据明显都是不可能的。\由此可知，我们对自己评价过高。故答案为[A] our self-ratings are unrealistically high。

27. Visual recognition is believed to be people’s______

[A] rapid watching

[B] conscious choice [C] intuitive response

[D] automaticself-defence

【答案】C intuitive response

【解析】题目问\视觉识别被认为是人们的什么?\对应于文章第三段第三句\视觉识别是自动的心理过程，这个过程依靠直觉快速发生，且并不是故意的。\由此可知，视觉识别被认为是人们的直觉反应。故答案为[C] intuitive response。

28. Epley found that people with higher self-esteem tended to______

[A] underestimate their insecurities

[B] believe in their attractiveness

[C] cover up their depressions

[D] oversimplify their illusions

【答案】B believe in their attractiveness

【解析】题目问\发现有更高自尊的人倾向于怎样\。对应到第四段，第二句讲到\没有证据显示那些自我提升最多的人这样做是为了掩饰自 己的不安全，接着讲到：事实上，那些认为自己的形象高于吸引力标准的人就是那些表现出更高自尊的人，故答案为[B] believe in their attractiveness。

29.The word “Viscerally”(Line 2,para.5) is closest in meaning to_____.

[A]instinctively

[B]occasionally [C]particularly

[D]aggressively

【答案】[A] instinctively

【解析】题目问\最接近viscerally的意思的是?\。对应到第五段，viscerally所在句讲到\许多人讨厌照片中的自己，从某种 层面上说，他们甚至不承认照片中的人是他们自己。\而下文又讲到facebook是自我拔高者的天堂，在那里人们可以分享最满意的的照片。\由此可 知，viscerally在本句中是\本质上地\意思，故答案为[A] instinctively。

30. It can be inferred that Facebook is self-enhancer’s paradise because people can _____.

[A]present their dishonest profiles

[B]define their traditional life styles

[C]share their intellectual pursuits

[D]withhold their unflattering sides

【答案】[D]withhold their unflattering sides

【解析】题干问\我们可以推理出脸书(facebook)之所以是一个自我拔高者的天堂，是因为人们可以做什么?\对应于文章最后一段的第二 句，该句讲到\在脸书(facebook)中，人们可以分享最满意的照片。\下文接着讲到\不是人们不诚实，而是人们展示了自己最理想的形象。\故答案为 [D]withhold their unflattering sides。

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Crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society. Tears, be they of sorrow, anger, on joy, typically make Americans feel uncomforuble and embarrassed. The shedder of tears is likely to apologize, even when a devastating (毁灭性的) tragedy was the provocation. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional outpouring. But judging form recent studies of crying behavior, links between illness and crying and the chemical composition of tears, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive.

Humans are the only animals definitely known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few, if any, purposeless physiological responset, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that enhance survival.

Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to clicit assistance form others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vocal cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention, So, it appears, there must be something special about tears themselves.

Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in alleviating stress, University of Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently isolated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to =cut onion would contain no such substance.

Researchers at several other institutions are investigating the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs.

At Tulane University’s Teat Analysis Laboratory Dr.PeterKastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse and exposure to medication(药物), to determine whether a contact lens fits properly of why it may be uncomfortable, to study the causes of “dry eye” syndrome and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.

At Columbia University Dt.LiasyFaris and colleagues are studying tears for clues to the diagnosis of diseases away from the eyes. Tears can be obtained painlessly without invading the body and only tiny amounts are needed to perform highly refined analyses.