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（2025年全國一卷）Whilesafetyimprovementsmighthavebeenmadetoourstreetsinrecentyears,

transportstudiesalsoshowdeclinesinpedestrian（行人）mobility,especiallyamongyoungchildren.Manyparents

saythere'stoomuchtrafficontheroadsfbrtheirchildrentowalksafelytoschool,sotheypackthemintothecar

instead.

DutchauthorsThaliaVerkadeandMarcotoBrommelstroctarebotheredbyfactslikethese.Intheirnewbook

Movement:HowtoTakeBackOurStreetsandTransformOurLives,theycallfbrarethinkofourstreetsandthe

roletheyplayinourlives.

Lifeoncitystreetsstartedtochangedecadesago.Wholeneighbourhoodsweredestroyedtomakswayfor

newroadnetworksandkidshadtoplayelsewhere.Somecommunitiesfoughtback.Mostfamously,aCanadian

journalistwhohadmovedherfamilytoManhattanintheearly1950sledacampaigntostopthedestructionofher

localpark.Describingheralarmatitsproposedreplacementwithanexpressway,JaneJacobscalledonhermayor

（市長）tochampion"NewYorkasadecentplacetolive,andnotjustrushthrough."Similarcampaignsoccurredin

Australiainthelate1960sand1970saswell.

Althoughthesecampaignswerewidespread,therealityisthatthemajorityof（hewesterncitiesv/ere

completelyredesignedaroundtheneedsofthemotorcar.Thenumberofcarsonroadshasbeenincreasingrapidly.

InAustraliawenowhaveoverlwen：ymillioncarsforjustovertweniy-sixmillionpeople,among（hehighestrate

ofcarownershipintheworld.

Weinvestalotinroadsthathelpusrushthrough,butwefailtoaccountforthetruecosts.Dowereally

recognisewhatitcostsusasasocietywhenchildrencan'tmovesafelyaroundourcommunities?Theauthorsof

Movementhaveitright:it'stimetothinkdifferentlyaboutthatstreetoutsideyourfrontdoor.

28.Whatphenomenondoestheauthorpointoutinparagraph1?

A.Carsoftengetstuckontheroad.B.Trafficaccidentsoccurfrequently.

C.Peoplewalklessanddrivemore.D.Pedestriansfailtofollowtherules.

29.WhatweretheCanadianjournalistandothercampaignerstryingtodo?

A.Keeptheircitieslivable.B.Promoteculturaldiversity.

C.Helptheneedyfamilies.D.Makeexpresswaysaccessible.

30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutthecampaignsinAustraliainthelate1960sand1970s?

A.Theyboostedthesalesofcars.B.Theyturnedoutlargelyineffective.

C.Theywongovernmentsupport.D.Theyadvocatedbuildingnewparks.

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhytheRush?B.WhafsNext?

C.WheretoStay?D.WhotoBlame?

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（2025年全國一卷）MicroplasticshavebecomeacommonsourceofpollutionacrosstheEarth—theyhave

settledinthedeepseaandontheHimalayas,stuckinsidevolcanicrocks,filledthestomachsofseabirdsandeven

falleninfreshAntarcticsnow.Theyareevenappearinginsidehumans.

Now,newresearchsuggeststhatasimple,cheapmeasuremaysignificantlyreducethelevelofmicroplastics

inwaterfromyourtap（水龍頭）：boilingandfiltering（過濾）it.InastudypublishedWednesdayinEnvironmental

Science&TechnologyLetters,researchersfromChinafoundthatboilingtapwaterforjustfiveminutes—then

filteringitafteritcools—couldremoveatleast80percentofitsmicroplastics.

Crucially,thisprocessreliesonthewatercontainingenoughcalciumcarbonate（碳酸鈣）totraptheplastics.

Inthestudy,boilinghardwatercontaining300milligramsofcalciumcarbonateledtoanalmost90percentdropin

plastics.Butinsampleswithless（han60milligramsofcalciumcarbonate,boilingreduced（helevelofplasticsby

just25percent.Additionally,theresearchdidn'tincludealltypesofplastics.Theteamfocusedonlyonthree

commontypes—polystyrene,polyethyleneandpolypropylene—andtheydidn'tstudyotherchemicals

previouslyfoundinwatersuchasvinylchloride.

Still,thefindingsshowapotentialpathforwardforreducingmicroplasticexposure—ataskthat'sbecoming

increasinglydifficult.Evenbottledwater,scientistsfoundearlierthisyear,contains10to1.000timesmore

microplasticsthanoriginallyIhoughl.

