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公共课英语一模拟题 2020 年(30) (总分：80.00，做题时间：180 分钟) Section Ⅰ Use of English(总题数：20，分数：0.00) . Despite your best intentions and efforts, it is 1 : At some point in your life, you will be wrong. 2 can be hard to digest, so sometimes we double down rather than 3 them. Our confirmation bias kicks in, causing us to 4 out evidence to prove what we already believe. The car you 5 off has a small dent in its bumper, 6 obviously means that it is the other drivers fault. Psychologists call this cognitive dissonance—the stress we experience when we hold two 7 beliefs, opinions or attitudes. For example, you might believe you are a kind and 8 person, so when you rudely cut someone off, you experience 9 . To 10 with it, you deny your mistake and insist the other driver 11 have seen you, or you had the right of way even if you didnt. When we apologize for being wrong, we have to accept this dissonance, and that is 12 . On the other hand, research has shown that it can feel good to stick 13 our guns. One study found that people who refused to apologize felt more in control than those who did not refuse. Feeling 14 may be an attractive short- term benefit, 15 there are long-term consequences. Refusing to apologize could potentially 16 the trust on which a relationship is based. So how exactly do you change your behavior and learn to 17 your mistakes? The first step is to learn to recognize your usual justification and 18 . Mr. Okimoto said it also helped to remember that people were often more 19 than you might think. On the flip side, if it is undeniably clear that you are in the wrong, refusing to apologize 20 low self-confidence. 1. （分数：10.00） A.realizable B.i