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The Double 11—China's biggest shopping festival is over now. Many people enjoy the happiness of shopping online. But we have another exciting thing to do: open up packages one by one! Why are we always excited when we open new packages?
In fact, our brains are born to love new things. Scientists did a study on this. They gave a group of people different pictures. When they saw pictures they had never seen before, a special area in their brain became active. There was also more dopamine(多巴胺) in their body. Dopamine makes people feel happy.
Emrah Duzel, a professor at University College London, UK, did the study. He said: "When we see something new, we see it as a potential for rewarding(奖赏) us in some way. That makes us want to explore our environment for rewards." So when we get packages, we become curious about what's inside. That leads to more dopamine, so we want to open up the packages right away.
Many packages are wrapped in a bubble(泡沫) wrap, and it would be a shame to throw it away. Do you love bursting(挤破) bubble wraps? It leads to more dopamine, too! Stephanie Sark, a researcher of the University of Florida, US, said that popping the little bubbles needs focus. It helps our brain get into a meditative state(冥想的状态). The dopamine increases, and we start to feel good.
11. According to Paragraph 1, when people open new packages they
A. feel like having a festival
B. have a feeling of being in shops
C. know the Double 11 is over
D. always feel very excited
12. What does the underlined word "area" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. feeling
B. color
C. part
D. picture
13. Why does seeing new things make people happy?
A. It is a gift for them.
B. Their brains are special.
C. New things are active.
D. It leads to more dopamine.
14. What's the good idea to increase the dopamine?
A. Collect the wraps.
B. Send the wraps.
C. Burst bubble wraps.
D. Throw away the wraps.
15. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Why opening packages makes people happy.
B. Why shopping festivals are important.
C. How our brains work while we are shopping.
D. How to make ourselves smarter.
In fact, our brains are born to love new things. Scientists did a study on this. They gave a group of people different pictures. When they saw pictures they had never seen before, a special area in their brain became active. There was also more dopamine(多巴胺) in their body. Dopamine makes people feel happy.
Emrah Duzel, a professor at University College London, UK, did the study. He said: "When we see something new, we see it as a potential for rewarding(奖赏) us in some way. That makes us want to explore our environment for rewards." So when we get packages, we become curious about what's inside. That leads to more dopamine, so we want to open up the packages right away.
Many packages are wrapped in a bubble(泡沫) wrap, and it would be a shame to throw it away. Do you love bursting(挤破) bubble wraps? It leads to more dopamine, too! Stephanie Sark, a researcher of the University of Florida, US, said that popping the little bubbles needs focus. It helps our brain get into a meditative state(冥想的状态). The dopamine increases, and we start to feel good.
11. According to Paragraph 1, when people open new packages they
D
.A. feel like having a festival
B. have a feeling of being in shops
C. know the Double 11 is over
D. always feel very excited
12. What does the underlined word "area" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. feeling
B. color
C. part
D. picture
13. Why does seeing new things make people happy?
A. It is a gift for them.
B. Their brains are special.
C. New things are active.
D. It leads to more dopamine.
14. What's the good idea to increase the dopamine?
A. Collect the wraps.
B. Send the wraps.
C. Burst bubble wraps.
D. Throw away the wraps.
15. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Why opening packages makes people happy.
B. Why shopping festivals are important.
C. How our brains work while we are shopping.
D. How to make ourselves smarter.
答案
11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A
解析
【分析】
这是一篇关于人们喜爱拆包裹原因的英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题，解题思路为：针对每道题的题干关键词定位原文对应段落，对比原文信息与选项选出匹配答案；词义题结合上下文语境推测单词含义；主旨题梳理全文核心内容确定答案。
【解析】
11题：根据第一段最后一句“Why are we always excited when we open new packages?”可知，人们拆新包裹时总是感到兴奋，对应选项D，故选D。
12题：“area”所在句意为“当他们看到从未见过的图片时，大脑的一个特殊______变得活跃”，结合语境此处指大脑的“部分”，对应选项C，故选C。
13题：根据第二段“There was also more dopamine(多巴胺) in their body. Dopamine makes people feel happy.”可知，看到新事物会使体内多巴胺增多，多巴胺让人开心，对应选项D，故选D。
14题：根据第四段“Do you love bursting(挤破) bubble wraps? It leads to more dopamine, too!”可知，挤破气泡纸会增加多巴胺，对应选项C，故选C。
15题：全文围绕“为什么拆包裹会让人开心”展开，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是科普类英语阅读，考查学生信息定位、词义推测和主旨归纳能力，题目设置贴合原文，难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇关于人们喜爱拆包裹原因的英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题，解题思路为：针对每道题的题干关键词定位原文对应段落，对比原文信息与选项选出匹配答案；词义题结合上下文语境推测单词含义；主旨题梳理全文核心内容确定答案。
【解析】
11题：根据第一段最后一句“Why are we always excited when we open new packages?”可知，人们拆新包裹时总是感到兴奋，对应选项D，故选D。
12题：“area”所在句意为“当他们看到从未见过的图片时，大脑的一个特殊______变得活跃”，结合语境此处指大脑的“部分”，对应选项C，故选C。
13题：根据第二段“There was also more dopamine(多巴胺) in their body. Dopamine makes people feel happy.”可知，看到新事物会使体内多巴胺增多，多巴胺让人开心，对应选项D，故选D。
14题：根据第四段“Do you love bursting(挤破) bubble wraps? It leads to more dopamine, too!”可知，挤破气泡纸会增加多巴胺，对应选项C，故选C。
15题：全文围绕“为什么拆包裹会让人开心”展开，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
11.D 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是科普类英语阅读，考查学生信息定位、词义推测和主旨归纳能力，题目设置贴合原文，难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6