Scientistsarcstilltryingtodeterminehowharmfulmicroplasticsarc—butwhattheydoknowhasraised

concerns.Thenewstudysuggestsboilingtapwatercouldbeatooltolimitintake."Thewaytheydemonstrated

howmicroplasticsweretrappedthroughtheboilingprocesswasnicc,^^CarolineGauchotte-Lindsay,an

environmentalengineeroftheUniversityofGlasgowinScotlandwhowasnotinvolvedintheresearch,tellsNew

Scientist.14Wcshouldbelookingintoupgradingdrinkingwatertreatmentplantssotheyremovemicroplastics.”

32.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheissueinthefirstparagraph?

A.Byquotinganexpert.B.Bydefiningaconcept.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Byprovidingstatistics.

33.Whatdeterminestheeffectivenessoftrappingmicroplasticsinwater?

A.Thehardnessofwater.B.Thelengthofcoolingtime.

C.Thefrequencyoffiltering.D.Thetypeofplasticinwater.

34.Whatdoestheauthortrytoillustratebymentioningbottledwaterinparagraph4?

A.Theimportanceofplasticrecycling.B.Theseverityof（hemicroplasticproblem.

C.Thedangerinoverusingpurewater.D.Thedifficultyintreatingpollutedwater.

35.WhatisGauchotte-Lindsay'ssuggestionabout?

A.Choiceofnewresearchmethods.B.Possibledirectionforfurtherstudy.

C.Needtoinvolvemoreresearchers.D.Potentialapplicationofthefindings.

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（2025年全國二卷）WhenSonjaDetrinidadopenedheronlineshopsellinghouseplants,shedidn'thavehigh

hopesforit.Buttheoppositehappened:Shewasflooded,shippingout1,200ordersinJuneof2020alone.Inthe

pastyear,Detrinidadsentou（morethan70,000plants.Hersuccessisjustoneexampleofincreasedtimeathome

leadingtoanexplosioninthehouseplantindustry.

“Plantsareinfashionrightnow,“saysDr.MelindaKnuth,aresearcherfromtheUniversityofFlorida.

“Peoplewholiveinplant-richenvironmentsreportahigherlifesatisiactionrating.”shesays."Addingmorenature

toourenvironmentcanchangeourmoodandhowwethink."Plantscanimproveourstateofmindinafewways

butthebiggestisbydecreasingourlevelofcortisol,thestresshormone（激素）inourbody.

“Studentswhoarearoundplantsperformbetteracademicallythanstudentswhoarcinaclassroomwithout

plants,“saysKnuth."Thisproductivityalsotranslatesintotheworkplaceforadults.Ourstudyshowedthatthere

wasa30%decreaseinsickleaveforpeoplewhowereinplant-richworkplaces.”

Ifyou'reamongthegroupsofpeoplewhoareenjoyingthementalandphysicalhealthbenefitsofsurrounding

yourselfwithplants,don'tbeatyounsclfupifone（orafew!）doesn'tmakeit."Doctorspracticemedicineand

lawyerspracticelawandyoushouldallowyourselfthepracticeittakestosustainaplant.Tendingtoplantsisan

exerciseinpatienceandlearning.Beinvestedintakingcareofit,butifitdies,gogetanotherone,"D?trinidad

8.HowwasDetrinidad'sbusinesswhenitstarted?

A.Itfacedtoughcompetition.B.Itsufferedagreatloss.

C.Itgotlotsoffinancialsupport.D.Itwentsurprisinglywell.

9.WhatisoneofKnuth'sfindingsaboutplants?

A.Theyappealmoretostudents.B.Theypurifytheenvironment.

C.Theyraisethecortisollevel.D.Theyenhanceproductivity.

1（）.WhatdoesDetrinidadtrytoexplainbymentioningdoctorsandlawyers?

A.Thenecessityofsocialskills.B.Themeaningofsustainability.

C.Theimportanceofrepeatedeffbris.D.Thevalueofprofessionalopinions.

11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TimetoReplaceHouseplantsB.PlantsBoostYourMood

C.TipsonChoosingHouseplantsD.PlantsBrightenYourHome

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（2025年全國二卷）Docsyoursouldiealittleeverytimeyouthrowawayunusedfood?Minedocs.Maybe

thatfeelingcomesfromgrowingupinSouthAfrica,wherethephrase“therearechildrenstarvinginAfrica^^was

moreofanuncomfortablereminderoffactthanaprayeratdinnertime.

