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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.
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