2017-2018-交大附中-英语高一12月月考试卷

上海交通大学附属中学2017-2018学年度第一学期

高一英语月考二试卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA:MultipleChoices

Directions：BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

answerthatbestcompletesthesentences.

21.Dawn__astheyclimbedintotheboatandpusheditofffromthebank.

A.wouldjustbreakB.wasjustbreaking

C.hasjustbrokenD.hadjustbeenbreaking

22.Largequantitiesofmoneyinthestockmarket,butitreturnslittle.

A.hasbeeninvestedB.havebeeninvested

C.hasinvestedD.haveinvested

23.Bythetimeyouare18,youaturningpointoflifestyleinanentirelynaturalmanner.

A.hadreachedB.havereached

C.willhavereachedD.willreached

24.WhenAlicecameto,shedidnotknowhowlongshethere.

A.hadbeenlyingB.hasbeenlying

C.waslyingD.haslain

25.TheteachersseemedameetingwhenIpassedthemeetingroom.

A.present;tobehavingB.presenting;tobehaving

C.present;tohaveD.presented;tohavehad

26.1hearthey'vepromotedTom,buthedidn'tmentionwhenhetalkedonthephone.

A.topromoteB.havingbeenpromoted

C.havingpromotedD.tobepromoted

27.duetothebankruptcyofthefactory,manyworkersturnedtotrainingcenters,tolearnsomething

withwhichtheycouldgobacktothelabourmarket.

A.Leavingunemployed;hopedB.Leftunemployed;hoping

C.Leavingtobeemployed;hopingD.Lefttoemploy;hoped

28.Ihavenoobjectiontheweekendwithmychildren,butdon'tloseyourtemperbecausetheyare

sometimesverynaughty.

A.tospendB.tospendingC.foryoutospendD.spending

29.beingonthepointofconductinganexperiment,Istoppedtothemandkeptquiet.

A.Their;talkingB.Them;totalkC.I;totalkD.They;talking

30.,buthestillcouldn'tunderstandthelogicalconnectionofthetwosubjects.

A.HavingtoldmanytimesB.Havingbeentoldmanytimes

C.HewastoldmanytimesD.Manytimesashewastold

31.YueYao,17,astudentofHighSchoolAffiliatedtoShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity,JiadingCampus,the

IntelISEFBestofCategoryAwards,usedthree-colorcombinationsoflightsthroughfiber-opticcables

asthebasicfornewcomputingtechniques.

A.thatwon;transmittingB.won;transmitted

C.whowon;havingbeentransmittedD.winning;transmitted

32.Andthere,almostinthebigchair,satherlittlebrother,whoneverhadtobetoldtokeepquiet.

A.havinglostB.losingC.tobelostD.lost

33.Mr.Greenstoodupindefenceofthe16-year-oldboy,sayingthathewasnottheone.

A.blamedB.blamingC.toblameD.tobeblamed

34.Afterforthejob,youwillberequiredtotakealanguagetest.

A.beinginterviewedB.interviewed

C.interviewingD.havinginterviewed

35.MckeilPatterson,whosufferedfromcerebralpalsy(脑瘫),isgiventhechancebyhercoachtobeacheerleader,

whichmadeherfeelproudandsheverymuch.

A.approvedofB.appreciatedC.interpretedD.enlightened

36.TheAmericannewspapergroupdidn'treflectAmericanGovernmentopinionsasheknewwell.

A.bynomeansB.byanymeans

C.bysomemeansD.bymeansof

37.Hismodestbusinesseventuallyintoasupermarketempire.

A.extendedB.exploitedC.explodedD.expanded

38.Oneoftheadvantagesoflivingonthetopfloorofahighriseisthatyoucangetagoodofthecity.

A.sightB.perspectiveC.viewD.scenery

39.1amexhaustedforhavingbeenworkingforsixhours.CouldJennifermeatthefollowingmeeting?

A.substituteB.exchangeC.replaceD.approach

SectionB:Blankfilling(Grammar)

Directions:Fillintheblankswithproperformoftheverbs.

(A)

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF,国际货币基金组织)welcomedChina'syuanintoitselitereserve

currencybasketonNovember30,2015andtheyuanjoinedtheU.S.dollar,theeuro,theJapaneseyenandthe

BritishpoundinthebasketofcurrenciesthatmakeuptheSpecialDrawingRight(SDR,特别提款权)，___40___

(recognize)theinternationalstatusofChina'scurrency.