Foodwasteisagrowingconcernintherestaurant,supermarket,andsupplychainindustries.From

technologicalsolutionstoeducationalcampaigns,foodproducersandsellersarelookingforwaystousemoreof

whatwe'realreadygrowing.Butlastmonth,onepopularNewYorkCityrestauranttriedadifferentway:It

changeditsmenutoexclusively（專門）offerfoodthatwouldotherwisebethrownaway.

FortwoweeksinMarch,GreenwichVillage'sBlueHillrestaurantwasrenamedwastED,andserveditems

likefriedskatecartilage,ajuicepulpburger,andadumpsterdiver'svegetablesalad.Eachdishwastailor-madeto

raiseawarenessregardingfoodwasu.

AstudybytheFoodWasteAlliancedeterminedthattheaveragerestaurantgenerates33poundsoffoodwaste

forevery$1,000inrevenue（收入）、andofthatwasteonly15.7%isdonatedorrecycled.Upto84.3%issimply

thrownout.RestaurantslikeSilointheUKhaveexperimentedwithzero-wastesystems,butwastEDtookthe

concepttoitslogicalconclusion.

ItshouldbenotedthatnoneoftheitemsonwastED'smenuwastechnicallymadefromgarbage.Instead,all

theingredients（配料）usedwereexamplesofmeatcutsandproducethatmostrestaurantswouldneverconsider

serving.Thingslikekaleribs,fishcollars,rejectedsweetpotatoes,andcucumberbuttswereallre-appropriatedand,

withthehelpofanumberofgoodchefs,turnedintoexcellentcuisine.

ThoughwastEDreceivedenthusiasticreviews,itwasdesignedfromthestartasashort-livedexperiment;Blue

Hillhassincereturnedtoitsregularmenu.Nevertheless,itservesasareminderthattherearcmanywaysto

addressproblemsofsustainability,andthatyoucanmakeanamazingmealoutofalmostanything.

12.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'searlylife?

A.liewitnessedfoodshortage.D.lieenjoyedthelocalcuisine.

C.HedonatedfoodtoAfricans.D.Hehelpedtocookathome.

13.WhydidBlueHillcarryouttheexperiment?

A.Tocustomizedishesforguests.B.Tomakethepublicawareoffoodwaste.

C.Totestafoodprocessingmethod.D.ToimprovetheUK'szero-wastesystems.

14.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Whytheingredientswereused.B.Whichdisheswerebestliked.

C.Whatthedishesweremadeof.D.Wheretheingredientswerebought.

15.WhatcanwelearnaboutwastED?

A.Ithasendedasplanned.B.Itiscreatingnewjobs.

C.Ithasregainedpopularity.D.Itiscriticizedbytopchefs.

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（2025年1月浙江卷）Anoveldesignapproachtogardeninghasbeengaininginpopularityworldwide.

Referredtoasmatrixplanting,thisapproachaimsfornaturetodoalotmoreoftheheavyliftinginthegarden,and

evensomeofthedesigning.Eschewingfertilizers（化肥）andpowertools,it'sbasedonanelegantlysimple

principle;togardenmorclikenaturedocs.

TheconceptwasbornwhenGermancityplannerssoughttoplantlargeareasofparklandafterWork!WarIIin

areproduciblewaythatwouldneedminimalmaintenance.Plannerscreatedplantingmixesthatcouldbeused

modularly（模塊化）.Inamatrixgarden,plantswithsimilarculturalneedsaregroupedsothattheywillgrow

togetheraboveandbelowground,formingacooperativeecosystemthatconserveswateranddiscouragesweeds.

DutchplantsmananddesignerPietOudolPsgardenspopularizedthisstyle,addingartislicflavorstothe

plantingmixeswhileplayingwithcolorandform,includingfour-seasoninterestandservingtheneedsofwildlife.

Beautifulyear-round,theyinviteyoutoenjoy（hesmallestdetail,from（hesoundofgrassesin（hegentlewindto

thesculptureofodd-lookingseedheads.

Ittakesalotofthoughttolookthisnatural.Whilematrixgardensappearwild,theyarecarefullyplanned,with

culturalneedsthefirstconsideration.Ledbytheconceptof“rightplant,rightplace,ntheymatchplantsthatenjoy

thesamesoil,sunandweatherconditions,andarrange（hemaccordingtotheirpatternsofgrowth.

