Question

We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. In reality, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.

In fact, this is one of the ways that we're tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look.

First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of(失去对…的意识) time.

Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.

This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline(肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.

Another occasion when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps(午觉). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive(感知) time again.

Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.

1. How many examples of being tricked by time are mentioned in the article?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

2.When people feel that an experience is longer than it really is, _________.

A. a chemical called adrenaline is playing a role

B. they are concentrating on what they are doing

C. they are responding faster to the changes around them

D. they could be facing danger or feeling bored

3. According to the passage, in which situation do we make mistakes about time?

A. We have a math test when we fall down from a high place.

B. We have trouble telling what time it is after a 20 minutes’ nap.

C. We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up.

D. We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays.

4.What is the article mainly about?

A. How emotions affect time keeping abilities.

B. Tests which scientists carried out about time.

C. The best amount of time for an afternoon nap.

D. Mistakes that people make in their understandings of time.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述人们在对时间的理解上所犯的几种常见错误。

1. of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities第四段Here is another example.第六段Another occasion….可知本文一共提及了三个列子，故选B

2. people thought it was much longer than it actually was.This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger,人们认为比实际时间更长，这是因为我们的身体回应危险的方式，故选D

3. when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of(失去对…的意识) time.当我们在玩的时候我们更注意我们正在做的事情，可能失去了对时间的意识，可推知，当我们在考试时，高度集中在试卷的写作上，而失去了对时间的意识，故选C

4. website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look网站列出了我们关于时间的几种错误印象，让我们来看一看，后文就是讲这几种错误，可知全文就是讲人们在理解时间上所犯的错误，故选D

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