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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习人生百味类阅读理解练习（4）xx高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类Honestyisthebestpolicy,astheEnglishsayinggoes.Unfortunately,honestyoftenleavesuswhennooneiswatching,Britishpsychologistsreportedlastweek.ResearchersatUK’sNewcastleUniversitysetupanexperimentintheirpsychologydepar
2、tment’scoffeeroom.Theysetakettle,withtea,coffeeandmilkonthecounterandhungupasignlistingthepricefordrinks.Peoplehelpingthemselvestoacupofteaweresupposedtoputafewcentsintheboxnearby.Thescientistshungaposterabovethemoneybox,andchangedeachweekbetweenpicturesofgazin
3、geyesandpicturesofflowers.Theresearchersfoundthatstaffpaid2.76timesmorefortheirdrinkswhentheimageoftheeyeswashung.“Wewereshockedbythesizeoftheeffect,”saidGilbertRoberts,oneoftheresearchers.Eyesareknowntobeapowerfulperceptual(知觉的)signalforhumans,scientistssay.“E
4、venthoughtheeyeswerenotreal,theystillseemedtomakepeoplebehavemorehonestly,”saidMelissaBateson,abehavioralbiologistandleaderofthestudy.Researchersbelievetheeffectthrowslightonourevolutionarypast.Itmayarisefrombehavioralcharacteristicsthatdevelopedwhenearlyhumans
5、formedsocialgroupstostrengthentheirchancesofsurvival.Forsocialgroupstowork,individualshadtoco-operate,ratherthanactselfishly.“There’sanargumentthatifnobodyiswatchingus,itisinourintereststobehaveselfishly.Butwhenwe’rebeingwatchedweshouldbehavebetter.Sopeopleseeu
6、sasco-operativeandbehavethesamewaytowardsus,”Batesonsaid.Thenewfindingindicatesthatpeoplehaveastrikingresponsetoeyes.Thatmightbebecauseeyesandfacessendastrongbiologicalsignalwehaveevolvedtorespondto,Batesonsaid.Thefindingcouldbeputtopracticaluse.Forexample,imag
7、esofeyescouldensureticketsalesonpublictransportandimprovesurveillance(监视)systemstodeteranti-socialbehavior.【小题1】Intheexperiment,aposterwashungabovethemoneyboxto________．A．giveaharmoniousatmosphereB．remindpeoplethedrinkswerenotfreeC．provetheactualeffectofdiffere
8、ntpicturesD．seehowhonestpeopleareindifferentsituations【小题2】Fromtheresultoftheexperiment,wecanconcludethat________．A．peoplemightpaymoreforthedrinksattheimageofgazingeyesB．peo
