Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behaviour when they are watched. Do you?
A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.
Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin, the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behaviour. Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and people respond this way unconsciously, or without realizing it.
It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched. A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.
The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption 'I Want You' It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.
【小题1】According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?

A.He does not want to be shamed by others.
B.He needs to show he is a good person.
C.He desires others to like him more.
D.He feels he will receive some social reward.
【小题2】What is the text mainly about?
A.It describes changed behaviour when observed.
B.It details ways to control people's behaviour.
C.It tells how to make people work harder.
D.It discusses different advertising methods.
【小题3】Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?
A.In a newspaper.
B.In a scientific journal.
C.In an advertising magazine.
D.In a science textbook.


Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behaviors when they are watched. Do you?
A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.


 
Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary

Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin,
the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being
watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behaviour.
Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of
behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and
people respond this way unconsciously, or without realising it.
It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched.
A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are
around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.
The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption ‘I Want You’. It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.
1. According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?
A. He does not want to be shamed by others.
B. He needs to show he is a good person.
C. He desires others to like him more.
D. He feels he will receive some social reward.
2. The underlined word ‘coded’ (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to______.
A. hidden         B. programmed   C. forgotten       D. leaned
3. What is the text mainly about?
A. It describes changed behaviour when observed.
B. It details ways to control people's behaviour.
C. It tells how to make people work harder.
D. It discusses different advertising methods.
4. According to the text, which of the following statements is True?
A. People pretend to behave better when they are watched.
B. Fish bite other fish in a fish tank when they are alone.
C. People donate more money when they feel they are watched.
D. Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster.
5. Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?
A. In a newspaper.                  B. In a scientific journal.
C. In an advertising magazine.        D. In a science textbook.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从l6-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,  选出最佳选项。

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays.On the way home, Dad      stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn't     it. but I could pray from the     we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or      and go home empty-handed. That corner     either mouth-watering excitement or     .

    On one special day. we were heading home. and again I was praying for the    sound of his offer. It     . "Would you like an ice cream today?" "That sounds great, Dad!" But then he said, "How would you like to      today?"

    Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents. plus some      for odd jobs. But      it was my money, ice cream wasn't a good use of it. In a fit of      , I said, "Well, in that case. I guess I'll      ." My father just said, "Okay, Son."

      But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to     . But he just said. "That's okay. We don't really need one." I felt       for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn't mind, or     act disappointedly.

      I     that generosity goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than "thank you". On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the    ice cream I'd ever had.

      I'Il tell you one more thing. We    another trip the next week. As we      the corner, I said, "Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat."

1.A. never                B. hardly          C. frequently       D. strangely

2.A. expect                B. mention        C. wait             D. get

3.A. month                B. day            C. weekend         D. moment

4.A. finish                B. drive           C. tum             D. return

5.A. indicated             B. meant          C. suggested        D. instructed

6.A. anger                B. shame          C. happiness        D. disappointment

7.A.  funny             B. surprising        C. interesting        D. beautiful

8.A. came               B. spoke           C. went             D. flew

9.A. serve               B. treat             C. buy             D. provide

10.A. extra               B. limited          C. little             D. easy

11.A. after                B. while            C. when            D. although

12.A. sadness             B. regret           C. curiosity          D. selfishness

13.A. accept              B.pay              C. pass         '    D. eat

14.A. turn back           B. keep up          C. stop by           D. give in

15.A. unsatisfied         B. awful            C. frightened         D.crazy

16.A. even              B. never            C. only              D. somehow

17.A. knew             B. leamed           C. found             D. acknowledged

18.A. dearest            B. worst            C. cheapest           D. best

19.A. made out          B. prepared for       C. went on            D. took up

20.A. crossed           B. left               C. save               D. approached

 

阅读下面短文,并用英语句子回答问题(请注意问题后的字数要求)10分)

Words can hurt

I remember the pain most vividly. My stomach was sick, my heart hurt, and my eyes stung(刺痛的) from holding back tears.

“you know, Autumn,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Andrea were just talking about you.” I immediately got nervous. “They said that the only reason you start on the basketball team is because the coach (教练)likes you .It’s not because you’re good.” I might be sick. “They said they’re tired of you always getting what you want.”

I struggled to keep myself from crying, sinking(下沉) to my knees on the cold floor. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I was hurt.

Lisa and Andrea came in from lunch break acting as if nothing had happened . Lisa was still my deskmate, and Andrea was still my partner for our history project.

I was amazed at their ability to pretend we had the perfect friendship, especially since they’d said such hurtful things.

I was a freshman in high school, and I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of a rumor(谣言).

The tongue can be our worst enemy. Rumors harm confidence(信心) and separate close friends. They are like sharp knives, cutting one’s dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say unkind things about others, we’re thrusting(插) knives into their hearts.

So how was I to act next? When Lisa and Andrea pretended our friendship hadn’t changed, I thought of attacking them back. But instead, I told them directly that they had hurt me. Lisa started crying and Andrea was speechless. I know they were both sorry for what they had said. They apologized, and I forgave them with grace(优雅). Sure, things were a little awkward(尴尬) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before.

I still deal with gossip(流言), sometimes as a recipient(接受者) and sometimes as a participant(参与者). But the more I learn about love, the more I realize the importance of encouraging others- sometimes gossip never does.

1.What word can exchange the underlined word in para1?

______________________________________________________

2.Why was the author hurt in the passage?(within 10words)

________________________________________________________

3.Which sentence in the passage is closest in meaning to the following one?

“I frankly told them that their rumor had made me painful.”

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

4.What did her friends do at last when they heard the author’s frank speech?(within 5 words)

________________________________________________________

5.Use one sentence to describe the author’s character.(within 10 words)

_____________________________________________________________________

 

 

Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behaviors when they are watched. Do you?

A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.

 
Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary

Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin,

the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being

watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behaviour.

Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of

behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and

people respond this way unconsciously, or without realising it.

It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched.

A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are

around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.

The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption ‘I Want You’. It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.

1. According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?

         A. He does not want to be shamed by others.

         B. He needs to show he is a good person.

         C. He desires others to like him more.

         D. He feels he will receive some social reward.

2. The underlined word ‘coded’ (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to______.

         A. hidden            B. programmed     C. forgotten         D. leaned

3. What is the text mainly about?

         A. It describes changed behaviour when observed.

         B. It details ways to control people's behaviour.

         C. It tells how to make people work harder.

         D. It discusses different advertising methods.

4. According to the text, which of the following statements is True?

         A. People pretend to behave better when they are watched.

         B. Fish bite other fish in a fish tank when they are alone.

         C. People donate more money when they feel they are watched.

         D. Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster.

5. Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?

A. In a newspaper.                     B. In a scientific journal.

C. In an advertising magazine.           D. In a science textbook.

 

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