Even if you get an average score or fail in the college entrance examination, do remember that you deserve to be ____________ for the efforts you make.
A. applauded B. accelerated
C. assumed D. addressed
The wisdom teeth(智齿)are usually the last teeth to appear, often when people are in their late teens or early twenties. Wisdom teeth are growing at the back of the mouth, and can grow into place normally and never cause a problem. But often there is not enough room for them in the mouth. They might crowd the other teeth, and sometimes even push through the gums(牙龈). An impacted wisdom tooth(阻生智齿) is one that fails to completely rise through the gums. Wisdom teeth that only partly break through can leave space for bacteria（细菌）to enter around the tooth.
Experts say people should have their mouths examined between the ages of 16 and 20 for the placement of their wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth show up clearly on X-rays, and experts say that removal is generally advised when they only partly break through the gums, or if there is a chance that poor placement will damage other teeth. Removal is also called for in cases where fluid(液体)collects around a wisdom tooth that is partly or fully below the gums. If removal is advised ,the best time to do it is before the teeth cause any problems or pain. Young adulthood is usually the best time for wisdom teeth removal, since older patients more easily got infected before the operation. During the operation, patients are usually under general anesthesia（麻醉）so that they won’t feel any pain. They can also choose to just take a painkiller and remain awake; this choice will depend on the condition of the wisdom teeth and the number to be removed. After the operation, there can be swelling(肿胀) of the face and the gums, and the patients can feel some pain. Both can be treated with cold wraps, and medication given by the doctors.
46. We learn from the first paragraph that __________.
A. wisdom teeth can easily cause problems B. wisdom teeth are the wisest teeth that we have
C. wisdom teeth always grow into place normally D. everyone has impacted teeth
47. When is the best time to get rid of wisdom teeth?
A. After they totally break through the gums B. Before they cause any pain or trouble
C. When they have finished growing D. When they are too painful to bear
48. According to the text, what should a patient do if he feels pain after the operation?
A. Wrap his face in a cold towel and take medication B. Clean his teeth to avoid getting infected
C. Get general anesthesia D. Take some painkillers
49. According to the passage, wisdom teeth should ___________.
A. be protected with drugs B. be cleaned every day
C. be removed at an appropriate time D. be removed by the patients themselves
50. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Impacted Wisdom Teeth B. Protecting Wisdom Teeth
C. The Bad Effects of Wisdom Teeth D. Learning Something about Wisdom Teeth
It used to be a matter of fact when Peter Pan – a character from James Matthew Barrie’s 1911 book – said: “All children, except one, grow up.”
But this “fact” doesn’t seem to apply to today’s world anymore.
According to the NPD Group, a US market research company, sales of toys to adults in the UK increased by more than 20 percent in 2016, three times the pace of the children’s toy market itself. These toys ranged from puzzles and Lego building sets to vehicle models and action figures. And more than half of the sales came from millennials – people born between the 1980s and 2000s.
“Adults of the 21st century are channeling (疏导) their inner child, one toy at a time,” commented website Koreaboo. This is also why these adults are sometimes referred to as “kidults”.
According to Frederique Tutt, an analyst at NPD, the motivation of these grown-ups is to escape the stress of today’s fast-paced world. They are driven toward the more immediate pleasures brought by toys than those brought by, say, getting a promotion, which is far less easy to achieve.
“It reminds me of the playful side of life,” Rob Willner, a 25-year-old PhD student in the UK, told The Telegraph when talking about his love for Lego, which he said brings him both comfort and entertainment.
Despite this, some social scientists see the trend as disturbing. To Frank Furendi, a professor at the University of Kent in the UK, the fact that so many adults are pursuing “the thrills (刺激) of youth” is the evidence that “adulthood has got nothing attractive about it anymore”, he told The New York Times.u “That’s actually quite sad.”
But scientists are probably just worrying too much. According to Canadian comic book artist Todd McFarlane, collecting toys could simply be a way for people to express their individuality (个性).
“It’s just pop culture stuff. It’s stuff that says, ‘I like a little of this and I like a little of that’,” he told ABC News. “[It’s] no big deal.”
