3.①Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom?Or in a waiting room full of strangers?Or on a bus?Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
②Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys.Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near.But it goes further than this.We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us.People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses.People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
③We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves,or even,we think we may be safer with people who look like us.Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stay with the same people,the same group.The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions,the same tastes and the same ideas.We lose the chance to learn something new,find out interesting things,hear funny stories and discover differences.
④When we always stay with the same people,how can we break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas?And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知)?If you want to live in a society that opens to changes,new things and different opinions,be the cat among the pigeons(鸽子).
⑤Move out of your comfort zone.Go and sit next to someone different.And don't just sit there in silence.Say hello.Ask a question.Start a conversation.That's how we make friends.That's how we learn about people.That's how we open our minds to new ideas.That's how we live an exciting life.
58.From the passage,we know that people prefer sitting by someone whoA.
A.is like themselves
B.has a sense of humor
C.is open-minded
D.lives an exciting life
59.People like staying in their comfort zone because they mayC.
A.remain comfortable and special
B.find out more interesting things
C.be accepted easily and feel safe
D.discoverdifferencesamong themselves
60.The sentence"Unsurprisingly,we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves."should be put at the beginning ofC.
A.Paragraph 1
B.Paragraph 2
C.Paragraph 3
D.Paragraph 4
61.What does the underlined word"barriers"mean in Paragraph 4?B
A.联系
B.隔阂
C.纽带
D.熟悉
62.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To tell us not to talk with strangers.
B.To introduce ways to learn about the world.
C.To explain how people communicate with foreigners.
D.To encourage us to get along with different people.
分析 翻译:
①当你在一个新的教室里选择坐在哪里时,你知道你在想些什么?或者在一个完全陌生的房间里,或是在公交车上,研究人员已经发现了一些有趣的事实.
②女孩坐在女孩旁边和男孩坐在男孩旁边.大人坐在一起,年轻人选择坐在附近的另一个年轻人.但比这更进一步.我们甚至选择坐在附近的像我们的人.戴眼镜的人更可能坐在戴眼镜的人附近.留着长头发的人与长头发的人坐的更近.
③我们似乎相信相似的习惯或爱好的人会有相似的经历,我们更容易被接受像我们这样的人,甚至,我们认为我们可以与那些像我们一样人在一起更安全.有时那是真的遗憾如果我们始终保持同相同的人,相同的群体呆在一起,这是危险的总是呆在自己的舒适区总是接触相同的看法,相同的爱好和相同的想法.我们失去了学习新东西,发现有趣的事情,听到有趣的故事,发现差异的机会.
④当我们总是与相同的人在一起,我们怎么能打破阻碍我们了解不同想法的人的障碍?我们怎样才能避免无知?如果你想生活在一个开放变化,新的事物和不同意见,像猫生活在鸽子中间的社会.
⑤走出你的舒适区.去和旁边的不同的人坐在一起.不要只是坐在那里沉默.说你好.问一个问题.开始交谈.这就是我们如何交朋友.这就是我们如何学习的人.这就是我们如何打开我们新思维的方式.我们的一种令人兴奋的生活.
解答 58.A.根据语境We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us.可知我们喜欢和像我们的人坐在一起.故选:A
59.C.根据语境we think we may be safer with people who look like us.可知人们喜欢呆在他们的舒适区,因为他们可以轻易接受,而且感觉安全.故选:C
60.C.根据语境We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies willshare similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people likeourselves可知应该将Unsurprisingly,we prefer to sit closer to peoplelike ourselves.放在第三段的开始.故选:C
61.B.根据语境which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas?可知划线单词是隔阂的意思.故选:B
62.D.由文章的最后一段总结话语:Move out of yourcomfort zone.及最后一段的内容可知,文章的目的是鼓励大家走出去接触更多不同于自己的人.故选:D
点评 本题考查科普知识类阅读理解.这类阅读理解材料一般不给标题,而要同学们选择标题.导语一般位于整篇文章的首段.背景交待一个事实的起因.主体则对导语概括的事实进行详细叙述,这一部分命题往往最多,因此,阅读时,同学们要把这部分作为重点.结尾往往也是中心思想的概括,并与导语相呼应,命题者常在此要设计一道推理判断题.