2021-2022学年北京师大附中高二（上）期中英语试卷

2021-2022学年北京师大附中高二(上)期中英语试卷

一、语法填空：有提示词的空用所给词的正确形式填空，没有提示词的空填写连词。本大

题共1小题，共15分。

1.(15分)

A

Peerpressurecaninfluencehowpeopledress,(1)musictheylikeandhowthey

behave.Teenagerswanttobeliked,tofitinand(2)(accept),whichmeanspeer

pressurecanbehardtoresist.Peoplewhoareunsureofthemselvesmayseektheirpeers'

approvalby(3)(choose)thewrongpath.Inonestudy,astudentwhoknewthecorrect

answergavethewronganswerjust(4)othersgavethewronganswerandhedidn't

wanttobedifferent.Whatcanpeopledo(5)(avoid)peerpressure?Themost

importantthingistobuildupself-confidence.It'salsoagoodideatosurroundthemselves

withpeople(6)don'tmakefunofthem.

B

Foralotofpeople,(7)(become)amillionaireisasymbolofsuccess.They

spendhalfoftheirtime(8)(dream)upwaysofgettingrich.Butwilltheygetthesense

ofsuccessaftertheyachievetheirgoals?Sixteenyearsago,Jasonwasacollegeprofessor(9)

(possess)alargehouse.lbdayhelivesinasmalldormitoryroomwithonlysecond-hand

furniture.ButJason(10)(appreciate)thischange.

C

(11)(live)inUKfor15years,HuangDanianmovedbacktoChinain2008.He

setupastate-of-the-artlab,sometimes(12)(pay)forequipmentwithhisown

money.HecontributedtothelaunchofShenzhou-11andTiangong-2.1n2016,hefaintedand

wastakentohospital,(13)hewasdiagnosedwithcancer.(14)(trap)

inhishospitalbed,hestillcontinuedhiswork.HediedinJanuaryin2017.Morethan800

peopleattendedhisfuneraltocelebratealife(15)burnedsobright,butwassoshort.

二、单词拼写：根据首字母提示拼写单词。本大题共20小题，共20分。注意：需在答题

处填写整个单词，否则该题不得分。

2.(1分)热心的，热情的adj.e

3.（1分）想象，想象力n.i

4.（1分）爱好n.h

5.（1分）推荐v.r

6.（1分）观察n.o

7.（1分）发明家n.i

8.（1分）多样性n.d

9.（1分）乐器n.i

10.（1分）可持续的adj.s

11.（1分）借口n.e

12.（1分）强调v.e

13.（1分）伦理的adj.e

14.（1分）运动员；运动的-------

15.（1分）奖牌n.m

16.（1分）牺牲n.s

17.（1分）准备n.p

18.（1分）课外的adj.e

19.（1分）福利n.

20.（1分）负担n.b

21.（1分）方便n.c

三、中译英：请根据中文提示默写短语。本大题共1。小题，共1。分。

22.（1分）说服某人（不）干某事--------

23.（1分）影响某人的态度

24.（1分）提醒某人做某事

25.（1分）努力做某事

26.（I分）当涉及，当提到

27.（1分）擅长..........

28.（1分）使用回收材料

29.（1分）拥有辉煌的历史

30.（1分）投身于，致力于

31.（1分）使...与众不同

四、听力理解。本大题共5小题，共15分。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你

将听一遍。

32.（1.5分）What'stheman'splanforthesummer?

A.Tobeathome.

B.Tostayatthebeach.

C.Togotothemountains.

33.（1.5分）Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheplay?

A.Wonderful.

B.Disappointing.

C.So-so.

34.（1.5分）Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.

B.Neighbours.

C.Friends.

35.（1.5分）Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inabank.

B.Atastore.

C.Atarestaurant.

36.（1.5分）Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewmovie.

B.Aweekendplan.

C.Onlineshopping.

第二节（共4小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后

有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你

将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独

白你将听两遍。

37.（3分）（1）Whatarethetwospeakerslookingfor?

A.Adressforwork.

B.Adressfbrparty.

C・Adressforwedding.

(2)Whatisthewomannotsatisfiedwithaboutthebluedress?

A.Thesize.

B.Theprice.

C.Thecolour.

38.(3分)⑴Whydoesthemanprefertotravelbytrain?

A.Itgoesfaster.

B-Itoffersabetterview.

C.Ithasabetterservice.

(2)Whataretheygoingtodonext?

