入学考试英语样题(精简版)

Do you ever feel angry about someone who stands too close, talks too loudly or makes eye contact for too long? Why do we feel uncomfortable with those “close talkers”? Or with strangers who stand very near to us in a line?

Scholars began to study personal space decades ago. They found that humans tend to avoid eye contact if they feel someone is standing too close. They put a distance between themselves and strangers.

According to scientists, personal space involves not only an imaginary space around the body, but around all the senses. People may feel their space is being violated when they encounter an unwelcome sound, scent or stare: the woman on the bus shouting into her mobile phone or the co-worker sitting next to you putting on some perfume y ou don‟t like.

Whether people in recent times have become more protective of their personal space is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show passengers‟ strong desire to have some space to themselves.

In a recent survey from Trip Advisor, travelers said if they had to pay for certain benefits, they would rather have larger seats and more legroom than extra food.

Scholars know that commuters hold newspapers in front of them to read, but also to shield themselves from strangers. They know that college students unconsciously sit at positions where they can avoid direct eye contact.

“If you videotape people at a library table, it‟s very clear what seat people will take,” said Professor Dane Archer. One of the corner seats will go first, followed by the chair diagonally (斜对角) opposite because that is farthest away.

“If you break those rules, it‟s fascinating,” Archer added. “People will pile up books as if to make a wall.”

21. When someone stands too close to you on the bus, you may feel_______.

A) unsafe B) uneasy C) alert D) curious

22. What is the author‟s attitude towards those “close talkers” on the bus?

A) Hostile. B) Friendly. C) Critical. D) Indifferent.

23. What would air passengers like to have in return if they had to pay for certain benefits?

A) More gifts and souvenirs.

B) More comfortable rest rooms.

C) More choices of foods and drinks.

D) More personal spaces on the plane.

24. If someone makes eye contact too long in the reading room, you will pile up books in front of you so as_________.

A) to hide your awkwardness

B) to show indifference to the stare

C) to protect your personal space

D) to give the stare an angry look

25. In this passage the author tries to tell us that we should________.

A) behave properly in public places

B) respect people‟s personal space

C) keep a distance from strangers

D) choose a good seat for ourselves

Nowadays nearly everyone has suffered from a bad attack of forgetfulness when a password is needed.

The company computer. The home computer. Banking and ATM machines. Websites. Car and home security systems. The list goes on. It does not take long to accumulate a dozen or more passwords.

Scribbling them down on slips of paper or simply using the same password for any thing and everything is how most people cope with the overload. The negative aspect of this is that either way makes it easier for hackers to invade computer privacy.

Researchers are now trying to do something about this by moving forward what may be an answer to the password puzzle—pictures.

Many companies are looking into various ways that images can be used to replace the standard, easily-forgotten string of letters and numbers. Pictures are much easier to remember. Researchers are also working on picture passwords that will make it more difficult for the average hacker.

Take, for instance, the screens available through aNew Yorkcompany, Passlogix. One picture shows a standard bar scene. The password is created by making up a drink from the various items pictured. The order in which the items are selected becomes the password.

Researchers at theUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley, who have studied the habit of computer users say laziness plays a major role in most people‟s choice of passwords. Nonetheless, forgetting passwords is a common problem of the computer era. It‟s more of a problem than hacking, in fact, particularly for major corporations that must maintain help desks for their computer-using employees---often round the clock. How much does it cost a company each time an employee forgets a password?