Who cares if money can’t buy you love? But it can still be your best friend forever．That’s one of the surprising findings in a new research paper, “The Power of Money”，published in me journal Psychological Science．
Like any best friend forever，money demonstrated to researchers its ability to soothe us，reduce our sense of social exclusion and even reduce life’s painful moments．
“I was surprised” says Katherine Vohs，one of the researchers and professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management．“The findings were surprising because no one had connected the meaning of money to pain．The money wasn’t buying the subjects more friends；it was only psychologically helpful.”
In the research ,students were told they would be participating in a test of finger dexterity(敏捷度)．One group was given some paper money to count，while the other group was given blank pieces of paper．Once the counting was complete, all the test subjects were asked to dip their fingers into bowls of water heated to 122 degrees—roughly the temperature of a very hot bath．
Result? Those who had been counting money reported less pain than those who had not．Subjects also were asked about their feelings．Those who handled actual money reported feeling stronger even 10 minutes after they put down the cash．
Combined with previous experiments，the findings confirmed what researchers have long doubted，that money acts as a general panacea(万能药)in the brain，giving us social self-confidence and reducing physical pain without having to spend a dime on aspirin．
But can we get the same effect by using credit cards? “No，credit cards do not have the same effect，” Vohs says．“They are scary for most people，and they in fact represent debt m many ways．”The findings could have an interesting effect in the business world, where recent trends have been to issue non-monetary rewards and bonuses instead of what was thought of as “cold, hard cash”．
【小题1】The underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to“____________” .

A．encourage

B．remind

C．calm

D．trust

【小题2】What’s Katherine Vohs’s attitude towards the result of the study?

A．He found it totally unexpected．

B．He had no doubt about it．

C．He thought it needed further experiments．

D．He thought it was not convincing．

【小题3】What do we know about the students involved in the study?

A．They were divided into two groups according to their ages．

B．One group was given paper money while the other was given coins．

C．They were holding the money while dipping fingers into hot water．

D．Both groups were asked to dip fingers into hot water．

【小题4】We can 1earn from the passage that_________．

A．the effect of money can only last until we put it down

B．money is both psychologically and socially helpful to us

C．the result of the research hasn’t been confirmed（证实） by experts

D．credit cards have the same effect on us as money

【小题5】The last paragraph suggests that___________．

A．the recent trend in the business world is to give cash as rewards

B．employers should give non-monetary rewards to employees

C．cash is a better way to reward employees than credit cards

D．more and more employees prefer non-monetary rewards to cash

Who cares if money can’t buy you love? But it can still be your best friend forever．That’s one of the surprising findings in a new research paper, “The Power of Money”，published in me journal Psychological Science．

  Like any best friend forever，money demonstrated to researchers its ability to soothe us，reduce our sense of social exclusion and even reduce life’s painful moments．

  “I was surprised” says Katherine Vohs，one of the researchers and professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management．“The findings were surprising because no one had connected the meaning of money to pain．The money wasn’t buying the subjects more friends；it was only psychologically helpful.”

   In the research ,students were told they would be participating in a test of finger dexterity(敏捷度)．One group was given some paper money to count，while the other group was given blank pieces of paper．Once the counting was complete, all the test subjects were asked to dip their fingers into bowls of water heated to 122 degrees—roughly the temperature of a very hot bath．

  Result? Those who had been counting money reported less pain than those who had not．Subjects also were asked about their feelings．Those who handled actual money reported feeling stronger even 10 minutes after they put down the cash．

  Combined with previous experiments，the findings confirmed what researchers have long doubted，that money acts as a general panacea(万能药)in the brain，giving us social self-confidence and reducing physical pain without having to spend a dime on aspirin．

  But can we get the same effect by using credit cards? “No，credit cards do not have the same effect，” Vohs says．“They are scary for most people，and they in fact represent debt m many ways．”The findings could have an interesting effect in the business world, where recent trends have been to issue non-monetary rewards and bonuses instead of what was thought of as “cold, hard cash”．

1.The underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to“____________” .

    A．encourage   B．remind     C．calm  D．trust

2.What’s Katherine Vohs’s attitude towards the result of the study?

    A．He found it totally unexpected．

    B．He had no doubt about it．

    C．He thought it needed further experiments．

    D．He thought it was not convincing．

3.What do we know about the students involved in the study?

    A．They were divided into two groups according to their ages．

    B．One group was given paper money while the other was given coins．

    C．They were holding the money while dipping fingers into hot water．

    D．Both groups were asked to dip fingers into hot water．

4.We can 1earn from the passage that_________．

    A．the effect of money can only last until we put it down

  B．money is both psychologically and socially helpful to us

    C．the result of the research hasn’t been confirmed（证实） by experts

    D．credit cards have the same effect on us as money

5.The last paragraph suggests that___________．

    A．the recent trend in the business world is to give cash as rewards

    B．employers should give non-monetary rewards to employees

    C．cash is a better way to reward employees than credit cards

    D．more and more employees prefer non-monetary rewards to cash

 

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　　The word “sport” first meant something that people did in their spare time. Later it often meant 1 wild animals and birds. About a hundred years ago the word was first used for 2 games. This is the 3 meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their free time 4 football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Many people play because they 5 6 people are paid for the sport they play. These people 7 professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but 8 that time the best ones can earn a lot of money.

　　For example, a professional footballer in England earns more than ￡300 000 a year. The stars can earn 9 . International golf and tennis, champions can 10 more than ￡500 000 in a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn 11 . It is only possible in sports for individuals(个人), 12 golf, tennis and motor racing. Perhaps the most 13 thing about sportsmen and money is this: the stars can earn 14 money from advertising(广告) than 15 sports. As advertisement 16 sports equipment doesn't simply 17 “Buy our things.” It means “Buy the same shirt and shoes 18 …” Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies 19 their names or photos of them and they are paid for this. Sports are no longer 20 something for people's spare time.

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