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    We all experience “oh crap” moments. Running into the person you canceled a date with — while you’re on another date. Realizing you hit “reply all”on an e-mail that you’d do anything to have back. Whatever the situation, the first thing you probably do is freak out. Everybody does.

While many of us think that we’re cool in a crisis, science tells us that we seldom are. At the moment we need to be keenly aware of our surroundings, our attention can tunnel in on the scariest thing in the scene, leaving us unaware of the other sights, sounds, and even smells around us. Armed robbers go unidentified because witnesses remember little more than the guns. Our ability to remember the things we do notice also becomes compromised; we can be told something, and two seconds later we’ll forget. And we jump to conclusions. When we’re freaked out, we’re anything but at our best.

These normal human reactions can be reversed. Once you calm down, you’ll face the most routinely ignored challenge of any crisis situation — identifying what the crisis is really about. We tend to misdiagnose problems because we don’t practice for them. Do the thinking ahead of time so you can just find the solution when it’s showtime. This is why flight attendants suggest you find the closest exit before you depart — so you don’t have to go exit shopping after the plane has caught fire or is sinking into a river.  

Performing in a crisis is becoming more important for all of us, for two reasons. Back in the good old days, the reliability of most anything we used or did was far less than it is today. Now think about what happens to our preparedness as the possibility of something bad happening shrinks. Unless we practice what hardly ever happens, our ability to respond when it does happen tends to slip away. Reliability can kill you. Also, the systems we use today are more complex. There are seldom moving parts in plain view that allow us to see when things are about to go wrong. When complex systems lack transparency (透明度,显而易见), serious situations can “come out of nowhere.” We should all learn to breathe, recognize the situation, and carry out the plan that we were smart enough to prepare well in advance.

1.What does the underlined phrase “freak out” mean?

A.Be at one’s best. B.Calm down gradually.

C.Run away immediately. D.Panic or be scared.

2.Why do armed robbers go unidentified?

A.Because the witnesses jump to conclusions.

B.Because the witnesses focus on their scariest thing.

C.Because the witnesses forget what they have been told.

D.Because the witnesses are keenly aware of the surroundings.

3.Why is it more important for us to perform in a crisis today?

A.Because of less reliability and less complexity.

B.Because of more reliability and more complexity.

C.Because of worse transparency and less preparedness.

D.Because of better transparency and more preparedness.

4.What would the passage suggest doing in case a fire breaks out?

A.Taking a deep breath and dialing 119.

B.Staying cool and ignoring the challenge.

C.Calming down and remembering the situation.

D.Performing escaping and rescuing beforehand.

 

1.D 2.B 3.B 4.D 【解析】 本文为一篇说明文。主要讲述了我们为什么在危机中很难冷静下来以及遇到危机我们应该做什么。 1. 词义猜测题。通过上文的事例Running into the person you canceled a date with — while you’re on another date. Realizing you hit “reply all” on an e-mail that you’d do anything to have back.(当你在另外一个聚会时遇到了你之前取消聚会的那个人。意识到你在一封邮件上点击了“回复全部”,你会不惜一切代价要回来。)可知,这两件事都是我们人生中不想遇到的事,遇到之后会让我们很担忧和害怕。那么D项Panic or be scared(惊恐或者害怕)满足词义。故此题选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据第三自然段At the moment we need to be keenly aware of our surroundings, our attention can tunnel in on the scariest thing in the scene, leaving us unaware of the other sights, sounds, and even smells around us. Armed robbers go unidentified because witnesses remember little more than the guns.(在我们需要敏锐地意识到周围环境的时候,我们的注意力可以集中在场景中最可怕的东西上,让我们不知道周围的其他景象、声音甚至气味。持枪抢劫犯身份不明,因为目击者只记得枪)通过这两句话可知,抢劫分子身份不明的原因是因为最令人害怕的枪让我们忽视了周围的其他事物。所以B项Because the witnesses focus on their scariest thing.(因为目击者的专注力都在最令人害怕的事物上)满足题意。故此题选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据题干中的perform in a crisis today定位到第四自然段第一句,我们可知原因有两个。根据Back in the good old days, the reliability of most anything we used or did was far less than it is today.(在过去的美好时光里,我们使用或做过的大多数事情的可靠性都远远低于今天)和Also, the systems we use today are more complex.(而且,我们今天使用的系统更为复杂)我们可以知道危机中表现得越来越重要的原因是可靠性和复杂性。故此题选B。 4. 推理判断题。根据文章第三自然段Do the thinking ahead of time so you can just find the solution when it’s showtime. This is why flight attendants suggest you find the closest exit before you depart — so you don’t have to go exit shopping after the plane has caught fire or is sinking into a river.(提前思考,这样你就可以在展示时间找到解决方案。这就是为什么乘务员建议你在起飞前找到最近的出口——这样你就不必在飞机着火或坠入河里之后寻找出口)以及最后一句话We should all learn to breathe, recognize the situation, and carry out the plan that we were smart enough to prepare well in advance.(我们都应该学会呼吸,认清形势,并执行我们足够聪明的计划,提前做好准备)我们可以推断出在遇到紧急情况之前,我们就应该做好思考,以便找出最好的解决方案。所以遇到火灾时,最好就是提前预想如何逃生和营救。故D项Performing escaping and rescuing beforehand.(预先进行逃生和营救)满足推断。故此题选D。
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B.he lived the dream there.

C.he intended to land a better job elsewhere.

D.he got a job with all resources he longed for there.

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