专题02 阅读理解 经典题20篇(考题猜想)-2023-2024学年高二英语下学期期中考点大串讲（译林版2020）

专题02 阅读理解经典题20篇(考题猜想) 选择性必修第三册 A (2023江苏省淮安市淮安区高二下学期期中) Consider what goes through your mind after you’ve taken your seat on an airplane. You’ve not seen the captain, but his or her voice comes over the air. “Hello, this is your captain speaking.” Are you about to fly the friendly skies? What you probably don’ realize is that you do make quick judgments(判断) based on very few factors the moment you hear “hello”. Experts have discovered that “hello” carries enough information for listeners to draw judgments about the speakers personality, such as how reliable(可信赖的) he or she is. They recorded 64 students reading a telephone conversation. The word “hello” was then picked from each recording, and 320 different students listened to that word through a computer. The students were asked to score the voices according to personality, including attractiveness and warmth, giving them points from l to 10. Although every voice was played in one third a second, the students formed an opinion quickly. It is amazing that from such short voices of speech they can get such an obvious impression of a person. And whether it is correct, their impressions are mostly the same as what the other listeners get. The research also suggests that people’ impressions are based on the tone(语调) of voice. Men and women who present the strength of their voices are regarded as more reliable. The speed with which the students made their judgments makes much sense. Deciding who to trust can be important to your survival. There’s no point in listening to someone talk for 5 minutes to decide if they’re reliable or not — you could be dead already. The discovery may help improve computer-made voice technologies, experts say. 1. Why does the author mention “the captain” in paragraph 1? A. To present a fact. B. To make a prediction. C. To introduce a new research. D. To explain the rule on a plane. 2. How did the students tell the speakers’ personality? A. Making telephone calls. B. Playing voices at high