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People
tend
to
be
more
impressed
by
evidence
that
seems
to
confirm
some
relationship. Thus many are convinced
their dreams are
prophetic
（预言的）
because
a
few have come true; they neglect of fail to notice
the many that have not.
Consider also the belief that
“
the phone always rings when I
’
m in the shower.
”
If
it does ring while you are in
the shower, the event will stand out and be
remembered.
If
it
doesn
’
t
ring
while
you
are
in
the
shower,
the
event
will
stand
out
and
be
remembered. If it
doesn
’
t ring, that nonevent probably won
’
t even register
（留下印
象）
People want to see order,
pattern and meaning in the world. Consider, for
example,
the
common
belief
that
things
like
personal
misfortunes,
plane
crashes,
and
deaths
“
happen in threes.
”
Such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third
event to define the time that counts as
their
“
happening together
”
is one month; if
three
crashes
occur
in
a
year,
the
period
of
time
is
stretched.
Flexible
end
points
reinforce such beliefs.
We also tend to believe
what we want to believe. A majority of people
thinks they are
more
intelligent,
more
fair-minded
and
more
skilled
behind
the
wheel
of
an
automobile than the average
person. Part of the reason we view ourselves so
favorably
is
that
we
use
criteria
that
work
to
our
advantage.
As
economist
Thomas
Schelling
explains,
“
Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give
weight
to
care,
skilled
drivers
give
weight
to
skill,
and
those
who
are
polite
give
weight to
courtesy.
”
This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.
Perhaps the most important mental habit
we can learn is to be
cautious
（谨慎的）
in
drawing
conclusions. The
“
evidence
”
of every day life is sometimes misleading.
41. In the first paragraph the
author states that_______
A) dreams cannot be said to be
prophetic even though a few have come true
B) dreams are prophetic because
some of them did come true
C) dreams may come true if clearly
remembered
D) dreams
and reality are closely related
42. By
“
things like
?”
“
happen in threes
”
(Para.3,Line2), the author indicates that
people
believe____________
A)
personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and
then
B) personal
misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually
happen together
C)
misfortunes tend to occur according to certain
patterns
D) misfortunes
will never occur more than three times to a person
in his lifetime
43. The
word
“
courtesy
”
(Para.4,Line 6) probably means_________-
A) good manners B)
friendly relations
C)
appropriate speech D) satisfactory service
44. What can be inferred from
the passage?
A)
Happenings that go unnoticed deserve more
attention
B) In a
series of misf ortunes the third one is usually
the most serious
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