单选题Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if
inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on
ANSWER SHEET TWO. Americans today choose
among more options in more parts of life than has ever been possible before. To
an extent, the opportunity to choose {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}
{{/U}}our lives. It is only logical to think that if some choice is good, more is
better; people who care about having {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}options will benefit from them, and those who do not can always just
{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}the 273 versions of cereal they have
never tried. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}recent research strongly
suggests that, psychologically, this {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}}
{{/U}}is wrong. Although some choice is undoubtedly better than none, more is not
always better than {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}
Recent research offers {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}into why many
people {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}unhappy rather than pleased
when their options {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. We began
{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}a distinction between "maximizers"
(those who always aim to make the best possible choice) and "satisficers" (those
who aim for "good enough," whether or not better selections might be out
there). The greatest maximizers engage {{U}} {{U}}
11 {{/U}} {{/U}}more product comparisons than the satisficers, both
before and after they make purchasing decisions, and they take {{U}}
{{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}to decide what to buy. When satisficers find
an item that {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}their standards, they
stop looking. But maximizers {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}}
{{/U}}enormous effort {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}labels, checking
out consumer magazines and trying new products. They also spend more time
comparing their purchasing decisions with {{U}} {{U}} 16
{{/U}} {{/U}} We found that the greatest maximizers are the
{{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}with the fruits of their efforts.
When they compare themselves with others, they get little pleasure from finding
out that they did better and {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}}
{{/U}}dissatisfaction from finding out that they did worse. They are more
{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}to experiencing regret after a
purchase, and if their acquisition disappoints them, their {{U}} {{U}}
20 {{/U}} {{/U}}of well-being takes longer to recover. They also tend to
brood or ruminate more than satisficers do.
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。insight表示“深刻的了解”，show insight into human character指“表现出对人性的深刻了解”；sight是“视力，视觉，视野，视界，情景，景象”；view指“视力，视野，视线，看法，意见”；look表示“查找，察看”。文中此处需用不可数名词，表示近期的研究使人们深入了解到为什么许多人在选择多了之后反而不开心。
单选题
A. end
B. end up
C. end up with
D. end up as
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 习惯用法题。“end up+形容词”和“end up in/with/as+名词”都表示到达或来到某处、达到某状态或采取某行动(尤指经过一个较长的路程或过程)。故此处答案为B项。
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。feel强调(环境等给人造成的)感觉或感受；feeling指“感觉，感触”：sense除了表示感觉官能外，还可以表达“辨别，理解，觉察，觉悟”的含义；sensation表示“感觉，感受”。此处sense of well-being表示“幸福感”，是对本身现状的判断和领悟，故用sense。