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    阅读理解。
    Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report
    today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at
    paying up when under the gaze (注视) of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.
    Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a
    cupboard of mugs above an-honesty box alongside a kettle ,with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks,
    they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.
    Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real
    they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. They effect may arise from behavioral
    characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of
    survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.
    "If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we're being
    watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards
    us, "Dr. Bateson said.
    "We thought we'd get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they
    made. Even at a subconscious (潜意识的) level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be
    because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved (进化) to respond to."
    The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to
    practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and
    improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.
    1. This passage is mainly about _________.
    A. the policy of honesty
    B. an honesty box to collect money
    C. evolution on honesty
    D. an experiment on honesty
    2. The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers ________.
    A. wanted to get a comparatively more exact result
    B. had known they wanted to do something illegally
    C. meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues
    D. intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price
    3. People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because ________.
    A. they want to leave a good impression
    B. they fear to be laughed at by others
    C. they've got the nature through evolution
    D. they take the photo for a real pair of eyes
    4. The underlined phrase" sheds light on" in the last paragraph means _____.
    A. causes somebody to become cheerful
    B. makes something easier to understand
    C. comes upon something by accident
    D. brings something into the broad daylight
    本题信息:2012年浙江省模拟题英语阅读理解难度较难 来源:姜雪
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为了保证较高准确率,建议同学们做好以下几点:   
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现,越是容易的试题,同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢?因为在这种情况下,同学们极易产生麻痹思想,认为题目好做,就不引起高度重视,于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点,设计陷阱题。所以,无论试题难易与否,我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易,不欣喜;试题难,不悲观。   
2、根据前面讲到的方法,认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。   
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义,确定多义词或短语在文中的意思,确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象,或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子,切不可望文生义。   
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接,只要弄清事实,即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。