Information is received into our brain by attention, and its quality determines (决定) how well it will be processed, saved and used afterwards.
All information we receive is chosen by our attention. Factors (因素) affecting (影响) our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and so on. The same information may attract different forms and levels of attention from different people. Some people can get and save the information easily; some may have great difficulty; while others may just turn a blind eye to it. To the same information, one may even pay different levels of attention at different times. But if the facts work together, the quality of attention may be better. Therefore, it is not surprising to see that somebody with average intelligence (智力) can have excellent performances in some fields.
The good news is that a person's attention can be shaped, trained and made stronger by effective exercise. With this in mind, we should keep improving the quality of our attention.
小题1:"it" in Paragraph 1 means _______.
A．information
B．brain
C．attention
D．quality小题2:All information we receive depends on _______.
A．information itself
B．our attention
C．our intelligence
D．the environment小题3:Which is not the factor that affects our attention according to the passage?
A．Interest and experience.
B．Experience and knowledge.
C．Ability and feelings.
D．Food and drinks.小题4:About attention, which of the following statements is right?
A．People always have the same level of attention.
B．People pay the same attention to the same information.
C．A person may pay different levels of attention to the same information at different times.
D．All factors affecting attention never work together.小题5:According to the passage, _______ can help people to make their attention better.
A．speaking more
B．effective exercise
C．hard work
D．high intelligence
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
短文属于说明文。讲解了注意的特点，影响注意的因素以及如何提高注意力。
小题1:词义猜测题。这里指的是“信息”被处理、贮存和再现。
小题2:细节理解题。从第二段第一句“All information we receive is chosen by our attention.”可知。
小题3:综合理解题。从第二段“Factors affecting our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and so on.”可知，D项不包含在内。
小题4:综合理解题。从第二段“To the same information, one may even pay different levels of attention at different times.”可知。
小题5:细节理解题。从最后一段可知。