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课时作业(三)Unit1SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解ADoestheamountofcashinalostwalletinfluencehowlikelyapersonisto
returnit?Traditionaleconomictheoriessuggestthatthegreatertheattraction,thelesslikelywearetobehonest.Butanewstudyfoundaltruism(
利他主义),andthepowerfulhateforviewingoneselfasa“thief”aremoreimportantthanthefinancialattraction.Ateamofresearcherscarried
outahugeexperimentconcerning355citiesin40countries.Morethan17,000similarwalletsweredroppedatpublicplaces,eachcont
ainingagrocerylist,akey,andthreebusinesscardsinthelocallanguageusingmadeupnamesandanemailaddress.Somehadnomoneywhileotherscontainedtheeq
ualamountof$13.45.Accordingtotheresearch,peopleonaveragereturned40%ofwalletswithnomoneyinthembut51%withmoney.Italsoshowsextremedifferenc
esbetweencountries.Butalthoughratesofpeople'shonestyvariedgreatlyfromcountrytocountry,onethingremainedstillsimilar:Wallet
swithmoney,comparedtonomoney,raisedreportingrates.IntheUS,theUKandPoland,theyrepeatedtheexperimentwithevenmoremone
y:$94.15,whichincreasedreportingratesbyanaverageof11%comparedtothesmalleramount.Theyalsofoundthatputtingakeyincreasedreportingrates
by9.2%.Thefindings,whichrun__counter__toabasicprincipleofclassicaleconomics,suggesthonesty,altruismandtheselfimagecansometimesbemoreinfluenti
althaneconomicselfinterest.Apurelyeconomicapproachtobehavioursuggestspeoplewouldkeepthewalletswiththelargeramountofmoneyduetotheincreasedfinancialr
eward,buteconomicsoftendoesn'texplainaperson'ssenseofhonestyorselfimage,accordingtobehaviouralscientists.Altruismalsoinfluencedthefindings,ther
esearcherssaid.Sincethekeyisvaluabletotheownerbutnotthefinder,thispointedtowardsanaltruisticconcerninadditiontothecostofnegativelyupdatingone'sse
lfimage.1.TheauthormentionstraditionaleconomictheoriesinParagraph1inorderto________.A.introduceatopicB.attractreaders'intere
stC.addsomebackgroundinformationD.describesometraditionaltheories2.What'stheaveragereportingrateofawalletwith$94.15inside?A.11%.B.20.2%
.C.51%.D.62%.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“runcounterto”inParagraph5mean?A.Goagainst.B.Similarto.C.Agreewith
.D.Focuson.4.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.Traditionaleconomictheorieshavealreadybeenoldfashioned.B.Peoplearemorelikel
ytoreturnalostwalletwithmorecash.C.Anexperimentdoneworldwideprovespeople'saltruism.D.Differentcountrieshavedifferentratesofpe
ople'shonesty.BTheotherdayonacoldnight,IleftmywifeanddrovefromHarrisburgtoLewisburg,adistanceofabout50miles.Itwasrathe
rlate.SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslowmovingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft,andIbecameincreasinglyimpatient.Atonepointalonganope
nroad,Icametoacrossingwithatrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroad,butasIdrovenearthelight,itturnedredandImadeastop.Ilo
okedleft,rightandbehindme.Nothing.Notacarandnosuggestionofcarlamps,butthereIsat,waitingforthelighttoc
hange,theonlyhumanbeingwithinatleastamileinanydirection.IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtoruntheredlight.Iwasnot
afraidofbeingcaught,becausetherewasclearlynopolicemanaround,andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.M
uchlaterthatnight,thequestionofwhyI'dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit'spartofacontract(契约)weallhavewitheach
