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阅读理解 My twin sister is in therapy (治疗). The other day, she missed an important appointment for no good reason. My therapist said it was "time blindness". I'm living in New York, 3,000 miles away from my twin. We video chat every day, but I haven't seen her in person since Christmas. Time blindness is a term invented by doctors who treat people with ADHD (注意缺陷多动障碍). Psychologist Ari Tuckman says adults typically develop an awareness of time and an ability to track its passing. Some people have what he calls "harder" or "sharper" time awareness: they know when they've been out for lunch for too long, or when something hasn't been in the oven for long enough. The others have much "softer" time awareness: they can miss appointments and trains. Time blindness can greatly impact someone's life if they can't ever meet deadlines. People with ADHD are often more time-blind than others. Besides our own time awareness, Tuckman says, context plays a role: sleep loss, anxiety, being drunk and anything that might impact how we process the world can make us feel more time-blind. Without the usual time-marker cues we might use to divide up our days — the school bus arriving, the line at the coffee shop, or weekend nights spent at restaurants with friends — we're swimming in a sea of sameness. Sorrow is one of the biggest causes of time blindness, according to Tuckman. Holding onto time is a skill of your mind, like doing math, and sadness reduces its computing strength. It's why time goes faster when I talk to my twin sister, when I'm not so sad. Tuckman says it might be nice for more people to understand time blindness. （1） What do we know about the author and her sister? A . She is not optimistic about her sister's health. B . It has been years since they chatted in person. C . She has learned her sister's illness is less serious. D . She chats with her sister every day. （2） What are people having harder time awareness like according to Tuckman? A . They are often productive in a limited time. B . They tend to spend less time in having lunch. C . They are good at keeping track of time passing. D . They usually need stronger time management. （3） What does the underlined phrase "time-marker cues" in paragraph 4 refer to? A . Troubles we are suffering from. B . Ordinary activities in our daily life. C . Activities in our home. D . The same things we share regularly. （4） Which of the following can cause time blindness most easily? A . Sadness. B . Deep thought. C . Surprise. D . Hard-work. 答案： D C B A

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