考試制度給了學生更多選擇科目和大學的自由。(freedom)

　　3. 多虧村民們的及時援助，游客們成功地逃脫了洪水的困擾。(protect)

　　4. 昨天他在小組討論中關于添置運動設備的提議是否能付諸實踐還拭目以待。(whether)