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Timeandhowweexperienceithavealways

puzzledus.Physicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheir

timeismeasuredbyapendulum（钟摆）andisnot

psychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclockor

calendar.Assomeonewhounderstoodthedistinctionobserved,

"Whenyousitwithanicegirlfortwohoursitseemslikea

minute,butwhenyousitonahotstove,aminuteseemsliketwo

hours

Psychologistshavelongnoticedthatlargerunitsoftime,suchas

monthsandyears,flyonswifterwingsasweage.Theyalsonote

thatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesand

appointments,themorerapidlyitseemstopass.Forexample,a

dayattheofficefliescomparedwithadayatthebeach.Since

mostofusspendfewerdaysatthebeachandmoreattheoffice

asweage,anincreaseinstructuredtunecouldwellbetoblame

forwhytimeseemstospeedupaswegrowolder.

Expectationandfamiliarityalsomaketimeseemtoflowmore

rapidly.Almostallofushavehadtheexperienceofdriving

somewherewe'veneverbeenbefore.Surroundedbyunfamiliar

scenery,withnorealideaofwhenwezIIarrive,weexperiencethe

tripaslastingalongtime.Butthereturntrip,althoughexactlyas

long,seemstotakefarlesstime.Thenoveltyoftheoutward

journeyhasbecomeroutine.Thustakingadifferentrouteon

occasionscanoftenhelpslowtheclock.

Whenwasbecomeasidenticalasidenticalasbeads（小珠子）on

astring,theymixtogether,andevenmonthsbecomeasingle

day.Tocounterthis,trytofindwayst。interruptthestructureof

yourday-tostoptime,sotospeak.

Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthepassage

oftime.Oneofthereasonsthedaysofouryouthseemssofull

andlongisthatthesearethedaysoflearninganddiscovery.For

manyofus,learningendswhenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn/

thavetobe.

l.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1isusedtoshow.

A.psychologicaltimeisquitepuzzling

B.timeshouldnotbemeasuredbyapendulum

C.physicaltimeisdifferentfrompsychologicaltime

D.physicaltheoryhasnothingtodowiththetruesenseoftime

2.Whydounitsoftimeflyfasteraswegrowolder?

A.Oursenseoftimechanges.

B.Wespendlesstimeatthebeach.

C.Moretimeisstructuredandscheduled.

D.Timeisstructuredwithtoomanyappointments.

3.1nParagraph3"novelty"probablymeans.

A.excitementB.unfamiliarity

C.imaginationD.amusement

4.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.givevariousexplanationsabouttime

B.describehowweexperiencetimepsychologically

C.showthedifferentideasofphysicistsandpsychologistson

time

D.explainwhytimefliesandhowtoslowitdown

psychologically

CCBD

（2022青岛高三期中卷）EversincethesuccessofApollo11,

whenlunartravelwasfinallypubliclyacknowledgedtobesafe

forhumans,peoplehavebeenwaitingforthedaywhenspace

wouldbeopeneduponalargescaletothosewhoarenot

astronauts.Ithasfinallybecomeareality,atleastforpeoplewho

havethemeans.Thespaceflightsarenotcheap—eachflight

intoouterspacecostsaboutU.S.$20million.

Butspacetravelagenciesnowhaveacleverplantooffer

suborbital（亚轨道的）flights,whichcostaboutU.S.$100000.A

lunarmissionisalsomadeavailablebyspacetourismagency,

SpaceAdventures,wheretourists,accompaniedbyone

professionalastronaut,wouldbeabletoreachwithin100kmof

theMoon'ssurface,enablingthemtoseethebrightfar-sideof

themoonandwitnessEarthrisingabovethesurfaceofthe

moon.

Furtherextendingtheideaofspacetourism,plansare

underwaytoopenaresortinspace.InGalacticSuiteSpace

Resort,aspaceresortstartedbyaSpanishentrepreneur,guests

arepromisedaremarkableexperiencewithanorbitalstay

onboardwithfirst-classresortfacilities;theycanenjoya

weightlessspaastheywatch15sunsetsinoneday;andtourists

wouldbeabletocompleteasingleorbitin80minutes—allthis

whilestayinginabio-inspiredspace,similartoatropical

paradiseisland!

Spacetourismis,however,notenvironmentally-friendly.

Therearesuggestionsthatblackcarbonemittedbythe

spacecraftcouldraisetemperaturesatthepoles,contributingto

globalwarming.Anincreaseinspacetravelwouldmeanthat

Manwouldnotonlyleavehisfootprintinspacebutalsohis

waste—spacetourismcanleadtopollutionoftheenvironment

oftheouterspace.

Withoutadoubt,spacetourismopensupnewexciting

possibilities.Withtime,thepricewouldbecomemore

reasonable.Increasingcommercialisationofspacewouldalso

meanthatastructurewouldbeputinplaceforthedisposalof

rubbish.However,withnoimmediatesolutions,spacetourism

wouldprobablyprovetobeyetanothercontroversial（有争议的）

adventureofmankind.

28.Whatdoestheword"means"inParagraph1mean?

A.Methods.B.Courage.C.Money.D.Dreams.

29.WhatdoweknowabouttheGalacticSuiteSpaceResort?

A.Itenablesgueststoseethebrightfar-sideofthemoon.

B.Itoffershighqualityservicetoguests.

C.Itpromisesguestscangoaroundtheworldinoneday.

D.Itisbuiltonatropicalparadiseisland.

30.Whatisthefutureofspacetourismaccordingtothelast

paragraph?

A.