So now that over 100 years have passed since Peter Pan, perhaps it’s time to introduce a new “fact”, as stated in the tagline (品牌宣传词) of the UK fashion brand KIDULT: “Growing old is mandatory (强制性的), but growing up is optional.”
21. The author mentions Peter Pan in the text mainly to ______.
A. show the influence of the character on millennials
B. explore the similarities Peter Pan and millennials share
C. lead up to the trend of millennials’ love for toys
D. analyze what has made many millennials refuse to grow up
22. Why do many adults feel like collecting toys, according to Frederique Tutt?
A. They find it brings them both comfort and inspiration.
B. They consider it a way to relieve stress.
C. They want to make up for the pleasures they missed during childhood.
D. They usually don’t get along well in their lives and need an emotional outlet.
23. What can we conclude from the article about kidults?
A. They are well-known for their pursuit of independence and freedom.
B. Social scientists feel worried about them because they take nothing seriously.
C. In Todd McFarlane’s eyes, their interest in toys is a way to express their identity.
D. They refuse to make efforts to become promoted at work as they don’t want to grow up.
假定你是李华，是南昌某中学的一名学生。最近南昌政府正计划实施快速公交道路建设，引起人们的广泛争议。请你根据人们不同的观点，给校英语报写一封信，反映这一情况。
赞成观点：解决交通问题，促进经济发展，方便人们生活，提高人民生活水平，提升旅游城市形象。
反对观点：造成环境污染，产生噪音，打扰居民生活。
你的观点：
注意：1.词数100左右 2.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数 3.为使行文连贯，可适当增加细节
参考词汇：快速公交BRT
Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you the road construction project in our city.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 41 him, especially those who are 42 .
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that 43 ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's 44 _. His briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not 45 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 46 the street. He looks around at 47 .He stops when he 48 someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he 49 ,looking for more people with cold 50 .
On winter days, Mr.Greenberg 51 gloves. During the rest of the year, he 52 gloves. People who have heard about him 53 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg 54 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 55 his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 56 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 57 .
It runs in the 58 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the 59 .A pair of gloves may be a 60 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
41.A..know about B. learn from C. cheer for D. look after
42. A. old B. busy C. kind D. poor
43. A. job B. name C. chance D. message
44.A.calm B. different C. crazy D. curious
45.A.act B. sound C. feel D. dress
46.A.cross over B. drive along C. hurry down D. keep off
47. A. cars B. people C. street numbers D. traffic lights
48.A.helps B .chooses C. greets D. sees
49.A.holds up B. hangs out C. moves on D. turns around
50.A.hands B. ears C. faces D. eyes
51. A. searches for B. stores up C. gives away D. puts on
52. A. borrows B. sells C. returns D. buys
53. A. call B. send C. lend D. show
54. A. delayed B. remembered C. began D. enjoyed
55.A.understand B. dislike C. study D. excuse
56.A.sorry for B. satisfied with C. proud of D. surprised by
57.A.smart B. rich C. special D. happy
58.A.city B.family C.neighborhood D. company
59.A.honor B. pain C. same D. cold
60.A.small B. useful C. delightful D comforting
假设你是新华中学的学生李华,不久前在学校举办的英语竞赛中获得一等奖。校报请你写一篇稿件刊登在英文版面上,介绍你课外-学习英语的经验。请根据以下提示用英语写一篇短文:
1.参加英语角的益处;
2.坚持写英语日记的作用;
3.英文阅读网站(enjoyreading.com)对你的帮助。
注意:1.词数:100-120;
My name is Li Hua.____________________________________________________________
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--- Each of the students, working hard at their lessons, ______ the book.
--- So have I.
A. is reading B. has read C. reading D. reads
Have you heard about Leap year? Leap year is a year that has 366 days instead of the usual 365. It normally occurs every four years, always on an even-numbered year. The extra day is added to our shortest month. That is the second month of the year, which in non-leap years has 28 days, two fewer than any other month. 36
We also call Leap year the bissextile year (闰年). 37 In our calendar system there is a need for a leap year because the solar year (the time it takes the earth to go around the sun once）is actually slightly more than 365 days long. That extra day—Feb 29 every four years—helps correct the difference between our calendar and the solar calendar.
