Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person,accordi

Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person,accordi

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Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person,according to a new study.
In case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception:Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的),which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person is.That is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and S.Mark Young of the University of Southern California,whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in Personality.
It is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists,the study found.Rather, it suggests,the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show business.The study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebrities.Female stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristics.
It’s “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists,said Jeremy Ritzlin,a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study.“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves,”he said.“So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight,where other people will also think highly of them.”
Pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USC’S Keck School of Medicine,said narcissists desire attention,are overconfident,behave strangely and lack sympathy.“However, they are easily-liked,especially on first meeting,are outgoing and perform well in public,” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20 years.
Celebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the study.They anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test.which rates self-love levels based on seven components:superiority, exhibitionism,entitlement,vanity,authority, exploitativeness,and self-sufficiency.
小题1:Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study?
A.The women stars.B.The men stars
C.The average people.D.It is not mentioned in the passage.
小题2:According to the forth paragraph.the fact “celebrities are narcissists”             .
A.is common in the entertainment industry
B.is a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin
C.is known to most of the people
D.is unreal on the stage
小题3:According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT               .
A.hope to attract attention
B.be kind to poor people
C.believe in themselves
D.be liked by others easily
小题4:How were the celebrities surveyed in the study?
A.They were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and S.Mark Young.
B.They were invited to the University of Southern California.
C.They appeared on Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show.
D.They took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test.
小题5:The author of this passage wants to tell US               .
A.how psychologists make a study
B.how entertainment industry produces celebrities
C.how people think of the famous stars
D.how celebrities feel about themselves

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
解析

试题分析: 本文介绍了Drew Pinsky对名人所做的一份调查,参与调查的名人都是匿名进行参与,结果发现这些名人都比普通人更加自恋,更加容易自我陶醉。调查也发现不是娱乐业让这些名人形成了这些性格,而是自恋的人们更愿意去娱乐界发展。
小题1:A细节理解题。根据文章第三段Female stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristics可知女演员要比男演员更自恋,答案选A。
小题2:C细节理解题。从第四段首句It’s “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists可以判断“celebrities are narcissists”是人们都知道的事情,是一种常识,故答案选C。
小题3:B细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段narcissists desire attention,are overconfident,behave strangely and lack sympathy.可知Pinsky认为名人缺乏同情心,由此可知B为正确选项。
小题4:D细节理解题。从文章末段Celebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the study.They anonymouslytook the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test.可知D选项正确。
小题5:D主旨大意题。文章首段提出研究的结果:Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person,according to a new study.然后在下文中进行详细介绍,由此判断作者目的是介绍一份调查结果,即:名人的自我感觉,答案选D。
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"Extra? Extra!Gasoline hits four dollars a gallon!”
No one will really be shocked一except, perhaps, the old-timers who tell about the good old days when gas was three gallons for a dollar, and people drove around "just for the fun of it".
As a matter of fact; the price of gas has been rising fast and steadily for several years, and many adjustments have already been made.
There was, for a time, considerable unemployment in the auto industry, and three quarters of the garages and service stations have gone out of business. However; the bicycle and motor-scooter business has flourished(兴旺); and many people have found employment there: Now that Federal Motors has brought out its new Lilliput, which travels forty miles on a gallon, the auto business is picking up again. The factories that haven"t switched over to two-wheel transportation are working on their new smaller models. There is talk, too, about bringing out new steam and electric automobiles that will be just as economical as the old cars.
In the meantime, streetcars are gradually replacing buses all over the country because of the greater economy of electric power. And many people who have seldom used public transportation are now riding the streetcars while their automobiles rust(生锈)in their garages. There"s no market at all for their big, luxurious cars, for only the wealthy can now afford to operate them. Many people are now shopping in their own neighborhood, and small businesses are thriving.
Ministers, educators, and editorial writers are pointing out that there has been a great improvement in family life. Families now stay at home more for their fun, and children and parents are becoming better acquainted. The stores report a booming business in parlor games, hobby materials, books, musical instruments and albums.
People have lost their pale indoor look. The revival of the lost art of walking has brought a healthy pink back to many a cheek. This return to the heels has revolutionized the clothing styles; people now need to be ready for all kinds of weather:
These conditions, however, may not last. Already our clever chemists are at work on new synthetic fuels which, they say, will put us right back where we were一on wheels. Shall w e wish them success or not?
小题1:Which of the following is NOT a result of the gas price rising?
A.More people prefer to travel on public transportation which costs less than driving cars.
B.People return to the traditional exercise of walking, which helps them to look healthier.
C.People shop in nearby stores without having to drive, so small businesses are declining.
D.The auto industry has been forced to develop new models which are more economical.
小题2:The purpose of writing this passage is_.
A.to show the chain reaction of the rising gas price
B.to discuss whether it"s necessary to work on new fuels
C.to warn people not to use too much gasoline
D.to picture what life will be like if gas runs out
小题3:What is the best title for this passage?
A.New fuels on the way
B.Cars or bicycles, that is a question
C.End of the good old days
D.From wheels to heels