A.Bookthetickets.

B.Packtheluggage.

C.Gototherailwaystation.

39.(4.5分)(1)Whyisthewomanunhappywiththedog?

A.Itbelongstotheboy.

B.Itlooksseriouslysick.

C.Itwillmakeamessinthehouse.

(2)Wheredidtheboyfindthedog?

A.Onthestreet.

B.Bythegarbagecan.

C.Infrontofthehouse.

(3)Whataretheygoingtodowiththedog?

A.Keepit.

B.Senditback.

C.Giveitaway.

40.(4.5分)(1)What'sthewomandoingonthephone?

A.Offeringhelpfortheceremony.

B.Givingadviceabouttheceremony.

C.Makingarrangementsfortheceremony.

(2)Whereisthewomannow?

A.Inthegarage.

B.Onthehighway.

C.Attheceremony.

(3)Whenwillthevolunteersgettotheceremony?

A.After7：30.

B.At6：30.

C.By6：00.

五、选词填空。本大题共15小题，共15分。

41.(1分)Astheproblemhasbeen,appropriateactioncanbetaken.()

A.ruinedB.sustainedC.identifiedD.eradicated

42.(1分)Onlywhenallofusjoineffortstopollutionatalllevelscanwe

expecttohaveabetterenvironment.()

A.evaluateB.eliminateC.encounterD.perpetuate

43.(1分)MalalaYousafzai,a(n)ofwomen'srights,becameavictimofterroristattack.

()

A.inventorB.competitorC.advocateD.composer

44.(1分)Someendangeredspeciesaredisappearingfromthecountrysideata/an

speed.()

A.essentialB.alarmingC.ethicalD.diligent

45.(1分)Itiscommonlyknownthatmanyoldpeoplefeelpainsintheirboneswhen

—___rises.()

A.humidityB.pesticideC.antibioticD.intensity

46.(1分)She*sbattlingwithheroverwhethertotellthepolicewhatshesaw.

()

A.complaintB.consequence

C.conscienceD.composition

47.(1分)Theschoolhasourplantobuildanewgarden,soworkcanbegin

immediately.()

A.postponedB.approvedC.imitatedD.conquered

48.（1分）Theproductthatitcanmakeyouthinwithoutdieting.（）

A.reflectsB.appealsC.claimsD.determines

49.（1分）Thesupermarkethasinstalledsecuritycamerastothieves.（）

A.fosterB.complainC.editD.deter

50.（1分）Onedifficulttaskfacedbybothdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesistoguaranteethe

ofnaturalresourcesatthelowestpossibleenvironmentalcost.（）

A.inspectionB.exploitation

C.contradictionD.exception

51.（1分）BecausetheHanpeoplemorethan90%ofChina'spopulation,the

remainingfifty-fivegroupsaregenerallyreferredtoas"ethnicminorities（少数民族）

（）

A.accountsforB.appliesto

C.benefitsfromD.buildson

52.（1分）Nearlyeverymedicalbreakthroughinthelast100yearsanimal

testing.（）

A.hasinfluencedB.hasinvolved

C.hasextendedD.hasceased

53.（1分）Advertisementsalwaystheadvantagesandfunctionsoftheproducts.

（）

A.exaggerateB.dominateC.designateD.transplant

54.（1分）Intheend,weourNewYear'spartywithasongandeveryonewas

deeplymoved.（）

A.completedB.concludedC.coveredD.compared

55.（1分）Shegotbetteraftertheoperationanddoctorsherprogresseveryday

andnight.（）

A.opposedB.printed

C.monitoredD.complimented

六、完形填空。本大题共1小题，共20分。

56.（20分）

AVerySpecialSpecialOlympian

TheprofessorwassearchingforstudentvolunteersinthelectureroomforaSpecial

Olympicsevent.Asthesign-upsheetwentupanddowntherows,Istartedtocomeupwith

my(1).Maybeitwasthedistancetothecollegewheretheeventwastotakeplace,

ortheearlyhourthat(2)hadtoreportforduty.Whateverthereasonsthatmademe

hesitate,IamthankfultothisdaythatI(3)upvolunteering.IfIhadmissedtheevent,

IwouldhavemissedoneofthemostunforgettablemomentsthatIhaveever(4).

