2023年四级难度英语完形填空一篇带答案解析.docxVIP

Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, its a necessary condition ___1___ many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your ___2___, in the wrong place often carries a high ___3___. ___4___, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. ___5___ people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that ___6___ pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruct that prompts humans to ___7___ with one another. Scientists have found that exposure ___8___ this hormone puts us in a trusting ___9___: In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their ___10___ who inhaled something else. ___11___ for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may ___12___ us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate ___13___ a credible person and a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers were each ___14___ to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “Whats in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look ___15___. Half of them found a toy; the other half ___16___the container was empty-and realized the tester had ___17___ them. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were ___18___ to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. ___19___, only five of the 30 children paired with the ___20___ tester participated in a follow-up activity. 1. A. on B. like C. for D. from 2. A. faith B. concern C. attention D. interest 3. A. benefit B. debt C. hope D. price 4. A. Therefore B. Then C. Instead D. Again 5. A. Until B. Unless C. Although D. When 6. A. selects B. produces C. applies D. maintains 7. A. consult B. compete C. connect D