2013年东北三省大联考英语试题及答案(5)

　　A．The brother of the writer. B．The son of the writer.

　　C．The father of the writer. D．A bus driver.

　　57．In the second paragraph， what is the probably meaning of “affinity”？

　　A．Hate. B．Disappointment. C．Liking. D．Confusion.

　　58．Where does this text probably come from？

　　A．A bus guide. B．A student’s diary.

　　C．An adventure story. D．A transportation report.

　　B

　　59．According to the text， the film Forrest Gump is aimed at improving the viewers’ 。

　　A．teamwork B．self-confidence C．imagination D．friendship

　　60．How much do they have to pay if eight-year-old Jason goes to see the film Dumbo with his parents？

　　A．$ 10. B．$20. C．$30. D．$45.

　　61．What do the two films Lion King and Finding Nemo have in common？

　　A．They’re about the same theme.

　　B．They share the same ticket price.

　　C．They’re directed by the same person.

　　D．They’re produced by the same company.

　　62．Who are the main target audience of the movies mentioned in the text？

　　A．Parents. B．Teachers. C．Children. D．Clerks.

　　C

　　Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classic experiment， people were shown a vertical（垂直的） line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.

　　You might think that this is an absurdly easy task， and when people perform it by themselves they do very well. However， psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study， a group of three people was set up， where two of the people were confederates（同伙） of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers， people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact， 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer， with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.

　　But why do people conform in this way？ In an easy task like this， it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks， people also conform because they lose confidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.

　　A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street？ It turns out that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone. When other people are also around， a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction， because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the woman‘s assistance.