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1、Module5NewspapersandMagazines课时作业（十一）建议时间/30分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解词数:322 话题:花钱买时间 文体:说明文Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进)happiness,accordingtonewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBS,said,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescause
2、dbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon‘thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.”TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweeke
3、nd,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbour‘skidtorunerrands(跑腿)totakinganUberinsteadofabus.“Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andhadlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase,”sai
4、dWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason,”saidWhillans,“isthatwe‘reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehate
5、doingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包)t
6、hattask,”saidWhillans,“oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.” 1.IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants . A.weredividedintotwogroupsB.weregiven$40everytwoweeksC.wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighbour‘skidD.wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2.Accordingtotheautho
7、r,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A.Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B.Takingaregularbustogettowork.C.Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D.Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3.Whenitcomestospendingmoneyin“buyingtime”, . A.nopeoplewouldliketodoitB.asmallpercentageofpeoplechooseto
8、doitC.morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD.mostpeopl
