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[1] Scientist proves better busy than doing nothing, research has found. Keeping the mind occupied with tasks—no matter how meaningless—keeps off negativeemotions, the study found.
[2] However, the bad news is that humans seem born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioural scientist at Chicago University.
[3] In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever choice they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Two-thirds (68 per cent) chose to take a shortcut. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put. Prof Hsee concluded __________________ helped keep people happy.
[4] He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy guidance. "Governments may increase the happiness of idle（閑散的）citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless", he suggested.
[5] At the individual level, he advised: "Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it." He added, "By the way, thinking deeply or busy with self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too. You do not need to be running around—you just need to be busy, either physically or mentally."
【小題1】What is the purpose of the text? (no more than 8 words)
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【小題2】Why did two-thirds (68 per cent) choose to take a shortcut? (no more than 8 words)
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【小題3】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 2 words)
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【小題4】What does the word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to? ( no more than 2 words)
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【小題5】What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)
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Answer 1

【小題1】To persuade / advise / tell us to keep busy / busier.
To tell us the busier, the happier.
【小題2】Because humans seem born to be lazy.
【小題3】keeping busy/being busy
【小題4】doing things/doing something/being busy/keeping busy
【小題5】 We need to be busy, either physically or mentally. (答對逗號前部分，只得1分)

解析試題分析：本文主要講述的是一些研究報告顯示無論在什么時候，我們都要讓自己一直很忙碌，因為忙碌對我們的身體有很大的好處。
【小題1】To persuade / advise / tell us to keep busy / busier.
To tell us the busier, the happier.
根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知讓自己忙碌總比什么也不做好，對我們的健康有很大的好處。故本文是為了說服我們不要懶惰，要忙碌起來。
【小題2】Because humans seem born to be lazy.
細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一行the bad news is that humans seem born to be lazy in order to save energy。
【小題3】keeping busy/being busy
根據(jù)前句Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.可知那些選擇步行的人感覺更快樂。故這里應(yīng)該填寫keep busy讓自己忙碌。
【小題4】doing things/doing something/being busy/keeping busy
推理題。根據(jù)Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it." He added,說明這里的it就是指前面的讓自己做一些事情，即使有些事情沒有意義。
【小題5】 We need to be busy, either physically or mentally. (答對逗號前部分，只得1分)
段落大意題。根據(jù)本段最后一句You do not need to be running around—you just need to be busy, either physically or mentally."可知要讓自己無論是精神上還是在身體上都忙碌起來，這樣才充實。
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點評：本文主要講述的是一些研究報告顯示無論在什么時候，我們都要讓自己一直很忙碌，因為忙碌對我們的身體有很大的好處。本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。