2020上海高三英語二模匯編-C篇閱讀

2020上海高三英語二模匯編---C篇閱讀1.金山區(qū)(C)Whatmakesuslovesomethingsandhateothers?Weknowthatsometimeseventhetiniestchangecanresultinahugedifferenceinhowweperceivesomething,soisthereanyrhymeorreasontoourtastesandpreferences?Herearethreefactorswhichplayarole.ConformingtoexpectationsInLondonafewyearsago,twotalentedrapperscalledSilibilN'Brainstooktothestagetoperformatamusicindustryshowforunsignedbands.Theywereaninstanthit.TheiroutrageousWestCoast-Americanstyle,brilliantraplyricsandcouldn't-care-lessattitudehadthemusicindustry'stalentspottersfallingoverthemselvestosignthepair.Inashortspaceoftime,SilibilN'Brainshadadealwithatopmanagementcompany,acontractwithamajorrecordlabelandanadvanceof$70,000—andtheyhadn'tevenmadearecord.Beforelong,theywereontourwithEminemandoutpartyingwithMadonna.Theywerelivingthedream.Buttwoyearsagothesametworapperswerelaughedoffstagebythesametalentspottersforsingingthesamesongs.Sowhatwasthedifference?Amazingly,itwastheiraccent.Yousee,SilibilN'Brainsweren't,infact,fromWestCoastU.S.A.atall.TheywerefromDundeeinScotland.DuringthefirstauditiontheyhadusedtheirScottishaccentswhenrappingandithadn'tgonedownwell.“Theyjustlaughedatus,”recalledBrains.“Wewereheartbroken.WewentbacktoScotlandwithourtailbetweenourlegs."Thelessonforthemwasthattosucceed,youhavetoconformtoexpectationsandatthattimeeveryoneexpectedrapperstobeAmerican.ThebenefitofhindsightSomepeoplearesimplyaheadoftheirtime.It'scommonknowledgethatVincentvanGoghsoldonlyonepaintinginhislifetime-theother900orsowereunknownandunloveduntilafterhisdeath.Monet'spaintings,atleastinhisearlycareer,wasconsideredincompleteanduglybycriticsatthetime,whileVermeer,thepainterofGirlWithaPearlEarravegihadtousehismother-in-lawasaguarantorwhenheborrowedmoney—sounablewashetosellanyofhiswork!Nowthatpublictastehascaughtupwiththeseartists,moreorlessanythingtheytouchedhasanastronomicalpricetagattachedtoit.Perhapsthereasonisthatitjusttakesawhiletogetusedtosomething—afterall,notallbeautyisobviousatfirstsight.AreassuringpricetagInaworldwheretherangeofproductsonoffercanbecompletelybewildering,weoftenlooktopriceasanindicationofquality.Wemaythinkweprefertheexpensivewinetothecheapone,butwemaysimplybeinfluencedbythepricetag.Evenprofessionalscanmakethemistake.AresearcherfromtheUniversityofBordeauxinFrancetookanaveragebottleofredwineandpoureditintotwoemptybottles,onewithanexpensivelabelandtheotherwithacheapone.Thenheinvited57wine“experts”totastethewine.Fortyofthemrecommendedthewinefromtheexpensivebottle,describingitas“agreeable”,“complex”,“balanced”and“rounded,”whilethesamewinefromthecheapbottlewasdescribedas“weak”and“flat”,withonly12oftheexpertsrecommendingit.ThestudymadetheresearcherunpopularwiththeFrenchwinetasters,buthedidprovethatpricehasasignificantimpactontaste.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSilibilN'Brainsistrue?Talentspottersfellinlovewiththematfirstsight.TheyarefromtheWestCoastofAmerica.TheirsuccesswasattributedtobehavingandsoundinglikeAmericanrappers.TheywerefriendswithfamousstarslikeMadonnaevenbeforetheysucceeded.Theunderlinedphrase“withourtailbetweenourindgaesthat.A.theirfirstauditionprovedafailuretheyfeltproudoftheirperformancetheylearnedavaluablelessonbeinghumblemightcontributetotheirfuturesuccessWecaninferfromthesecondfactorthat.someartistsarebetterknownwhentheyarealivethanwhentheyaredeadpublictasteusuallyfallsbehindfamousartistsbeautyatfirstsightlastsmuchlongerMonet'spaintingsarepricelessbecauseoftheirincompletenessWhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?Apricetagalwaysfailstoindicatethequalityofaproduct.Apricetagislesslikelytoconfusecustomersthanthepackaging.Lowpricewillmakethewineunpopularwithtasters.Apricetagwillcloudaperson'sjudgementofsomething.63-66:CABD2.