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1、 Unit2 同步检测.阅读理解AWhen I was a kid，I used to spend hours listening to Adam Carolla and Dr.Drew Pinsky on their Sunday night radio show Loveline.I listened so often that I began to use one of their wellknown phrases“good times”in my daily conversations.Scientists have a name for this phenomenon：behavi
2、oral mimicryYouve probably experienced this before：after spending enough time with another person，you might start to pick up on his or her behavior or speech habits.You might even start to develop your friends habits without realizing it.There is a large body of literature concerning this sort of ph
3、enomenon，and it regularly happens for everything from body postures to accents to drink patterns.For example，one study found that young adults were more likely to drink their drinks directly after their samesex drinking partners，than to drink at their own paces.And the effect isnt limited to reallif
4、e facetoface activities.Another study found that the same youdrinkthenIdrink pattern held even when watching a movie! In other words，people were more likely to take a drink of their drinks in a theater after watching the actors on the screen enjoy a drink.At least I dont feel so strange anymore，havi
5、ng picked up on Adam Carollas“good times”New research published today in the journal PLOS ONE indicates that the same sort of behavioral mimicry is responsible for social eating，at least among universityage women of normal weight.Thats right：the young women were more likely to adjust their eating ac
6、cording to the eating pace of their samesex dining companion.As with most experiments，these results raise a whole new set of questions.Still，the finding that behavioral mimicry may at least partly account for eating behavior is important，and has real effects on health.The researchers note that “as l
7、ong as people dont fully recognize such important influences on intake，it will be difficult to make healthy food choices and keep a healthy diet，especially when people are exposed to the eating behavior of others”【文章大意】这是一篇说明文，作者通过自己的经历引出“行为模仿”这一话题，并通过描述各种情景解释“行为模仿”及其影响。1The author takes his own exa
8、mple of using“good times” to _Aexpress his love for the show Bprove the popularity of the show Cdraw the readers attention Dintroduce the topic of the passage解析：选D。推理判断题。从第一段最后一句话以及下文内容可推知，作者用自己的经历作为例子，是为了引出“behavioral mimicry”这一话题，故选D。2The underlined word “mimicry” in Paragraph 1 is closest in mean
9、ing to “_”AcopyingBadjustingCrecognition Dobservation解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据下文对“behavioral mimicry”这一现象进行的诠释可推知，这是一种不自觉地模仿身边伙伴的行为的现象。因此mimicry应是“模仿”的意思。3Which of the following is NOT an example of behavioral mimicry? AA boy eats his popcorn after watching the actor eats.BA boy buys a Nike shirt when he finds
10、 his deskmate has one.CA girl unconsciously sits straight just as others do.DA girl takes on the Yorkshire accent after a months stay.解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文中对“behavioral mimicry”的诠释中的关键词“without realizing it”“from body postures to accents to drink patterns”等可判断B项的行为不属于行为模仿。4It can be inferred from the last
11、 paragraph that _.Abehavioral mimicry is beneficial to our healthBbehavioral mimicry decides our eating behaviorCthere are doubts on the research resultsDthere are people always exposed to bad eating habits解析：选C。推理判断题。从最后一段的第一句可推知，人们对于研究结果有疑问，故选C。A项断章取义，最后一段只说这一发现对健康有影响，意识到行为模仿对饮食的重要影响对健康饮食有好处，而并未说行
12、为模仿一定对健康有益；B项忽略了最后一段第二句中的“at least partly”，故B项错误；D项是对最后一段的最后一句的错误理解。BI was driving home the other day on a sunny afternoon.I had a smile on my face as I sang along to the songs on the radio.It was such a beautiful day that I felt full of happiness.My good mood ended，however，when the radio station to
13、ok a news break between songs.Then suddenly I found myself listening to yet another story of a rich famous man who had broken the law.I shook my head as I came to a red traffic light.As I pulled to a stop I noticed four leatherjacketed bikers.They were standing in the middle of the road with two on
14、either side of the light.They looked rough and dangerous，but as I got closer I noticed each one was holding their helmet in their hands.I rolled down my window as one approached my car.“We are the Brother of the Wheel，”he said.“We are collecting money for Christmas Toy Drive for needy children.”As I
15、 pulled a dollar out of my wallet I looked past his beard and into his eyes.They shined with goodness and kindness that came right from his soul.I dropped the money in his helmet and waved to the other bikers as I drove off.My good mood had returned.My faith in mankind had been bolsteredAnd I rememb
16、ered once again never to judge people by their appearance.Our society often judges books by their covers but God reads what is written in our hearts and souls.Perhaps one day we will all learn to see the world through the same eyes.Perhaps one day we will realize that looks matter little and actions matter much.【文
