16．While it is most sports fans'favorite part of watching their team compete，shouting out  insulting words or encouragement doesn't actually help them win matches，new research suggests．
An experiment conducted earlier this month，provided an answer accidentally to the question whether cheering does actually have an effect on either team's performance．
Originally，the study project started by Brenna Boyd，a research assistant working under a professor in the School of Architectural Engineering，aimed to settle a long-standing argument in American college football over which team has the loudest stadium．She also hoped her study would determine whether crowd noise is harmful to the communications on the field．But since she's more into hockey than football，she did her later experiment in college hockey stadiums．
Boyd and her classmates measured noise levels during college hockey games，including four played by their home team--University of Nebraska team at Omaha's Century Link Centre from November 2014through to March this year．
For the loudest game，the average loudness equivalent level in the student section was 95.5decibels（分貝）-the equivalent of hearing a jackhammer from 50feet away-with a peak of 132decibels，the equivalent of a jet engine about 100feet away．
Ms Boyd's team found that noise levels in the student section were generally louder than the others．However，when the noise levels were analyzed carefully together with events in the game，they found that there wasn't a strong connection between decibel level and goals scored by the home team．"There wasn't enough data to see whether loudness was connected with how many goals they achieved during the game．And this conclusion actually attracted a lot more attention than I had expected．"Said Ms Boyd．
In surveys given to the players after each match，Ms Boyd found that the majority reported that the crowd was loud but not that distracting-"about 70per cent between silent and loud"-and that the noise levels didn't prevent them from communicating with their teammates or coach while in play．

25．When Brenna Boyd was planning her project，she wanted to find outB．
A．the average loudness of noise during college hockey games
B．which college team stadium has the loudest audience
C．whether cheering affects the outcome of hockey games
D．if sound levels are strongly connected to goals achieved
26．According to this passage，Brenna BoydC．
A．is a professor at the University of Nebraska
B．enjoyed herself watching college football games
C．is surprised by the great attention her research attracted
D．a(chǎn)ttended four hockey games to measure noise levels
27．Brenna Boyd's experiment found out thatB．
A．crowd noise is harmful to the player on the field
B．college students are passionate cheering home teams
C．college hockey games are noisier than football games
D．loudness level of a jet engine is higher than a jackhammer
28．The underlined word  insulting in paragraph 1can be replaced byA．
A．offending     B．inspiring 
C．a(chǎn)musing       D．disappointing．

分析 本文主要講述了一個研究，研究成果表明在球場上的大聲的呼喊和高昂的熱情，并不一定能起到預想的效果．

解答 25．B 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，Originally，the study project started by Brenna Boyd，a research assistant working under a professor aimed to settle a long-standing argument in American college football over which team has the loudest stadium．She also hoped her study would determine whether crowd noise is harmful to the communications on the field 在進行項目研究的時候，Brenna Boyd需要找到一個有著最大聲音的體育館，以此來研究到底歡呼聲是否對比賽有好的影響，結合選項，故選B
26．C 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容．"There wasn't enough data to see whether loudness was connected with how many goals they achieved during the game．And this conclusion actually attracted a lot more attention than I had expected．"Said Ms Boyd在研究中發(fā)現(xiàn)，沒有足夠的數(shù)據(jù)表明是否分貝與自己的主場對得分有關．并且這個結論比我預期的更讓人引起注意．結合選項，故C符合文意
27．B 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，Ms Boyd's team found that noise levels in the student section were generally louder than the others研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，學生的對于主場球隊的熱情是非常高的，他們所在區(qū)域的聲音也是最大的．結合選項，故選B
28．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)該句內(nèi)容While it is most sports fans'favorite part of watching their team compete，shouting out  insulting words or encouragement doesn't actually help them win matches，new research suggests．新的調(diào)查研究表面，球迷的熱情、大聲的說出冒犯的或者鼓勵的話，并不能幫助球員們?nèi)〉脛倮�，結合選項，故A為正確答案．

點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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6．Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he will read a book every two weeks，and he's invited people all around the world to join him．
The"year of books"is Mark Zuckerberg's 2015 goal．The billionaire is famous for his quirky New Year's plans．Two years ago he challenged himself to meet a new person a day．Last year he attempted to write a"thank-you note"every day．He said，"Although I'm very busy，I always have many strange ideas and I still have time to achieve my goals．If you set a goal，you must try your best to make it come true．"
It will come as no surprise that he's already launched a Facebook page-entitled"A year of books"-to serve as the reading group's discussion center．Over 62，000 people from all around the world have liked the page in the first 24 hours．Many of them message of the page．
"I hope all the people who participate in the discussion actually have read the books and have relevant points to add．The group will keep it continuously focused，"be stressed on bis Facebook page．"With the development of technology，fewer people in the world read books．I do hope people read more books in their spare time rather than surf the Internet or play with their mobiles，"he added on his Facebook page．
The plan is to select books about various topics and cultures．"The Bible"and"Quran"（《可蘭經(jīng)》）have been popular suggestions among hundreds of other titles．The first book is"The End of Power"by Moisés Naím，a former Foreign Policy editor．It's a 300-page deep dive into the changing nature of leadership today that was published in March 2013．

61．What is Mark Zuckerberg's New Year's plan in 2015？（No more than 10words）Reading a book every two weeks．
62．What does the underlined word"quirky"most probably mean in English？（1word）Strange．
63．Why did Mark Zuckerberg start 3page named"A year of books"？（No more than 10words）To serve as a discussion center for the reading group．
64．What is the book"The End of Power"about？（No more than 10words）The changing nature of leadership today．
65．What do you think of Mark Zuckerberg？Give your reasons．（No more than 25words）He is a determined and inspiring man because he always tries his best to realize his goal and inspires others to follow him．．

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