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体裁：说明文 主题：合作与交流 难度：★★★★★ 建议用时：8 min 正确率：/4
Imagine you and your friend are looking for a lost glove. That moment of looking at the glove together, where one person follows the gaze(注视) of another to focus on the same object, is called joint(共同的) attention. It is a key part of how people learn and connect with others.
Joint attention involves three basic steps. First, one person starts the interaction(互动) by directing their attention toward something, such as Tim spotting a rainbow and excitedly looking up at it. Second, another person becomes aware of the first person's focus; for example, Iman sees Tim looking up at something in the sky. Finally, the second person responds by following the first person's gaze to the object of interest—in this case, Iman moves her attention to where Tim is looking and sees the rainbow as well (Picture ▲).
When completing tasks or solving problems, it is often said that two heads are better than one, which means that collaboration is better than working alone. But what does “better” mean? In one study, researchers asked pairs of participants to complete a visual search task alone and then together. They found that when the participants worked together, they were faster and more accurate at finding the target, which researchers suggest is “better” performance.
Researchers have found that people naturally pay attention to items that other people look at, and one potential reason could be that humans have learned over time that paying attention to what other people are attending to can help us stay safe, communicate better with others, and navigate the environment(环境). These findings suggest that we might better remember the objects we are jointly paying attention to.
In conclusion, joint attention is an important aspect of human interaction that shapes how people work together and how they remember. Whether people are looking for something they have lost or working on a task with others, paying attention together makes them faster and more accurate, and helps them remember information better.
1. 新趋势·补全文章 Which can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2?
＞＞ 补全文章题解题策略见 P31 重点精讲
2. What does the underlined word “collaboration” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Solving problems quickly. B. Fighting against each other.
C. Working together with others. D. Enjoying communication with others.
3. What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Joint attention can help with memory.
B. Paying attention to other people is helpful.
C. Humans naturally follow others' gaze for fun.
D. People should notice the environment around.
4. 新趋势·篇章结构 What's the structure of the passage?
＞＞ 篇章结构题解题策略见 P105 重点精讲
体裁：说明文 主题：合作与交流 难度：★★★★★ 建议用时：8 min 正确率：/4
Imagine you and your friend are looking for a lost glove. That moment of looking at the glove together, where one person follows the gaze(注视) of another to focus on the same object, is called joint(共同的) attention. It is a key part of how people learn and connect with others.
Joint attention involves three basic steps. First, one person starts the interaction(互动) by directing their attention toward something, such as Tim spotting a rainbow and excitedly looking up at it. Second, another person becomes aware of the first person's focus; for example, Iman sees Tim looking up at something in the sky. Finally, the second person responds by following the first person's gaze to the object of interest—in this case, Iman moves her attention to where Tim is looking and sees the rainbow as well (Picture ▲).
When completing tasks or solving problems, it is often said that two heads are better than one, which means that collaboration is better than working alone. But what does “better” mean? In one study, researchers asked pairs of participants to complete a visual search task alone and then together. They found that when the participants worked together, they were faster and more accurate at finding the target, which researchers suggest is “better” performance.
Researchers have found that people naturally pay attention to items that other people look at, and one potential reason could be that humans have learned over time that paying attention to what other people are attending to can help us stay safe, communicate better with others, and navigate the environment(环境). These findings suggest that we might better remember the objects we are jointly paying attention to.
In conclusion, joint attention is an important aspect of human interaction that shapes how people work together and how they remember. Whether people are looking for something they have lost or working on a task with others, paying attention together makes them faster and more accurate, and helps them remember information better.
1. 新趋势·补全文章 Which can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2?
＞＞ 补全文章题解题策略见 P31 重点精讲
2. What does the underlined word “collaboration” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Solving problems quickly. B. Fighting against each other.
C. Working together with others. D. Enjoying communication with others.
3. What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Joint attention can help with memory.
B. Paying attention to other people is helpful.
C. Humans naturally follow others' gaze for fun.
D. People should notice the environment around.
4. 新趋势·篇章结构 What's the structure of the passage?
