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【英语】英语阅读理解模拟试题
一、高中英语阅读理解
1.阅读理解
Money is the root of all evil ( 邪恶 ) and new study claims there may be some truth behind the
saying. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley, US, announced on February 27 that rich
people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The
scientists did a series of eight experiments. They published their findings online in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA 《美国国家科学院院刊》 ).
They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that
drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians
at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive ears ignored a pedestrian compared
with only 30 percent of people driving mow modest cars.
In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do immoral things
in various everyday situations. Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a
salesperson when he or she gave back more change. Students from higher — class families were
more likely to act dishonestly.
According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This
makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people's feelings.
Finally, it just makes them greedier. “Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more,
and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self-
interest, said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study.”
Piff pointed out that the findings don't mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor
people honest. He said the experiments were to show
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