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【题目】 We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.

In fact, this is one of the ways that we’re tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let’s have a look.

First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative(消极的)emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of(忘记)time.

Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 metres into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.

This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline(肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that

we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.

Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps. Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive(感知)time again.

Time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.

【1】According to the passage,_________ possibly make people feel so long.

A. weekends and holidaysB. weekends and workC. classes and workD. holidays and work

【2】How many examples of being tricked by time are mentioned in

A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five

【3】According to the passage, what will NOT happen when we face danger?

A. Our bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline.

B. We will feel that time seems to go more slowly.

C. Adrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive.

D. We will forget far more details over a short period of time.

【4】If we wake up mid-way after a long nap, it will __________.

A. make us concentrate more on the passage of timeB. make us lose track of time

C. take a moment before we can correctly perceive time againD. take us 20 minutes to tell what time it is

【5】Where can we find this passage?

A. In a storybook.B. In a health report.C. In a science magazine.D. In a travel guide.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

我们经常发现周末和假期感觉时间总是很短，然而上课和工作是，总会感觉时间很长。是什么原因让我们会有不同的感觉呢? 本文进行了详细的解释，最后作者提出，时间可能是神秘的，我们是没有办法控制它，最好的办法是利用好每一分钟。

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. 我们经常发现周末和假期很短，而上课和工作却很长。”，可知上课和工作使人感觉时间长，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities首先，情绪会影响我们的守时能力。”和第三段第一句“Here is another example. 这是另一个例子。”以及第六段第一句“Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps. 我们在时间上犯错误的另一种情况是午睡。”，可知本文一共提及了三个例子，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第五段“It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details(细节)over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.当我们面对危险的时候，我们身体会产生肾上腺素。结果，我们可能会记住许多的细节，同时我们会感到时间很慢。”，通过短文的分析，只有第四项“我们会在很短的时间内忘记更多的细节”是不正确的。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive(感知)time again. 如果你在这个阶段中途醒来，你需要一段时间才能正确感知时间。”，可知中途醒来，需要一段时间才能正确感知时间，故选C。

【5】推理判断题。根据文章大意本文对时间做了详细的解释，可知这类文章应出现在科学类杂志上，故选C。