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1、山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末模考试题第一部分阅读理解(共两节)第一节(每小题3分,满分45分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑. A Everyday, millionsofshoppershitthestoresinfullforce﹣bothonlineandonfoot﹣searchingfortheperfectgift.Asidefrompurchasingholidaygifts, mostpeopleregularlybuypresentsforotheroccas
2、ionsthroughouttheyear, includingweddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, andbabyshowers.Thisfrequentexperienceofgift﹣givingcancause________feelingsingift﹣givers.Manyenjoytheopportunitytobuypresentsbecausegift﹣givingoffersapowerfulmeanstobuildstrongerbondswithone'sclosestpersons.Atth
3、esametime, manyfearthethoughtofbuyinggifts; theyworrythattheirpurchaseswilldisappointratherthandelighttheintendedreceivers. What issurprisingisthatgift﹣givershaveconsiderableexperienceactingasbothgift﹣giversandgift﹣recipients, butneverthelesstendtooverspendeachtimetheysetouttopurchaseame
4、aningfulgift.Inthepresentresearch, weproposeauniquepsychologicalexplanationforthisoverspendingproblem﹣i.e., thatgift﹣giversequatehowmuchtheyspendwithhowmuchreceiverswillappreciatethegift(themoreexpensivethegift, thestrongeragift﹣recipient'sfeelingsofappreciation).Althoughalinkbetweengiftpri
5、ceandfeelingsofappreciationmightseemintuitive(凭直觉得到的)togift﹣givers, suchanassumptionmaybeunfounded.Indeed, weproposethatgift﹣receiverswillseldomtendtobasetheirfeelingsofappreciationonthesignificanceweightofagiftthangiversassume. Why dogift﹣giversassumethatgiftpriceiscloselylinkedtogift﹣r
6、ecipients'feelingsofappreciation? Perhapsgiversbelievethatbigger(i.e., moreexpensive)giftsconveystrongersignalsofthoughtfulnessandconsideration.AccordingtoCamerer(1988)andothers, gift﹣givingrepresentsasymbolicritual(礼节), bywhichgift﹣giversattempttosignaltheirpositiveattitudestowardtheintend
7、edreceiverandtheirwillingnesstoinvestresourcesinafuturerelationship.Inthissense, gift﹣giversmaybemotivatedtospendmoremoneyonagiftinordertosenda"strongersignal"totheirintendedreceiver.Asforgift﹣receivers, theymaynotconsidersmallerandlargergiftsasrepresent