黃浦區(qū)(C)ScientistsinAntarcticahaverecorded,forthefirsttime,unusuallywarmwaterbeneathaglacie挪川)thesizeofFloridathatisalreadymeltingandcontributingtoariseinsealevels.Theresearchers,workingontheThwaitesGlacier,recordedwatertemperaturesatthebaseoftheiceofmorethan2℃，abovethenormalfreezingpoint.Critically,themeasurementsweretakenattheglacier'sgroundingline,theareawhereittransformsfromrestingwhollyonbedrocktospreadingoutontheseaasiceshelves.Itisunclearhowfasttheglacierisgettingworse:Studieshaveforecastitstotalcollapseinacenturyorinafewdecades.Thepresenceofwarmwaterinthegroundinglinemaysupportestimatesatthefasterrange.ThatisworthyofattentionbecausetheThwaites,alongwiththePineIslandGlacierandseveralsmallerglaciers,actsasabrakeonpartofthemuchlargerWestAntarcticIceSheet,whichifmelted,wouldraisetheworld'soceansbymorethanameterovercenturies,anamountthatwouldputmanycoastalcitiesunderwater.“Warmwatersinthispartoftheworld,asremoteastheymayseem,shouldserveasawarningtoallofusaboutthepotentialterriblechangestotheplanetbroughtaboutbyclimatechange,”saidDavidHolland,directorofNewYorkUniversity,sEnvironmentalFluidDynamicsLaboratory.GlaciologistshavepreviouslyraisedalarmoverthepresenceofwarmwatermeltingtheThwaitesfrombelow.Thisisthefirsttime,though,thatwarmwatershavebeenmeasuredattheglacier,sgroundingline.Toobserveactivitybeneaththeglacier,Dr.Holland,steamdrilledahole-about30centimeterswideand600metersdeep-fromthesurfacetothebottomandthenplacedequipmentthatmeasureswatertemperatureandoceanturbulence,orthemixingoffreshwaterfromtheglacierandsaltyoceanwater.Collectingthedatatookabout96hoursinsubzeroweather.WarmwatersbeneaththeThwaitesareactivelymeltingit,theteamfound.WhilescientistsmaynotyetbeabletodefinitivelypredicthowsoonglaciersliketheThwaiteswillmelt,human-causedclimatechangeisakeyfactor.Thebiggestpredictorof“howmuchicewewillloseandhowquicklywewillloseit,”Dr.Hollandsaid,“ishumanaction.”Whatdoeswarmwaterfoundintheglacier,sgroundinglineindicate?A.Sealevelsshouldberemeasured. B.Itmaytakeacenturyfortheglaciertomelt.C.Thegroundinglineisgettingshorter. D.Theglaciermightdisappearsooner.TheThwaitesandotherglaciersareimportantbecause.A.theyholdbackice B.theyareextremelylargeC.theyarelocatedatbedrocks D.theyarecollapsingWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheresearchers,viewpoints?Wecanpredicthowmuchicecanbekept.Humanbeingsaretoblameforthelossofice.Glaciersserveamoreimportantpurposethanexpected.Moredataneedstobecollectedtosupporttheestimates.66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Theeffortsmadetoavoidthepresenceofwarmwater.Thealarmvoicedontheworseningsituationofglaciers.ThetoolsemployedtomeasurethetemperatureofAntarctica.Thepredictionbasedonascientificstudyofthegroundingline.63-66:DABB3.青浦區(qū)(C)ThestoryofchocolatebeginswiththediscoveryofAmericain1492.ColumbuswasthefirstEuropeantocomeintocontactwithcacao.ColumbuswasstruckbyhowmuchvaluetheIndiansplacedonthemashedidnotknowthebeanswereusedbycurrency.ItisunlikelythatColumbusbroughtanyofthesebeansbacktoSpainanditwasnotuntilabout25yearslaterthatCortezgraspedthecommercialpossibilitieswhenhefoundtheAztecsusingthebeanstomaketheroyaldrink“chocolatl”.TheSpanish,ingeneral,werenotfondofthebitterdrinksoCortezandhisfollowersmadeitmorepalatablebyaddingcanesugarandlatercinnamonandvanillawereadded.Spanishmonksletthesecretoutbackhomeand,althoughtheSpanishhiditfromtheirneighborsforahundredyears,finallychocolate,spopularitygrewuntilitwastheirfashionabledrinkattheFrenchcourtandthewisechoiceofcustomersatLondonmeetinghouses.Thecacaotreeisstrictlyatropicalplantonlyinhot,rainyclimates.Thus,itscultivationislimitedtocountriesnotmorethan20degreesnorthorsouthoftheequator（赤道）.Thecacaotreeisverydelicateandsensitive.Itneedsprotectionfromthewindandrequiresafairamountofshadeundermostconditions.Thisistrueespeciallyinitsfirsttwoorthreeyearsofgrowth.Anewlyplantedyoungcacaotreeisoftenshelteredbyadifferenttypeoftrees.Itisnormaltoplantfoodcropsforshadesuchasbananas,plantain,coconutsorcocoyams.Rubbertreesandforesttreesarealsousedforshade.Onceestablished,however,cacaotreescangrowinfullsunlight,providedtherearefertilesoilconditionsandintensivefarming.Withcuttingandcarfulcultivation,thetreesofstrainswillbeginbearingfruitinthefifthyear.Withextremecare,somestrainscanbestimulatedtoproducegoodcropsinthethirdandfourthyear.Theprocessofturningcacaointochocolatehasn,tchangedmuchsincetheSwissmadethemajorbreakthroughsintheprocessinthelate1800s.Firstthebeansgothroughaprocessoffermentation（發(fā)酵）anddrying.Theyarethensortedbyhandbeforecleaningandthenroasting.Winnowing（風(fēng)揚）followswhichremovesthehardouterlayersandleaveswhatisasthe“grains”.AcrushingandheatingprocessknownasHunte,sProcessisthenusedtoremovenearlyhalfofthecocoabutterfromthenibs.Thismakesunsweetenedchocolate.Basiceatingchocolateismadefromamixtureoftheunsweetenedchocolatewithsomeofthecocoabutteralongwithotheringredientssuchassugarandvanilla.Theresultingproductisthen“purified”andthispurifyinggiveschocolatethesilkytexturethatweknowsowell.Thefinishedresultisthenshaped,cooled,packagedbymachine,distributed,soldandofcourse,eaten!Whydidn,tColumbusbringbeansbacktoSpainatoncewhenhefoundcacao?Becausehecouldn,taffordtobuythecacaobean.Becausehedidn'tknowhowtoturncacaobeanintochocolate.Becausehewasnotawareofthemonetaryvalueofcacaobeanthen.BecauseSpaniardsthendidn,tfavourthechocolatethattheAztecsoriginallydrank.Theunderlinedword“palatable”inparagraph2probablymeans.A.affordable B.agreeable C.patent D.portableWhichofthefollowingiscorrectaboutcacaotree?Cacaotreesneedalotoflookingaftertobeusedcommercially.Cacaotreesrequirehot,rainyclimatesandadequatesunlight.Cacaotreeswon,tproducefruituntilthefifthyear.Cacaotreescangrowwellinallcontinents.Whichisthecorrectorderofturningcocoaintochocolate?口Thechocolateisreheatedtomeltit,putintopatternsandthencooledtomakeitsfinalshapes.4口Thebeansareharvestedonthefarm.口SomecocoabutteristhenobtainedusingHunte,sProcesstomakecookingchocolate.口Thecookingchocolateisthenmixedwithotheringredientstomakethevarioustypesofeatingchocolateavailabletoday.口Thebeansarewinnowedafterfermentationanddryingandthesetwoprocessesproducethegrains.口Thefinishedproductiswrapped,senttoshopsandthensold.A.□□□□□□B.□□□□□□C.□□□□□□D.□□□□□□63-66CBAD4,松江區(qū)（C）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingwordordersandaddingauxiliaryverbs（助動詞），weareabletocommunicatevariationsinmeaning.Wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformotherwordtrickstoconveydelicatedifferencesinmeaning.Besides,grammarisuniversalandplaysapartineverylanguage,nomatterhowwidespreaditis.Sothequestionwhichhasconfusedmanylinguistsis:whocreatedgrammar?Atfirst,thisquestionwouldappearimpossibletoanswer.Tofindouthowgrammariscreated,someoneneedstobepresentatthetimeofalanguage,screation,documentingitsemergence.Somelinguistsareabletotracemoderncomplexlanguagesbacktoearlierlanguages,buttoknowtheformingofcomplexlanguages,theresearcherneedstoobservehowlanguagesarestartedfromscratchAmazingly,however,thisispossible.SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Atthattime,slavesfromdifferentnationswereforcedtoworktogether.Sincetheycouldnotlearneachother,slanguages,theydevelopedapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Littlegrammarisfoundinthem,andinmanycasesitisdifficultforalistenertoinferwhenaneventhappened,andwhodidwhattowhom.Speakersneedtousecircumlocution（迂回曲折的說法）inordertomakethemselvesunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoit.Slavechildrendidnotsimplycopywordsfromtheirelders,theyadaptedthemtocreatealanguage.Itincludednewwordordersandgrammaticalmarkers.Complexgrammarsystemsemergingfrompidginsaretermedcreoles,whichareinventedbychildren.Somelinguistsbelievethatmanyoftheworld,smostestablishedlanguageswerecreolesatfirst.The-edendinginEnglishpasttensemayhaveevolvedfrom“did”.