【正文】 g the role of food in this relationship. Researchers at Chicago University in the US conducted a series of experiments to examine food39。s role in earning trust. In a test, participants were told to watch TV where someone pretending to be a member of the public praised a certain product. The volunteers were given Kit Kat bars to nibble, while the TV people ate either a Kit Kat or grapes as they talked. The results showed viewers were much more likely to express an interest in buying the product if the TV showed the other person eating a Kit Kat too. The researchers added, “Although similarity in food consumption is not a sign of whether two people will get along, we find consumers treat this as such. They feel more trusting of those who consume as they do. It means people can immediately begin to feel friendship and develop a bond, leading to smoother transactions from the start.” Harley Street psychologist Dr Lucy Atcheson said it was already known that wearing similar clothes could instantly create trust. But this was the first report that food had the same effect. She said, “This is really interesting. It makes sense as people feel they have mon ground and can trust the other person. That means negotiations are more likely to be successful.”（1）According to the passage, customers are likely to buy a product from a dealer who . A.has the same taste as themB.advertises his products on TVC.reduces the price of his productsD.pays attention to the quality of his products（2）The experiments conducted by researchers at Chicago University show that . A.food plays an important role in earning people39。s trustB.bosses like employees that have the same taste as themC.people who have similar tastes to their boss39。s earn moreD.people have less interest in buying products advertised on TV（3）What can be inferred from the passage? A.People who eat similar food are more likely to trust each other.B.People will get along with each other if they like to eat similar things,C.The effect of wearing similar clothes hasn39。t been proved by researchers.D.People are more likely to make friends with those wearing the same clothes as them.（4）Which of the following sayings can be an example of the similarity attraction theory? A.Honesty is the best policy.B.All good things e to an end.C.Birds of a feather flock together.D.Where there is a will, there is a way.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，主要講述心理學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，和經(jīng)理們（乃至陌生人）吃同樣食物的人更容易即刻獲得他們的信任。也就是諺語所說的，“人以群分 物以類聚。”（1）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句shoppers were much more likely to buy a product advertised on TV by someone eating a similar kind of food to them at the ，顧客很可能從味道相同的經(jīng)銷商那里購買產(chǎn)品。故答案選A。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Researchers at Chicago University in the US conducted a series of experiments to examine food39。s role in earning University研究表明食物在贏得人們的信任方面起著重要的作用。故答案選A。（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中this was the first report that food had the same effect. She said, “This is really interesting. It makes sense as people feel they have the mon ground and can trust the other person. Thai means negotiations are more likely to the successful.”可知，吃相似食物的人更容易信任對方。故答案選A。（4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)每條諺語的意思A. Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策。B. All good things e to an end. 天下沒有不散的筵席。C. Birds of a feather flock together. 人以群分 物以類聚。D. Where there is a will, there is a ，事竟成?？芍狢項符合題意?！军c評】推理題的解題方法1. 抓住特定信息進行逆向或正向推理。2. 整合全文（段）信息進行推斷。3. 利用語境的褒貶性進行信息推斷。 4. 根據(jù)文章的結(jié)論推斷作者的態(tài)度。5. 根據(jù)上下文的邏輯得出結(jié)論。 6. 結(jié)合已有的知識進行推斷。8．閱讀理解 Since 2013, Torobo, a robotic arm designed to test the limits of artificial intelligence, has had one ambition—to be admitted to the University of Tokyo. However, it has repeatedly failed. This year was no exception. In early November Torobo took an exam to prepare for an allimportant standardized test. While Torobo39。s total score of 525 out of 950 was 14 points higher than in 2015，its standard score of % was slightly lower, because human students did better in the 2016 test. Though the score，which is higher than the national average, is enough to get the robot admitted to many other famous Japanese universities,it falls short of the minimum required for the University of Tokyo. A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobo39。s newly programmed ability to solve plex physics problems helped increase itsyearoveryear physics score from 46. 5% to 59%. The robot also dug deep into its database of information from textbooks and websites to obtainan impressive % in world history. The average 60% scores acquired in the two math sections, were not too shabby either. But，while Torobo is able to handle knowledgebased questions and ones involving plex mathematical calculations, it has a hard time thinking independently. As a result, the robot is unable to fully understand multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logical conclusions required in the English language tests. This weakness was reflected in the weak oral and writing scores, which came in at % and %, respectively. Fortunately, after four tiring years, the robot39。s creators have decided to free Torobo from its annual testtaking suffering, the research team will instead focus on improving the robot39。s ability to pick out specific answers from massive sets of data—a skill that led to its excellent history scores. They believe the expertise(專業(yè)技術(shù)）will help Torobo succeed as an industrial robot. （1）What is the disadvantage of Torobo? A.It has much difficulty searching for facts.B.It doesn39。t own language skills.C.It has weak independent thinking ability.D.It couldn39。t get through the exams.（2）What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? A.the sc