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Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;
thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonfollowsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'
ssatisfaction.
Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomersomethingelse,heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstituteimpolitely;
hedoessowithskill:
“Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize?
Ithappenstobethecoloryoumentioned.”Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis:
“Thisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.”
Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?
Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly“havingalookround”.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;
indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelockoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.
1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.
A.differencesbetweenmenandwomenshoppers
B.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething
C.Howwomengoaboutbuyingclothes.
D.Womenarebetteratshoppingthanmen
2.Theunderlinedsentence“thepriceisasecondaryconsideration”inthefirstparagraphmeanswhenamanisshopping________.
A.hebuysgoodqualitythings,solongastheyarenottoodear
B.hebuyswhateverhelikeswithoutconsideringitsvalue
C.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings
D.heoftenbuythingswithoutgivingthematterproperthought.
3.Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?
A.Hebuysasimilarthingbecauseofthecolorhewants.
B.Heusuallydoesnotbuyanything.
C.Atleasttwoofhisrequirementsmustbemetbeforehebuys.
D.Solongasthestyleisright,hebuysthething.
4.Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?
A.Mendonottryclothesoninashopwhilewomendo.
B.Womenbargainfortheirclothes,butmendonot.
C.Thetimetheytakeoverbuyingclothes.
D.Mengoshoppingbasedonneed,butwomennever.
B
Fearmaybefeltintheheartaswellasinthehead，accordingtoastudythathasfoundalinkbetweenthecyclesofabeatingheartandthechanceofsomeonefeelingfear.
Testsonhealthyvolunteersfoundthattheyweremorelikelytofeelasenseoffearatthemomentwhentheirheartsarecontracting（收缩）andpumpingbloodaroundtheirbodies，comparedwiththepointwhentheheartbeatisrelaxed.Scientistssaytheresultssuggestthattheheartisabletoinfluencehowthebrainrespondstoafearfulevent，dependingonwhichpointitisatinitsregularcycleofcontractionandrelaxation.
SarahGarfinkelattheBrightonandSussexMedicalSchoolsaid：
“Ourstudyshowsforthefirsttimethatthewayinwhichwedealwithfearisdifferentdependingonwhenweseefearfulpicturesinrelationtoourheart.”
Thestudytested20healthyvolunteersontheirreactionstofearastheywereshownpicturesoffearfulfaces.DrGarfinkelsaid，“Thestudyshowedthatfearfulfacesarebetternoticedwhentheheartispumpingthanwhenitisrelaxed.Thusourheartscanalsoaffectwhatweseeandwhatwedon'
tsee—andguidewhetherweseefear.”
Tofurtherunderstandthisrelationship，thescientistsalsousedabrainscanner（扫描仪）toshowhowthebraininfluencesthewaytheheartchangesaperson'
sfeelingoffear.
“Wehavefoundanimportantmechanismbywhichtheheartandbrain‘speak’toeachothertochangeourfeelingsandreducefear，”DrGarfinkelsaid.
“Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithandwaysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessfultreatmentsforanxietydisorders，andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfromseriousstressdisorder.”
5．Whatisthefindingofthestudy?
A.One'
sheartaffectshowhefeelsfear.
B.Fearisaresultofone'
srelaxedheartbeat.
C.Fearhassomethingtodowithone'
shealth.
D.One'
sfastheartbeatsarelikelytocausefear.
6．Thestudywascarriedoutbyanalyzing
________.
A.volunteers'
heartbeatswhentheysawterriblepictures
B.thetimevolunteerssawfearfulpicturesandtheirhealthconditions
C.volunteers'
reactionstohorriblepicturesanddatafromtheirbrainscans
D.differentpicturesshowntovolunteersandtheirheart－braincommunication
7．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“mechanism”inParagraph6?
A.Order.
B.System.
C.Machine.
D.Treatment.
8．Thisstudymaycontributeto
________．
A.treatinganxietyandstressbetter
B.explainingthecycleoffearandanxiety
C.findingthekeytotheheart－braincommunication
D.understandingdifferentfearsinourheartsandheads
C
F.ScottFitzgerald,bornonSeptember24,1896,anAmericannovelist,wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrincetonUniversityforashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.
Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary:
"
MyownhappinessinthepastoftengotsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary."
Thissideofparadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyitssuccess,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenoveltheBeautifulandDamned（1922）,acollectionofshortstoriesThalesoftheJazzAge（1922）,andaplayTheVegetable（1923）.ButhisgreatestsuccesswasthenovelTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquickbroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.
However,Fitzgerald'
sproblemswithhiswifeZeldahadaneffectonhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheloveofthelastTycoonin1940.WhilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.
9.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?
A.5
B.6
C.7
D.8
10.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald'
slifeaccordingtothepassage?
a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.
b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.
c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.
d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise.
e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.
f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda
A.f-c-e-a-b-d
B.b-e-a-f-c-d
C.f-d-e-c-b-a
D.b-f-c-d-e-a
11.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald
A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabama.
B.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmy
C.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn'
tbrokendown
D.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital
12.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout
A.Zelda'
spersonallife
B.Zelda'
sillnessandtreatment
C.Fitzgerald'
sfriendshipwithGraham
D.Fitzgerald'
scontributionstotheliteraryworld
D
WhileIwasinmy4thmonthofpregnancy（妊娠期）withmysecondchild,wewerepreparingforatriptoLouisiana,whereMarshall’sfamilylive,tocelebrateJane’s2ndbirthday.Twodaysbeforeweweretoleave,wegottheshockingnewsthatIwasgoingtolosethebaby.Notknowingwhenthiswouldhappen,wedecidedtocontinuewithourtrip.
SinceMarshall’sfamilylivesona600-acrecattlefarm,youoftenfindthatyouhavealotoftimetoyourselftothinkwhenyouarethere.ThatispreciselywhatIdidnotwanttodoatthistime.ItoldMarshallthatIneededtogetagoodbooktogetlostinwhileIwasthere.ItoldhimIheardtheHarryPotterbooksweregood,sohewentoutandgotthefirstoneforme.
Duringthattrip,Itotallygotlostinthebook,whichwasofgreathelpduringatimewhenIneededadistractiontoforgetaboutthesadness.Inthebook,Inoticedthename“Seamus”.
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