“Itended”,whichwasfirstusedbykids,mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Therefore,itwouldappearthateventhemostwidespreadlanguageswerepartlycreatedbychildren.Childrenappeartohavebeenbornwithgrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains,whichcanservetocreatelogical,complexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?Languagelearnersknowthatgrammarisofcomplexity.Onecandoalotwithhisgoodcommandofgrammar.Grammarisbothcomplexanduniversalinlanguages.Linguistsfaceaquestionincreatingconfusinggrammars.Theunderlinedexpression'fromscratchinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.fromtheverybeginning B.inancientculturesC.bycopyingsomethingelse D.byusingwritteninformationWhatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves,pidginlanguage?Itcontainedacomplexgrammarsystem.Itwasfirstcreatedbytheslaves,landowners.Itwasbasedonalotofdifferentlanguages.Itwasdifficulttounderstand,evenamongslaves.66.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?TheEnglishpasttensesystemisinaccurate.Englishwasprobablyonceakindofcreole.LinguistshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.ChildrenuseEnglishpasttensesdifferentlyfromadults.63—66CADB5.長寧區(qū)(C)Asecretivefacialrecognitionprogram“couldannouncetheendofpublicanonymity(匿名),“saidKashmirHillinTheNewYorkTimes.Whilepolicedepartmentshaveusedfacialrecognitiontoolsforyears,they,vebeenlimitedtosearchinggovernment-providedimages,forexampledriver,slicensephotos.NowanappcalledClearviewAIcanremoveimagesoffaces“fromacrosstheinternet”—includingsocialmediasiteslikeFacebookandTwitter,employmentsites,evenVenmo—gatheringadatabaseofmorethan3billionphotos.“Untilnow,technologythatreadilyidentifieseveryonebasedonhisorherfacehasbeenforbiddenbecauseofitsinvasionofprivacy.”Clearviewlicensesitstechnologytomorethan600lawimplementationagencies.NewYorkCitypassedontheappaftera90-daytest,worriedaboutpotentialmisuse.Clearview,sinvestors“predictthatitsappwilleventuallybeavailabletothepublic.”Soon,“searchingsomeonebyfacecouldbecomeaseasyasGooglinganame.”We'vebeenbuildingtowardthismomentforalongtime,saidAdrianCheninTheCaliforniaSundayMagazine.Inthelate1800s,theFrenchpoliceofficerAlphonseBertillondevisedthefirst“methodforidentifyingcriminalsbasedontheirphysicalfeatures,”using11physicalmeasurements.Butscalechangeseverything.TheDepartmentofHomelandSecurityplanstoscan“97percentofallpassengersonoutgoinginternationalflights.”Andthetechnologyhasbeenimprovedandcommercializedtothepointwhereyoucansearchadatabaseandbuyscansforaslittleas“40centsanimageifyouoptforAmazon,sfacialrecognitionsoftwareplan.”Allthishasalreadyledtogrowingfearsaboutfacialrecognition,saidJanoschDelckerandCristianoLimainP,but“effortstocheckitsspreadarehittingawallofresistanceonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.”Atwo-partypushtolimitthegovernmenfsuseoffacialrecognitionhasbeendelayedinCongress.