Iarrivedatthevolunteertentbrightandearly.Mytaskwas(5).1wastostandat

thefinishlineonlyandwaituntiltheeventwasoverandthentakethe(6)tothe

announcingbooth(公告处).Standingatthefinishline,Iwasabletowitnessmanyamazing

effortsandcloseraces.Iwasmostimpressedbytheefforteachathleteputintohisorher

(7).Whatalsoimpressedmewasthesincere(8)eachathleteexpressed

whileparticipatingthoughsometimesthejoyofparticipatinginasportingeventcanget(9)

inthefiercecompetitionofwinningandlosing.

Thenanamazingmomenthappenedrightbeforemyeyes.Agroupofathleteswere(10)

uptorunashortrace.Oneofthemwasinawheelchair,alittlegirlwitha(11)smile,

wearingbrightbowsinherhair.Hersmilefilledthestadiumthatday.Icouldn'thelpbutsmile

backather.

Thegunsounded.Theywereoff.Runnersspedupinthe(12)withalltheir

might.Myeyes(13)fbrthelittlegirlwiththebrightbows.Thereshewas,pumpingher

armswithallthe(14)shehad.Hereffortsweregettinglittleresult,butthatdidnotstop

her.Inoticedasshegotcloserthatshealsohadaninjuredarm.Butthatdidnotstopthisbright

star.Theracewaslongover(15)theyoungathletekeptpumpingherarms.Asshe

finally(16)thefinishline,thenoiseofthecrowdwasthunderous.ThereIstood

(17),withtearsfallingdownmycheeks.

Afteralltheseyears,Icanstillhearthosecheers.IwishIcouldthankthatremarkable

athleteforwhatherefforts(18)thisunmotivatedcollegeguy.Igrewupalotthatday

becauseofthe(19)ofthatlittlegirlinthewheelchair.Iwas(20)thatdayof

apoemfromabookthatstates,''Whateveryoudo,doitwithallyourmight.'1

(1)A.ideasB.plansC.suggestions0.excuses

(2)A.runnersB.studentsC.volunteersD.advisors

(3)A.gaveB.endedC.stayedD.woke

(4)A.ignoredB.controlledC.witnessedD.imagined

(5)A.simpleB.difficultC.interestingD.tiring

(6)A.prizeB.athleteC.resultD.winner

(7)A.mindB.eventC.victoryD.body

(8)A.joyB.beliefC.trustD.confidence

(9)A.stuckB.increasedC.respectedD.lost

(10)A.mixedB.calledC.linedD.piled

(11)A.hugeB.narrowC.weakD.hard

(12)A.courtB.trackC.fieldD.platform

(13)A.hopedB.caredC.preparedD.searched

(14)A.desiresB.courageC.energyD.dreams

(15)A.butB.andC.orD.so

(16)A.feltB.nearedC.tookD.raised

(17)A.cheeringB.waitingC.calculating0.recording

(18)A.paidB.owedC.disappointedD.taught

(19)A.honestyB.braveryC.popularityD.creativity

(20)A.warnedB.persuadedC.informedD.reminded

七、阅读理解。本大题共4小题，共30分。

57.(8分)EveryoneatPacsafeisalwayseagertogetoutintheworldandenjoynewcultures,

food,andexperiences.Withthatinmindweaskedafewofourtoptravelbugsfbrtheirbest

traveldestinationrecommendationsfor2O19.TheyalsoincludedtheirfavoritePacsafebagto

takeonthetrip.Enjoyandhopefullygetsomeideasforyourownglobe-trottingadventure.

SriLanka—AlisonHanko,GlobalMarketingDirector

I'mgoingtoSriLankathissummerholidayandcan'twait.ICsclosetoHongKongwhereI

liveandFvealwayswantedtogo.Thefoodissupposedtobeamazing.ltseemsreallyrelaxing

andIreallywanttodotheKandytoBadullatrainride,whichlooksjuststunning.We've

bookedagoodmixofbeaches,sometimeinasafaritenttohopefullyseeelephantsinthewild.

Formybag,I'llmostlikelytaketheQuiksilver40LPackbecauseithasthebuilt-inwet

packformybikinis.Ifsalsoagreatsizefbraweek-longtripinawarmclimate.

Japan-BeaBarras,CreativeDirector

Japanisdefinitelymybesttraveldestinationrecommendation.Theculture,thestreets,the

architecture,theinspirationyougetfromallofthatisamazing.Thefoodisalsofascinating.It's

whereI'mmostplanningtogo.Tokyoobviously,butalsovisitingthemountains.Youcango

snowboarding,whichIhaven'tdonefbryears.