Thebenefitsarcsubstantialforbothgardenerandplanet.Withhumaninputsdramaticallyreduced,the

garden'secologycandevelopwell.Establishedmatrixgardensshouldnotneedthelifesupportwegivemost

gardens:fertilizer,dividing,regularwatering.Comparedtotraditionalgardenplots,theyincreasecarbonabsorption,

reducestormwaterrunoffandboosthabitatandb沁diversitysignificantly.

28.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“Eschewin?！眎nthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Runningoutof.B.Keepingawayfrom.

C.Puttingupwith.D.Takingadvantageof.

29.Whywastheideaofmatrixplantingintroduced?

A.Tocontrolweedsinlargegardens.B.Tobringinforeignspeciesofplants.

C.Toconservesoilandwaterresources.D.Todeveloplow-maintenanceparkland.

30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPietOudolPsgardens?

A.Traditional.B.Odd-looking.

C.Tasteful.D.Well-protected.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ThefutureofgardeningisWILD.B.NaturetreatsalllivesasEQUALS.

C.MatrixgardensneedmoreCARE.D.OldgardenplotsworkWONDERS.

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（2025年1月浙江卷）Asnewtechnologiestakeonincreasinglyhumanlikequalities,there'sbeenapushto

makethemgenderless.4tPeoplearestereotyping（形成刻板印象）theirgenderedobjectsinverytraditionalways,“

saysAshleyMartin,aStanfordassociateprofessoroforganizationalbehavior.Removinggenderfrom（hepicture

altogetherseemslikeasimplewaytofixthis.YetasMartinhasfoundinherwork,genderisoneofthe

fundamentalwayspeopleformconnectionswithobjects,particularlythosedesignedwithhumancharacteristics.

Inherstudy,Martinaskedparticipantstoratetheirattachmenttomale,female,andgenderlessversionsofa

digitalvoiceassistantandaself-drivingcarknownas"Miuu."Itwasfoundthatgenderincreasedusers5feelingsof

attachmenttothesedevicesandtheirinterestinpurchasingthem.Forexample,participantssaidtheywouldbeless

likelytobuyagenderlessvoiceassistantthanversionswithmaleorfemalevoices.

Whilegenderingaproductmaybegoodmarketing,itmayalsostrengthenoutdatedorharmfulideasabout

powerandidentity.Thestereotypescommonlyassociatedwithmen,suchascompetitivenessanddominance,are

morevalued（hanthoseassociatedwithwomen.Thesequalities,inturn,aremappedontoproductsthathavebeen

assignedagender.

Martin'sstudyalsofoundthatcreatingagenderlessobjectwasdifficult.Forinstance,ifanobjectsnamewas

meanttosoundgenderless,likeMiuu.participantswouldstillassignagendertoit—theywouldassumeMiuuwas

a“he”or“she.”

Martinseesasilverlining,however:Shebelievesthatanthropomorphism（擬人化）“providesanopportunity

tochangestcrcotypcs.^^Whenwomenarcputintopositionsofleadershiplikerunningcompanies,itreduces

negativestereotypesaboutwomen.Similarly,anthropomorphizedproductscouldbecreatedtotakeor

stereotype-inconsistentroles—amalerobotthatassistswithnursingorafemalerobot（hathelpsdocalculations,

forinstance.

32.Whatisthepurposeofmakingnewtechnologiesgenderless?

A.Toreducestereotypes.B.Tomeetpublicdemand.

C.Tocutproductioncosts.D.Toencouragecompetition.

33.Whatweretheparticipantsprobablyaskedtodointhestudy?

A.Designaproduct.B.Respondtoasurvey.

C.Workasassistants.D.Takealanguagetest.

34.Whyisitdifficulttocreategenderlessobjects?

A.Theycannotbemass-produced.B.Namingthemisachallengingtask.

C.Peopleassumetheyarcunreliable.D.Genderisrootedinpeople'smind.

35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thequalityofgenderlessproducts.B.Theupsideofgenderingaproduct.

C.Themeaningofanthiopomorphism.D.Thestereotypesofmenandwomen.

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（2025年d匕京卷）Nottoolongago,onacoldwinternight,therewasateenagerwhowantedmorescreen

timeandaparentwhosaidno.Theteenagerwasadvocatingforherrighttoscroll（翻屏）foranextra3（）minutes.

Theparentarguedthatnoneofherfriends,parentsletthemhavescreensafter9o'clock.**1thought,inthisfamily,

wcdon'tcompareourselveswithotherpeople,Dad?”theteenagerreplied.Theparent—whowasme,bytheway

—justgotserved.Sincetheywereyoung,Ihavetoldmykidsnottocomparethemselveswithotherpeople.Ihave

arguedcountlesstimesthatcomparisonsarcthe“thiefofjoy”.

