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Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help?
Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind.
Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision-making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making.
However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking.
All emotions affect our thinking and motivation,so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there is one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world.
1. What does the underlined word “central” mean?
A. in the middle B. easy to reach C. important D. having power
2. Damasia’s study suggests that ________.
A. emotions are the enemy of decision-making.
B. our brain has nothing to do with decision-making.
C. people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds.
D. our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions.
3. According to the text, what may help us make better decisions?
A. To think about happy times.
B. To make many decisions at a time.
C. To stop feeling regretful about the past.
D. To learn about the process of decision-making.
4. Why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered?
A. They often forget their past choices. B. They make decisions without much thinking.
C. They tend to save time when shopping. D. They are too angry to bargain.
5. What do we learn from the text?
A. Emotions are a part of decision-making.
B. Sad people always make worse choices.
C. No emotion seems to help us make good choices.
D. Only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation.
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
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试题【Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the lif】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
In the past, when the world population was much lower than it is now, a man had little difficulty in ordinary times in growing the food that was needed. When a field had been used some years and had become tired, the farmer could move to another place. The tired land then slowly recovered. Gradually grasses and other plants would appear on it and its productive power would slowly return to normal through their decay. But nature, left alone, would take a long time to bring back the land to its former state; the length of time required would depend on local conditions, but it might well be ten years.
It is a bad practice to grow the same crop in a field year after year. If the crop is changed, the land will suffer less because it is treated and used in a different way. Different plants have different effects on the soil. Therefore, a change of crop will do less harm than the growing of the same crop year after year and a regular change to grass will do good to the soil. Much will therefore be gained if different crops are grown one after another, a method known as the rotation (轮作) of crops.
72. According to the passage, the land will become poorer________.
A. if all the dead leaves are cleared away
B. if the humus is increased after the harvest
C. if dead leaves decay in the soil by themselves
D. if waste plant material lying about is buried
73. We can learn from the passage that the tired land has gradually recovered_______.
A. when grasses and other plants appear again
B. when the treatment is given by nature alone
C. after new grasses and other plants have decayed again
D. after nature has been left alone for several months
74. A modern farmer can hardly move to another place as he did before because_______.
A. the productive power of a new field isn"t higher than that of an old one
B. there are few free fields left for him to do farming
C. it takes a farmer more than ten years to start farming in a new field
D. there will be too many grasses in a new field to grow crops
75. It is most likely that the author will go on to ______ in the paragraph following the passage above.
A. introduce other methods of planting crops
B. deal with how to prevent land getting tired
C. start another topic of how to make use of land
D. explain what the rotation of crops is
第三部分阅读理解 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He wished he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent.And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
56.The street urchin was very surprised when __________.
A.he saw the shining car B.Paul told him about the car
C.he was walking around the car D.Paul received an expensive car
57.From the story we know that the urchin __________.
A.wished to give his brother a car
B.wished Paul’s brother to give him a car
C.wished Paul could be a brother like that
D.wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
58.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.
A.to show he had a rich friend B.to show his neighbors the car
C.to let his brother ride in the car D.to tell his brother about his wish
59.We can infer from the story that __________.
A.Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B.the urchin’s wish came true in the end
C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D.the urchin had a deep love for his brother
60.The best title for the story probably is __________.
A.A Christmas Present B.A Street Urchin
C.A Brother Like That D.An Unforgettable Ride
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
During my elementary school years,I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany’s mom.
Tiffany’s mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food.Her morn allowed her to do anything she liked.I really admired Tiffany.My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave my self.1 was annoyed with her.
Whenever I didn’t get what 1 wanted,1 would complain to my mom,Tiffany’s mom would give her that!1 wish she were my mom.”Every time,my mom would calmly say “Poor Tiffany”.
I couldn’t understand her.“She shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Tiffany!”I thought.“She should be feeling sorry for me.”
One day,I couldn’t help saying to Morn,”Poor Tiffany?Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her?”I burst into tears.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly , “Yes,I do feel sorry for her.I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.”
I looked up at her.“What are you talking about?”
Mom said with care,“One day she will really want something.Maybe she’11 find out that she can’t have it.Her mother won’t always be around to give her money,and what’s more,money can’t buy everything.”
She continued,“I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want.You’11 know how to look for bargains and save money,but she won’t.You’11 under stand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won’t.When Tiffany is a grown woman,she’11 wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you’ve got.Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food.’’
It took some time,but I eventually understood my mom’s words.Now I am a happy and successful woman.
56.During the author’s elementary school years,she .
A.wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany’s
B.went to school with Tiffany every day
C.usually compared her lesson with Tiffany’s
D.sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany
57.Why did the author’s mom always say “Poor Tiffany”?
A.She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.
B.She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.
C.She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.
D.She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.
58.What do we learn about the author’s mother?
A.She was strict and taught the author to be independent.
B.She cared for other people’s children more than her own.
C.She thought that life lessons were as important as money.
D.She was so poor that she couldn’t give the author much money.
59.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.
B.The author’s mother felt sorry for Tiffany.
C.Tiffany’s mother took the author’s mother’s advice.
D.The author is thankful to her mother now.
Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners(小餐馆)for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.
A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. It wasn’t a real diner. It was only a food cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs. In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools, and people sat down while they ate.
Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.
Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.
Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.
1.A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. Why is the word “diner” in quotation marks(引号)?
A.Because it is spelled differently from “ dinner”
B.Because the first diner was not what it is now
C.Because diner was a new word
D.Because it is a special kind of restaurant
2.What meals did the first diners serve?
A. only breakfast B. Only lunch C. Only night-meals D. All of the above
3.According to paragraph 3, diners changed in __________
A. Two ways B. three ways C. four ways D. five ways
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Diners existed before a fast-food restaurant
B.The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee
C.Burger King is a fast-food restaurant
D.Sandwiches became bigger
5.The main idea of the passage is that ______________.
A. The diner is a traditional , popular place to eat in the United States
B.Samuel Johns built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside
C.American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers
D.Diners are different from fast-food restaurants in many ways
Before the 29th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 41 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for nearly 90 percent of all personal 42 .
Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a 43 made car was $ 2,500 in 1950, $ 2,740 in 1960 and up to $ 4,750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 44 their products. As a result, the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 45 than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller 46 of a family’s total earnings today.
In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 47 to buy a new car. By 1975 it only took 4.75 48 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years.
The 49 of the automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 50 their cars running than on any other item.
41. A. denied B. reproduced C. replaced D. repeated
42. A. trip B. works C. business D. travel
43. A. quickly B. regularly C. rapidly D. recently
44. A. raising B. making C. reducing D. improving
45. A. slower B. equal C. faster D. less
46. A. part B. half C. number D. side
47. A. income B. work C. plan D. debts
48. A. months’ B. dollar’s C. family D. year
49. A. running B. notice C. influence D. discussion
50. A. starting B. leaving C. keeping D. repairing
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