Question

Have you ever wondered(疑惑)what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room,  full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers(研究者)have found out some interesting facts.

Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this.  We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.

We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted场people like ourselves, or even，we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stay with the same people，the same group. The danger always staying in our comfort zone(舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new,  find out interesting things, hear funny stories and find differences.

When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers(隔阂)which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知)?If you want to live in a society that opens to changes,  new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons(鸽子).

Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there without any words. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That' s how we make friends. That's how we learn about people. That's how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.

1.People like staying in their comfort zone because they may        .

A. remain comfortable and special

B. find out more interesting things

C. be accepted easily and feel safe

D. discover differences among themselves

2.The sentence "Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. " should be put at the beginning of

A. Paragraph 1    B. Paragraph 2    C. Paragraph 3    D. Paragraph 4

3.What is the purpose of the article?

A. To tell us not to talk with strangers.

B. To introduce ways to learn about the world.

C. To explain how people communicate with foreigners.

D. To encourage(鼓励)us to get along with different people.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】文章主要内容为我们经常和熟悉的人坐在一起，文章最后鼓励大家和不熟悉的人坐在一起。

1.根据文中We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted场people like ourselves, or even，we think we may be safer with people who look like us.可知，他们可以轻易接受和感到安全。故选C。

2.根据第二段Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near.可知，"Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. 毫不奇怪，我们喜欢坐得更近一些像我们这样的人。这句话应该放在第二段中。故选B。

3.由文章的最后一段总结话语：Move out of your comfort zone.及最后一段的内容可知，文章的目的是鼓励大家走出去接触更多不同于自己的人。故选D。

点睛：(一)先读问题，弄清考查要点，以便能带着问题看文章，这样会心中有数，有的放矢。

(二)快速浏览全文，掌握全貌，注意发现与问题有关的信息，如果时间紧，至少要扫视一下起首段和尾段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来想一想，这样全文大意便清楚了。此时，不要忙于答题。

(三)细读原文，捕捉相关信息词，掌握短文细节内容。这是解题的关键，应特别注意以下几点：

1. 抓住四个"W"和一个"H"，就是边读边用铅笔做些标记，把What (事件)，When(时间)，Where(地点)，Why(原因)，How(经过)划出来。抓住了四个“W”和一个“H”，就抓住了文章的全貌，一些直接性的问题便可解决。

2.抓住连接词及起关键作用的副词、代词、介词、插入语等。因为这些词具有因果，让步，递进，转折，指代，列举及承上启下等各种连接上下文的特殊功能。这对考生分清文章层次，辨明各种关系，了解人物心理，推断作者意图，进行逻辑推理等手段来分析难点，都具有举足轻重的作用。

4.根据题意，初选答案。这一步须仔细审题，领会测试要求，确定解题方法。对那些明显的，有把握的题可以断然确定，不必把其余三个答案再作推敲而浪费时间：有些略难的题，应再查阅短文(不是重读一遍)，迅速找出依据，予以排除。