FortheChinese,theyuan'shigherstatusispartofalargerstrategy___41___(boost)thecountry'seconomic

influence.Thegovernmenthasincreasedlendingtoforeigngovernments,greatlyexpandedtrade___42___(settle)

inyuanandcreatedemergencycreditfacilitiesforothergovernment.

Overthepastyear,Beijing___43___(roll)outaseriesofpoliciesathome—includingfreerinterestrates,

easierforeigninvestoraccess,andmoretransparentstatisticalstandard——tomeettheIMF'scriteriaforyuan

inclusioninitsSDRbasket.

(B)

PeoplegoingshoppinginAmericacanexpect___44___(treat)withrespectfromtheverybeginning.When

customersgettothestoretheyareviewedashonoredguests.Customersdon'tusuallyfindstoreclerks___45_

(sit)aroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Instead,theclerksgreetthemwarmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhat

theywant.Customersusuallydon'thavetoaskhowmuchitemscostsinceprices___46___(mark)clearly.

FormanyAmericancustomers,serviceiseverything.Ifapersonreceivespoorservicefromastore,he

probablywillavoid___47___(shop)thereinthefuture.Ontheotherhand,customersoftenremainloyaltoa

businessthathasexcellentserviceseveniftheirpricesarehigh.

SectionC:Blankfilling(Vocabulary)

Directions:Fillintheblankswithproperformofthegivenwords.

48.Disney(amuse)parksusedtoletdisabledvisitorscuttothefrontofthelineforridesandattractions,

whichcouldsavethemanhourormoreofwaiting.

49.HillarywasinfavouroftheinvasionofIraq,againstgaymaiTiageand(sympathy)tothePalestinian

cause,untilshechangedhermindonthoseandasuccessionofotherissues.

50.Borensaidtheuniversityislookingintoarangeof(punish)forthestudentscheatinginthe

examinations,includingexpulsion(开除).

51.Teacherguidedthestudentstoreadfbr30mins,andthe(remain)classtimewasusedfor

independentreading.

52.For(illustration)purposes,onlyasimpleexampleisgivenhere.

53.Exposuretoalcoholandcigaretterepresentsaserious(depart)fromhiscommitmenttohiswife.

54.Itisverydisgracefultomakefunofothers*.(Fortune)

55.LookingandfeelingdifferentisaculturalventurethatisencouragedinWesternsocieties.Tattoos

(symbol)thispersonalquestforindividualityareanormativewayofpersonalizingandcustomizingtheself.

SectionD

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.overtookB.promisingC.likelihoodD.ridiculousE.sharedF.controlled

G.beliefsH.reasonableI.trendJ.trackedK.demonstrated

Theriseinstoriesdescribingeventsthatneverhappened,ofteninvolvingfakepeopleinfakeplace,hasledto

FacebookandGoogle's___56___todealwiththem.Butarewereallysoeasytofool?Accordingtoseveralstudies,

theanswerisyes:eventhemostobviousfakenewsstartstobecomebelievableififs___57___enoughtimes.

InthemonthsrunninguptotheUSelectiontherewasasurge(大浪)infakenews.Accordingtoananalysis

byCraigSilverman,ajournalist,duringthistimethetop20fakestoriesincirculation___58___thetop20stories

from19mainstreampublishers.

PaulHorner,acreativepublisheroffakenews,hassaidhebelievesDonaldTrumpwaselectedbecauseofhim.

“MysiteswerepickedupbyTrumpsupportersallthetime...Hisfollowersdon'tfact-checkanything-they'll

posteverything,believeanything,hetoldtheWashingtonPost.

Silvermanpreviously___59___rumourscirculatingonlinein2014andfoundthatsharesandsocial

interactionsaroundfakenewsarticlesdwarfed(使...相形见细)thoseofthearticlesthatexposedthem.According

toSilverman,fakenewsstoriesareengineeredtoappealtopeople'shopesandfears,andaren't___60___byreality,

whichgivesthemtheedgeincreatingshareablecontent.

Youmightthinkyou'reimmunetofallingfbrtheselies,butawealthofresearchdisagrees.Backinthe1940s,

researchersfoundthat“themorearumouristold,themore___61___itsounds.Theysuggestedthismeansthat

arumourbornoutofmildsuspicioncan,bygainingcurrency,shiftpublicthinkingandopinion.