It is said that Leap year was first made part of the calendar by the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar. His astronomers had calculated the length of the solar year to be 365 days and six hours. So Caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar.38
However, Caesar’s adjustment was not completely accurate because his astronomers’ year exceeded the true solar year by eleven minutes and fourteen seconds. By 1582, a difference of ten days had developed between the calendar year and the true solar year. To correct this error, Pope Gregory XIII ruled that every fourth year would continue to be a leap year except for century years that could not be divided evenly by 400. By this system, century years such as 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was a leap year. 39
People born on Feb 29 celebrate their growing up a little differently from the rest of us.
40 But if they go strictly by the calendar, they have only one-fourth as many birthday celebrations as most people.
A. They acknowledge that they get older each year.
B. When you see Feb 29 on a calendar, you know that year is a leap year.
C. This is its formal, or scientific title.
D. This may seem complicated, but it works.
E. This is done every four years.
F. The leap year was introduced in the Julian calendar in 46 BC.
G. In a leap year, the extra day is added to the second month, giving it 29 instead of the usual 28 days
It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room. I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空间）when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, can I have a room of my own? I could use Jeff's. He won’t mind.”
It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a doorbetween Us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could or should know everything about him.
It turned out that getting Jeff permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it ” Then his vcce softened, “Mum，I won't be living at home again—you know that.” Behind his glasses, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no door closed here— they had all opened up again.
As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeff's things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever.I looked at the room and ,in my heart,I let it go.To hold on would be,as Jeff said,seifish .Now it was time for John,shouldering through the door,his eyes bright with promise of indepenence ,to disappear behind the door,It was time for letting go to happen again.
24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. John was moving to live with his brother.
B. John was eager to get a room of his own.
C. Jeff volunteered to give his room to John.
D. Jeff refused to let his brother have his room.
25.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means " ".
A.Jeff finally flow out of the house
B.Jeff would have less to do with his family
C. Jeff needed his right to privacy
D. Jeff got tired of those familiar stories
26. How did the author feel about her children's sense of independence?
A.Delighted. B. Jealous. C. Mixed. D. Embarrassed.
27. It can be interred from the passage that .
A. the children did not like to live with adults
B. all her three kids made the author feel depressed
C. none of the members in the family thought the same way
D. the author loved and missed the time together with her kids
Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy (哲学). Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.
Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.
At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized (批评) by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his love of rhythm (韵律).
John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Endymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based (叙事体的) and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.
32. John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of .
A. his early education from school B. the deaths of his parents
C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry D. the criticism of a magazine
33. What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?
A. They read many books. B. They had a bad childhood.
C. They died of the same disease. D. They showed strong interest in poetry.
34. While trying to achieve his dream of becoming a poet first, John Keats was .
A. determined B. experienced C. knowledgeable D. impatient
35. What do we know from the passage?
A. Keats received little education at school.
B. Endymion was about a real love story.
C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.
D. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.
The term “Industry 4.0” refers to the fourth industrial revolution. The first industrial revolution was the production of goods with machines like steam engines, which was followed by the second industrial revolution that introduced mass production with the help of electric power, followed by the digital revolution —the use of electronics and IT in production.
Industry 4.0 is a high-tech project, which promotes the computerization of manufacturing (制造业). The basic principle of Industry 4.0 is that by connecting machines, work pieces and systems, we are creating intelligent networks along the entire value chain that can control each other automatically. The goal is the Smart Factory, which adapts well and uses resources efficiently as well as linking customers and business partners with great intelligence. Technological bases are the Internet systems and advanced factories. Experts believe that Industry 4.0 could be a reality in about 10 to 20 years.
So, what effects does this change have on the classic manufacturing? According to an expert, “it is highly likely that the world of production will become more and more networked until everything is connected with everything else.” Networks and processes have so far been limited to one factory. But in the time of Industry 4.0, the boundaries (界限) of individual factories will most likely no longer exist. Instead, they will be lifted in order to inter-connect multiple factories or even geographical regions.