IhaveaVibe25LBackpackwhichyoucanpackalotin.ThethingIlikemostaboutitis

thatit'scompact,butstillfitsplentyin.Filpairthatupwithalargertravelbagfortherestofmy

thingsandusethebackpacktogetarounddaytoday.

Berlin--PhilHayes,ExecutiveVPofGlobalDesign

Forme,it'sdefinitelyBerlin.I'mparticularlyexcitedaboutthefashion,whichIhearis

prettyfullon.Alsotheartgalleriesandhistory.Food,nightlife.EverythingI'veheardabout

BerlinisprettycoohsoI'mgoingtosuckasmuchasIcanoutofit.World'sGlobalStyle

NetworkhadtheBerlinshoppinglistthatcameoutrecently,soI'mgoingtofollowthat

throughaswell.

Bagwise,itwillbetheQuiksilverXCollabBag.Ifsthe25LAnti-theftBackpack.It*s

normallymygo-tobagfbrcitytripsbecauseit'ssupereasytolockontheplaneandinbars,

andit'sjusttherightamountofspace.

(1)WhichofthePacsafebagisagoodchoiceforbeachtravel?

A.TheQuiksilver40LPack.

B.TheVibe25LBackpack.

C.TheQuiksilverXCollabBag.

D.25LAnti-theftBackpack.

(2)Ifyouareinterestedinfashion,whichdestinationshouldyouchoose?

A.SriLanka.

B.Japan.

C.HongKong.

D.Berlin.

(3)Whatcanyouenjoyinallthethreeplacesmentioned?

A.Beautifulbeaches.

B.Amazingfood.

C.Fascinatingart.

D.Coolsnowboarding.

(4)Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.sharepersonaltravellingexperiences

B.offerpracticaltipsontakingadventures

C.presentculturesindifferentcountries

D.recommendfavorabletraveldestinations

58.(6分)

TheTruthCanSetYouFree

IrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginia.Ihadn'tbeen

payingattention,andIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.

"CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration?”thepoliceofficeraskedme.Ipulledbothout

forhim,andhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver'slicense.

"Whatareyoudoinghere?"heasked."Areyouwiththearmy?"

"No,I'mnot."Ianswered.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginia,andIhadn'thad

timetore-registeryet.

"Sowhatbringsyouhere?"

Hehadaskedadirectquestion.Withoutthinkingveryhard,Igavehimadirectanswer.

"Well,officer,nIsaid,"sinceyou'veasked,Ihavecancer.Ihavejustmonthstolive.We've

moveddownheretobeclosetomywife'sfamily.n

"Soyou'vegotcancer,"hesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?

WasIlying?Hetookalonglookatme."Youknow,foraguywhohasonlyafewmonthsto

live,yousurelookgood."

Hewasobviouslythinking：”Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlineonme,orhe's

tellingthetruth."Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.And

sohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.

"Well,officer,IknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutside,butthetumors

(肿瘤)areontheinside."Andthen,Idon'tknowwhatpossessedme,butIjustdidit.Ipulled

upmyshirt,showingtheoperationalscars.

Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadying

man.Well,hewasn'ttakingthisanyfurther.Hehandedmebackmylicense.nDomeafavor.'1

hesaid,"Slowdownfromnowon.”

Theawfultruthhadsetmefree.Ashewentbacktohispolicecar,Ihadarealization.!had

beenoneofthosegorgeousblondes(金发美女)whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutof

tickets.Idrovehomeunderthespeedlimit,andIwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.

(1)Theauthorwasstoppedbythepoliceofficerbecause.

A.hedidn'thavealicense

B.heforgottore-register

C.hewasseriouslyill

D.hedrovetoofast

(2)Onhearingabouttheauthor'scancer,thepoliceofficer.

A.saiditwasanexcuse

B.doubtedhishonesty

C.showedsympathyforhim

D.askedhimtoshowhisscars

(3)Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas.

A.optimistic

B.adventurous

C.dishonest

D.romantic

59.(8分)FormillionsofFacebookusers,choosingwhichphototouseforanonlineprofileisan

importantdecision.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersattheUTDallasCenter,thephotoswe

selectmayreflectindividualpreferences,buttheyalsoappeartoreflectmoredeeplyrooted,

unconsciousculturaldifferences.Previousresearchhasshownthatculturecanaffectnotonly

languageandcustom,butalsohowweexperiencetheworldandprocessinformation.Western

cultures,forexample,conditionpeopletothinkofthemselvesashighlyindependententities

（实体），whereasEastAsianculturesstresscollectivismandinterdependence.

