Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that anxious feeling that our precious l

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Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that anxious feeling that our precious life is slipping away while we’re doing something so meaningless. But it’s not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable. Some people camp outside Apple stores for an entire night just to get their hands on the latest product. But waiting 10 minutes in a grocery store just to buy a drink? Forget it.
Our behavior when waiting is only partly decided by the length of the wait. “Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself,” notes the MIT researcher Richard Larson.
One apparent aspect of queuing psychology is that we get bored when we wait in line. This issue is solved in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms to mirrors in elevators so that we can check our appearance.
We really hate it when we expect a short wait and then get a long one. But studies show that we are much more patient when we are given an idea of how long we’ll be waiting.
Walt Disney Co knows this better than anyone else. It posts estimated waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are overestimated so that visitors get to the front of the queue more quickly than they expect. It keeps them happy.
But perhaps the biggest influence on our feelings about waiting in a line has to do with our sense of fairness. When it comes to queues, the universally acknowledged standard is first come, first served. Any departure from this principle is regarded as unfair and can lead to violent queue anger.
You’ve probably experienced mild queue anger yourself in fast food restaurants, watching people in the other line zoom ahead of you, cursing yourself for having chosen the “wrong” line. In order to solve this problem, the serpentine(蛇形) line was invented. The serpentine line guides all customers into one big snaking queue, separated by ropes or barriers. When you reach the head of the queue, you are directed to the next available server, or teller, or customs official. The serpentine line isn’t always faster than multi-lines before an array(排) of cash registers. But it offers important comfort: you absolutely never have to see someone arrive after you and get served before you.
In life, waiting is inevitable. But a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smart phone will also do.
小题1:In the 1st paragraph, the author intends to tell us_____.A．why people are crazy about Apple’s productsB．people waste their precious time in queuingC．waiting time is not the only cause for people’s hate in queuingD．the psychology is the real reason why people hate to wait in lines小题2:Walt Disney Co makes people queuing happily by_____.A．having people queue in serpentine lineB．letting people know how long they will wait exactlyC．making people queue shorter than they are informedD．offering people magazines to read when waiting in lines小题3:Serpentine line was invented to_____.A．make the waiting line move fasterB．guarantee the first-come-first-served principleC．solve the problem of feeling bored in queuingD．guide all customers into one big snaking queue小题4:The main purpose of the passage is _____.A．to explain the advantages of serpentine lineB．to introduce ways of saving time in queuingC．to offer an explanation of the psychology of queuingD．to analyze the psychology of people queuing for Apple products 题型：未知 难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C

解析

每个人都讨厌排队，这是因为他们的排队心理问题。如何让排队变得更高效呢？理解人们的心理很重要，文章给出了让人们安心等待的方法。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：But it’s not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable.可知作者想告诉我们排队等侯的时间，不是人们讨厌排队的唯一的原因，选C
小题2:细节题：从文章第五段的句子：It posts estimated waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are overestimated so that visitors get to the front of the queue more quickly than they expect. It keeps them happy.可知Walt Disney Co 让顾客快乐的排队，是通过使人们排队的时间比他们被通知的短，选C
小题3:细节题：从文章倒数第二段的句子：The serpentine line isn’t always faster than multi-lines before an array(排) of cash registers. But it offers important comfort: you absolutely never have to see someone arrive after you and get served before you.可知Serpentine line 被发明是为了保证先到先得的原则，选B
小题4:写作意图题：从全篇文章和文章第二段的句子：“Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself,”可知作者的目的是提供排队心理的解释，和如何缓解人们排队焦虑的心理。选C

考点

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这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。

社会现象类阅读解题技巧：

这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
      在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
      在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
      通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
      在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
      对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
      要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。