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You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how  ___36__  time has passed.

If you are ___37___ with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and  __38__ when you are bored. Now scientists have ___39___ a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain  ___40___  according to how we focus on a task. When we are ___41___ , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And  ____42___ makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment ____43___ by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image  ___44___ researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to   __45____  concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then ____46___  the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that  ___47__ was more active when the volunteers paid attention to  ___48__ subjects.

It is thought __49____ if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to    ___50__ its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. ____51__ , time passes without us really  __52___  it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its ___53____ energies on monitoring the passing of time. __54__ , time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored  ___55___ , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

36. A. slowly                      B. quickly

C. terribly                    D. foolishly

37. A. disappointed                B. satisfied

C. familiar                    D. similar

38. A. drags         B. stops      C. goes       D. backs

39. A. thought over                B. made up

C. suggested with               D. come up with

40. A. change       B. develop      C. grow        D. slow

41. A. sleepy        B. bored       C. excited       D. active

42. A. which        B. we          C. this         D. what

43. A. produced     B. carried out   C. tried        D. did

44. A. where        B. when        C. while       D. as

45. A. partly        B. quickly      C. how        D. first

46. A. familiar with                 B. focus on

C. make out                    D. tell apart

47. A. the researchers               B. the experiment

C. the clock                   D. the brain

48. A. no           B. less         C. some        D. more

49. A. when        B. which       C. that          D. where

50. A. fix          B. gather       C. reach        D. spread

51. A. However    B. Furthermore  C. Therefore    D. Finally

52. A. recognizing  B. watching     C. noticing      D. counting

53. A. enough        B. full        C. right         D. proper

54. A. In fact      B. As a result    C. For example    D. Instead

55. A. in class     B. with work     C. in mind        D. of lessons

【回答】

36—40 BCADA     41—45 BCBCD 

46—50 BDDCD    51—55 CCBBA

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