- 阅读理解A
题干：AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalresearchsaysthat,actually,youthinkyou’remorebeautifulthanyouare.Wehaveadeep-seatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumberofself-enhancingstrategiestoachievethis.Socialpsychologistshaveamassedoceansofresearchintowhattheycallthe“aboveaverageeffect”,or“illusorysuperiority”,andshownthat,forexample,70%ofusrateourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivingand85%atgettingonwellwithothers—allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.Werose-tintourmemoriesandputourselvesintoself-affirmingsituations.Webecomedefensivewhencriticized,andapplynegativestereotypestootherstoboostourownesteem,westalkaroundthinkingwe’rehotstuff.PsychologistandbehavioralscientistNicholasEpleyoversawakeystudyintoself-enhancementandattractiveness.Ratherthanhavepeoplesimplyratetheirbeautycomparedwithothers,heaskedthemtoidentifyanoriginalphotographofthemselvesfromalineupincludingversionsthathadbeenalteredtoappearmoreorlessattractive.Visualrecognition,readsthestudy,is“anautomaticpsychologicalprocess,occurringrapidlyandintuitivelywithlittleornoapparentconsciousdeliberation”.Ifthesubjectsquicklychoseafalselyflatteringimage—whichmostdid—theygenuinelybelieveditwasreallyhowtheylooked.Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidencethat,thosewhoself-enhancedthemost(thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpicturewerereal)weredoingsotomakeupforprofoundinsecurities.Infact,thosewhothoughtthattheimageshigheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhoshowedothermakersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinkthefindingsthatwehaveareanyevidenceofpersonaldelusion”,saysEpley.“It’sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinkingwellofthemselves.”Ifyouaredepressed,youwon’tbeself-enhancing.KnowingtheresultsofEpley’sstudy,itmakessensethatmanypeoplehatephotographsofthemselvesviscerally—ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognizethepersoninthepictureasthemselves.Facebook,therefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,intellectandlifestyles.“It’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,”saysCatalinaTomaofWisconsin-Madisonuniversity,“buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthemselves.”
题目： It can be inferred that Facebook is a self-enhancer’s paradise because people can （）. - A 、present their dishonest profiles
- B 、define their traditional lifestyles
- C 、share their intellectual pursuits
- D 、withhold their unflattering sides
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
“Facebook therefore, is a self-enhancer’s paradise, where people can share only the most flattering photos, ”(脸书之所以是一个自我拔高者的天堂，是因为人们可以分享最满意的照片)。"they portray an idealized version of themselves.(人们展示了自己最理想的形象)。"故答案为 D“保留自己不好的一面”。
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