May I go out to play basketball, Dad?No, you ______.You must finish your homework fi
A.mustn’t
B.may not
C.couldn’t
D.needn’t
A.mustn’t
B.may not
C.couldn’t
D.needn’t
Ostracism, the act of ignoring or excluding, is a phenomenon not only found in the adult world, according to Williams. Children play simple games which leave peers out without being taught to do so. Even animals use forms of ostracism, Williams said. Lions, wolves and bees, for example, use the tactic to keep out burdensome members of their groups, which often results in death for the excluded member. Exclusion among humans can be similarly detrimental, he said.
Williams conducted a computer game of toss, and showed the results for those who did not receive
the ball. Their angry, disappointed and saddened faces showed just how important inclusion is in human interaction. In another experiment, the excluded participants had no control over loud noises entering their headphones. The result was that they chose to act out against fellow participants.
That lack of control is what Williams believes triggers aggression. "When control is robbed, then people don't care about how they are being liked anymore," Williams said. "They just want to establish control by being recognized. People are more likely to be violent in order to get that recognition," Williams said.
His research has found that people are generally ostracized at least once a day, like the waiter who refills water glasses without notice, or the person who sits next to you on the bus without a glance. These interactions may not seem like much, but Williams asserts that even the slightest situations in which people feel invisible can have a negative impact on them. In his studies, a total of 70 percent of people said they had been given the "silent treatment" by their loved ones.
The central concept of the passage "ostracism" most probably refers to ______.
A.the problem of distressing experienced by school students
B.the phenomenon of some students being excluded by peers
C.the violence happening on campus witnessed by students
D.the issue of some students unwilling to communicate with peers
My two years at that school were the happiest of my life.
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A.if
B.despite
C.although
D.since
【C1】
A.is
B.were
C.have been
D.had been
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up crowded round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus—and—such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoons(蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come toward high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts.
The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell ______.
A.readers how to be popular with around
B.teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
C.parents how to control and guide their children
D.people how to understand and respect each other
Hardships sometimes may ______ the best in some people.
A) turn out
B) bring out
C) go out
D) run out
James was invited to go to New York to help【33】the production. He lived in Dulwich, 【34】is an hour's journey away from Heathrow. The flight was【35】leave at 8:30 a. m. , so he had to be at the airport about 7 .30 in the morning. He ordered a mini-cab for 6:30, 【36】his alarm for 5:45, and went to sleep.【37】he forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped shortly after midnight. Also the driver of the mini-cab had to work very late that night and【38】.
James woke with that awful feeling【39】something was wrong. He looked at his alarm clock. It stopped there silently, with the hands【40】to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and discovered that it was, in fact, ten to nine. He swore quietly and【41】the electric kettle.
He was just pouring the【42】water into the teapot when the nine o' clock pips sounded【43】the radio. The announcer began to read the news "... reports are coming in of a crash near Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 bound for New York crashed shortly after taking【44】this morning, flight number 2234 ... "James turned pale.
" My flight, " he said out aloud. " If I【45】, I would have been on that plane. "
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A.for
B.against
C.to
D.about
A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers (消费者) will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.
If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most — people with rising incomes, stable incomes, or decreasing incomes—he would probably answer, those with decreasing incomes. Actually in the years 1947 ~ 1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions (假设) about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true.
The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. "In a few months, "she said, "we' 11 have pay more for meat and milk; we' 11 have less to spend on other things. "Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyer's resistance may be produced. This is shown by the following typical comment; "I just don't pay these prices; they are too high. " The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America; The condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology (心理学) .
According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way spend their money, he should
A.rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spending
B.try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend money
C.carry out investigations on consumer behavior. and get data on consumers incomes and money spending motives
D.do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory
You may go earlier if you really have to, but I'd rather you ______ for me.
A.wait
B.waited
C.to wait
D.waiting
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A.under the thumb
B.below the hands
C.subject to the palm
D.in the fingers
When I go out in the evening I use the bike ______ the car if I can.
A.rather than
B.regardless of
C.in spite of
D.other than
一 If the weather is good, I might play tennis. What about you?
—____.
A. What would you like to order?
B. I went to the cinema yesterday
C. I'm not sure. I may just stay home