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2.The Ig Nobel Prizes
The Ig Nobel Prizes reward those research projects that"first make people laugh,and then make them think".
MEDICINE PRIZE
Mirjam Tuk and Debra Trampe,for showing that people make better decisions about some kinds of things--but worse decisions about other kinds of things when they have a strong urge to urinate(小便).
Dan Ariely and Rebecca L.Waber,for showing that high-priced fake medicine(假药)is more effective than low-priced fake medicine.It may be associated with the placebo effect,in which some people feel better because they got what they felt was treatment.People tend to think expensive is better than cheap,and this may influence patients'expectations.
PEACE
Howard Stapleton.for inventing a device that makes annoying noise designed to be audible(听得见的)to teenagers but not to adults;and for later using that same technology to make telephone ringtones that are audible to teenagers but not to their teachers so that teenagers can use their mobile phones in classrooms without the acknowledgment of their teachers.
ECONOMICS
Gauri Nanda,for inventing an alarm clock that wakes you up at your desired time and runs away and hides if you don't get up in time,thus making sure that you DO get out of your bed to turn it off,and thus theoretically adding many productive hours to the workday.
ENGINEERING
The late Edward A.Murphy,the late John Paul Stapp,and George Nichols,for jointly giving birth to Murphy's Law,the basic engineering principle that"If there are two or more ways to do something,and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe(惨败),someone will do it"(or,in other words:"If anything can go wrong,it will")

28.Which of the following is TRUE about MEDICINE PRIZE?D
A.A stressful situation helps to make a right decision.
B.A person tends to make a wrong decision when tired.
C.The placebo effect is related to a doctor'S advice.
D.The placebo effect is related to a fake treatment.
29.The device invented by Howard Stapleton has won an Ig Nobel prize becauseD
A.it helps teenagers to behave properly
B.it allows adults to live in peace
C.it adds enjoyment to teenagers'life
D.it avoids conflict between teenagers and adults
30.It can be inferred that when the alarm clock hidesB
A.keeps silent           
B.keeps ringing
C.stays outdoors        
 D.stays within reach
31.The passage is likely to appear inC.
A.a medicine report             
B.a history paper
C.a scientific humor magazine    
D.a science textbook.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了搞笑诺贝尔奖,奖励那些"先让人发笑,然后让他们思考"的研究项目.

解答 28.D.推理判断题.根据第一部分It may be associated with the placebo effect,in which some people feel better because they got what they felt was treatment可知安慰剂效应与心理作用有关,而不是假治疗;故选D.
29.D.细节理解题.根据第二部分and for later using that same technology to make telephone ringtones that are audible to teenagers but not to their teachers so that teenagers can use their mobile phones in classrooms without the acknowledgment of their teachers可知Howard Stapleton发明的装置赢得了搞笑的诺贝尔奖因为它避免了青少年和成人之间的冲突;故选D.
30.B.推理判断题.根据第三部分for inventing an alarm clock that wakes you up at your desired time and runs away and hides if you don't get up in time,thus making sure that you DO get out of your bed to turn it off可知隐藏闹钟会持续振铃;故选B.
31.C.推理判断题.根据第一段The Ig Nobel Prizes reward those research projects that"first make people laugh,and then make them think".可知这篇文章可能会出现在科学幽默杂志上;故选C.

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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