江苏省南通市如皋市2022-2023学年高三上学期期初调研测试英语试题

江苏省南通市如皋市2022-2023学年高三上学期期初调研测

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From grand museum openings to music, art and theatre, these are the coolest new things happening anywhere this year.

Look around an odd star's living room

Paris, France

This townhouse, where the controversial French singer Serge Gainsbourg spent the last 20 years of his life, has been completely closed off to the public since Gainsbourg's death in 1991, but next spring it'll finally open as a museum. The main attraction will be Serge's famously odd living area, with its huge collection of sculptures.

Get lost in the world of Hans Christian Andersen

Odense, Denmark

Just 90 minutes by train from Copenhagen, Odense is best known as the birthplace of Christian Andersen, and it's now home to the new HCA Museum. With its biographical exhibits and inanimate projects that come alive, this thoroughly fun museum would have delighted the “Little Mermaid” and “Snow Queen” author himself.

Check out King Tut's enormous new pad

Giza, Egypt

When it finally opens in November 2022, the Grand Egypt Museum will be the biggest museum in the world for a single civilization. Costing $1 billion, this museum will be about the size of the Louvre in Paris. Most importantly, this will be the first time that all 5,000 pieces of King Tut's treasure will be displayed in the same place.

Discover a cultural jewel at the heart of Europe

Novi Sad, Serbia

Serbia's second-largest city will wear the crown of European Capital of Culture for the year. Ever fancied checking out of an exhibition in an abandoned pasta factory? The Mlin Cultural Station awaits. Novi Sad's unique architecture and history have long made it a major destination.

1．Which place can you go to take a dip into literature?

A．Paris in France.B．Giza in Egypt.

C．Odense in Denmark.D．Novi Sad in Serbia.

2．What is special about the Grand Egypt Museum?

A．It will be the biggest museum worldwide.

B．It will be bigger than the Louvre in France.

C．It will be open again since its close in 1991.

D．It will exhibit 5,000 pieces of King Tut's wealth.

3．Which has its checkout at an abandoned factory?

A．The Mlin Cultural Station.B．The HCA Museum.

C．The Grand Egypt Museum.D．Serge Gainsbourg's Museum.

If you start a sentence with, “If I were you...” or find yourself scratching your head over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear, there’s a scientific reason behind it. Our own decision-making abilities can become exhausted over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices, but choosing on behalf of someone else is an enjoyable task that doesn’t suffer the same difficulties.

“The problem is decision fatigue, a psychological phenomenon that causes harm to the quality of your choices after a long day of decision making,” says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.

Physicians on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics (抗生素) to patients when it’s unwise to do so. “Presumably it’s because it’s simple and easy to write a prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further,” Polman says.

But decision fatigue goes away when you are making the decision for someone else. When people imagine themselves as advisers, they feel less tired and rely less on decision shortcuts. “By taking upon the role of adviser rather than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue,” he says. “It is as if there is something fun about making someone else’s choice.”

“Getting input from others not only offers a fresh perspective and thought process, it often also includes riskier choices. While this sounds undesirable, it can be quite good. When people experience decision fatigue, when they are tired of making choices, they have a tendency to choose to go with status quo,” says Polman. “But it can be problematic since a