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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案ThestartoftheU.S.Atlantichurricaneseasonisjustovertwoweeksawayandforecastersareexpectingparticularlyhighactivitythisyear.WithwarmerthanusualconditionsexpectedintheNorthAtlanticthissummermeteorologistshavepredictedthattheseasoncouldproduceeightormorehurricanes.Whileforecasterscannotpredicthowmanyhurricanes一ifany一willmakelandfallthepotentialfordangerousstormstostrikethesouthernandeasterncoastsbringsanadditionalproblemforauthoritiesalreadystrugglingwiththeCOVID-
19.ExpertssaythattheCOVID-19isaffectingthecapabilitiesoftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyFEMAandotherorganizationsinvolvedinrespondingtonaturaldisasters.RetiredU.S.ArmyLieutenantGeneralJeffreyTalleywhonowleadsglobaleffortsondisastermanagementatIBM7sCenterfortheBusinessofGovernmentsaidthatwithFEMAandotherauthoritiesengagedwithrespondingtotheCOVID-19resourceswillbelimitedifahurricanestrikes.“Whenwelookatadisaster...Ithinkofitintermsofhowweprepareforrespondtoandrecoverfromthosetypesofevents/Talleysaid.RightnowwereinthemiddleoftheresponseofCOVID-
19.Noneofusarereallysurehowlongitsgoingtolastandhowtheresponsetodisastersisgoingtobedifferentsaytwomonthsfromnowsixmonthsfromnowsoonandsoforth/7hesaid.AccordingtoTalleytheCOVID-19couldcomplicatetheresponsetoahurricanebyinterruptingtheflowofemergencysuppliestoareaswheretheyareurgentlyneededatcrucialmoments.Socialdistancingandstay-at-homeorderswillalsoforceauthoritiesalongthesouthandeastcoasttorethinkhowtheymanagepeoplewhomustleavetheirhomesintheeventofadisaster.Whilemanystatesarealreadyliftingsomelockdownrestrictionssocialdistancingwillstillbeimportantformanymonthstocome.WhenwillthefirsthurricanepossiblyarriveinUSthissummerA.Inabouteightdays.B.Inaboutsixmonths.C.Inabouttwomonths.D.Inmorethantwoweeks.AccordingtoTalleyhowcouldCOVID-19influencetheresponsetoahurricaneMorepeoplew川leavehometofightagainstahurricane.Rescuematerialsmightnotreachdisasterareassometimes.Lockdowncangreatlyreducedamageandinjury.Thepandemicmakesithardertopredicthurricanes..WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphPeoplethroughoutthecountrynolongerneedtostayathome.Thestategovernmentsareconfidentabouttacklinghurricanes.Authoritiesalongthecoastswillsticktotheformerorders.Itisnecessarytokeepsocialdistanceinthecomingmonths..WhatisthebesttitleforthetextMoreDestructiveHurricanestoBeExpected.MoreDifficulttoForecastHurricanesComing.COVID-19toWorsenHurricaneResponse.SocialDistancingNeededinComingMonths.Thoughresearchershavelongknownthatadultsbuildunconscious(无意识的)preferencesoveralifetimeofmakingchoicesbetweenthingsthatareessentiallythesamethenewfindingthatevenbabiesengageinthisphenomenondemonstratesthatthiswayofjustifyingchoiceisintuitive(凭直觉的)andsomehowfundamentaltothehumanexperience.“Theactofmakingachoicechangeshowwefeelaboutouroptions/saidAlexSilveraJohnsHopkinsresearcher./zEveninfantswhoarereallyjustatthestartofmakingchoicesforthemselveshavethispreference/1ThefindingsarepublishedtodayinthejournalPsychologicalScience.Peopleassumetheychoosethingsthattheylike.Butresearchsuggeststhatssometimesbackwards:welikethingsbecausewechoosethem.Andwedislikethingsthatwedontchoose.Adultsmaketheseinferencesunconsciously/7saidco-authorLisaFeigensonaJohnsHopkinsscientistinchilddevelopment.nWejustifyourchoiceafterthefact.”Thismakessenseforadultsinaconsumerculturewhomustmakerandomchoiceseverydaybetweeneverythingfromtoothpastebrandstostylesofjeans.Thequestionwaswhenexactlypeoplestartdoingthis.Sotheyturnedtobabieswhodon7tgetmanychoicessoasFeigensonputsitare“aperfectwindowintotheoriginofthistendency/7Theteambrought10-to20-month-oldbabiesintothelabandgavethemachoiceofobjectstoplaywith;twoequallybrightandcolorfulsoftblocks.Theysetthemfarapartsothebabieshadtocrawltooneortheother-arandomchoice.Afterthebabychoseoneofthetoystheresearcherstookitawayandcamebackwithanewoption.Thebabiescouldthenpickfromthetoytheydidntplaywiththefirsttimeorabrandnewtoy.Theirchoicesshowedthey/zdis-prefertheunchosenobject/7Tocontinuestudyingtheevolutionofchoiceinbabiesthelabwillnextlookattheideaofchoiceoverload.zForadultschoiceisgoodbuttoomanychoicescanbeaproblemsothelabwilltrytodetermineifthatisalsotrueforbabies.Whatispeople7sassumptionabouttheactofmakingchoicesTheylikewhattheychoose.Theychoosewhattheylike.Theybasechoicesonthefact.Theymakechoicesthoughtfully.WhywerebabiesselectedassubjectsforthestudyTohelpthemmakebetterchoices.Toguidethemtoperceivetheworld.Totracktherootofmakingrandomchoices.Todeepentheunderstandingofaconsumerculture.WhatdoesthestudyonthebabiesshowTheylikenovelobjects.Theirchoicesaremostlybasedoncolors.Theirrandomchoicesbecomepreferences.Theyareunabletomakechoicesforthemselves.WhatwillthefollowingstudyfocusonThelawofchoiceoverload/.Theproblemofadultsmanychoices.Whytoomanychoicescaninfluenceadults.Whetherbabiesaretroubledwithmanychoices.BCCD。