Dr.DenisePark,co-directoroftheCenteratUTDallas,andformergraduatestudent

Dr.Chih-MaoHuangoftheUniversityofIllinois,werecuriousaboutwhetherthesepatterns

ofculturalinfluenceextendtocyberspace.InapaperpublishedintheInternationalJournalof

Psychology,theyexaminedtheprofilephotographsofmorethan500activeFacebookusers

fromtheUnitedStatesandEastAsia.Overall,theyfoundthatprofilephotosofAmericansare

morelikelytofocusontheindividual'sface,whiletheprofilesofEastAsianstendtoless

emphasizethefaceandincludemorebackgroundfeatures.Americansalsoshowgreatersmile

intensitycomparedtoEastAsianFacebookusers.

ThefindingsshowmarkedculturaldifferencesinthefocusofattentionamongEastAsian

andAmericanFacebookusers.Moreover,theyechopreviousresearchonculturalinfluenceson

visualperception（感知），attention,andreasoningintheofflineworld.

"Webelievethesefindingsrelatetoaculturalbiastobemoreindividualisticand

independentintheUSandmorecommunalandinterdependentinAsia,"saidPark.

Theresearchalsofoundthatculturalinfluencesoverourself-presentationonlinecan

shiftovertimeandfromplacetoplace.Inoneofthestudysamples,Americansstudyingin

JapanandJapanesestudyingintheUnitedStatesbothshowedatendencytoadjusttheirprofile

photostothegeneralpreferencesoftheirhostcountry.

"Facebookconstitutesanextendedsocialcontextinwhichpersonalprofilesmirror

variousindividualcharacteristics,privatethoughts,andsocialbehaviors,"notedHuang."As

such,thestudypresentsanewapproachtoinvestigatecognitionandbehaviorsacrosscultures

byusingFacebookasadatacollectionplatform."

（1）Theunderlinedword"condition"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.

A.advise

B.instruct

C.shape

D.forbid

(2)WecanknowfromthepassagethatMongoliansprobablyemphasize.

A.culturalinfluences

B.socialbehaviors

C.independentexistence

□.collectivepower

(3)ItcanbeinferredthataKoreanstudyingintheUSislikelyto.

A.useapictureofhisfaceonFacebook

B.adjusttoAmericanpreferencesquickly

C.changehisprofilephotosfromtimetotime

D.putupaphotoofhisapartmentonFacebook

(4)AccordingtoDr.Huang,Facebookcanhelpto.

A.makeupamoreextendedsocialcontext

B.studythediversityofworldwidecultures

C.promotecommunicationbetweeneastandwest

0.combinedifferentculturesfromdifferentaspects

60.(8分)Scienceisfinallybeginningtoembraceanimalswhowere,foralongtime,considered

second-classcitizens.

AsAnniePottsofCanterburyUniversityhasnoted,chickensdistinguishamongone

hundredchickenfacesandrecognizefamiliarindividualsevenaftermonthsof

separation.Whengivenproblemstosolve,theyreason：henstrainedtopickcoloredbuttons

sometimeschoosetogiveupanimmediatefoodrewardforaslightlylater(andbetter)

one.Healthyhensmayaidfriends,andmournwhenthosefriendsdie.

Pigsrespondmeaningfullytohumansymbols.WhenaresearchteamledbyCandace

CroneyatPennStateUniversitycarriedwoodenblocksmarkedwithXandOsymbolsaround

pigs,onlytheOcarriersofferedfoodtotheanimals.ThepigssoonignoredtheXcarriersin

favoroftheO's.Thentheteamswitchedfromreal-lifeobjectstoT-shirtsprintedwithXor

Osymbols.Still,thepigswalkedonlytowardtheO-shirredpeople：theyhadtransferredtheir

knowledgetoatwo-dimensionalformat,anot-inconsiderablefeatofreasoning.

