C. quoting experts' words D. providing charts

7. By saying 揟his couldn't be further from the truth.? in Paragraph 5, the author means ________.

A. mind challenging games are not suitable for older people

B. children should improve their skills with practice

C. playing computer games requires analytical thinking

D. older people can perform well in some computer games

【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D

【解析】

【分析】

本文是一篇说明文。玩电脑游戏是锻炼大脑的一种非常有效的方法。通过本文可知，年纪大的人在一些电脑游戏中表现得很好。

【4题详解】

推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Playing computer games is a very effective way of exercising the brain. （玩电脑游戏是锻炼大脑的一种非常有效的方法。）可知，第二段的目的是解释为什么老年游戏玩家的存在。故选C。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段第一句When personal computers were first introduced, most older people didn't believe they would ever familiarize themselves with it.可知，最初老年人对个人电脑持怀疑的态度，故选A。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。纵观第四段可知，作者在第一句提出Another development之后，通过举例子来进一步阐述、说明。故选B。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据划线后的内容Most computer games require the kind of analytical thinking that improves with practice, which means that the grey gamers may well be far better than gamers half a century younger than them.（大多数电脑游戏都需要实际改进的分析思维，这意味着老年游戏玩家会比小他们半个世纪的玩家做的更好。）这是对划线句子的解释，故年纪大的人在一些电脑游戏中表现得很好。故选D。

【点睛】细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根