How is an Industry 4.0 factory different from a today’s factory? In current industry environment, providing high-end quality service or product with the least cost is the key to success. Factories are trying to increase their profit as much as possible. In the time of Industry 4.0, various data sources are available to provide worthwhile information about different aspects of the factory. Using data for understanding the current condition and checking faults and failures is a natural thing. The sharing of information around the clock and around the globe will enable these connected systems to manage themselves independently, work more efficiently and identify any errors quickly.
The good news is that Europe is much better prepared for the Industry 4.0 revolution than one might think. Europe will position itself as a pioneer in the fourth revolution. Industry 4.0 is a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government. Meanwhile, in the U.S., some companies are also working hard on it. But the success of industry depends on whether business and politics can work together. It’s not only politics that needs to help open the door for Industry 4.0. Every company is advised to seize the new digital opportunities.
42. What marks the coming of Industry 4.0?
A. Steam engines. B. Mass production. C. Intelligent networks. D. Use of electronics.
43. Industry 4.0 will probably result in ________ in the world of manufacturing.
A. everything connected with everything else
B. production limited to an individual factory
C. networks and processes no longer existing
D. classic factories stopping their competition
44.What’s the meaning of the underlined part in Para. 4?
A. Sharing information of the world time.
B. Global news broadcast at any time.
C. Spreading news widely on the hour.
D. Instant worldwide information exchange
45. The writer’s attitude toward Industry 4.0 can best be described as ________.
A. negative B. supportive C. doubtful D. cautious
Researchers find that___41___large amount of African dust can blow all the way across the Atlantic Ocean and fall on North and South Americas.
African dust storms can harm air quality_____42_____the ocean. But new research by scientists from some countries_____43_____ (show)the storms also can do some good.____44____is found that an average of 28 million metric tons of Saharan dust falls in South America’s Amazon River basin each year. Scientists say the dust is an important____45____(provide) of fertilizer. “Yes, it’s_____46_____(surprise) because of the huge amount of dust and phosphorous(磷),___47___ is a nutrient that plants need_____48_____(grow),” one of them says.
In fact, the phosphorous_____49_____(fall) from the sky is about the same as the amount that rivers carry out each year. The thick rainforest and the desert dust____50____(join) together on one small planet.
As is known to us, the year 2016 has one extra day in it — February 29th. This is because it’s 61 we call “a leap year”. Every four years, the year has 366 days in 62 instead of 365.
It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn’t 63 (legal) recognized. There is a well-known tradition in the UK 64 (associate) with February 29th, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose(求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the 65 (five) century, when a famous Irish saint made a 66 (complain) that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day in February. This so-called tradition 67 (write) in law in the thirteenth century. Scotland passed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year. It was said that if the men refused, they had to pay a fine!
Now in 2016, there are calls 68 February 29th to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an 69 (office) day off, because no one gets 70 (many) payments for working an extra day in a leap year. For the moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day.
The word “ungelivable”, based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, ___________ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.
A. acknowledges B. assesses C. declares D. conveys
A few months ago the potato was considered an enemy in the obesity battle but a new study shows the food isn't that bad after all．
In June，researchers from Harvard University found that eating some of the potato[]every day，whether mashed（被磨碎），deep fried or baked，caused more weight gain than an extra can of drink or red or some kind of meat．The conclusion was that it happened because potatoes were always cooked﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣making it easier for the body to change the starch（淀粉） which would increase the blood sugar levels．The body then had to work extra hard to get levels down but falling blood sugar made people hungry，which led to eating more food．
But a University of Otago study showed today brought some good news for spud lovers．It found it was hard to tell the glycemic index（GI）（血糖指数） level of mixed meals for persons．"In general，different foods are tested for GI and it is less usual to test the GI for a whole meal，"one of the study's authors，Hayley Dodd，said．"However，in this study，the GIs of three meals were tested．The meals all contained chicken，peas，carrots and mutton together with a lot of food including potato，white rice or spaghetti．"
It found the GI for each meal lower than thought； researchers had expected the potato meal would have a GI of 65，but it came in at 53，which was low．"Although potato is high﹣GI food into their meals﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣our work suggests that having a small amount of potato with a meal isn't going to drive your blood sugar high．
The study involved 30healthy people aged 18﹣50．The research has been published in the October issue of the American．
8．The underlined word"spud"in the third paragraph may mean ．
A．chicken
B．pea
C．carrot
D．potato
9．The potato will make people fat easily when ．
A．it is eaten raw
B．it is cooked
C．it has blood sugar
D．it is eaten[]with drinks
10．If a person has a low blood sugar，he will ．
A．feel angry quickly
B．become hungry easily
C．get thin soon
D．eat food slowly
11．From the study of the University of Otago we can know ．
A．people will get fatter and fatter if they eat potatoes
B．potatoes won't make people fat if eaten with others
C．he glycemic index in the potatoes is very low
D．potatoes are the main enemy in the obesity battle．
—Would you classify it as a hard drug or a soft drug?
