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职称英语理工类网络课堂阅读理解讲义[2]

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Dyslexia

　　As many as 20% of all children in the United Stated suffer from some form of the learning¹ disorder² called dyslexia.
Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not a disease³. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. 　　One of the world's great thinkers and scientists Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most people do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. The American inventor Thomas Edison was also dyslexic. Dyslexia first was recognized in Europe and the United States more than 80 years ago. Many years passed before doctors discovered that persons with the disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of persons with dyslexia are different. In most people, the left side of the brain-the part that controls language-is larger than the right side. In persons with dyslexia, the right side of the brain is bigger. Doctors are not sure what causes this difference. However, research has shown that dyslexia is more common in males than in females⁴, and it is found more often in persons who are left-handed. No one knows the cause of dyslexia, but some scientists believe that it may result from chemical changes in a baby's body long before it is born. They are trying to find ways to teach persons with dyslexia. Dyslexic persons think differently and need special kinds of teaching⁵ help. After they have solved their problems with language, they often show themselves to be especially intelligent or creative.

1. One out of five American children suffers from dyslexia.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
2. Many great thinkers and scientists in the world are dyslexic.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

3. The first cases of dyslexia in Europe were discovered less than a century ago.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

4. The left side of the brain in a dyslexic person is bigger than the right side.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

5. Generally speaking, dyslexia is more common in left-handed males than in right-handed females.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

6. It is believed that dyslexia is related⁶ to the bad habits of a baby's mother.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

7. Dyslexic people often turn out to be intelligent or creative once they have learned⁷ to handle language properly.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

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1 learning
n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词
参考例句：
When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。 Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 disorder
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。 It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 disease
n.疾病，弊端
参考例句：
The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。 He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

4 females
n.雌性动物( female的名词复数 )；女人
参考例句：
The male birds are more colourful than the females. 这种鸟雄性比雌性更加色彩艳丽。 The males in the herd protect the females and the young. 兽中的雄性动物保护雌性动物和幼崽。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 teaching
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
参考例句：
We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。 He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

6 related
adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的
参考例句：
I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。 We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

7 learned
adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。 In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

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