Question

According to new research，there could be a social hierarchy（等級）attached to where people stand in the lift．More senior men stand at the back，young men in the middle and women of all ages at the front．
Most people know that awkward feeling when you shuffle（拖著鞋走）into an elevator with other people and try not to make eye contact．
But new research suggests it may be down to a subconscious power struggle being played out as you make your way up or down．
A study found that people decide where they stand based on a micro social hierarchy，established within seconds of entering the lift．
Rebekah Rousi，a Ph．D．student in cognitive science，conducted all ethnographic study of elevator behaviour in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide，Australia．
As part of her research，she took a total of 30 lift rides in the two buildings，and discovered there was an established order to where people tended to stand．
In a blog for Ethnography Matters，she writes that more senior men seemed to direct themselves towards the back of the elevator cabins．
She said，“In front of them were younger men，and in front of them were women of all ages．”
She also noticed there was a difference in where people directed their gaze half way through the ride．
Men watched the monitors，looked in the side mirrors（in one building）to see themselves，and in the door mirrors（of the other building）to also watch others．
Women would watch the monitors and avoid eye contact with other users（unless in conversation）and the mirrors，she writes．
The doctorate student concluded it could be that people who are shyer stand toward the front，where they can’t see other passengers，whereas bolder people stand in the back，where they have a view of everyone else．
小題1:According to the passage，where do women likes to stand in the lift?

A．At the back．	B．At the front．
C．In the middle．	D．On the right．

小題2:What causes people to feel uncomfortable when entering the an elevator?

A．The manner people went into the lift．

B．The limited space in the lift．

C．The subconscious power struggle.

D．The micro social hierarchy．

小題3:Why did Rebekah Rousi take 30 lift rides in buildings in Adelaide，Australia?

A．To enjoy the tallest office building．

B．To make a study of elevator behavior．

C．To go to work there．

D．To experience the ride by elevator．

小題4:Which of following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A．Women are more attentive than men in the lift．

B．Both women and men like to watch the monitors in the lift．

C．The shyer you are，the more likely you are to stand at the back in the lift．

D．Why where you stand in the lift reflects your social status．

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：
電梯里會自動形成一個微型等級環(huán)境。年紀大的人會靠后站，這樣他們能看到電梯里的每一個人；青年男子會站在電梯間的中間，而女性則站在靠電梯門的地方。
小題1:細節(jié)題。由第一段More senior men stand at the back，young men in the middle and women of all ages at the front 一句可知，女性會站在電梯靠門的地方。選擇B項。
小題2:細節(jié)題。由第三段But new research suggests it （the awkward feeling）may be down to a subconscious power struggle…一句可知， 走進電梯間時窘迫的感覺來自潛意識中的“權(quán)力斗爭”。be down to sth.：本文意為：最終歸結(jié)為。故C項正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。由第五段Rebekah Rousi … conducted all ethnographic study of elevator behaviour in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide，Australia 一句可知，她在兩棟高樓電梯里觀察人們的行為。故選B項。
小題4:主旨大意題。A項文中無依據(jù)；B,C項只是文章的細節(jié)性事實。本文描述了電梯里的等級現(xiàn)象并闡述了原因：靠后站是因為膽大或心理強勢，考前站是因為靦腆或心理弱勢。故D項正確。