—________time，________I will finish my work.
A. Take；and B. Some；/
C. Give；or D. A little more；and
Once upon a time, there ___41___ a big mango tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ___42___ the mangoes, and took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. ___43___ time went by, the little boy grew, and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad ___44___on his face. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid; I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want ___45___. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money… but you can get all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He ___46___ all the mangoes on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy grown ___47___ a man returned. The tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for ___48___. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can chop off my ___49___ to build your house.” So the man cut all the sticks off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy ___50___ the boy didn’t come back afterward. The tree was ___51___ lonely and sad.One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was ___52___. “Come and play with me!” The tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go ___53___ to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can travel far away and be happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went away and didn’t come back ___54___.
___55___, the man returned after he had been gone for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more mangoes to give you.” The tree said. “I don’t have teeth to ___56___,” the man replie“No more trunk for you to ___57___.” “I am too old for that now,” the man said.
“I really can’t give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with ___58___. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean ___59___ and rest. Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled ___60___.41. A. came B. lived C. appeared D. seemed
42. A. eating B. having eaten C. ate D. being eaten
43. A. As B. With C. During D. On
44. A. expression B. appearance C. feeling D. emotion
45. A. houses B. boats C. food D. toys
46. A. fetched B. picked C. bought D. robbed
47. A. up B. into C. with D. out
48. A.shelter B. shadow C. security D. shade
49. A. brands B. blocks C. belongs D. branches
50. A. while B. so C. but D. and
51. A. almost B. again C. actually D. already
52. A. delighted B. astonished C. depressed D. annoyed
53. A. hiking B. sailing C. camping D. cycling
54. A. for all time B. in a time C. at all time D. for a long time
55.A. Thankfully B. Unfortunately C. Finally D. Gradually
55. A. Chew B. swallow C. drink D. smell
56. A. play around B. leap over
C. climb on D. cut up
58. A. happiness B. tiredness C. kindness D. sadness
59. A. over B. on C. back D. along
60. A. unhappily B. gracefully
C. pitifully D. contentedly
假设你叫李华，是某校高三学生，你想参加学校组织的“感受哈佛”冬令营活动，请你用英语写一份申请，内容应包括：
1. 参加活动的目的，了解哈佛及美国文化，拓宽视野，丰富人生，提升自信。
2. 自己的爱好和特长，阅读，旅行等。
3. 希望获准。
Dear sir/madam,
Whenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift.
Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they don’t have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts’ “close” buttons are a complete scam (骗局), at least in the US － the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.
It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.
But to normal lift riders, the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.
“Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “ having a lack of control is associated with depression.”
Experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that don’t do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.
But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.
“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said. “Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?”
32. What was the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To analyze the functions of fake buttons.
B. To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.
C. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.
D. To explore people’s different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.
33. In America, the “close” buttons on lifts _______.
A. are fake for the convenience of disabled people
B. work only when people press them hard for a while
C. were specially designed to give people a sense of control
D. cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case
34. The underlined part “for this same purpose” in Paragraph 6 refers to _______.
A. making people more patient
B. giving people perceived control
C. helping people to build up confidence
D. making people with depression feel better
35. According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons ______.
A. should give up this habit
B. probably do so to kill time
C. consider what they do to be meaningless
D. don’t know that what they press is fake
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