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B、more confirmed
C、less clear
D、less controlled
If you’ve ever started a sentence with, “If I were you...” or found yourself scratching your head at a colleague’s agony over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear,there’s a scientific reason behind it. Our own decision-making abilities can become depleted over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices, but choosing on behalf of someone else is an enjoyable task that doesn’t suffer the same pitfalls. The problem is “decision fatigue,” a psychological phenomenon that on the quality of your choices after a long day of decision making, says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.
Physicians who have been on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients when it’s unwise to do so. “Presumably it’s because it’s simple and easy to write a prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further,” Polman says.
But decision fatigue goes away when you are making the decision for someone else. When people imagine themselves as advisers and imagine their own choices as belonging to someone else, they feel less tired and rely less on decision shortcuts to make those choices. “By taking upon the role of adviser rather than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue,” he says. “It’s as if there’s something fun and liberating about making someone else’s choice.”
Getting input from others not only offers a fresh perspective and thought process, it often also includes riskier choices. While this sounds undesirable, it can be quite good, says Polman. “When people experience decision fatigue—when they are tired of making choices—they have a tendency to choose to go with the status quo (现状), he says. But the status quo can be problematic, since a change in the course of action can sometimes be important and lead to a positive outcome.”
In order to achieve a successful outcome or reward, some level of risk is almost always essential. “People who are susceptible to decision fatigue will likely choose to do nothing over something,” he says. “That’s not to say that risk is always good, but it is related to taking action, whereas decision fatigue assuredly leads to inaction and the possible chagrin(懊恼)of a decision maker who might otherwise prefer a new course but is unfortunately hindered.”
Just because you can make good choices for others doesn’t mean you’ll do the same for yourself, Polman cautions. “Research has found that women negotiate higher salaries for others than they do for themselves,” he says, adding that people slip in and out of decision roles.
What does the author say about people making decisions?
A.They may become exhausted by making too many decisions for themselves.
B.They are more cautious in making decisions for others than for themselves.
C.They tend to make decisions the way they think advantageous to them.
D.They show considerable differences in their decision-making abilities.
What does the example about the physicians illustrate?
A.Patients seldom receive due care towards the end of the day.
B.Prescription of antibiotics can be harmful to patients’health.
C.Decision fatigue may prevent people making wise decisions.
D.Medical doctors are especially susceptible to decision fatigue.
When do people feel less decision fatigue?
A.When they take decision shortcuts.
B.When they help others to make decisions.
C.When they have major decisions to make.
D.When they have advisers to turn to.
What are people likely to do when decision fatigue sets in?
A.They turn to physicians for advice.
B.They tend to make risky decisions.
C.They adopt a totally new perspective.
D.They refrain from trying anything new.
What does the passage say about taking some risk in decision making?
A.It is vital for one to reach the goal desired.
B.It is likely to entail serious consequences.
C.It will enable people to be more creative.
D.It will more often than not end in regret.
Dr. Robert Coles, an internationally famous doctor, is the world&39;s top expert on the influence of money on children. He haswriTitten awell-received book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. Obviously there are certain advantagesto being rich,," says the 53-year-old doctor, such as better health, education and future work expectation. But most important is the quality of family-life. Money can&39;t buy love."
It can buy a lot of other things, though, and that&39;s where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Their parents&39;over favoring can make them spoiled. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which often makesthem feel restless. "
But privileged children do have a better senseof their positions in the world ; ." adds Mr. Coles, "and they are more self-assured."
Today&39;s rich parents perhaps have realized that their riches can be more of a burden than a favor to their children. So their priority is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.
According to the passage,children of rich families ______.
A.enjoy traveling
B.can buy love
C.usually commit suicide
D.are not always happy
Dr. Robert Coles believes that______ .A.being rich hasas many advantagesas being poor
B.rich children often get too little entertainment
C.rich children sometimes can't enjoy the thing they aremost in needof
D.rich children aren'tgiven enough things
Which of the following statementsis NOT TRUE according to the passage?A.It is love that is always lacking in rich and poor families alike.
B.Silver spoonscan sometimes leave abitter taste.
C.Money can't buy everything.
D.Rich children are often confused becausethey have so much to choosefrom.
The expression “silver spoons” in Paragraph1 means_____ .A.very expensive spoons
B.rich people
C.wealth
D.spoonsmade of silver
This article is written mainly to tell readersthat .A.the rich are more likely to do away with themselves
B.money can bring alot of things, including love
C.life is always happy for children of rich parents
D.rich parentsshould realize what is important in the family is love rather than money
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Climate change could make much of the world too hot for human habitation (居住) within just three centuries, according to some scientists. These scientists found that rising temperatures in some places mean humans would be unable to adapt or survive. "' It would begin to occur with global - mean warming of about 7℃, calling the habitability of some regions into question," the researchers wrote in a paper. With 11-12℃ warming, such regions would spread to include the majority of the human population as currently distributed. Professor Steven said there was no chance of the earth heating up by 7℃ this century, but there was a serious risk that the continued burning of gas and coal could create the problem by 2300. "'There's something like a 50/50 chance of that over the long term," he said. The study, which examined climate change over a longer period than most other research, looked at the "heat stress" produced by combining the influence of rising temperatures and increased humidity (湿度). Professor Steven said climate change research had been "short-sighted" not to realize the long-term consequences of the influence of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. "It needs to be paid attention to," he said. "There's not much we can do about climate change over the next two decadesbut there's still a lot we can do about the longer term changes." "Near 2300, we may be faced with temperature increases of 12 degrees or even more," Professor Tony Michael said." If this happens, our current worries about sea level rise, occasional heat waves and bushfires, biodiversity (生物品种) loss and agricultural difficulties will appear in front of us -- as much as half the currently inhabited globe may simply become too hot for people to live there. " |
1. Which of the following statements is supported by Professor Steven?______ |
A. The earth will heat up by 7℃ this century. B. Burning of fuel adds to the earth's heating. C. We may be faced with temperature increases of 12 degrees. D. Climate change would not stop until 2100. |
2. From the underlined part in Paragraph 5 we learn that Professor Steven______ |
A. thinks scientists should do more research on climate change B. doesn't think we can do anything to avoid global warming C. believes we can do much to prevent the longer term changes D. wishes to examine climate change over a longer period |
3. The author mainly wants to tell us that _____. |
A. the human population is not distributed properly B. large parts of the earth may be too hot for humans to live on by 2300 C. greenhouse gases are to blame for global warming D. human beings will die out three centuries later |
A、is that
B、and which
C、that is
D、to us
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