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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:(3) - 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:D】
本题所在段落最后一句提到“而随着年龄增长,那些新奇的体验变得黯淡无光,乃至连时间的流逝都似乎变快了”。根据这句话很容易选出D项“年纪越大,时间越快”为正确答案。

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