- 试题详情及答案解析
- You may not pay much attention to your daily lift ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, the US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Lift Guy”．
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette(礼仪) is sort of odd(奇怪的)，” Gray told the BBC. “They (Lifts) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want—it's your own little box.
If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally(对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person, it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple—look down, or look at their phones.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
“You don't have enough space，” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people, we have about an arm's length of distance between us. And that's not possible in most lifts.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed(解释) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact，”she said.
【小题1】The main purpose of the article is to ________．
【小题2】According to Gray, when people enter a lift, they usually ________．A．remind us to enjoy ourselves in the lift B．tell us some unwritten rules of lift etiquette C．share an interesting but awkward lift ride D．analyze what makes people feel awkward in a lift
【小题3】Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in a lift? (The point in the chart refers to one person)A．turn around and greet one another B．look around or examine their phones C．make eye contact with those in the lift D．try to keep a distance from other people 
- 答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C- 试题分析：作者在本文中叙述了人们在进入电梯里的一些很奇怪的做法，这些行为没有书面的规则，但是很多人都在默默地做着。并分析了这种现象类的原因。
【小题1】B 主旨大意题。作者在本文中叙述了人们在进入电梯里的一些很奇怪的做法，这些行为没有书面的规则，但是很多人都在默默地做着。并分析了这种现象类的原因。故B正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据文章4,5,6,7段叙述可知不同的人数进入电梯，人们所站的位置都是不一样的。一个人很自由，两人就站成对角线，三个人称了三角形，四个人称四边形，对五个人站在中间。主要原因就在于人们想和别人保持距离。故D正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章4,5,6,7段叙述可知不同的人数进入电梯，人们所站的位置都是不一样的。一个人很自由，两人就站成对角线，三个人称了三角形，四个人称四边形，对五个人站在中间。可知C项的形状是正确的。
考点：社会现象类阅读理解