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　　New research, conducted, with college freshmen（新生）who met on the first day of class, found that these snap judgments influenced what kind of relationships would develop. While the power of the first impressions has been well known, this research shows that the course of a relationship may be influenced much more quickly than once thought--within just 10 minutes of meeting. “Earlier research had assumed（假設(shè)）there was a cumulative（積累的）effect that happens in the first few days of meeting, which helps determine how the relationship will develop,” said Ramirez. “But we’re finding that it all happens much sooner that that--it’s actually just minutes.”

　　Ramirez conducted the nine-week-long study with Sunnafrank of the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The findings showed that how positively the participants（參與者）rated a potential relationship with their new acquaintance（相識的人）on the first day of class was the best predictor of what kind of relationship actually did develop over the next nine weeks. People who rated the potential relationship more positively tended to sit closer to their partner during class, and communicate more with that person over the course of the nine weeks. After nine weeks, they were also more likely to report a closer friendship had developed.

　　While this study focused on same-sex meetings, Ramirez said it could have applications for dating as well. For one, the study suggests that speed dating--in which you have very short, timed “mini-dates” with a variety of people in one evening--may have real value. While some people have questioned whether you can really evaluate a potential date in just a few minutes, he said this study suggests people already do that. “Romantic relationships probably are similar to what we found in this study--they begin with people making judgments very quickly,” Ramirez said.

　　Ramirez emphasized that the results don’t mean everything about a future relationship is set in stone within minutes of meeting. Obviously, events happen that can change the course of a relationship. Right now, Ramirez said he and Sunnafrank are studying what events may change that initial（最初的）prediction about a relationship, either positively or negatively.

(1)What can we learn from the study discussed in this passage?

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A．The first judgments determine how the relationship will develop.

B．The power of first impressions exists in people’s communication.

C．Just minutes of meeting may guide the future of the relationship.

D．A lot of people question a potential date in minutes.

(2)The underlined word “snap” in the first paragraph most probably means _________.

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A．very quick

B．most real

C．very possible

D．most critical

(3)According to the second last paragraph, a potential date _________.

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A．should be one necessary result of speed dating

B．can be determined within just minutes

C．means a future romantic story

D．helps people make judgment very quickly

(4)What will the author probably discuss after the last paragraph?

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A．Some factors that determine the first impressions.

B．A relationship’s being influenced either positively or negatively.

C．How to predict a future relationship.

D．The study on events that can change a potential relationship.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;B;D
解析：

(1)推理判斷題。從最后一段的第一句可排除A項(xiàng)；由第一段的第二句可排除B項(xiàng)；文章沒有體現(xiàn)D項(xiàng)。本文研究的是初識印象可能影響人們未來關(guān)系的發(fā)展，但并不能完全決定未來關(guān)系的確定。 (2)猜測詞義題。由第一段最后一句可知在強(qiáng)調(diào)人們就是憑借短暫的幾分鐘來確定未來關(guān)系的發(fā)展，因此推知此處應(yīng)指迅速做出的決定，選A。 (3)細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從此段中的this study suggests people already do that一句可知答案為B。 (4)推測題。文章最后一段談及哪些因素會后來改變?nèi)藗兂踝R時(shí)對未來關(guān)系所做的判斷或預(yù)測，因此可以推測下文最有可能圍繞此話題展開。