Althoughmydaughterdidn'twin,shedidhelpexposeoneoftheworstpiecesofadviceIhaveevergiven.In

mydefence,Ididwhatwe'vealldonebefore,whichisrepeatreceivedwisdomwithoutexploringthenuances.But

nowisthetimetosettherecordstraight,whichstartswithquestioningtheideathatallsocialcomparisonis

unhealthy.

Socialcomparisonsdo,ofcourse,oftengetusintoemotionaltrouble.Buttheycanbeharnessed1利用）for

ourbettermentifwcunderstandhowtheywork.Thesocialcomparisonswcmake—onesthatleadustofeelgood

orbadaboutourselves—arevitaltoourabilitytothrive（成長）.Scienceprovidesaguidewecanusetoharness

thewayweperformthesecomparisonstoreducetheirnegativeemotionalimpacts.

Comparingyourselfwithsomeonewhoisoutperfonningyoucouldresultinfeelingsofenvyifyoufocuson

thethingstheyhaveandyoudon't,oritcanbeenergizingandinspiringifyouusethesecomparisonsasasourceof

motivation,fbrexample,4iIftheycanachievethat,socanL”Comparingyourselfwithsomeonewhoisdoingworse

thanyoucouldresultinfearandworryifyouthinkabouthowyoucouldfallintosimilarcircumstances,oritcan

drawoutfeelingsofgratitudeandappreciationifyouusethatcomparisontobroadenyourviews—forexample,

“Wow,thingscouldbemuchworse;I'mdoinggreat.”

WhatIwishItaughtmydaugh:erearlierarethesenuances.Hov/wefeelaboutourselvesrestsnotjuston

whomwccompareourselveswithbutalsoonhowwcthinkaboutthatcomparison.That'ssomethingwcallhave

controlover.

28.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisdaughter'sargument?

A.Excited.B.Inspired.C.Energized.D.Relieved.

29.Whatdocstheword“nuances”underlinedinParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Majorachievements.B.Complexfeelings.

C.Significantimpacts.D.Finedifferences.

30.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ComparingOurselveswithOthersCanBecomeaHealthyHabit

B.ComparingOurselveswithOthersCanStrengthenFamilyTies

C.SocialComparisonsCanGetUsintoEmotionalTrouble

D.SocialComparisonsCanBeControlledbyScience

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（2025年北京卷）Thecallto“knowyourself'hasbeentheresinceancienttimes,butoursenseofselfdoesn't

alwaysmatchwhatothersperceive.Consideringthestorieswctellaboutourselvescanhelpustochangeourminds

forbetter.

Formanyyearspsychologistssawidentityasacombinationofsomeone'svalues,beliefs,goalsandsocial

roles.Then,inthe1980s,BobJohnsoncreatedthelifestorymodelofidentity,inwhichheproposesthat,aswcgo

throughlife,thesecorefeaturesarebuiltinwithourmemoriestocreateapersonalstorythroughwhichwe

understandourlives.

Ourlifestoryissomethingthatstartscomingtogetherinourteenageyears,whenwebegintoorganiseour

livesintochaptersaroundkeyeventsorlifechanges,andbegintoseeourselvesasboththecentralcharacterand,to

avaryingextent,thestory'sauthor.Peoplewithmoreconsistentstoriestendtohaveastrongersenseofidentity,

andtheyfeeltheirlitehasmoremeaning,directionandsenseofpurpose.Suchpeopleshowgreateroveralllife

satisfaction,too.

Johnsonhasalsoinvestigated（helinkbetweenwell-beingandcertainstorythemes.Hediscoveredthat

whethersomeonedescribeshavinghadsomecontrolovereventsintheirpastisanimportantpredictorofaperson's

mentalhealth.Anotherkeythemeinvolvesfindingsomekindofpositivemeaningafterstressfulevents.t4People

couldtalkaboutgainingknowledgeorpersonalgrowth,''saysJohnson.Hisresearchshowsthatthisisoften

missingforpeoplewithmentalhealthconditions.Thegoodnewsisthatthereisevidencewecanlearntochange

ourownstory.

LisaGreen,anotherresearcher,soundsafewnotesofcaution（謹(jǐn)慎）.Forinstance,hearingaboutthepowerof

redemptive（拯救性的）stories,manypeoplemayfeelforcedtofindapositiveangleonhorribleevenls.Shesays

thatWesternculturealreadypushespeopletolookforthesilverliningbehindeverycloud.