other.It'snotonlyalawbutalsoanagreementwehave,andwetrusteachothertohonourit:Wedon'tgothroughredlights.Trustisourfirstinclination.Doubtingo
thersdoesnotseemtobenaturaltous.Thewholeconstructionofoursocietydependsonmutual(相互的)trust,notdistrust.Wedowhatwesaywe'lldo;weshowupwhenw
esaywe'llshowup;andwepaywhenwesaywe'llpay.Wetrusteachotherinthesematters,andwe'reangryordisappointedwiththepersonororganizationthatbrea
ksthetrustwehaveinthem.Iamsoproudofmyselfforstoppingfortheredlightthatnight.5.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthetruckdriver?A.Pleased.B.Satisfied.C.Sorry.D
.Annoyed.6.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A.Hehatesdrivingatnight.B.Hedesiredtoruntheredlightthatnight.C.Heapprovesofobeyingtrafficrulesb
yhimself.D.Heiseasywhensufferingthetrafficjam.7.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“inclination”inParagraph5?A.Tendenc
y.B.Faith.C.Adjustment.D.Guidance.8.Whatshouldwedotocreateabettersocietyaccordingtotheauthor?A.Bepolitetoothers.B.Impr
ovetrafficrules.C.Bepatientandhelpful.D.Trusteachother.CMyfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinit.Butatthattime,Ididn't
understandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.Unfortunately,inearlyMay,myfatherwasseriouslyinjuredinanacc
ident.Hehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstrips,soshecouldn'ttakecareofthegarden.Ididn'twantmyfathertoworry,soIsaidthatIwouldta
kecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluc
kilyitrainedfairlyoften,soIdidn'tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,“Christine,thevegetablesshouldbeaboutreadytobep
icked.Let'shaveasaladtoday!”Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethatmanyofthelettuceleavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehu
ndredsofbugsalloverthem!Ipanickedforamoment,butthenIquietlywenttotheneareststoretobuysomevegetables.WhenIgav
ethesaladtohim,hesaid,“Oh,Christine,whatabeautifulsalad!Ican'tbelievethecarrotsarethisbigalready.Youmust
betakingverygoodcareofmygarden.”Ifeltalittlebitguilty.Cominghome,mymothersawthebagfromthesupermarketinthekitche
n.Iwasembarrassed,andIadmittedDadwantedasaladbutthegardenwasadisaster.Ididn'twanttodisappointhimsoIwen
ttothestore.ShelaughedbutpromisedtohelpmeinthegardenandweekslaterIwasfinallyabletopicksomevegetables.Icarefullymadeasaladandtookittomyfather.Helook
edatitwithahintofasmile,“Christine,thecarrotsaresmallerinthissalad,buttheytastebetter.”Now,Ibetterunderstandhowputtingaloto
feffortintocaringforsomethingcanhelpyouappreciatetheresultsmore,howeversmalltheymaybe.Perhapsthiswasoneofthereasonsformyf
ather'sloveofgardening.9.WhydidChristineoriginallypromiseshewoulddothegardening?A.Shewasaskedbyherfatherto
doit.B.Shewasinterestedingrowingvegetables.C.Sheknewitwasimportanttoherfather.D.Shewantedtoimprovehergarde
ningskills.10.Whichofthefollowingwasaprobleminthegarden?A.Insectsdestroyedthelettuceandcarrots.B.Animalsoftendugholesinthegarden.C.Thepl
antsweregiventoomuchwater.D.Thevegetablesweremarkedincorrectly.11.WhycouldChristinesecretlyusethestorebou
ghtvegetablestomakethesalad?A.Hermotherhelpedhertobuythevegetables.B.Hermotherregularlyhelpedhertomakeasalad.C.Herfathercouldn'tseetheprogr
essofthevegetablesinhisgarden.D.Herfatherwentonabusinesstripatthattime.12.WhatdidChristinelearnfromherexperienceofgardening?A.A
lwaysgetreadyforarainyday.B.Don'tbedisappointedbybugs.C.Workingaloneproducesresults.D.Hardworkcanoftenberewarding.