精英家教网 > 初中英语 > 题目详情

阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题,并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。

We might love to tell others about our unusual experiences. For example, we climbed a high

mountain, tasted a rare food, or ran into a superstar on the street. But new research suggests that sharing these unusual experiences may not be welcomed in conversation.

We all like unusual experiences, and always can't wait to share them with our friends. Some people even thought that having an unusual experience would make them the star of the conversation.

However, it was wrong. To be unusual means to be different from other people. And if you do not share similarities with the people around you, they will not welcome you in the conversation. Besides, conversations always seem to go well on more usual topics.

To find out, psychologists(心理学家)invited 68 participants(参与者)to come to the lab in groups of four. In each group, one watched a wonderful video of a magic performance, while the other three watched a cartoon video. After watching the videos, the participants sat around a table and had a short conversation.

The participants who watched the magic performance said they felt worse after the conversation than those who watched the cartoon video. That was because they felt left out during the conversation.

This finding suggests that we might want to give more thought in choosing which experiences to share with others. If an experience turns you into someone who has nothing in common with others, then no matter how good it was, it will not make you happy.

1. What kind of topic can make conversations go well?

2. Why did psychologists do such an experiment(实验)?

3.Would you like to share your unusual experiences with your friends? Why or why not?

练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:初中英语 来源:2015-2016学年福建晋江安海片区八年级上期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达

遣词造句,根据提供的图画和提示词,写一个符合图意的完整、正确的句子。

1.should, twice

2.play, tomorrow

3. beautiful, what

4.Tom, at this time yesterday

5. way, keep

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届山东省济南市天桥区九年级第一次模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空

The seafood in Qingdao is expensive I can’t afford it.

A. as; as B. so; as

C. too; to D. so; that

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届山东省济南市天桥区九年级第一次模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空

—On Mother’s Day, she bought a special gift her mom.

A. for B. on

C. to D. from

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届山东省济南市天桥区九年级第一次模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:语音

We can’t _________/?'f?:(r)d/ to wait any longer to take action.

A. afford B. ahead

C. alive D. avoid

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届江苏省太仓市九年级5月教学质量调研测试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, when I was in high school and working at weekends, I lost my wallet. That day, I needed to put gas in my car. I paid for the gas and then put my wallet on the front bumper(保险杠) and drove off. I didn't even have time to miss it when my phone rang. A man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my bag and to my surprise, I had. He asked me to tell him what was in it. I did so. He then told me where to go to pick up my wallet.

As I drove to his house, I noticed the man's car. It was really special. I was thinking that there was no way this man could have easily got out of his car and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up.

I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I didn't want to insult(冒犯)him by offering money but I really felt like offering something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness, and he said, "Just pass it on". I said I would be certain to do that.

Well, one does not find many wallets and so it was about 10 years later that I found one. It took me several days to find the man to whom the wallet belonged. He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet.

The young man was actually surprised that his money was still in the wallet and he tried to

hand me $20. I told him, "Thanks, but just pass it on."

1. The man who picked up the writer's wallet was ·

A. humorous B. disabled

C. creative D. poor

2. What can we know from paragraph 3?

A. The writer gave the man some money.

B. The writer thanked the man many times.

C. The writer helped the man repair his car.

D. The writer promised not to lose anything.

3. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Respect from Strangers B. Listen to Your Heart

C. Love in a Wallet D. Pass on Kindness

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届江苏省太仓市九年级5月教学质量调研测试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空

British people say "please" and "thank you" all the time some people in Asia may think it unnecessary.

A. while B. because

C. unless D. since

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届安徽省阜阳市颍泉区九年级全区中考模拟英语试卷(解析版) 题型:补全对话

补全对话。

根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个选项为多余选项。

A:It's very late.Are you still on the computer?

B:Well,yes.1.

A:What kind of e—mails?

B:Some are messages from my teacher and some are from my friends.

A:Do you have to write them back right away?

B:2..Usually people want a quick reply.

A:3.

B:I've already had 50 people's address in my address book! And 4.

A: 5..E—mail is really very convenient(方便的).

A.I think e—mail is one of the best ways to communicate with others.

B.I've got so many e—mails to go through.

C.I agree with you.

D.Of course!

E.How many e—mails addresses have you had?

F.I feel like playing computer games.

G.I am not sure whether I'm right or wrong.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英语 来源:2016届安徽省毕业班五校第四次联考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空

—Are you still hungry?

—No, I have just eaten ______ bread and cakes.

A. a lot of B. much

C. many D. some lots of

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案