大學英語_精讀第二冊test_yourself_1題目及答案(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 called. Strangers suddenly seemed dangerous, and nobody wanted to return a lost wallet to a stranger. But good news on the other hand, lifts us up, he stressed, citing the date of July 4, 1976, America’s Bicentennial (兩百年的 ) celebration. On that day, we all felt safe and good. Being American was the thing. We all felt as if we all belonged together. Recent tests support these conclusions. In one experiment, 60 subjects were exposed to good news, bad news or music. Then they were told to play a game with a nonexistent person supposedly in another room. It was a game of choice that emphasized cooperation or petition. After hearing good news, the overwhelming majority, 91 percent, played cooperatively. But after hearing bad news, petitive responses were over three times as high — up to 28 percent, from 9 percent. If we watch television and see a lot of blood, said Dr. Hornstein, we’re probably assuming that the world is a dirtier place than we assumed before we saw that TV violence. And we’ll deal with the next individual we e upon as if he is part of that grim (冷酷的 ) picture of humanity. After the good news, it’s the reverse. 36. According to the findings of researchers at Columbia University, when people hear good news, they feel _______. A. happier B. more kindly toward others C. safer than they really are D. more petitive 37. Dr. Harvey Hornstein found that when people hear news about one person actually doing harm to another, they tend to _______. A. regard other people as worse than they really are B. treat total strangers as suspects of cruel crimes C. bee hostile towards neighbors and friends D. think about the mon problems facing mankind 38. What did Dr. Harvey Hornstein and his associates discover on the night of June 4, 1968? A. Robert F. Kennedy was shot. B. Their wallets were lost. C. People in America suddenly became dishonest. D. Nobody returned the wallets they dropped. 39. We can infer from the passage that on July 4, 1976, most probably _______. A. people drank and sang and danced B. lost wallets were returned to their owners C. everybody wanted to be American D. even criminals were friendly to others 40. We can conclude from the passage that _______. A. violence on TV leads to more violence on the streets B. broadcasters should emphasize good news rather than bad news C. the world is a dirtier place than we assume it to be D. people are more petitive when they are faced with challenges Kaleil Isaza Tuzman moved to the United States from Columbia when he was 15. Within a few years he was pushing to get ahead, hawking (叫賣 ) baseball caps to pay the bills his Harvard scholarship didn39。t cover. After graduating, he landed on Wall Street, but every night he dreamed of working for himself. During the booming (繁榮的 ) 1990s, he gave it a try when he and a partner started govWorks a software pany that helped city government go online. They raised $60 million and expanded like crazy. Then dots started turning into dotbombs govWorks broke up too. Says Isaza Tuzman, Entrepreneurs (創業人 ) have to be ready for both success and failure. In Columbia if you fail, you bee a pariah and no one will do business with you. The wonderful thing about this country is you can get up again. From national parks to moon landings, America has given the world some amazing ideas. But the American Dream is still the biggest the idea that with hard work and a bit of luck you can be whoever you want to be. Historian James Truslow Adams once wrote that Americans believe life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. These days there39。s pressure on the dream idea. A 1978 study of boys born and raised after World War II