11.Two years ago,a Dutch creative company opened a concept restaurant in Amsterdam that would be,in the words of its founder,"the perfect place to have dinner alone."The restaurant is called Eenmaal-this name has been translated into English as"dinner for one"-and was launched in an attempt to start removing the stigma(污名) connected to going out alone.Obviously picking up on the same cultural trend,a new fast-casual restaurant in Washington,D.C.has seating with individual dishes,an arrangement that satisfies single diners.
A study in the Journal of Consumer Research gets at why most people are so unwilling to leave home and do fun things on their own.In a series of experiments,the University of Maryland's Rebecca Ratner and Georgetown's Rebecca Hamilton showed that when it comes to going to the movies or to dinner,subjects(受試者) are in agreement that they won't enjoy themselves as much if they aren't going with any of their friends."People decide not to do things all the time just because they're alone,"Ratner told The Washington Post."But the thing is that they would probably be happier going out and doing something all by themselves."
The researchers found the main reason people didn't think they'd enjoy themselves was that they were afraid other people would think they didn't have any friends.They thought they'd be seen as unusual,antisocial,and strange for going somewhere without friends,but said they wouldn't attach these labels(標(biāo)簽) as strongly to someone they witnessed,say,sitting alone at a movie theater.
Ratner and Hamilton also ran some experiments to see how they might be able to push people to go out by themselves.They realized that there wasn't the same mental block against going to the grocery store alone,and supposed that this was because shopping stood for getting something done.Sure enough,subjects who considered going to a coffee shop on their own thought it sounded more enjoyable when they were told they would have reading material and could be productive than when they were going simply to enjoy a drink.Getting people to think of an experience as an accomplishment might make them more likely to do it without a friend's company.
In the absence of fellow diners,many of the customers at Eenmaal,the blog Food Republic reported,ended up staring at their phones anyway.These days,when a phone is never farther than an arm's length away,"alone"just doesn't mean what it used to.
25.The two restaurants mentioned in Paragraph 1were opened toB.
A.offer delicious and healthy food to customers
B.encourage people to have dinner out alone
C.satisfy different requirements from different customers
D.spread local culture and customs among visitors
26.According to Rebecca Ratner,what is the surprising finding of their research?C
A.It's hard for people to decide whether to go out with friends or by themselves.
B.People would rather stay at home than do something amusing out.
C.There may be more pleasure when doing things alone than with others.
D.People should learn some social skills and enjoy staying with others.
27.According to the passage,people who want to do things with their friendsA.
A.care much about others'opinions about them
B.have emotional or mental problems
C.a(chǎn)re too busy to complete their tasks alone
D.a(chǎn)re greatly affected by their friends
28.We can infer from the passage that doing things alone can bring people a sense ofC.
A.securityB.belongingC.a(chǎn)chievement D.responsibility.
分析 研究表明,獨(dú)立做事能給人帶來(lái)更多快樂和成就感.
解答 25-28:BCAC
25.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段的the perfect place to have dinner alone和an arrangement that satisfies single diners可知兩個(gè)飯店開放的目的是鼓勵(lì)人們?cè)谕鈫为?dú)就差,故選B.
26.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段的But the thing is that they would probably be happier going out and doing something all by themselves可知這個(gè)研究令人驚訝的發(fā)現(xiàn)是單獨(dú)做事情會(huì)讓自己更高興,故選C.
27.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段的they were afraid other people would think…strange for going somewhere without friends可知,那些希望與朋友一起做事的人很在意別人對(duì)自己的看法.故選A.
28.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知,當(dāng)人們把一件事當(dāng)成任務(wù)時(shí),他們更愿意獨(dú)自去完成.由此可推知,獨(dú)立做事能給人帶來(lái)成就感.故選C.
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