15.You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride.Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it.But Lee Gray,PhD of the University of North Carolina,US,has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport.He is known as the"Elevator Guy".
"The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (禮儀) is sort of odd (奇怪的),"Gray told the BBC."Elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward places."
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door.If someone else comes in,we may have to move.And here,according to Gray,lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements.He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift,you can do whatever you want-it's your own little box.
If there are two of you,you go into different corners,standing diagonally (對角線地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters,you will unconsciously form a triangle.And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square,with someone in every corner.A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively.Once in,for most people the rule is simple-look down,or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
"You don't have enough space,"Professor Babette Renneberg,a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin,told the BBC."Usually when we meet other people,we have about an arm's length of distance between us.And that's not possible in most elevators."
In such a small,enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd."The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,"she said.
56.The main purpose of the article is toB.
A.remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
B.tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C.share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
D.a(chǎn)nalyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
57.According to Gray,when people enter an elevator,they usuallyD.
A.turn around and greet one another
B.look around or examine their phone
C.make eye contact with those in the elevator
D.try to keep a distance from other people
58.Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?(The point in the chart refers to one person.)C

59.The underlined phrase"size up"in Paragraph 7is closest in meaning toA.
A.judge            B.ignore        C.put up with        D.make the best of
60.According to the article,people feel awkward in lifts because ofB.
A.someone's odd behaviors                    
B.the lack of space
C.their unfamiliarity with one another            
D.their eye contact with one another.

分析 我們?nèi)粘J褂秒娞輹r不會過多思考電梯這個工具,而 Lee Gray 研究出這種公共工具被忽視的形式,介紹了潛在的電梯禮儀.

解答 56-60 BDCAB
56.B 主旨題.結(jié)合第一段前兩句"You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride.Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it.But Lee Gray,PhD,of the University of North Carolina,US,has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport."可知,"我們"日常使用電梯時不會過多思考電梯這個工具,而 Lee Gray 研究出這種公共工具被忽視的形式,文章以此展開,介紹了潛在的電梯禮儀.故正確答案為B.
57:D 細(xì)節(jié)題.結(jié)合第五段"If there are two of you,you go into different corners,standing diagonally(對角線地) across from each other to create distance"可知,當(dāng)人們走進電梯時,會站在與在電梯里的人有一定距離的地方,即與其他人保持距離.故正確答案為D.
58:C  細(xì)節(jié)題.結(jié)合第六段第二句"when there is a fourth person it becomes a square,with someone in every corner"可知,當(dāng)有四個人在電梯中時,他們所站的位置會形成一個正方形,所以C項符合文意.結(jié)合第五段"If there are two of you,you go into different corners,standing diagonally(對角線地) across from each other to create distance."可知,當(dāng)兩個人在電梯中時,他們所站的位置形成一個對角線來拉開他們之間的距離,所以A項不符合文意.結(jié)合第六段第一句"When a third person enters,you will unconsciously form a triangle."可知,當(dāng)三個人在電梯中時,他們所站的位置會不自覺地形成一個三角形,所以B項不符合文意.結(jié)合第六段第三句"A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle."可知,當(dāng)五個人在電梯里,會是前四個人站成一個正方形,新進來的第五個人不得不站在中間,所以D項不符合文意.故正確答案為C.
59.A  詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上面分析的電梯里人們的行為,結(jié)合句中的"when the doors slide open and then act decisively"可知,該詞的意思是:要進入電梯的人通常會判斷電梯里的情況,然后決定自己的行為方向,故選A.
60:B 細(xì)節(jié)題.結(jié)合倒數(shù)第二段第一句"You don't have enough space"可知,在電梯時"我們"沒有足夠大的空間所以會感到局促不安.故正確答案為B.

點評 學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷.

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