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C
①Imagine you are collecting some information about winter traditions in northern China. You click on a link(链接) for a video that you think could be useful to you. The video, however, takes time to load(下载). After ten seconds, it hasn’t even started playing yet. Will you continue to wait patiently?
②Ramesh Sitaraman is an American computer scientist. He placed 6.7 million people in a situation like the one above. According to his study, people would begin giving up on a video after only two seconds if it still hadn’t started loading yet. And with every additional second that would pass without the video starting to play, another 5.8 per cent of them would click on the “Close” icon.
③Sitaraman’s study, along with several other studies, shows people are becoming less and less patient. Because of the faster and faster internet speeds, we are used to receiving “instant gratification(及时满足)”. We expect to get what we want without having to wait. When we don’t get what we want at once, we become worried or even angry. This happens not only in front of our screens.
④Take one of my friends for example. One day last summer, he was cycling home after work. At one crossing, he had to stop because of a red traffic light. After waiting for 30 seconds, he felt impatient and made a crazy decision: Go in whichever direction he saw there was a green light. The decision didn’t really save him time. In fact, he took a detour and needed 20 minutes more than usual to get back home.
⑤My friend is not alone. Whenever there are traffic jams, many drivers try to quickly change lanes(变道)—a main reason for accidents. Being patient doesn’t just save your trouble. It is also key to your success in life.
⑥The next time you want to get instant gratification, ask yourself: Why are you in such a hurry? Are you worried that you might miss out on something important? Keep in mind that good things do take time.
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A. To make people think about if they are patient.
B. To introduce the right way of clicking on links.
C. To show readers how to find useful videos.
D. To describe the importance of Chinese traditions.
( )27. Suppose(假定) “x” means the time people have to wait before the video begins and that “y” means the number of the people who choose to wait for the video to start playing. According to Paragraph 2, which of the charts below shows the relationship between “x” and “y”?
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A. 抄近道走
B. 长久等待
C. 原地转圈
D. 绕远路走
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A. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥
B. ①②/③④⑤/⑥
C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥
D. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
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A. The writer strongly supports it.
B. The writer doesn’t agree with it.
C. The writer can’t decide if it is right.
D. The writer shows great interest in it.
①Imagine you are collecting some information about winter traditions in northern China. You click on a link(链接) for a video that you think could be useful to you. The video, however, takes time to load(下载). After ten seconds, it hasn’t even started playing yet. Will you continue to wait patiently?
②Ramesh Sitaraman is an American computer scientist. He placed 6.7 million people in a situation like the one above. According to his study, people would begin giving up on a video after only two seconds if it still hadn’t started loading yet. And with every additional second that would pass without the video starting to play, another 5.8 per cent of them would click on the “Close” icon.
③Sitaraman’s study, along with several other studies, shows people are becoming less and less patient. Because of the faster and faster internet speeds, we are used to receiving “instant gratification(及时满足)”. We expect to get what we want without having to wait. When we don’t get what we want at once, we become worried or even angry. This happens not only in front of our screens.
④Take one of my friends for example. One day last summer, he was cycling home after work. At one crossing, he had to stop because of a red traffic light. After waiting for 30 seconds, he felt impatient and made a crazy decision: Go in whichever direction he saw there was a green light. The decision didn’t really save him time. In fact, he took a detour and needed 20 minutes more than usual to get back home.
⑤My friend is not alone. Whenever there are traffic jams, many drivers try to quickly change lanes(变道)—a main reason for accidents. Being patient doesn’t just save your trouble. It is also key to your success in life.
⑥The next time you want to get instant gratification, ask yourself: Why are you in such a hurry? Are you worried that you might miss out on something important? Keep in mind that good things do take time.
(
A
)26. Why does the writer ask readers to imagine putting themselves in the situation in Paragraph 1?A. To make people think about if they are patient.
B. To introduce the right way of clicking on links.
C. To show readers how to find useful videos.
D. To describe the importance of Chinese traditions.
( )27. Suppose(假定) “x” means the time people have to wait before the video begins and that “y” means the number of the people who choose to wait for the video to start playing. According to Paragraph 2, which of the charts below shows the relationship between “x” and “y”?