＞＞ 篇章结构题解题策略见 P105 重点精讲
答案
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了共同注意的概念和三个基本步骤，并通过研究发现共同注意能提升合作任务的效率和准确性，同时增强记忆，强调了其在人类互动中的重要性。
1. D 补全文章题。根据第二段“Finally, the second person responds by following the first person's gaze to the object of interest—in this case, Iman moves her attention to where Tim is looking and sees the rainbow as well”可知，此处描述共同注意的最后一个步骤，第二个人跟随第一个人的目光看向感兴趣的事物，即伊曼把注意力转移到蒂姆看的地方，也看到了彩虹。故选D。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据“When completing tasks or solving problems, it is often said that two heads are better than one”可知，在完成任务或解决问题时，三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮，由此可知，合作比单独工作好，“collaboration”表示“合作”。故选C。
3. A 段落大意题。根据第四段“These findings suggest that we might better remember the objects we are jointly paying attention to.”可知，本段主要介绍共同注意有助于记忆。故选A。
4. A 篇章结构题。结合文章内容可知，第一段通过描述生活中找手套的情景引出“共同注意”这一主题；第二至四段介绍了共同注意的三个基本步骤和作用；第五段总结共同注意是人类互动的重要方面，对人类合作和记忆有重要作用，文章结构是总—分—总。故选A。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了共同注意的概念和三个基本步骤，并通过研究发现共同注意能提升合作任务的效率和准确性，同时增强记忆，强调了其在人类互动中的重要性。
1. D 补全文章题。根据第二段“Finally, the second person responds by following the first person's gaze to the object of interest—in this case, Iman moves her attention to where Tim is looking and sees the rainbow as well”可知，此处描述共同注意的最后一个步骤，第二个人跟随第一个人的目光看向感兴趣的事物，即伊曼把注意力转移到蒂姆看的地方，也看到了彩虹。故选D。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据“When completing tasks or solving problems, it is often said that two heads are better than one”可知，在完成任务或解决问题时，三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮，由此可知，合作比单独工作好，“collaboration”表示“合作”。故选C。
3. A 段落大意题。根据第四段“These findings suggest that we might better remember the objects we are jointly paying attention to.”可知，本段主要介绍共同注意有助于记忆。故选A。
4. A 篇章结构题。结合文章内容可知，第一段通过描述生活中找手套的情景引出“共同注意”这一主题；第二至四段介绍了共同注意的三个基本步骤和作用；第五段总结共同注意是人类互动的重要方面，对人类合作和记忆有重要作用，文章结构是总—分—总。故选A。
解析
【分析】
本题为说明文阅读理解，包含4道不同题型的题目，解题思路如下：1.补全文章题需定位第二段描述共同注意最后一步的语境，匹配对应内容；2.词义猜测题需联系上下文谚语推断划线词含义；3.段落大意题需定位第四段找到核心主题句提炼主旨；4.篇章结构题需梳理全文段落逻辑判断结构类型。
【解析】
1.补全文章题：第二段明确共同注意最后一步是“第二人跟随第一人的目光关注感兴趣的事物”，结合前文Tim看彩虹、Iman跟随看的例子，需体现两人共同关注同一目标的场景，对应选项D，故选D。
2.词义猜测题：第三段中“two heads are better than one”意为“合作比单独工作更有效”，划线词所在句强调“collaboration比单独工作好”，由此推断“collaboration”意为“合作”，即working together with others，故选C。
3.段落大意题：第四段核心句为“These findings suggest that we might better remember the objects we are jointly paying attention to”，直接点明本段主旨是共同注意有助于记忆，故选A。
4.篇章结构题：第一段引出“共同注意”主题，第二至四段介绍共同注意的步骤、作用，第五段总结全文，结构为总-分-总，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测题、段落大意题
【点评】
本文围绕“共同注意”展开说明，考查学生对不同阅读题型的解题能力，需结合语境、主题句等技巧作答，难度较高。
【难度系数】
0.1
本题为说明文阅读理解，包含4道不同题型的题目，解题思路如下：1.补全文章题需定位第二段描述共同注意最后一步的语境，匹配对应内容；2.词义猜测题需联系上下文谚语推断划线词含义；3.段落大意题需定位第四段找到核心主题句提炼主旨；4.篇章结构题需梳理全文段落逻辑判断结构类型。
【解析】
1.补全文章题：第二段明确共同注意最后一步是“第二人跟随第一人的目光关注感兴趣的事物”，结合前文Tim看彩虹、Iman跟随看的例子，需体现两人共同关注同一目标的场景，对应选项D，故选D。
2.词义猜测题：第三段中“two heads are better than one”意为“合作比单独工作更有效”，划线词所在句强调“collaboration比单独工作好”，由此推断“collaboration”意为“合作”，即working together with others，故选C。
3.段落大意题：第四段核心句为“These findings suggest that we might better remember the objects we are jointly paying attention to”，直接点明本段主旨是共同注意有助于记忆，故选A。
4.篇章结构题：第一段引出“共同注意”主题，第二至四段介绍共同注意的步骤、作用，第五段总结全文，结构为总-分-总，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测题、段落大意题
【点评】
本文围绕“共同注意”展开说明，考查学生对不同阅读题型的解题能力，需结合语境、主题句等技巧作答，难度较高。
【难度系数】
0.1
