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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Why do some people have many friends while others do not?1.However, it is not so. Let’s look at two psychological experiments which will give you the key to happy interpersonal relations.The first experiment is called the “Hawthorne effect” after Hawthorne, Illinois, where the experiment took place. A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company.2.The psychologists changed the working conditions for one group twice but left the other group alone. They were surprised to find that productivity increased on both occasions and in both groups. They concluded that the increase in productivity came from the attention given to the workers by the management. It had increased their motivation and so they had worked harder. In other words, if you take an interest in others, they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.3.After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed in 1960s, a teacher, Jane Elliott, living in an all-white town decided to help her class of young children understand why the Civil Rights Movement had been necessary in America.She divided the class into two groups: one with blue eyes and other with brown eyes. Other eye colors such as hazel or green were excluded from his exercise. Then she told the class that brown-eyed people were cleverer than blue-eyed ones because of an agent for brown color found in their blood. Blue-eyed people were stupid, lazy and not to be trusted. Jane Elliott did not need to say any more. The brown-eyed students quickly got used to their new role as the leaders of the class. The blue-eyed students became quiet and withdrawn. Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown-eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before.4.So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their success and sympathize with them in their troubles.5.

A.Before the experiment the management talked to both groups of workers and explained that they wanted to find the best working environment for them.

B.Remember that the way you treat others will decide their attitude and behavior to you.

C.The second experiment shows what happens to personal relations if you are rude to or ignore others.

D.The ones who have more friends usually are those who care about others.

E.Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behavior but also their confidence and their performance.

F.You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.

G.The second experiment tells us what teachers said had a great effect on the students.

Answer

1.F

2.A

3.C

4.E

5.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了了两个心理实验,将给我们揭开快乐的人际关系的关键。一组参与实验的人员都给予关注和鼓励结果他们的生产积极性提高了；而另一组参与实验的人员没有得到关心，而且还说给他们听不中听的泄气的话，结果这批人很安静和颓废。

1.根据下文However, it is not so然而，事实并非如此。所以选项与后文是转折关系。故F选项“你甚至可以想象这种能力是他们与生俱来的，因为它对他们来说似乎是毫不费力的。”切题。故选 F。

2.根据上文A group of psychologists examined the work patterns of two groups of workers in the Western Electric Company.可知，一组心理学家研究了西部电力公司两组工人的工作模式。选项承接上文且话题一致。故A选项“在实验之前，管理人员与两组工人进行了交谈，并解释说他们想为自己找到最佳的工作环境”切题。故选A。

3.根据上文In other words, if you take an interest in others, they will want to please you and you will have good relations with them.可知，换句话说，如果你对别人感兴趣，他们就会想要取悦你，你就会和他们有很好的关系。所以选项承接上文说明第二个实验结果。故C选项“第二个实验表明，如果你粗鲁地对待或忽视他人，人际关系会发生什么变化。 ”切题。故选C。

4.根据上句Then she discovered something very interesting. Four poor brown-eyed readers began to read fluently in a way they had never done before.可知，然后她发现了一件非常有趣的事情。四个可怜的棕色眼睛的读者开始以一种他们从未有过的方式流利地阅读，所以选项是对上面试验的总结。故E选项“简 · 艾略特证明了人们被对待的方式，不仅影响他们的行为，还影响他们的自信和表现。”切题。故选E。

5.根据上句So if you want to be successful and happy, take an interest in others whether they are your classmates or workmates. Congratulate them on their success and sympathize with them in their troubles.可知所以，如果你想要成功和快乐，对别人感兴趣，不管他们是你的同学还是同事。 祝贺他们的成功，同情他们的困难。所以选项是对该段的主旨大意的总结，故B选项“记住，你对待他人的方式将决定他们对你的态度和行为。”切题。故选B。