专题04 阅读理解20篇(广州专用)（名校最新期中真题）-2023-2024学年八年级英语上学期期中复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（沪教牛津版）

牛津深圳版八年级上学期期中复习 查缺补漏冲刺满分 (名校最新期中真题) 专题04 阅读理解20篇(广州专用) （2022秋·广东广州·八年级广州市第十六中学校考期中）Research has found that the secret to happiness is keeping busy. Keeping your minds busy with tasks can help you keep off your negative emotions(负面情绪). No matter how meaningless they are. However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a scientist at Chicago University. In a study, 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first, they had to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a farther place they had to walk to. No matter which choice they made, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that 68 students chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put (待在原处). Prof. Hsee said that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, might have an effect on policies (政策). “Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless,” he suggested. As for ordinary people, he advised, “Get up and do something, anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it.” He added, “Thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection (自我反省) can be regarded as keeping busy, too.” “You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.” 1．Keeping busy can make people happy because _______. A．it can help people keep off laziness B．it can make people sleep better C．it can help keep off of negative emotions D．it can give people a sense of achievement 2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．Policies may be influenced by the findings. B．The officials have taken Prof. Hsee’s advice. C．In the study, half students handed in the first