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【題目】Most people know that awkward feeling when you step into an elevator with other people and try not to make eye contact.

But new research suggests it may be down to a subconscious（潛意識的）power struggle being played out as you make your way up or down.

A study found that people decide where they stand based on a micro social grading, established within seconds of entering the lift.

Rebekah Rousi, a Ph.D. student in cognitive science, conducted an study of elevator behaviour in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide, Australia.

As part of her research, she took a total of 30 lift rides in the two buildings, and discovered there was an established order to where people tended stand.

In a blog, she writes that more senior men seemed to direct themselves towards the back of the elevator cabins.

She said: 'In front of them were younger men, and in front of them were women of all ages.'

She also noticed there was a difference in where people directed their stare half way through the ride.

Men watched the monitors(監(jiān)控器), looked in the side mirrors (in one building) to see themselves, and in the door mirrors (of the other building) to also watch others.

'Women would watch the monitors and avoid eye contact with other users (unless in conversation) and the mirrors,' she writes.

The student concluded it could be that people who are shyer stand toward the front, where they can't see other passengers, whereas brave people stand in the back, where they have a view of everyone else.

【1】According to Rebekah Rousi, senior men intend to stand ______ of the elevator cabins.

A. in the front B. in the middle

C. near the side mirrors D. at the back

【2】 The underlined word “ them ” in paragraph 7 refers to ______.

A. senior men B. younger women

C. younger men D. Women

【3】Why do women choose to stand in the front?

A. Because they are too shy to make eye contact with others.

B. Because they can have a view of everyone else.

C. Because they want to show their power.

D. Because they want to watch the monitors.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：電梯里站的位置反映你的社會地位？ 一項研究發(fā)現，人們在進電梯后數秒之內，就會根據一種微觀社會等級來決定自己站的位置。這名博士生得出結論說，那些比較害羞的人會站在電梯前面，這樣他們就看不到其他乘客，而膽子較大的人會站在后面，這樣他們就能看到每個人。

【1】D細節(jié)理解題。根據句中的In a blog, she writes that more senior men seemed to direct themselves towards the back of the elevator cabins. 在博客中，她寫道，地位較高的男人似乎更喜歡站在電梯轎廂的后面。故選D。

【2】C詞義猜測題。根據句中的She said: 'In front of them were younger men, and in front of them were women of all ages.'她寫道：“站在老年男人前面的是年輕一些的男人，站在年輕男人前面的是各個年齡段的女人。”故選C。

【3】A細節(jié)理解題。“女人則會盯著電梯樓層顯示器，避免和其他用戶發(fā)生眼神接觸（除非有人和自己談話），或者看鏡子。”故選A。