- 阅读理解B
题干:Everfeltliketimestandsstillwhileyou'rewaitingforsomething,orthatasyougetolder,theyearsslipthroughyourfingertipswithmuchmoreease?Withswathsoftecharoundusandvirtuallyeverythingbeingavailableondemand,it'saveryrealpossibilitythatourbodyclocksandperceptionoftimehavechanged.1.()Asanoldsayinggoes,"Timeflieswhenwe'rehavingfun."Inreality,though,weknowfullywellthatitdoesnot.Nevertheless,psychologistJamesKellarisconductedhisownexperimenttofindoutwhetherthere’sanytruthtothesaying.Hehadpeoplelistentoapieceofmusictheyliked,andwhenhelateraskedthemhowmuchtimetheythoughthadpassed,thelisteners'estimateswereusuallylonger.Kellarissuggestedthatwhenwe'reenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontotheeventandourmindsperceivethatasextratime.2.()Arecentstudyhassuggestedthattechnology,too,iscapableofalteringourperceptionoftime.Researchersfoundthat60%of18-30year-oldschecktheirsmartphonescompulsivelyforupdates,witheachglancetakingwithitbitsandpiecesoftheday.Havingsomuchinformationreadilyavailableatoutfingertipsspeedsupourinternalclock.Likewise,eachtimewecheckFacebookorlogintoTwitter,wesubconsciouslynotethetime,makingusmoreawareofhowmuchofithasourday-to-dayhabits.3.()It'scommonlysaidthataswegetolder,timepassesinthe"blinkofaneye".Whenyoungandfresh-faced,we'reconstantlydiscoveringnewandexcitingthingsthatwe'venotexperiencedbefore,andwenaturallypayalotmoreattentiontothem.Aswegetolder,though,those"new"experiencesgrowpale.Byextension,timeseemstopassmorequickly.4.()Ifitfeltliketimewasstandingstill,thatmightbebecauseyourbraingenuinelythoughtitwas.The"optical"illusionoftimestandingstillissomethingthathappenswhenoureyesmovequicklyfromonepointtoanother.AccordingtoKielanYarrowandawholehostofotherpsychologists,whenourgazefixessuddenlyonthesecondhandofaclock,ourperceptionoftimestretchesslightlybackwardstocompensateforthatmovement.Asaresult,yourmindtellsyouthatyou'vebeenlookingatthesecondhandforlonger,andthusfillsintheblankwithwhatitthinksshouldbethere.5.()Manyliketothinkthatthey'renotruledbytheiremotions,buttheydoaffectourbodiesmorethanyouthink--atleastintermsofhowweperceivetime.Forafewyearsnow,psychologistshavecarriedoutstudiesonthesubjectandhaveconcludedthatindividualsexperiencingnegativeemotionsconcentratemoreonthepassingoftimethanthosewhoareinagoodmood,whichmakesaparticularlyanxiety-filledmomentseemlonger.Thatmightexplainwhyafterweargue,theroom'stension-riddenatmospheremakestimeseemtodragonandon.
题目:(1) - A 、Time sometimes stops
- B 、Moving in slow motion
- C 、We’re tricked by tech
- D 、Speeding up with age
- E 、Time doesn't fly
- 、Time follows mood
- 、Lost in music
扫码下载亿题库
精准题库快速提分
参考答案
【正确答案:E】
本题所在第一句“一句谚语说得好:‘欢乐光阴去如飞”’与E项Time doesn’t fly相联系。G项是迷惑项,虽然本段用极大的篇幅介绍了心理学家詹姆斯·克拉里斯的“听音乐”实验,但是其目的并不是要说明人与音乐的关系,而是想借此实验,证明享受的时光让人产生错觉,似乎过得更慢一些。因此不能选择G项,正确答案是E项。
您可能感兴趣的试题
热门试题换一换
- He would rather( )his promise with his girlfriend.
- 为降低成本,华强生公司考虑对中层管理者大幅减员。这一减员准备按如下方法完成:首先让50岁以上、工龄满15年者提前退休,然后解雇足够多的其他人使总人数缩减为以前的50%。 以下各项如果为真,则都可能是公司这一计划的缺点,除了()。
- 三条线段a=5,b=3,c的值为整数,以D,b,c为边可组成三角形()。
- 离家300米的学校不能上,却被安排到2公里以外的学校就读,某市以为适龄儿童在小学时就遇到了所在区教育局这样的安排,而这一安排是区教育局根据儿童户籍所在施教区做出的,根据该市教育局规定的“就近入学原则”儿童家长将区教育局告上去法院,要求撤销原来安排,让其孩子就近入学,法院对此做出一审判决,驳回原告请求。 下列哪项最可能是法院的合理依据()。
- (11)
- (5)
- After her husband's death, the mother found it was the hardest to_____.
- Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
亿题库—让考试变得更简单
已有600万用户下载