3.If you've ever dashed into the grocery store to pick up a tube of toothpaste,you're likely to stop before so many options available.There are at least more than a dozen brands,each one presenting several different specialties of cleaning ability.Sometimes before you have enough time to take the costs,flavors and colors into consideration,you are warned the store is closing.
But it's not just the number of options that gives us pause for thought-it's the amount of information each option has that trips us up(使某人犯错)too.Social scientist Barry Schwartz thinks in part that an abundance of choices and information may make us falsely believe that even a fairly ordinary task like shopping for toothpaste has great significance than it really does.He also points out that the Internet can actually make matters worse.
Our goal is to make the"perfect"choice.When we make decisions,we're motivated not only by the opportunity for gain,but also by the fear of loss.The decision-making process isn't a purely analytical one-researchers discovered that the process of making a choice lights up parts of our brains that deal with regret and emotional memories.But what we may regret most is the extra time spent on analyzing and comparing each and every bit of information,which can lower our decision-making ability.
One good approach is to place a value on the time it takes to make your decision,compared to the value of the decision itself.In the case of toothpaste,you probably serve your interest sufficiently by quickly choosing any toothpaste that keeps white teeth securely rooted in your minty(清新的)mouth.
32.We can learn from the first paragraph thatD.
A.more options help people make the right decision
B.different kinds of toothpaste function similarly
C.people's personal preferences affect their choices
D.time is wasted on making insignificant decisions
33.What can we infer from the second paragraph?C
A.People often make wrong decisions.
B.There are no small decisions in 1ife.
C.The Internet provides more options.
D.Careful choice iS worth the effort.
34.In making choices,people have to balanceB.
A.time and place
B.gain and loss
C.regret and memories
D.opportunity and motivation
35.The writer's purpose in writing this text is toA.
A.give advice on how to make a quick and right choice
B.show how valuable time is wasted for nothing
C.describe the choice-making process in our brain
D.offer tipg on how to save time when shopping.
分析 本文属于议论文阅读,文章开头写出有时候我们由于可以选择的东西过多而把时间都浪费在了无关紧要的决定上,引出下文作者的建议:让人们快速地做出正确的决定.
解答 32.D 细节理解题.由第一段最后一句Sometimes before you have enough time to take the costs,flavors and colors into consideration,you are warned the store is closing.在你没考虑好的时候雇员就催你去付款,因为他们要关门了,可知过多的选择使你把时间都浪费在了无关紧要的决定上.因此D正确,误解分析:根据第二段第一句"more options trip us up (使某人犯错)",可知A项错误;根据第一段中的"each one presenting several different specialties of cleaning ability",可知不同牙膏的作用是不同的,B项错误;C 选项在文中无相关信息;故选D.
33.C 细节理解题.根据第二段最后两句Social scientist Barry Schwartz thinks in part that an abundance of choices and information may make us falsely believe that even a fairly ordinary task like shopping for toothpaste has great significance than it really does.He also points out that the Internet can actually make matters worse.可知,互联网给予了我们太多的选择.故选C.
34.B 细节理解题.根据第三段中的"Our goal is to make the"perfect"choice.When we make decisions,we're motivated not only by the opportunity for gain,but also by the fear of loss."可知,人们在做选择时,总是要权衡得失.故选B.
35.A 写作意图题.从最后一段的"One good approach is…"可知,本篇文章前部分说明我们在不重要的决定上浪费了时间,为下文提出建议做铺垫.作者的真正意图是提出建议,让人们快速地做出正确的决定.故选A.
点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文,把握文章主旨大意,带着问题回到原文,寻找细节或概括相应的答案,最后要理清作者写作思路.