启德学府 2013托福阅读模拟题.pdf

启德学府：2013托福阅读模拟题

Betterbusythandoingnothing,scientist

忙碌的工作生活让很多人觉得疲惫不堪，但是据芝加哥大学的研究人员研究发现忙碌

的人更加快乐。

Thesecrettohappinessiskeepingbusy,researchhasfound.

Keepingthemindoccupiedwithtasks-nomatterhowmeaningless-stavesoff

negativeemotions,thestudyfound.

However,thebadnewsisthathumansseemhard-wiredtobelazyinorderto

saveenergy,accordingtoProfessorChristopherHsee,abehavioralscientistat

ChicagoUniversity.

Inastudy98studentswereaskedtocompletetwosurveys.Aftertheyhad

completedthefirsttheyweremadetowait15minutestoreceivethenextone.

Theyweregivenachoiceofeitherhandinginthefirstsurveynearbyorata

moredistantlocationtheyhadtowalkto.Whicheveroptiontheychose,they

receivedachocolatebar.

Two-thirds(68percent)chosethelazyoption.

Thosewhohadtakenthewalkreportedfeelinghappierthanthosewhohad

stayedput.

ProfHseeconcludedkeepingbusyhelpedkeeppeoplehappy.

Hesaidthefindings,reportedinthejournalPsychologicalScience,hadpolicy

implications.
"Governmentsmayincreasethehappinessofidlecitizensbyhavingthembuild

bridgesthatareactuallyuseless",heproposed.

Attheindividuallevel,headvised:"Getupanddosomething.Anything.Evenif

therereallyisnopointtowhatyouaredoing,youwillfeelbetterforit."

Headded:"Incidentally,thinkingdeeplyorengaginginself-reflectioncounts

askeepingbusy,too.

"Youdonotneedtoberunningaround,–youjustneedtobeengaged,either

physicallyormentally."

SmallestFish

许多科学家都在为地球物种的研究保护做努力。澳大利亚科学家近期发现了一种名为大型婴

儿鱼(StoutInfantfish)的鱼类，这是至今世界上最小的鱼类。

大型婴儿鱼的寿命只有两个月，也不会发育出鱼鳍，牙齿和鱼鳞等构造。是澳洲博物馆

研究期刊中描述的三十二种新鱼类之一。

Afishthatwascapturedabouttwenty-fiveyearsago,butwhichwasleft

unstudiedallthistime,isnowrevealedtobeanewspecies.Andnotonlythat,but

thenewspeciessetsthenewworldrecordforsmallestandlightestfish,aswellas

forsmallestandlightestanimalwithabackbone.

Thelargestofthespecimensstudied,andtheonlyfemale,measuresabouta

thirdofaninchlong.Themalesareatadoveraquarterinchlong.Theyweighso

littlethatitwouldtakeaboutfivehundredthousandofthelittleguysandgalsto

accumulateapound.
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