2016届四川省广安市高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（9）
<p> 四川省广安市2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（9）</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。<span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="independent">independent</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span>（垂直的） <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absurdly">absurdly</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="swayed">swayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confederates">confederates</span>（同伙） <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experimenter">experimenter</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confederates">confederates</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="swayed">swayed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="also">also</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, 75% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="conforming">conforming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prevailing">prevailing</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conformity">conformity</span> <span word="arises">arises</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distress">distress</span>. <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diffusion">diffusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paralysed">paralysed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="inaction">inaction</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>.</p>
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