Question

Think about a time you went someplace that you had never been before. It seemed as if it was very          and it took a really long time to get there. Then you noticed that th         trip did not seem to take nearly as long,         it was exactly the same distance. Scientists have studied these common observations. They have come to the          that our feeling of how time passes is sometimes based on the          of information we are dealing with. The more information we are getting, the more slowly time seems to pass.

On the way to a          place, we are faced with unfamiliar sights,         , or even smells. We may be reading directions,         landmarks, or trying to find a（n）         road sign. We are repeatedly processing the information we are          .There may be others in the car asking. “Are we there yet?” In fact, the         experiences the same things as the passengers.

On the return trip, we are somewhat familiar with the          . Now much of the information is not          to us. Our brain now processes the information more          . We don’t have to take notice of a lot of what we see and hear. We know what to          and we screen out the rest.

The process could be          to the first and second days of school. On the first day          is new and different and time seems to pass slowly. On the second day, you know what to         , and your brain spends less time processing new information.         , the second day of school usually seems to go forward at a more rapid pace. Thus, in a sense, time         when our surroundings become more familiar.

1.A. far               B. long             C. fast             D. deep

2.A. boat              B. field             C. school          D. return

3.A. as if            B. so that          C. even though      D.long before

4.A. decision         B. conclusion        C. introduction     D. description

5.A. amount           B. value            C. types            D. characteristics

6.A. quiet            B. crowded          C.strange          D. dangerous

7.A. toys            B. books            C. gifts           D. sounds

8.A. building        B. looking for        C. protecting       D. missing out

9.A. old              B. real              C. particular      D. handwritten

10.A. receiving     B. discussing         C.mentioning       D. providing

11.A. guest           B. guide             C. partner         D. driver

12.A. car             B. route             C. map             D. alarm

13.A. new            B. helpful            C. enough          D. important

14.A. closely        B. directly          C. quickly         D. carefully

15.A. take care of    B. catch up with     C. look down upon   D. pay attention to

16.A. added           B. compared         C. sent             D. contributed

17.A. everything      B. nothing            C. someone         D. nobody

18.A. choose         B. believe            C. expect          D. answer

19.A. Instead        B. Besides          C. However        D. Therefore

20.A. goes by         B. speeds up          C. runs out        D. stops over

Answer

1.A考查形容词辨析。A. far 远的；B. long 长的；C. fast 快的；D. deep 深的。根据下文的it took a really long time to get there.可知，此处讲的是感觉路程很遥远，故选择A。句意为：似乎路程很遥远。

2.D 考查名词辨析。A. boat 船；B. field 田地；C. school 学校；D. return 返回。本题下文有暗示，如it was exactly the same distance.再如在文章第三段的开头的On the return trip，因此可知本题选择D，意为返程。句意为：然后你会注意到返程没有花那么长时间。

3.C 考查连词辨析。A. as if 仿佛；B. so that 以至于；C. even though 即使；D .long before 很久之前。上一分句意为，返程似乎没有那么久；下一分句意为，它们是同样的距离。两者之间是让步关系，故选择C。

4.B 考查名词辨析。A. decision 决定；B. conclusion 结论；C. introduction 介绍、引言；D. description 描述。本题考查固定搭配：come to the conclusion，意为：得到一个结论。故选择B。句意为：他们得出了一个结论。

5.A 考查名词辨析。A. amount 数目；B. value 价值；C. types 类型；D. characteristics 特色。根据下文的The more information we are getting, the more slowly time seems to pass.可知，此处指的是信息量，故选择A，句意为：我们对于时间流逝的感觉取决于我们所处理的信息量。

6.C 考查形容词辨析。A. quiet安静的；B. crowded 拥挤的；C .strange 陌生的、奇怪的；D. dangerous 危险的。根据下文的we are faced with unfamiliar sights,可知，是去一个陌生的地方，故选择C。句意为：在去一个陌生的地方的路上。

7.D 考查名词辨析。A. toys 玩具；B. books 书本；C. gifts 礼物；D. sounds 声音。根据上文的sights以及下文的smells可知，此处选择D，意为：我们面临着许多不熟悉的景色、声音甚至是味道。

8.B 考查动词及动词短语。A. building 建造；B. looking for 寻找；C. protecting 保护；D. missing out 遗漏、略去。根据上文的reading directions以及下文的trying to find a road sign可知，此处选择B最为恰当，意为寻找地标。

9.C 考查形容词辨析。A. old 旧的、老的；B. real 真正的；C. particular 特别的；D. handwritten 手写的。根据上文可知，此处是去一个陌生的地方，所以不熟悉状况，故在找的应该是特定的路的标志，故选择C最为恰当。

10.A考查动词辨析。A. receiving 接收；B. discussing 讨论；C .mentioning 提及；D. providing 提供。根据上文的内容可知，人在去一个陌生的地方时，一直在存储各种信息，故选择A，句意为：我们一直在存储我们接收到的信息。

11.D 考查名词辨析。A. guest 客人；B. guide 指导；C. partner 伴侣；D. driver 司机。根据下文的the same things as the passengers可知，和乘客相对应的应该是司机，故选择D。句意为：事实上，司机和乘客有着相同的感受。

12.B 考查名词辨析。A.car 汽车；B. route 路线、航线；C. map 地图；D. alarm 闹钟。根据上文内容可知，此处指的是回程的路线，故选择B。句意为：我们多少对于路线有点熟悉。

13.A考查形容词辨析。A. new 新的；B. helpful 有帮助的；C. enough 足够的；D. important 重要的。根据上文可知，在回程的路上，对于路线有点熟悉了，所以有许多信息不是新的，故选择A。

14.C 考查副词辨析。A. closely 密切地；B. directly 直接地；C. quickly 迅速地；D. carefully 仔细地。考查常识可知，既然已经熟悉了路程，那么大脑存储信息自然会很快，故选择C。

15.D 考查动词短语辨析。A. take care of 照顾；B. catch up with 赶得上；C. look down upon 瞧不起；D. pay attention to 注意。根据上文内容可知，在去时的路上，大脑要不断接收新信息，而回来时则已经知道该注意什么，故选择D。

16.B 考查动词辨析。A. added 增加；B. compared 比较；C. sent 送；D. contributed 捐赠、投稿。根据下文内容可知，下文是将第一天和第二天进行比较，故选择B，句意为：这个过程可以和在校的第一天和第二天进行比较。

17.A 考查不定代词辨析。A. everything 一切；B. nothing 没有事情；C. someone 有人；D. nobody 没人。根据上文可知，在去一个陌生的地方的时候，会觉得什么都是未知的，那么相似的，在校的第一天一切都是新的，故选择A。

18.C 考查动词辨析。A. choose 选择；B. believe 相信；C. expect 期待；D. answer 回复。根据上文可知，回程会觉得情况好很多，是因为对于路程已经熟悉了，故此处选择C，因为在校的第二天，我们已经知道会发生什么事，故选择C。

19.D 考查副词辨析。A. Instead 代替；B. Besides 除此之外；C. However 然而；D, Therefore 因此。前面比较了在校前两天的情况，而下文则说明第二天感觉更快，故存在因果关系，故选择D。

20.B 考查动词短语辨析。A. goes by 时光流逝、路过；B. speeds up 加速；C. runs out 耗尽；D. stops over 中途停留。根据上文可知，熟悉的地方会觉得时间过得更快，故此处选择B。

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了一项研究发现，告诉我们为什么回程的路程和去时的路程是一样的，可是，人的感受却不一样，人们会感觉回来的路程更短些。