The Daring Book for Girls (《给女孩的大胆书》) Writer: Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, US
For every girl with an independent heart, here is the guide to everything from playing games to great women in history! The book gives you ideas for girlhood. Every girl can take part! What does the book include? Twenty books every girl should read. It has cool stories about basketball, building a campfire, queens of the ancient world, science projects, friendship and the secrets of what boys are thinking!
58. In The Chronicles of Narnia, Narnia is _____.
A. an animal B. a land C. a witch D. a tall person
59. From The Dangerous Book for Boys, a boy can learn the following EXCEPT _____.
A. how clouds are used
B. how to make a battery
C. how to build a paper plane
D. how trees can talk
60. According to the passage, we learn that _____.
A. The Chronicles of Narnia was written by a US writer
B. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of six books
C. The Dangerous Book for Boys was written by two writers
D. The Daring Book for Girls includes ten books
61. Which one might be the best title of this passage?
A. How to read good books B. Famous books of new year
C. Narnia, a wonderland D. Great books from last year
D
When taking an elevator(电梯), do you often push the “close” button? You hope by pushing it, the elevator door will close faster. But what if the button is actually fake(假的)?
Karen Penafiel is the director of the US National Elevator Industry. She said that elevators’ “close” buttons are a complete lie, at least in the US, and that doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you push.
In the 1990s, the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US. It means all elevators have to stay open long enough to allow disabled people to enter. Only US firefighters and elevator workers can use the buttons with special keys.
But the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists(心理学家), fake buttons can make you feel better . They give you a sense of control that can help lower stress. That’s why some other buttons in our lives are fake, too.
For example , many offices in the US have fake thermostats(温控器). People may feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace. You were told that traffic light buttons could help make the traffic light faster. But they may not really work, either.
However, even when people know these little “white lies”, they still push fake buttons. As long as the doors finally close, it seems worth the try.
John Kounios is a psychology professor at Drexel University in the US. He told The New York Times that he always pushes the traffic light buttons. “Well, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not push the button to seeif this one will work?”
62. According to Karen Penafiel, ________.
A. elevators’ “close” buttons in the US don’t really work
B. elevators in the US are useless
C. using an elevator may not save your time
D. elevators’ “close” button only works when you push it hard
63. Psychologists think that fake buttons ________.
A. don’t help in our daily lives
B. give people a sense of control
C. may make people feel unsafe
D. can make people nervous
64. The examples of the traffic light buttons talk about ________.
A. how to make traffic light buttons work
B. fake buttons are completely useless in our daily lives
C. fake buttons can help people psychologically
D. pushing a traffic light button is a very interesting activity
65. If we put the passage into three parts , which of the following is the best ?
(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤=Para. 5 ⑥=Para. 6 ⑦=Para. 7)
A. ①;②③④;⑤⑥⑦ B. ①②;③④⑤;⑥⑦
C. ①②③④;⑤⑥;⑦ D. ①②③;④⑤;⑥⑦
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