辽宁省五校协作体2013高三冲刺最后一模英语试题答案(3)

60. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip？
A. Buses on the road.               B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements on the board.      D. Gas stations.
61. What is the purpose of this passage？
A. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.
B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D. To describe the billboards along the road.
62. The writer of this passage would probably favor __________.
A. bus drivers who weren’t reckless  B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus.  D. no billboards along the road
63. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because __________.
A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting
C
Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind.
Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision making, but in fact they’re a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional center is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasio, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasio thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choices, which we use to help the present decision making.
However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger, for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking.
All emotions affect our thinking and motivation, so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there’s one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world.
64. According to the text, what may help us make better decisions?
A. To think about happy times.
B. To make many decisions at a time.
C. To stop feeling regretful about the past.
D. To learn about the process of decision-making.
65. Damasio’s study suggests that ______.
A. emotions are the enemy of decision making
B. our brain has nothing to do with decision making
C. people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds
D. our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions
66. Why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered?
A. They often forget their past choices.
B. They make decisions without much thinking.
C. They tend to save time when shopping.
D. They are too angry to bargain.
67. What do we learn from the text?
A. Emotions are a part of decision making.  
B. Sad people always make the worst choices.
C. No emotion seems to help us make good choices.
D. Only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation.
D
A new report says the number of foreign students in the United States reached a record high in two thousand eight (last year).
More than six hundred and seventy thousand international students attended American colleges or universities last year. That was eight percent higher than the year before, the largest percentage increase since nineteen eighty.
The “Open Doors” report is published by the Institution of International Education, with support from the State Department.
It says the number of international students last year was almost fifteen percent higher than the last record setting year, two thousand two. In all, seven of the ten top countries sent more students last year, just as the economic downturn was worsening.
For the eighth year, India remained the leader in sending students to the United States. More than one hundred thousand students from India attended American schools last year. That was nine percent more than the year before.
China again sent the second largest number, more than ninety-eight thousand, an increase of twenty-one percent. The biggest increase was in Chinese undergraduate students.
South Korea was third. The number of South Korean students increased to seventy-five thousand.
Canada was the only non-Asian country in the top five. It rose two percent to fourth place. Almost thirty thousand Canadian students enrolled for the school year that began last autumn.
Japan fell to fifth place. The number of Japanese students in the United States decreased for the fourth year, to just over twenty-nine thousand.
The number from Mexico was nearly unchanged.
The University of Southern California in Los Angeles once again had the highest number of foreign students. The “Open Doors” report says nearly seven thousand five hundred attended U.S.C. last year.
New York University and Columbia University, both in New York City, were second and third. The other schools in the top five were the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.