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Micro bloggers:have you ever compared the number of fans on your Sina Weibo or Tencent micro blog with those of your friends ?Don’t imagine you have more fans just because your number is bigger——some of them might be “zombie fans”,or fake(假的)followers.
That’s what Chen Chuanliang ,creator of Leijian Network,found when he bet against his friend several months ago.Chen,who used to do data mining for Microsoft Asia Research Institute,discovered that there were far more invalid(无效的)micro blog accounts than he had imagined.
Later Chen picked 1 0 users on Sina Weibo and analyzed their statistics.Kai-Fu Lee,the former CEO of Google China,who’s on Chen’s list of research,posted a message on his micro blog after he found out that he had more than 1 million fake fans(out of about 5 million),joking“I have 1 million zombie fans ?If united,we can finally defeat those plants.”
According to a report by S Weekly in March,zombie fans on micro blogs are defined as invalid accounts signed up by network companies for the purpose of increasing the number of fans for certain users and getting them more attention.
And this kind of fake followers are also very much alive on Western social networks such as Twitter and Facebook .
The Financial Times reported in August,that Newt Gingrich,a Republican candidate in the US presidential election,bought about 80 percent of his 1.3 million Twitter followers and tried to use them as help in his campaign.
Now there are also business deals through which users can get hundreds of thousands of fans for their micro blog accounts,by paying a small amount of money.
“We have been working to find ways to block or delete those invalid accounts,”Mao Taotao,a spokesperson for Sina Weibo told S Weekly.
“But as the fake accounts grow so fast,they’re going to be here for a while.
小题1:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A.Micro BloggersB.Blog Accounts
C.Zombie FansD.Micro Blog Fans
小题2:Users get zombie fans for their micro blog accounts by________.
A.making friends with people
B.paying a little money
C.helping their weibo followers
D.doing search on the Internet
小题3:It can be learnt from the passage that________.
A.there are more fake fans in America than in China
B.invalid accounts for micro blogs will be deleted in no time
C.there exist many fake fans on western social networks as well
D.Newt Gingrich had 1.3 millions followers in his presidential election
小题4:The underlined word“their” in the passage refers to
A.deals’B.fans’C.campaigns’D.users’

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Endless playing of songs like All I want for Christmas in shops during the festive season doesn’t just drive us mad —the songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned.
While repeated performance of Jingle Bells may seem like an innocent attempt to raise customers’ spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact.
“Background music, or “Muzak”,can be used by marketers to impose cultures ---such as the commercialization of Christmas--- onto consumers and influence their behaviour,” experts said.
Dr. Alan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said, “Festive jingles are force-fed to Christmas shoppers in a bid to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control your shopping habits in a way that you might hardly be aware of.”
“Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disappears.”
Dr. Bradshaw and Prof Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined the phenomenon and found that retailers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour.
It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore spend more time examining the shelves, for example.
Some providers of background music have been known to promote their services by claiming they can boost profits by controlling the behaviour of customers.
“A common trick is to take a popular current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down or sped up at different time of the day to influence behaviour in different ways,” Dr. Bradshaw said.
Background music is often classed as “Muzak” in honor of the Seattle-based company which began producing its soft-sounding melodies in the 1930s.
小题1:According to Dr. Bradshaw, in what ways does Christmas music influence customers?
①their mood              ②their income
③their sense of time        ④ the sort of products they buy
A.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④
小题2: Shopkeepers slow down the rhythm of music in shops to ___________.
A.let customers spend more time shopping
B.make customers and sales assistants relaxed
C.let customers enjoy the beautiful music
D.help customers find what they really want
小题3:What kind of music is now often adapted to influence customers in shops?
A.Classical musicB.Popular modern songs.
C.Folk songs.D.Jazz music.
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
A.Music makes happy Christmas
B.Christmas “Muzak”
C.How to make Christmas music?
D.Christmas music makes us spend more