I'vebeenguiltyofprejudicedexpectations,myself.Atthestartofmycareeralmostfour

decadesago,Iwasfirmlyconvincedthatmonkeysandapesout-thinkandout-feelother

animals,They*reotherprimates(灵长目动物)，afteralhanimalsfromourownmammalian

(哺乳动物的)class.Fairlysoon,Icametoseethatalongwithourclosestlivingrelatives,

whalestooaremastersofculturallearning,andelephantsexpressprofoundjoyandmourning

withtheirsocialcompanions.Long-termstudiesinthewildonthesemammalshelpedtofuel

aviewpointshiftinoursociety：thepublicnolongersoeasilyacceptsmonkeysmadeto

undergopainfulproceduresinlaboratories,elephantsforcedtoperformincircuses,and

dolphinskeptinsmalltanksatthemeparks.

Overtime,though,asIbegantobroadenoutevenfurtherandexploretheinnerlivesof

fish,chickens,pigs,goats,andcows,Istartedtowonder：Willthenewscienceof”food

animals"bringanethicalrevolutionintermsofwhoweeat?Inotherwords,willourethics

starttocatchupwiththedevelopmentofourscience?

Animalactivistsarealreadythere,ofcourse,committedtonoteatingtheseanimals.But

whatabouttherestofus?Canpayingattentiontothethinkingandfeelingoftheseanimals

leadustomakechangesinwhoweeat?

(1)AccordingtoAnniePotts,henshavetheabilityof.

A.interaction

B.analysis

C.creation

□.abstraction

(2)Theresearchintopigsshowsthatpigs.

A.learnlettersquickly

B.haveagoodeyesight

C.canbuildupagoodrelationship

D.canapplyknowledgetonewsituations

(3)Paragraph4ismainlyabout.

A.thesimilaritiesbetweenmammalsandhumans

B.thenecessityoflong-termstudiesonmammals

C.achangeofattitudetothetreatmentofanimals

D.adiscoveryofhowanimalslearntoexpressthemselves

（4）Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheInnerLivesofFoodAnimals

B.ThelifestyleofFoodanimals

C.ScienceReportsonFoodAnimals

D.ARevolutioninFoodanimals

八、阅读表达：阅读下面文章，回答问题。本大题共1小题，共15分。

61.（15分）Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleinhistory：havedonetheirbestworkincoffee

shops.Peopleacrossnationsandcenturieshavetappedintotheircreativityinacafe.

Therearemanywayscoffeeshopsboostourcreativity.Thecombinationofnoise,casual

crowdsandvisualvarietycangiveusjusttherightamountofdistraction（注意力分散）tohelp

usbesharpestandmostcreative.

Someofusstickinearbuds（耳塞）assoonaswesitdowntoworkinapublicsetting.But

scientistshaveknownforyearsthatbackgroundnoisecanbenefitourcreativethinking.A

suitablelevelofnoiseinacafeteriacanactuallyimproveyourcreativeoutput.Ifyou'reslightly

distractedfromthetaskathandbysomestimuli（刺激物），itboostsyourabstractthinking

ability,whichcanleadtomorecreativeideageneration.

There'salsothefactthatinacoffeeshop,we'resurroundedbypeoplewho'vecometodo

thesamething,whichactsasamotivator.Simplyperformingatasknexttoapersonwho

makesalotofeffortcanmotivateyoutoworkharder.It*ssimilartogoingtothegymfora

Workout.Thatisthesocial-facilitationeffect：yougothere,youseeotherpeopleworkingand

itputsyouinamoodwhereyoujustnaturallystartworkingaswell.

Anotherthingthatcanmakeworkingathomeorintheofficetiringisthevisual

environment；oftenwesitinthesamechairandlookatthesamefourwallswithoutrelief.How

theofficeisdecoratedhasaneffectonpeople'screativethinkingprocess.Whileresearchers

triedtoaddressthisbyaddingdecorativelights,theysoonfoundthatthefurnishings（家具及

日用设备）quicklybecamefamiliarandboring.Coffeeshops,though,generallyhavevisual

stimuli.Andhittingupdifferentcoffeeshopskeepsthingsevenmorevaried.

Researchersbelievethatthereisnodoubtaboutthe"coffee-shopeffect".Evenif

workingfromhomeorofficeremainsanoptionfbrthelong-term,thebenefitsofgoingtoa

coffeeshopmaybetoogoodtopassup.Andmaybethecoffeeisbetter.

(1)Whydidsomesuccessfulpeopledotheirbestworkincoffeeshops?

(2)Inwhatwayisgoingtothegymsimilartoworkinginacoffeeshop?

(3)Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplain

why.

Whenpeoplefeelthevisualenvironmentintheirofficeisboring,theycanredecoratetheoffice