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)isdiscussingafive-yeartemporaryban,butEuropeanprivacyrulescontain“abroadcarve-outforpublicauthorities.”Andauthoritiesareusingit:London,spolicejustlastweekenabledlivefacialrecognitionforcamerasacrossthecity.Evenifsomebansonthetechnologysucceed,saidBruceSchneierinTheNewYorkTimes,we,restillbuildingan“observationsociety.”Facialrecognitionisjustoneidentificationtechnologyamongmany.Anentirelyunregulateddataindustryisalreadycreating“descriptionsofwhoweareandwhatourinterestsare”bytrackingourmovements,purchases,andinteractions.“Wearebeingidentifiedwithoutourknowledge,andsocietyneedsrulesaboutwhenthatispermissible.”63.SofarClearview,scustomersare.A.investorsofAIapps B.socialmediasitesC.smallgroupsofprivateusers D.governmentdepartmentsBy“ButscalechangeseverytHi(paragraph2),theauthormeansthat.A.facialidentificationtechnologyhasgonefarbeyonditsoriginalpurposeB.peopleshouldbescannedthroughmoreavailablephysicalmeasurementsC.bordersecurityinspectionhasbroughtcommercializationofidentificationsoftwareD.widespreadcheapimagesarebecomingadrawbackforfacialrecognitiontechnologyWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Rulesconcerninganti-invasionofprivacyarepracticablearoundtheworld.Facialrecognitiontechnologyistooirresistibletosetasideforgovernments.Effortstostopmisuseoffacialidentificationhaveachievedaninitialsuccess.Prohibitiononidentificationtechnologyhasgainedsupportfromgovernments.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Facialrecognitionisundercontrol B.GetyourfacialidentificationreadyC.Yourfaceisnowpublicproperty D.Establishalargerfacedatabase63-66DABC6.楊浦區(qū)(C)EInkCorp.,whichcreatedthe"electronicpaper"videodisplaysfore-bookreaderssuchastheAmazonKindle,ismovingtotherestofyourhouse.Itcannowmakeelectronicwindowshadesthatcancontroltheamountoflightenteringaroombychangingthetransparency(透明度)ofthewindowitself.TheJustTintsystemusesatransparentfilmthatworksonthesameprinciplesasthecompany'se-bookscreens,whichuseelectricfieldstoarrangetinyblackparticles(分子)intotheshapesoflettersandnumbers.Butinsteadofspellingoutwords,theparticlesdarkenorlightenthefilm,affectinghowmuchlightcancomethroughthewindowpane.Atthetouchofabutton,awindowwithJustTintfilmcangofrombeingcompletelycleartototallynon-transparent,plungingaroomintodarkness.Itcanalsobeadjustedtovarytheamountoflightatdifferenttimesofday,admittinglesslightatnoontime,forexample,ormoreintheevening.Andlikethecompany'se-bookscreens,JustTintuseselectricpoweronlywhenchangingitsappearance.Oncealevelofbrightnessisset,thewindowwillremaininthatstatewithoutconsuminganymorepower.Justasitdidwithelectronicpaper,EInkissearchingforbusinesspartnerswillingtoincludeJustTintintheirproducts.PaulApen,CEOofEInksaidthey'retargetingmakersofwindowsandskylightsforresidentialandcommercialbuildingsandtheautomotiveindustry.TheideabehindJustTintisn'tnew.Ahostofmajorglassmakersproduce"smartglass"systemsthatcanchangecolorortransparency.Insomebuildings,smartglasswindowsautomaticallydarkenwhenhitwithbrightsunlight.Inothercases,they'remanuallycontrolled.Ahomeownerorofficedwellercantouchawall-attachedbuttonoruseasmartphoneapptodimorbrightentheroom.Windowsmadeofsmartglasscancost$50to$100persquarefoot,comparedto$10to$15forregularglass.Khaund,directorofconsultingforsmartbuildingssaidthemarkethasn'texactlytakenoff,inpartbecausethehigherpriceofsmart-glasssystemsmakesthematoughsellformanyconstructionprojects.However,JustTintcouldgetafootholdifEInkcanidentifynewapplicationsfortheproduct,orifEInkanditsmanufacturingpartnerscanbringtheglasstomarketatlowercostthanotherformsofsmartglass.TheJustTintsystemenablesthewindowto.changecolorswithoutconsumingpowerremainatacertainlevelofbrightnessvaryitstransparencyautomaticallyadjustthetemperaturesatthetouchofabuttonWhatmaybethebiggestchallengeforJustTint,sfuturesuccess?Producingnewapplicationprograms.Manufacturinginnovativeproducts.Promotingforconstructionprojects.Bringingtheproductioncostdown.WhichisNOTTRUEaboutthe“electronicpaper”createdbyEInk?ItwasusedastheelectronicscreenforTheAmazonKindle.Itwasoneofthecompany,searliercommercialsuccesses.ItwasoperatedsuccessfullybytheJustTintsystem.Amazonwasabusinesspartnerthatincludeditinitsproducts.66.