Thisfalseimpressionoftruthwas___62___practicallyin1977whenresearchersintheUSquizzedcollege

studentsontheactualityofstatementsthattheyweretoldmaybetrueorfalse.Theresearchersfoundthatsimply

repeatingthestatementsatalaterdatawasenoughtoincreasethe___63___ofthestudentsbelievingthem.

Lastyear,LisaFazioatVanderbiltUniversityinTennesseeandherteamfoundthatstudentsbecomemore

likelytobelieveastatementthattheyknowmustbefalseifitisrepeated.

“Ourresearchsuggeststhatfalsenewscanandlikelydoesaffectpeople's___64___.Evenifpeopleare

consciousthataheadlineisfalse,readingitmultipletimeswillmakeitseemmoretrustworthy,Faziosays.

Reassuringly,theteamfoundthataperson'sknowledgehasalargeinfluenceovertheirbeliefs,butit'sstilla

worrying___65___giventhatfalsehoodsappearrepeatedlyinournewsfeedseveryday.

ID.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fill

ineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whydopeoplegotouniversity?Thereisapopularnotionthatacollegeeducationissomethingtobeendured

inordertobecome___66___toobtaincertainkindsofjobsortogotograduateschool.Thisisnotwhatweare

tryingtodoatHarvard,norwouldwewishtohavemanystudentsherewhotooksucha（n）—67—viewofacollege

career.

Thereareseveralgoalsweaimtoreachinourundergraduateprogram.

Themostobviousoneistogiveknowledge-fairly_68_knowledgeinonefieldandamoregeneral

knowledgeofavarietyofothersubjectareaswhichyoumaychooseaccordingtoyourinterest.Butifacquiring

knowledgeisaself-evidentpartofacollegeeducation,itis_69_themostimportant.Remarkablyfewofthe

factsyoulearnherewillremaininyour_70_formanyyears,andsomeofthosethatdowillevenbeproved

_71_bynewknowledge.

—72—,wecaninstill（灌输）certainattitudesofmind—awillingnesstoacceptuncertainty,andthelackof

definitetruths;independenceofmind,andarespectforfactsandfortheuncomfortableconclusionswhichfacts

sometimesleadto.

Inadditiontothese_73_qualities,acollegeeducationshouldtrytolayafoundationforthecreativeuseof

_74_time.Someofthiscapacitycanbestimulatedintheclassroom-incoursesinthehumanitiesandthearts.

Yet,atleastasmuch_75—willoccuroutsidethelecturehall-onathleticfields,inmusicrooms,studenttheaters,

concerthalls,andsoforth.

Thesearesomeofthe_76—ofaliberalcollegeeducationasIseethem.Icannotresistconcludingwithafew

privatethoughtsaboutournewcareersatHarvard.

Tobeginwith,Ihopethatwewillthink_77_aboutwhatwewanttoaccomplishhere.Itwouldbe_78_

foryoutosetyoursightsonsomelimitedgoal,suchasgettinggoodgradesormerelygettingintooneoranother

graduateschool.

Second,Ihopethatyouwillgivesomethoughttowhatyoucandoforothersduringyourstayhere.Thereare

manyproblemswaitingforyourhelp,andmanypeoplewhocould_79—yourefforts.

Myfinalbitofadvice,whateverelsewedo,letusremembernottotakeourselvestooseriously.Howevergreat

ourproblemsmayseem,howeverurgentourcomplaints,theyareovershadowed（黯然失色）bythe_80_of

countlessotherpeopleonourplanet.

66.A.fascinatedB.qualifiedC.determinedD.required

67.A.optimisticB.strongC.narrowD.sensitive

68.A.concentratedB.expandedC.informedD.illustrated

69.A.byfarB.farfromC.freefromD.withoutdoubt

70.A.memoryB.positionC.evaluationD.foundation

71.A.usefulB.essentialC.falseD.common

72.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Somehow

73.A.physicalB.inbornC.emotionalD.intellectual

74.A.businessB.studyC.experimentD.leisure

75.A.appreciationB.stimulationC.participationD.exposure

76.A.benefitsB.aimsC.problemsD.achievements

77.A.broadlyB.honestlyC.freelyD.continually

78.A.fantasticB.magicC.tragicD.basic

79.A.sufferfromB.profitfromC.reflectonD.complainabout

80.A.inspirationB.differenceC.ambitionsD.difficulties

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WaitangiDayiscelebratedonthe6thofFebruaryeveryyear.Itisapublicholidayfortheentirenation.Itis

celebratedasacommemorationofthesigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi.TheTreatyofWaitangiwasadocument

signedbetweentheEnglishsettlersandindigenous(本土的)Maoripeople.Whenthetreatywassigned,itmade

NewZealandanEnglishEmpireandtheMaoripeoplehadrightstotheirland.ItmadetheMaoriandEnglishsettlers

onepeople,withthesamerightsandruledbythesamepeople.

WaitangiDayiscelebratedinmanydifferentways.Aformalserviceofremembrance(2己念)isheldatWaitangi,

whichisinNorthland(atthetopoftheNorthIsland).ItisattendedbythePrimeMinister,theGovernorGeneral

(theQueen*srepresentative),theMaoriPrinceandMaoriChiefsandtheirWhanau(family).

Traditionalpeoplewouldhaveattendedchurchinthemorningandspenttimewithfamilyandfriends,reflecting

onthetruemeaningofthetreaty.Nowwegotopublicconcertsandfestivalswhereyoumaybeabletowatch

traditionalMaoridancingandspeechesmadebyleadersandimportantpeoplefromthecommunityorcountry.

Therearealsoconcertsthatmoderndaysingersandartistperformat.Butmanyfamiliesandfriendswillsimply

spendthedayatthebeachsoakingupthesunasitisthehottesttimeoftheyear.

WaitangiDayisspecialasitisournationalday.Itmarksthedaywebecomeonenationnottwoseparateraces

livingoncommonland.TherewasamovetocallitNewZealandDaybutthemajorityofpeoplechosetostillcall

itWaitangiDayandsothenameremainsremindingusofourindigenouspeople.

81.WhatmadetheMaoripeoplehavethesamerightswithEnglishsettlerstotheirland?

A.TheinvasionofEnglishsettlers.B.TheTreatyofWaitangi.

C.ThePrimeMinister.D.TheGovernorGeneral.

82.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayforMaoripeopletocelebrateWaitangiDay?

A.Aformalserviceofremembrance.

B.Attendingconcerts.

C.WatchingmodernMaoridancingandspeeches.

D.Adayspentatthebeach.

83.WhyisWaitangiDaysospecialinNewZealand?

A.BecauseitremindsMaorioftheirindigenouspeoplethere.

B.Becauseitisapublicholiday.

C.Becausethelocalpeoplecanenjoythemselvesinmanywaysonthatday.

D.Becauseitmakestwoseparateracessharethecommonland.

(B)

4HotelsThatWillmakesYourLifeEasier

Forthebusinesstravelerwho'sallaboutefficiency.Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyou

inandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.

Whenyouarepressedforlimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcanirritateyoumorethanaslow

hotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.

1.YotelNewYork

Theself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelareopen24x7andworkjust

liketheonesyou'dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.

There'sevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyou'recarryingandsizes,

thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).

Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoa

seriesofmeetings.

2.MarriottDetroitAirport

Anotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck­

inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(Evetestedtheappit

selfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)Hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroi

dapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in“virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthatthe

roomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthe

desk.

3.HyattRegencyMinneapolis

Ihappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.Like

theYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewhole

processtookaboutthreeminutes.WhenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.

AnagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithaniPadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebig

advantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.

4.RadissonLaCrosse

TheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster.Atafewselecthotelslikethe

RadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodeby

emailortext.Whenyougetthekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyother

stepsrequired.Ifssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsin

SaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.

84.Whatdoestheword“irritate“inParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.annoyB.remindC.amuseD.impress

85.Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?

A.YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.

B.MarriottDetroitAirportandRadissonLaCrosse.

C.MarriottDetroitAirport,andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadissonLaCrosse.

86.Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?

A.YotelNewYorkB.MarriottDetroitAirport

C.RadissonLaCrosseD.HyattRegencyMinneapolis

87.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.

B.Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.

C.HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.

D.ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.

（C）

Duringtheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,almostnothingwaswrittenaboutthecontributionsofwomen

duringthecolonialperiodandtheearlyhistoryofthenewlyformedUnitedStates.Lackingtherighttovoteand

absentfromtheseatsofpower,womenwerenotconsideredanimportantforceinhistory.AnneBradstreetwrote

somesignificantpoetryintheseventeenthcentury,MercyOtisWarrenproducedthebestcontemporaryhistoryof

theAmericanRevolution,andAbigailAdamspennedimportantlettersshowingsheexercisedgreatpolitical

influenceoverherhusband,John,thesecondPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Butlittleornonoticewastakenof

thesecontributions.Duringthesecenturies,womenremainedinvisibleinhistorybooks.

Throughoutthenineteenthcentury,thislackofvisibilitycontinued,despitetheeffortsoffemaleauthorswriting

aboutwomen.Thesewriters,likemostoftheirmalecounterparts,wereamateurhistorians.Theirwritingswere

celebratoryinnature,andtheywereuncriticalintheirselectionanduseofsources.

Duringthenineteenthcentury,however,certainfeminists（女权主义者）showedakeensenseofhistoryby

keepingrecordsofactivitiesinwhichwomenwereengaged.National,regional,andlocalwomen'sorganizations

assembledaccountsoftheirdoings.Personalcorrespondence（通信）,newspaperclippings,andsouvenirswere

savedandstored.Thesesourcesfromthecoreofthetwogreatestcollectionsofwomen'shistoryintheUnitedStates;

oneattheElizabethandArthurSchlesingerLibraryatRadcliffeCollege,andtheothertheSophiaSmithCollection

atSmithCollege.Suchsourceshaveprovidedvaluablematerialsforlatergenerationsofhistorians.

Despitethegatheringofmoreinformationaboutordinarywomenduringthenineteenthcentury,mostofthe

writingaboutwomenconformedtothe"greatwomen"theoryofhistory,justasmuchofmainstreamAmerican

historyconcentratedon"greatmen."TodemonstratethatwomenweremakingsignificantcontributionstoAmerican

life,femaleauthorssingledoutwomenleadersandwrotebiographies,orelseimportantwomenproducedtheir

autobiographies.Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedinpubliclifeasreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'sright

tovote,orauthors,andwerenotrepresentativeatallofthegreatofordinarywoman.Thelivesofordinarypeople

continued,generally,tobeuntoldintheAmericanhistoriesbeingpublished.

88.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheroleofliteratureinearlyAmericanhistories.

B.TheplaceofAmericanwomeninwrittenhistories.

C.ThekeensenseofhistoryshownbyAmericanwomen.

D.The“greatwomen”approachtohistoryusedbyAmericanhistorians.

89.Inthelslparagraph,Bradstreet,Warren,andAdamsarementionedtoshowthat.

A.awoman'sstatuswaschangedbymarriage

B.eventhecontributionsofoutstandingwomenwereignored

C.onlythreewomenwereabletogettheirwritingpublished

D.poetryproducedbywomenwasmorereadilyacceptedthanotherwritingbywomen

90.Inthe2ndparagraph,whatweaknessin19th-centuryhistoriesdoestheauthorpointout?

A.Theyputtoomuchemphasisondailyactivities.

B.Theyleftoutdiscussionoftheinfluenceofmoneyonpolitics.

C.Theywereprintedonpoor-qualitypaper.

D.Thesourcesoftheinformationtheywerebasedonwerenotnecessarilyaccurate.

91.Whatusewasmadeofthe19th-centurywomen'shistorymaterialsintheSchlesingerLibraryandtheSophia

SmithCollection?

A.Theywerecombinedandpublishedinamultivolumeencyclopedia.

B.Theyformedthebasicofcollegecoursesinthenineteenthcentury.

C.Theyprovidedvaluableinformationfortwentieth-centuryhistoricalresearchers.

D.Theyweresharedamongwomen'scollegesthroughouttheUnitedStates.

（D）

Culturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisingly

basiclevels.

Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception（感知）between

WesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceivea

simplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.

InWesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependententities（实体）.When

lookingatscenes,WesternerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsuiToundings.EastAsiancultures,

however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonthesurroundingsas

wellastheobject.

Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,Dr.Heddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateits

length,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline'slengthrelativetothesizeof

asquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsian.

Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperiment

foundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityin

thesubjects'brainweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,whentheyworkedonthe

tasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult--estimatingtheline'ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,the

attentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso-estimatingtheline'slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.

Thefindingsareareflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoeast-westdifferences.

Inonestudy,forinstanceresearchersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.

EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.

Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize（使内化）

it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestor

viceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrain

worksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceand

accelerateourlearningskills.

92.Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto.

A.moreemphasizeindependentthinking

B.alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundings

C.focusmoreonthecontextaswellastheobject

D.thinkofWes