题目内容
17.You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride.Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it.But Lee Gray,PhD,of the University of North Carolina,US,has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport.He is known as the"Elevator Guy"."The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),"Gray told the BBC."They are socially very interesting but often very awkward places."
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door.If someone else comes in,we may have to move.And here,according to Gray,lift-users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements.He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift,you can do whatever you want-it's your own little box.
If there are two of you,you go into different corners,standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters,you will unconsciously form a triangle.And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square,with someone in every corner.A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively.Once in,for most people the rule is simple-look down,or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward(尴尬的) in lifts?
"You don't have enough space,"Professor Babette Renneberg,a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin,told the BBC."Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm's length of distance between us.And that's not possible in most elevators."
In such a small,enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd."The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,"she said.
28.The main purpose of the article is toB.
A.remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
B.tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C.share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
D.analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
29.According to Gray,when people enter an elevator,they usuallyD
A.turn around and greet one another
B.look around or examine their phone
C.make eye contact with those in the elevator
D.try to keep a distance from other people
30.Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at more than two people in an elevator?C
31.According to the article,people feel awkward in lifts because ofB.
A.someone's odd behaviors
B.the lack of space
C.their unfamiliarity with one another
D.their eye contact with one another.
分析 我们日常使用电梯时不会过多思考电梯这个工具,而 Lee Gray 研究出这种公共工具被忽视的形式,介绍了潜在的电梯礼仪.
解答 28-31 B.D.C.B.
28.B 主旨题.结合第一段前两句"You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride.Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it.But Lee Gray,PhD,of the University of North Carolina,US,has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport."可知,"我们"日常使用电梯时不会过多思考电梯这个工具,而 Lee Gray 研究出这种公共工具被忽视的形式,文章以此展开,介绍了潜在的电梯礼仪.故正确答案为B.
29:D 细节题.结合第五段"If there are two of you,you go into different corners,standing diagonally(对角线地) across from each other to create distance"可知,当人们走进电梯时,会站在与在电梯里的人有一定距离的地方,即与其他人保持距离.故正确答案为D.
30:C 细节题.结合第六段第二句"when there is a fourth person it becomes a square,with someone in every corner"可知,当有四个人在电梯中时,他们所站的位置会形成一个正方形,所以C项符合文意.结合第五段"If there are two of you,you go into different corners,standing diagonally(对角线地) across from each other to create distance."可知,当两个人在电梯中时,他们所站的位置形成一个对角线来拉开他们之间的距离,所以A项不符合文意.结合第六段第一句"When a third person enters,you will unconsciously form a triangle."可知,当三个人在电梯中时,他们所站的位置会不自觉地形成一个三角形,所以B项不符合文意.结合第六段第三句"A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle."可知,当五个人在电梯里,会是前四个人站成一个正方形,新进来的第五个人不得不站在中间,所以D项不符合文意.故正确答案为C.
31:B 细节题.结合倒数第二段第一句"You don't have enough space"可知,在电梯时"我们"没有足够大的空间所以会感到局促不安.故正确答案为B.
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.
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