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Japanese couples,too busy for a normal social life,are increasingly turning to actors to play their friends on the most important days of their lives.
Several agencies have sprung up (涌现) offering actors to attend weddings or even funerals.The first guest-for-hire company was established about nine years ago and around 10 now send out dozens of pretend friends to family events.
Agencies such as Hagemashi Tai —— which means “I want to cheer you up” —— charge around £100 for each “guest”.Other services such as giving a speech in praise of a bride or the groom cost extra.
The appearance of the small fake friends industry has been linked to social and economic changes in Japan.With lifetime employment (终身雇佣制) a thing of the past,couples feel uncomfortable about inviting work colleagues to their wedding.Increasingly busy and stressed out,many Japanese surround themselves with only a very small circle of friends.
When they marry,however,they are under pressure to match the number of their new partner’s wedding guests.Office Agents,the largest provider of pretend friends,makes sure that its employees have done their homework and know all about the bride or groom before the wedding.
Hiroshi Mizutani,the company’s founder,said the fake friends he provides must look happy,be well dressed and look like people with good jobs.
小题1:Why did fake friends industry come into being in Japan?
A.Because of social and economic changes.
B.Because of lifetime employment.
C.Because of normal social life.
D.Because of work pressure..
小题2:Pretend friends will be present on the following occasions except __________ .
A.weddingsB.funerals
C.workD.family gathering
小题3:The agents make sure that fake friends __________ .
A.have done their housework
B.have good jobs
C.must look happy and be well dressed
D.feel uncomfortable
小题4:What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Japanese couples are under pressure to get married.
B.The first guest-for-hire company in Japan started.
C.Japanese couples’ social life is boring.
D.Japanese couples rely on fake friends.

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Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that anxious feeling that our precious life is slipping away while we’re doing something so meaningless. But it’s not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable. Some people camp outside Apple stores for an entire night just to get their hands on the latest product. But waiting 10 minutes in a grocery store just to buy a drink? Forget it.
Our behavior when waiting is only partly decided by the length of the wait. “Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself,” notes the MIT researcher Richard Larson.
One apparent aspect of queuing psychology is that we get bored when we wait in line. This issue is solved in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms to mirrors in elevators so that we can check our appearance.
We really hate it when we expect a short wait and then get a long one. But studies show that we are much more patient when we are given an idea of how long we’ll be waiting.
Walt Disney Co knows this better than anyone else. It posts estimated waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are overestimated so that visitors get to the front of the queue more quickly than they expect. It keeps them happy.
But perhaps the biggest influence on our feelings about waiting in a line has to do with our sense of fairness. When it comes to queues, the universally acknowledged standard is first come, first served. Any departure from this principle is regarded as unfair and can lead to violent queue anger.
You’ve probably experienced mild queue anger yourself in fast food restaurants, watching people in the other line zoom ahead of you, cursing yourself for having chosen the “wrong” line. In order to solve this problem, the serpentine(蛇形) line was invented. The serpentine line guides all customers into one big snaking queue, separated by ropes or barriers. When you reach the head of the queue, you are directed to the next available server, or teller, or customs official. The serpentine line isn’t always faster than multi-lines before an array(排) of cash registers. But it offers important comfort: you absolutely never have to see someone arrive after you and get served before you.
In life, waiting is inevitable. But a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smart phone will also do.
小题1:In the 1st paragraph, the author intends to tell us_____.
A.why people are crazy about Apple’s products
B.people waste their precious time in queuing
C.waiting time is not the only cause for people’s hate in queuing
D.the psychology is the real reason why people hate to wait in lines
小题2:Walt Disney Co makes people queuing happily by_____.
A.having people queue in serpentine line
B.letting people know how long they will wait exactly
C.making people queue shorter than they are informed
D.offering people magazines to read when waiting in lines
小题3:Serpentine line was invented to_____.
A.make the waiting line move faster
B.guarantee the first-come-first-served principle
C.solve the problem of feeling bored in queuing
D.guide all customers into one big snaking queue
小题4:The main purpose of the passage is _____.
A.to explain the advantages of serpentine line
B.to introduce ways of saving time in queuing
C.to offer an explanation of the psychology of queuing
D.to analyze the psychology of people queuing for Apple products

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