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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.
题目:(2) - 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

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【正确答案:C】
本题所在段落提到A recent study has suggested that technology, too, is capable of altering our perception of time。该段最后一句又继续展开了具体的事例,即“我们每刷一次脸书或者微博,都会潜意识地注意一下时间,从而让我们更强烈地意识到日常习惯行为会消磨多少光阴”。可见本段讲的是科技对时间观念或者时间感受的影响,C项“科技的时间骗局”与本段内容相吻合,为正确答案。

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