Ifyouwanttoturnoveranewleaf,though,onetoptipisthatithelpstochooseasignificantdatethatsignals

thestartofanew“chapter”.Contratytopopulardoubt,resolutionsmadeon1Januaryarcmoreeffectivefbrthis

reason.So,whetheryourgoalissavingmoneyorgettingfit,thereisnobettertimetobecometheauthorofour

owndestiny（命運(yùn)）.

31.Whatcanbeinferredaboutpersonalstories?

A.Theyarcunrelatedtohealth.B.Consistentonesleadtostress.

CTheyarerelevanttohappiness.D.Thematiconesholdbackchange.

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Talkingaboutgainsfromfailureisnegative.B.NewYearresolutionsarewellreceived.

C.TheWesttendstoovervalueoptimism.D.Socialrolesfailtobehighlighted.

33.Whatdoestheauthormainlydointhispassage?

A.Clarifyagoal.B.Analyseanevent.

C.Makeacomparison.D.Illustrateanapproach.

34.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howself-identityworks.B.Howstory-tellersaremade.

C.Howpersonalstoriesraisedoubts.D.Howtimingaffectspersonalidentity.

模擬試題

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(2025?福建福州?名校高三下學(xué)期5月適應(yīng)性聯(lián)考)Guluanymuvicihcalciur叩51svenue,andit's

obviousthere'saninvisiblebondthatformsfromlaughing,crying,andsimplyfeelingwhilebmshingshoulders

withothers.Researcheshavelongbackedup(hissenseofconnection,butsomeaspectsofthephenomenon

remainedunclear.Now,anewstudyisofferinginsight.

WritinginthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience,VictorChungoftheEcoleNormaleSuperieureinFrance

andhisteamreportedhowtheyexaminedthematterbyinvitingstiangerstowatchvideostogetherinsamesex

pairs.

Pairsofstrangerswatchedthreetypesofvideostogether:positive,negative,andneutralwithacurtain

betweenthem(hatwaseitheropenorclosed.Atthestartoftheexperimenttheresearchersaskedeachparticipant

whetherthey'dliketomeettheothermemberoftheirpairagain.Afterwatchingeachvideo,participantsreported

theiremotionsandfeelingsofconnectedness,andafterseeingallthreevideostheywereaskedonceagainabout

theirfeelingstowardstheotherparticipant.

Theresultsshowedtheemotionalfilmsgeneratedstrongerresponsesthantheneutralfilm.Crucially,the

teamsaidparticipants'feelingsofconnectednesswithinthepairswasboostedwhentheyexperiencedmoreintense

emotions.However,thiswasonlythecasewhenparticipantswatchedthefilmswiththecurtainbetweenthemopen.

Theresearcherssaidthatwhetherornotthepairscouldseeeachotherhadnoimpactonhowpositivelyor

negativelytheyfeltaboutthefilms.

“Wefoundthatsilentlywatchingemotionalfilmstogetherwithanotherindividualisassociatedwithsocial

bonding,evenwhenthispersonisastrangerandwithoutanyverbalcommunication,''saidChung,thestudyauthor.

Theteamaddedthatthefindingsmayhelpexplainwhypeopleseekoutgroupactivitiesthatgeneratestrong

emotions,**evenparticipatinginsadmemorialsthatcausenegativeemotions."Inotherwords,becauseemotion

bondsus,andhumanshaveafundamentaldesiretobelong,we'reupforexperiencesonemightthinkwe'd

naturallywanttoavoid.

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchmethodofVictorChung'steam?

A.Theyinvitedpairsofstrangersofdifferentgenderstowatchvideos.

B.Participantswatchedthevideoswithoutanyphysicalbarriersbetweenthem.

C.Participantswereaskedabouttheirfeelingsonlyonceduringtheexperiment.

D.Theycomparedparticipants'responsestothreetypesofvideoswithdifferentemotionaltones.

29.Accordingtothestudy,whichofthefollowingfactorsmostaffectsthesenseofconnectednessbetween

panicipants?

A.Thetypeofthevideotheywatched.

B.Whethertheycouldseeeachotherduringwatching.

C.Theintensityofemotionsthevideoaroused.

D.Theorderinwhichtheywatchedthevideos.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentence“ihiswasonlythecasewhenparticipantswatchedthefilms

withthecurtainbetweenthemopen''inParagraph4?

A.Watchingvideoswiththec