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?EInkMovesfromElectronicPapertoSelf-darkeningWindows.WhatItTakestoOutperformYourCompetitorsintheMarket.ACompanywithVision-ChangingtheWorldwithTechnology.EInkHasGainedMarketSharefromSmartGlassManufacturers.63-66BDCA7.虹口區(qū)(C)ThepoetLovelleDrachmanoncesaid,“blessedarethecurious,fortheyshallhaveadventures.”,whichiscertainlytrueofpeoplewithwanderlust.‘Wanderlust,isderivedfromaGermanwordmeaning‘a(chǎn)loveofhiking,andnowusedtodescribetheburningdesiretoescapetheeverydayandexploretheunfamiliar.Wanderlustisacommon,butnotuniversalexperience.Whatmakessomepeoplecatchthattravelbugwhileothersareapparentlyunaffected?Onetheoryistodowithourgenes.ScientificresearchhasidentifiedavariantoftheDRD4genethataffectssensitivitytodopamine(多巴胺)，theneuro-transmitteroftenreleasedinthebrainwhenwedosomethingweenjoy.Actually,it,snotthatthe7RversionoftheDRD4specificallycreatesathirstfortravel,butpeoplewiththe7Rvariantarelesssensitivetothatdeliciousdopaminehit.Sosimplethingsthatbringotherpeoplepleasure,likeajogintheparkoracheekychocolatetreat,mightnotcutitforthem,whichmakesthosewiththe7RtypeoftheDRD4genemorelikelytoberisktakerstogetincreaseddopaminelevels.That,swhyDRD4-7Rhasbeencalledthewanderlustgene.Otherresearcheshavealsolinkedthesame7Rvarianttofarriskierbehaviours,suchasaddictionandoffensivebehaviour.Bycomparison,thestrongsuddendesiretogotravellingseemslikethebetterendoftheTheoryofEvolution.Butanothertheorylooksatthepsychologyoflivinginourinter-connectedhumansociety,oneinwhichweareconstantlyawareofwhatfriendsandsocialmediainfluencersaredoingandkeepcomparingourselvestothemintwodistinctways.Upwardssocialcomparisons,comparingourselvestothoseweseeasmoresuccessfulthanus.Anddownwardsocialcomparisons,comparingourselvestothoseweseeasworseoffthanus.Intheageofsocialmedia,it,sveryeasytocompareourselvesunfavourablywiththeidealizedversion.Howcanwecompetewithinfluencers,withtheirperfectlydarkbrownlegsonneatandcleanwhitesand,andtheironceinalifetimesunsetsoverMachuPicchu?Whetherthemotivationtoexploretheworldisgenetic,psychologicalorsomethingelse,therearefarmoreharmfulhobbiesthanthedesiretoexploretheworld.Venturingoutsideyourcomfortzone,tolearnaboutnewcultures,meetpeopleyoumightotherwiseneverhavehadthechancetomeet,andfinally,learnwhoyouareindifferentsituations.Soundslikealifewell-lived.AsthenovelistJackKerouacsaid,“Becauseintheend,youwon'trememberthetimeyouspentintheofficeormowingyourlawn.Climbthatgoddamnmountain.”Theunderlinedphrases“catchthattravelbug”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.becrazyabouttravelling B.becuriousabouttravellingC.escapedailylifebytravelling D.experiencecommontravellingWhyarepeoplewiththe7RtypeoftheDRD4genemorelikelytohavewanderlust?Becausetheyaremorefascinatedbyrisksandunfamiliarthings.Becausethe7Rvariantcausethemtobelesssensitivetodopaminehit.Becausetheyhavecomparativelyhigherlevelofdopaminethanotherpeople.Becausethe7Rvariant,alsocalledwanderlustgene,helpscreateacravingfortravelling.Theauthorwillprobablyagreetothestatementthat.awell-livedlifedoesn,tinvolveventuringoutsidecomfortablezonethe7Rvariantisinevitablylinkedwithsomemoreriskybehaviorsuchasaddictionpeopletendtoforgettheirdailyroutine,butadventuresreallyleavefootprintsintheirheartsD.whenpeoplecomparethemselveswithlesssuccessfulones,itmaygiverisetomixedfeelingsWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkab