D
① Imagine you are collecting some information about winter traditions in northern China. You click on a link (链接) for a video that you think could be useful to you. The video, however, takes time to load (载入). After ten seconds, it hasn't even started playing yet. Will you continue to wait patiently?
② Ramesh Sitaraman is an American computer scientist. He placed 6.7 million people in a situation like the one above. According to his study, people would begin giving up on a video after only two seconds if it still hadn't started loading yet. And with every extra second that would pass without the video starting to play, another 5.8 per cent of them would click on the “Close” icon.
③ Sitaraman's study, along with several other studies, shows people are becoming less and less patient. Because of the faster and faster Internet speeds, we are used to receiving “instant gratification (即时满足)”. We expect to get what we want without having to wait. When we don't get what we want at once, we become worried or even angry.
④ This happens not only in front of our screens. Take one of my friends for example. One day last summer, he was cycling home after work. At one crossing, he had to stop because of a red traffic light. After waiting for 30 seconds, he felt impatient and made a crazy decision: Go in whichever direction he saw there was a green light. The decision didn't really save him time. In fact, he took a detour and needed 20 minutes more than usual to get back home.
⑤ My friend is not alone. Whenever there are traffic jams, many drivers try to quickly change lanes (变道) — a main reason for accidents. Being patient doesn't just save you trouble. It is also key to your success in life.
⑥ The next time you want to get instant gratification, tell yourself: good things take time.
(
A. To make people think about whether they are patient.
B. To introduce the right way of clicking on links.
C. To teach readers how to find useful videos online.
D. To describe the importance of being patient.
(
(
A. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥ B. ①②/③④⑤/⑥ C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ D. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
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A. The writer strongly supports it. B. The writer doesn't agree about it.
C. The writer can't decide if it is right. D. The writer shows great interest in it.
① Imagine you are collecting some information about winter traditions in northern China. You click on a link (链接) for a video that you think could be useful to you. The video, however, takes time to load (载入). After ten seconds, it hasn't even started playing yet. Will you continue to wait patiently?
② Ramesh Sitaraman is an American computer scientist. He placed 6.7 million people in a situation like the one above. According to his study, people would begin giving up on a video after only two seconds if it still hadn't started loading yet. And with every extra second that would pass without the video starting to play, another 5.8 per cent of them would click on the “Close” icon.
③ Sitaraman's study, along with several other studies, shows people are becoming less and less patient. Because of the faster and faster Internet speeds, we are used to receiving “instant gratification (即时满足)”. We expect to get what we want without having to wait. When we don't get what we want at once, we become worried or even angry.
④ This happens not only in front of our screens. Take one of my friends for example. One day last summer, he was cycling home after work. At one crossing, he had to stop because of a red traffic light. After waiting for 30 seconds, he felt impatient and made a crazy decision: Go in whichever direction he saw there was a green light. The decision didn't really save him time. In fact, he took a detour and needed 20 minutes more than usual to get back home.
⑤ My friend is not alone. Whenever there are traffic jams, many drivers try to quickly change lanes (变道) — a main reason for accidents. Being patient doesn't just save you trouble. It is also key to your success in life.
⑥ The next time you want to get instant gratification, tell yourself: good things take time.
(
A
)11. Why does the writer ask readers to imagine putting themselves in the situation in Para. 1?A. To make people think about whether they are patient.
B. To introduce the right way of clicking on links.
C. To teach readers how to find useful videos online.
D. To describe the importance of being patient.
(
B
)12. Suppose (假定) “x” means the time people have to wait before the video begins and that “y” means the number of the people who choose to wait for the video to start playing. According to Paragraph 2, which of the charts below shows the relationship between “x” and “y”?(
A
)13. What is the correct structure (结构) of the passage?A. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥ B. ①②/③④⑤/⑥ C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ D. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
(
B
)14. How does the writer feel about “instant gratification”?A. The writer strongly supports it. B. The writer doesn't agree about it.
C. The writer can't decide if it is right. D. The writer shows great interest in it.
答案：11.A 12.B 13.A 14.B
解析：
翻译:
### D
① 想象一下，你正在收集一些关于中国北方冬季传统的信息。你点击了一个你认为可能对你有用的视频链接。然而，这个视频需要时间来加载。十秒钟后，它甚至还没有开始播放。你会继续耐心等待吗？
② 拉梅什·西塔拉拉曼是一位美国计算机科学家。他让670万人处于类似上述的情况中。根据他的研究，如果视频在两秒钟后仍然没有开始加载，人们就会开始放弃这个视频。而且，每多过一秒钟视频还没有开始播放，就会又有5.8%的人点击“关闭”图标。
③ 西塔拉拉曼的研究以及其他几项研究表明，人们变得越来越没有耐心。由于互联网速度越来越快，我们已经习惯了获得“即时满足”。我们期望不用等待就能得到我们想要的东西。当我们不能立刻得到我们想要的东西时，我们就会变得焦虑甚至愤怒。
④ 这种情况不仅发生在我们的屏幕前。以我的一个朋友为例。去年夏天的一天，他下班后骑自行车回家。在一个十字路口，因为红灯他不得不停下来。等了30秒后，他感到不耐烦，做出了一个疯狂的决定：往他看到有绿灯的那个方向走。这个决定并没有真正节省他的时间。事实上，他绕了路，比平时多花了20分钟才回到家。
⑤ 我的朋友并不孤单。每当交通堵塞时，许多司机都试图快速变道——这是发生事故的一个主要原因。有耐心不仅仅能为你省去麻烦。它也是你人生成功的关键。
⑥ 下次当你想要获得即时满足时，告诉自己：美好的事物需要时间。
( )11. 作者为什么让读者想象自己处于第1段的情境中？
A. 让人们思考自己是否有耐心。
B. 介绍点击链接的正确方法。
C. 教读者如何在网上找到有用的视频。
D. 描述有耐心的重要性。
( )12. 假设“x”表示人们在视频开始前需要等待的时间，“y”表示选择等待视频开始播放的人数。根据第2段，下面哪个图表显示了“x”和“y”之间的关系？
( )13. 这篇文章的正确结构是什么？
A. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥
B. ①②/③④⑤/⑥
C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥
D. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
( )14. 作者对“即时满足”有什么看法？
A. 作者强烈支持它。
B. 作者不认同它。
C. 作者无法判断它是否正确。
D. 作者对它表现出极大的兴趣。
### D
① 想象一下，你正在收集一些关于中国北方冬季传统的信息。你点击了一个你认为可能对你有用的视频链接。然而，这个视频需要时间来加载。十秒钟后，它甚至还没有开始播放。你会继续耐心等待吗？
② 拉梅什·西塔拉拉曼是一位美国计算机科学家。他让670万人处于类似上述的情况中。根据他的研究，如果视频在两秒钟后仍然没有开始加载，人们就会开始放弃这个视频。而且，每多过一秒钟视频还没有开始播放，就会又有5.8%的人点击“关闭”图标。
③ 西塔拉拉曼的研究以及其他几项研究表明，人们变得越来越没有耐心。由于互联网速度越来越快，我们已经习惯了获得“即时满足”。我们期望不用等待就能得到我们想要的东西。当我们不能立刻得到我们想要的东西时，我们就会变得焦虑甚至愤怒。
④ 这种情况不仅发生在我们的屏幕前。以我的一个朋友为例。去年夏天的一天，他下班后骑自行车回家。在一个十字路口，因为红灯他不得不停下来。等了30秒后，他感到不耐烦，做出了一个疯狂的决定：往他看到有绿灯的那个方向走。这个决定并没有真正节省他的时间。事实上，他绕了路，比平时多花了20分钟才回到家。
⑤ 我的朋友并不孤单。每当交通堵塞时，许多司机都试图快速变道——这是发生事故的一个主要原因。有耐心不仅仅能为你省去麻烦。它也是你人生成功的关键。
⑥ 下次当你想要获得即时满足时，告诉自己：美好的事物需要时间。
( )11. 作者为什么让读者想象自己处于第1段的情境中？
A. 让人们思考自己是否有耐心。
B. 介绍点击链接的正确方法。
C. 教读者如何在网上找到有用的视频。
D. 描述有耐心的重要性。
( )12. 假设“x”表示人们在视频开始前需要等待的时间，“y”表示选择等待视频开始播放的人数。根据第2段，下面哪个图表显示了“x”和“y”之间的关系？
( )13. 这篇文章的正确结构是什么？
A. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥
B. ①②/③④⑤/⑥
C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥
D. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
( )14. 作者对“即时满足”有什么看法？
A. 作者强烈支持它。
B. 作者不认同它。
C. 作者无法判断它是否正确。
D. 作者对它表现出极大的兴趣。