Question

You are sitting on the desk. A teacher is writing on the blackboard. Kids are yelling in the playground outside. A book falls off the desk next to you. Suddenly, the teacher hands you a pop quiz.

  Don’t panic! 1. You’re in a “virtual（虚拟的）classroom”. Everything you see and hear is coming to you through a computer-operated display that you’re wearing on your head like a pair of very big glasses. Wearing this kind of virtual-reality equipment, you can find yourself sitting in a classroom, touring a famous museum, wandering across a strange landscape, flying into space, or playing with a cartoon character. 2. Virtual-reality equipment that delivers images and sounds directly to your eyes and ears makes these fake worlds seem lifelike.

  Unlike the classroom, the technology is real. It’s a type of technology that uses computer programs to imitate real world situation. 3. Movie directors and video game producers have been using computers for years to create ever more realistic special effects. Some companies are now building three-dimensional（三维）fantasy worlds in which players, linked by computer networks, appear to meet and go on explorations together.

  4. They see virtual reality technology as a useful tool for learning more about why people act as they do. It could help psychologists deter identify and come up with solutions for behaviors problems, for example.

  “We’ve spent the last 100 years looking for certain laws in how people interact with the real world,” says psychologist Albert. “ 5. This is psychologist’s dream.”

A. You aren’t actually in school.

B. This technology has been used in many fields.

C. Some psychologists are also getting into the act.

D. Grown-ups, too, stand a chance of benefiting from this technology.

E. As part of one classic test, you watch letters flashed on a computer screen.

F. You don’t have to leave your room to experience all that mentioned above.

G. Now, we’ve got a powerful tool that lets us create worlds and see how people perform.

Answer

1.A

2.F

3.B

4.C

5.G

【解析】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了虚拟现实技术。虚拟现实技术可以让人足不出户就进行各种体验。这种技术已应用在了很多领域，心理学家们也用这种技术来解决难题。

1.根据上文“Don’t panic!”及下文“You’re in a ‘virtual（虚拟的）classroom’.”可知，这一句话应该是要解释为什么不要惊慌。故选A。

2.根据“Wearing this kind of virtual-reality equipment, you can find yourself sitting in a classroom, touring a famous museum, wandering across a strange landscape, flying into space, or playing with a cartoon character.”可知，虚拟现实装备可以让人足不出户就体验各种情景。故选F。

3.根据“Movie directors and video game producers have been using computers for years to create ever more realistic special effects. Some companies are now building three-dimensional（三维）fantasy worlds in which players, linked by computer networks, appear to meet and go on explorations together.”可知，虚拟现实技术应用在了很多领域当中。故选B。

4.根据下文“It could help psychologists deter identify and come up with solutions for behaviors problems, for example.”可知，“They see virtual reality technology as a useful tool for learning more about why people act as they do.”中的“They”是指心理学家。故选C。

5.根据“This is psychologist’s dream.”可知，本处应该填心理学家的梦想。故选G。

【名师点睛】

七选五旨在考查学生对全文整体理解和对信息辨析的能力，做此题时首先需要先了解文章的整体结构，弄清文章大意，然后再把7个备选项浏览一下，最后再综合上下文进行推理判断。通过通读全文，了解到文章主要讲述了主要讲述了关于虚拟现实技术的话题。然后再结合上下文进行选择。

例如，第4题，是一段话的第一句，它的下一句提到了“they”，显然是指代应选选项中出现的人物。而根据再下一句的“psychologist”可知，第四题所选选项要出现心理学家这个单词，从而选出C。