Question

We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. In reality, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.

In fact, this is one of the ways that we're tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look.

First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of(失去對…的意識) time.

Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.

This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline(腎上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.

Another occasion when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps(午覺). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive(感知) time again.

Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.

1. How many examples of being tricked by time are mentioned in the article?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

2.When people feel that an experience is longer than it really is, _________.

A. a chemical called adrenaline is playing a role

B. they are concentrating on what they are doing

C. they are responding faster to the changes around them

D. they could be facing danger or feeling bored

3. According to the passage, in which situation do we make mistakes about time?

A. We have a math test when we fall down from a high place.

B. We have trouble telling what time it is after a 20 minutes’ nap.

C. We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up.

D. We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays.

4.What is the article mainly about?

A. How emotions affect time keeping abilities.

B. Tests which scientists carried out about time.

C. The best amount of time for an afternoon nap.

D. Mistakes that people make in their understandings of time.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述人們在對時間的理解上所犯的幾種常見錯誤。

1. of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities第四段Here is another example.第六段Another occasion….可知本文一共提及了三個列子，故選B

2. people thought it was much longer than it actually was.This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger,人們認(rèn)為比實際時間更長，這是因為我們的身體回應(yīng)危險的方式，故選D

3. when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of(失去對…的意識) time.當(dāng)我們在玩的時候我們更注意我們正在做的事情，可能失去了對時間的意識，可推知，當(dāng)我們在考試時，高度集中在試卷的寫作上，而失去了對時間的意識，故選C

4. website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look網(wǎng)站列出了我們關(guān)于時間的幾種錯誤印象，讓我們來看一看，后文就是講這幾種錯誤，可知全文就是講人們在理解時間上所犯的錯誤，故選D

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