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　　In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with — or even looking at — a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones, even without a(1)____ underground.

　　It's a sad reality — our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings — because there's(2)____ to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn't know it,(3)____ into your phone. This universal armor sends the(4)____ :"Please don't approach me."

　　What is it that makes us feel we need to hide(5)____ our screens?

　　One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be(6)____ as "creepy,". We fear we'll be(7)____. We fear we'll be disruptive. Strangers are inherently(8)____ to us, so we are more likely to feel(9)____ when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this anxiety, we(10)____ to our phones. “Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more(11)____."

　　But once we rip off the bandaid, tuck our smart phones in our pockets and look up, it doesn't(12)____ so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable:Start a(13)____. They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow(14)____. “When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to(15)____ how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their(16)____ would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they(17)____ with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."

　　(18)____, these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense,(19)____ human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that(20)_____:Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.

　　1(单项选择题)_____

　　A.ticket

　　B.permit

　　C.signal

　　D.record

　　正确答案是C  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　2(单项选择题)_____

　　A.nothing

　　B.link

　　C.another

　　D.much

　　正确答案是D  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　3(单项选择题)_____

　　A.beaten

　　B.guided

　　C.plugged

　　D.brought

　　正确答案是C  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　4(单项选择题)_____

　　A.message

　　B.cede

　　C.notice

　　D.sign

　　正确答案是A  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　5(单项选择题)_____

　　A.under

　　B.beyond

　　C.behind

　　D.from

　　正确答案是C  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　6(单项选择题)_____

　　A.misinterpreted

　　B.misapplied

　　C.misadjusted

　　D.mismatched

　　正确答案是A  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　7(单项选择题)_____

　　A.fired

　　B.judged

　　C.replaced

　　D.delayed

　　正确答案是B  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　8(单项选择题)_____

　　A.unreasonable

　　B.ungrateful

　　C.unconventional

　　D.unfamiliar

　　正确答案是D  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　9(单项选择题)_____

　　A.comfortable

　　B.anxious

　　C.confident

　　D.angry

　　正确答案是B  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　10(单项选择题)_____

　　A.attend

　　B.point

　　C.take

　　D.turn

　　正确答案是D  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　11(单项选择题)_____

　　A.dangerous

　　B.mysterious

　　C.violent

　　D.boring

　　正确答案是A  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　12(单项选择题)_____

　　A.hurt

　　B.resist

　　C.bend

　　D.decay

　　正确答案是A  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　13(单项选择题)_____

　　A.lecture

　　B.conversation

　　C.debate

　　D.negotiation

　　正确答案是B  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　14(单项选择题)_____

　　A.trainees

　　B.employees

　　C.researchers

　　D.passengers

　　正确答案是D  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　15(单项选择题)_____

　　A.reveal

　　B.choose

　　C.predict

　　D.design

　　正确答案是C  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　16(单项选择题)_____

　　A.voyage

　　B.flight

　　C.walk

　　D.ride

　　正确答案是D  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　A.went through

　　B.did away

　　C.caught up

　　D.put up

　　正确答案是A  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　18(单项选择题)_____

　　A.In turn

　　B.In particular

　　C.In fact

　　D.In consequence

　　正确答案是C  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　19(单项选择题)_____

　　A.unless

　　B.since

　　C.if

　　D.whereas

　　正确答案是B  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

　　20(单项选择题)_____

　　A.funny

　　B.simple

　　C.logical

　　D.rare

　　正确答案是B  　　点击进入题库估分>>>　　[视频解析即将上线，点击观看>>]

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