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D
)28. What does the underlined part “took a detour” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 4?A. 抄近道走
B. 长久等待
C. 原地转圈
D. 绕远路走
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A
)29. What is the CORRECT structure of the passage?A. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥
B. ①②/③④⑤/⑥
C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥
D. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
(
B
)30. How does the writer feel about “instant gratification”?A. The writer strongly supports it.
B. The writer doesn’t agree with it.
C. The writer can’t decide if it is right.
D. The writer shows great interest in it.
答案
C
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了现如今人们普遍缺乏耐心以及当我们快要失去耐心时，我们应该怎样做。
26. A 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，作者让读者思考当自己遇到下载视频需要等待时，是否会耐心等待，由此可推测作者想让人们思考自己是否有耐心。故选 A。
27. B 图示理解题。根据“According to his study ... another 5.8 per cent of them would click on the ‘Close’ icon.”可知，如果两秒钟后视频还没有开始下载，人们就会开始放弃这个视频，并且每过一秒就会有 5.8%的人关闭视频，由此可推测人们可以等待两秒钟，两秒钟后人数迅速下降。故选 B。
28. D 词义猜测题。根据“After waiting for 30 seconds, he felt impatient and made a crazy decision: Go in whichever direction he saw there was a green light ... needed 20 minutes more than usual to get back home.”可知，他决定朝着任何一个有绿灯的方向走，结果反而花了更多时间，此处 took a detour 表示“绕远路走”。故选 D。
29. A 篇章结构题。根据全文可知，①通过下载视频的事情，让读者思考自己是否有耐心，总起引出下文；②③通过 Ramesh Sitaraman 的研究说明人们在使用电脑时耐心越来越少，并指出人们没有耐心的原因；④⑤通过作者朋友的例子指出了我们在生活中遇到事情或麻烦时同样没有耐心；⑥总结全文，提出增加耐心的建议。故选 A。
30. B 推理判断题。根据“The next time you want to get instant gratification, ask yourself: Why are you in such a hurry? Are you worried that you might miss out on something important? Keep in mind that good things do take time.”可知，作者希望读者在下次想立即得到满足时，思考一下自己是否真的如此着急，如果不着急真的会错过一些重要的事情吗，最后作者提出做好事情需要时间，可推测作者不赞同即时满足。故选 B。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了现如今人们普遍缺乏耐心以及当我们快要失去耐心时，我们应该怎样做。
26. A 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，作者让读者思考当自己遇到下载视频需要等待时，是否会耐心等待，由此可推测作者想让人们思考自己是否有耐心。故选 A。
27. B 图示理解题。根据“According to his study ... another 5.8 per cent of them would click on the ‘Close’ icon.”可知，如果两秒钟后视频还没有开始下载，人们就会开始放弃这个视频，并且每过一秒就会有 5.8%的人关闭视频，由此可推测人们可以等待两秒钟，两秒钟后人数迅速下降。故选 B。
28. D 词义猜测题。根据“After waiting for 30 seconds, he felt impatient and made a crazy decision: Go in whichever direction he saw there was a green light ... needed 20 minutes more than usual to get back home.”可知，他决定朝着任何一个有绿灯的方向走，结果反而花了更多时间，此处 took a detour 表示“绕远路走”。故选 D。
29. A 篇章结构题。根据全文可知，①通过下载视频的事情，让读者思考自己是否有耐心，总起引出下文；②③通过 Ramesh Sitaraman 的研究说明人们在使用电脑时耐心越来越少，并指出人们没有耐心的原因；④⑤通过作者朋友的例子指出了我们在生活中遇到事情或麻烦时同样没有耐心；⑥总结全文，提出增加耐心的建议。故选 A。
30. B 推理判断题。根据“The next time you want to get instant gratification, ask yourself: Why are you in such a hurry? Are you worried that you might miss out on something important? Keep in mind that good things do take time.”可知，作者希望读者在下次想立即得到满足时，思考一下自己是否真的如此着急，如果不着急真的会错过一些重要的事情吗，最后作者提出做好事情需要时间，可推测作者不赞同即时满足。故选 B。
