Question

Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒適區)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.?
When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (無知),which too often leads to prejudice (偏見) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.
【小題1】From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who

A．is like themselves

B．has a sense of humor?

C．is open-minded

D．lives an exciting life

【小題2】People like staying in their comfort zone because they may

A． remain comfortable and special

B． be accepted easily and feel safe

C． find out more interesting things

D．discover differences among themselves

【小題3】What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell us just to be ourselves in social life.

B．To introduce ways to learn about the world.

C．To explain how people communicate with others.

D．To encourage us to meet people of different kinds.

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】D

解析試題分析：本文為議論文。文章主要內容為我們經常和熟悉的人坐在一起，文章最后鼓勵大家和不熟悉的人坐在一起。
【小題1】細節理解題。由文章第二段第一句Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves.可知。
【小題2】細節理解題。由文章第三段第一句We seem to believe that people with similarhabits or hobbies will share similar attitudes and we are more likely to be acceptedby people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who looklike us.可知答案為B 我們更相信那些與我們有著相似習慣和愛好將會分享相似態度的人們。
【小題3】主旨大意題。由文章的最后一段總結話語：Move out of your comfort zone.及最后一段的內容可知，文章的目的是鼓勵大家走出去接觸更多不同于自己的人因此D 為正確答案。
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