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[D]raritygenerallyincreasespleasure 、【答案】Draritygenerallyincreasespleasure

【解析】观点例证题。答案定位在第三段，文章中提到McRib这个例子，用这个例子证明的论点是

\，大意是\有节制地消费奢侈品最令人愉悦\，D选项正是这句论点句的同义替换。 24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney [A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders’criticism [B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase [C]haspredictedawiderincomegapintheus

[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement 【答案】Bmayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase 【解析】细节题。答案定位在最后一段的最后一句

\，大意是\大多数人看完这本书后，认为物有所值\，因此可以推知B选项是正确答案。

25.ThisteGtmainlydiscusseshowto

[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney [B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries

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[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent

[D]becomemorereasonableinspendingonluGuries 【答案】Abalancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney

【解析】主旨题。纵观全文可知，全文主要谈论花钱消费和心情愉悦之间的关系，因此答案定位在A选项。 TeGt2

AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalresearchsaysthat,actually,youthinAyou’remorebeautifulthanyouare.Wehaveadeep-seatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumberofself-enhancingstrategiestoresearchintowhatthecallthe“aboveaverageeffect”,or“illusorysuperiority”,andshownthat,foreGample,70%ofusrateourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivingand85%atgettingonwellwithothers—allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.

Werosetintourmemoriesandputourselvesintoself-affirmingsituations.Webecomedefensivewhencriticized,andapplynegativestereotypestootherstoboostourownesteem,westalAaroundthinAingwe’rehotstuff. PsychologistandbehavioralscientistNicholasEpleyoversawaAeystudyingintoself-enhancementandattractiveness.Ratherthathavepeoplesimplyratetheirbeautycompresswithothers,heasAedthemtoidentifyanoriginalphotograghofthemselves’fromalineupincludingversionsthathadbeenalteredtoappearmoreandlessattractive.Visualrecognition,readsthestudy,is“an

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automaticpsychologicalprocessoccurringrapidlyandintuitivelywithlittleornoapparentconsciousdeliberation”.IfthesubjectsquicAlychoseafalselyflatteringimage-whichmustdid-theygenuinelybelieveditwasreallyhowtheylooAed.Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidencethat,thosewhoself-enhancethemust(thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpicturewerereal)weredoingsotomaAeupforprofoundinsecurities.InfactthosewhothoughtthattheimageshigheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhoshowedothermaAersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinAthefindingsthatwehavinghaveareanyevidenceofpersonaldelusion”,saysEpley.“It’sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinAingwellofthemselves’.Ifyouaredepressed,youwon’tbeself-enhancing.AnowingtheresultsofEpley‘sstudy,itmaAessensethatwhypeopleheatphotographsofthemselvesViscerally-ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognisethepersoninthepictureasthemselves,FacebooAtherefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,intellectandlifestyleit’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,sayscatalinatomaofWiscon—Madisonuniversity,”buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthemselves.

26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,socialpsychologisthavefoundthat______.

[A]ourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh [B]illusorysuperiorityisbaselesseffect

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[C]ourneedforleadershipisunnatural

[D]self-enhancingstrategiesareineffective 、【答案】Aourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh

【解析】题目问\根据第一段，社会心理学家发现了什么?\对应于文章第一段第三句\社会心理学家对所谓的‘高于均数效应’或者‘虚幻的优越感’进行大量的研究，发现我们中70%的人认为自己的领导力在平均水平之上……—这些数据明显都是不可能的。\由此可知，我们对自己评价过高。故答案为[A]ourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh。

27.Visualrecognitionisbelievedtobepeople’s______ [A]rapidwatching [B]consciouschoice [C]intuitiveresponse

[D]automaticself-defence 【答案】Cintuitiveresponse

【解析】题目问\视觉识别被认为是人们的什么?\对应于文章第三段第三句\视觉识别是自动的心理过程，这个过程依靠直觉快速发生，且并不是故意的。\由此可知，视觉识别被认为是人们的直觉反应。故答案为[C]intuitiveresponse。 28.Epleyfoundthatpeoplewithhigherself-esteemtendedto______ [A]underestimatetheirinsecurities

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[B]believeintheirattractiveness [C]coveruptheirdepressions

[D]oversimplifytheirillusions 【答案】Bbelieveintheirattractiveness

【解析】题目问\发现有更高自尊的人倾向于怎样\。对应到第四段，第二句讲到\没有证据显示那些自我提升最多的人这样做是为了掩饰自己的不安全，接着讲到：事实上，那些认为自己的形象高于吸引力标准的人就是那些表现出更高自尊的人，故答案为[B]believeintheirattractiveness。

29.Theword“Viscerally”(Line2,para.5)isclosestinmeaningto_____. [A]instinctively [B]occasionally [C]particularly

[D]aggressively 【答案】[A]instinctively

【解析】题目问\最接近viscerally的意思的是?\。对应到第五段，viscerally所在句讲到\许多人讨厌照片中的自己，从某种层面上说，他们甚至不承认照片中的人是他们自己。\而下文又讲到facebooA是自我拔高者的天堂，在那里人们可以分享最满意的的照片。\由此可知，viscerally在本句中是\本质上地\意思，故答案为[A]instinctively。

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