阅读理解Whom should you marry? Where should you live? How should you spend your time? For centuries, people have relied on their sixth sense to figure out answers to these life-changing questions. However, now as amounts of information about all aspects of human behaviour have become more and more accessible, we can use this big data to help decide on the best choice.Consider this question: what makes people happy? Data have indicated the activities that provide far more enjoyment than most of us would have guessed, such as exercising, going to a museum and gardening. Then there are the things that give us less pleasure than you might assume, such as playing video games, watching TV and surfing the internet. Watching sports games involving your favourite team can be really dangerous to your mood, it turns out.Another way to be happier is to marry well. Here, too, data is offering us new insights. One study by 86 researchers collected information on more than 11,000 romantic couples. They used machine learning models to understand what predicts romantic satisfaction. They found many highly desired features, such as a partner's attractiveness and height, have just about no relation with long-term happiness. Instead, psychological (心理上的) qualities, such as having a so-called "growth mindset", were likely to play a bigger part in developing romantic satisfaction. These are the early days of the data revolution (革命) in personal decision-making. I am not claiming that we can completely make our lifestyle choices depending on algorithms(算法),though we might get to that point in the future. I am claiming instead that we can improve our decision-making by referring to evidence from thousands or millions of people who faced difficulties similar to ours. And we can do that now.
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Why does the author put forward several questions at paragraph 1?
A . To throw doubt on people's sixth sense.
B . To introduce a new way to make choices.
C . To guide readers to think over their previous life.
D . To compare some confusions of common people.
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What activities will bring people more fun according to the data?
A . Exercising and watching sports games.
B . Playing video games and gardening.
C . Surfing the internet and watching TV.
D . Going to the museum and doing sports.
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What can we learn from the information on 11,000 romantic couples?
A . A partner's appearance is the key to romantic satisfaction.
B . Taller males have more chances to have a happier life.
C . Features to keep romantic satisfaction are still unknown.
D . Psychological qualities matter more in long-term happiness.
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What is the author's attitude to big data in personal decision making?
A . Opposed.
B . Supportive.
C . Unconcerned.
D . Doubtful.
答案: B
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B