Part V Cloze
67. D
系统解析：Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants in—crease children's willingness to explore the world-an effect that has been observed (67) across the animal kingdom, in people,monkeys and even spiders. The more secure we are in our (68) to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and
take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood. A (69) mere reminder of Mom's touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is (70) enough to change people's minds and moods, (71) affecting their decision making in measurable ways.
　　In a study (72) published online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gamblesa bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly (73) return or a riskier stock option, for example. In half the cases, the experimenters patted the students (74) lightly on the back of the shoulder for about one second (75) while providing verbal instructions about the study. Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were (76) far more likely to choose the risky alternative (77) than were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters. The reassuring ( 宽慰的) touch of a woman may have induced early associations, (78) inspiring the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of (79) Supportive mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.
　　To further (80) confirm that a woman's touch links feelings of security (81) with risk taking, the researchers asked a (82) different group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise. Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the (83) other half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. Evoking ( 唤起 ) a (84) sense of insecurity made students in the latter group (85) especially receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a riskjust as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug (86) from Mom before stepping on the bus.
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【答题思路详解】
词义辨析题。本题考查介词的词义辨析。by表示在近旁，经过；up在……上面；above在……上方；across横过，穿过，引申为横跨，遍及。由此空后面的the animal kingdom，in people，monkeys and even spiders可知，animal kingdom实为总起范围，讲述这样的现象遍及整个动物王国，包括人类、猴子甚至是蜘蛛，因此选择D项。

68. B
系统解析：词义辨析题。concern关切的事，担心；attachment依恋，依赖；treatment对待，待遇；appeal呼吁，感染力。该空的选词其实是与首句的bond相呼应，在我们与母亲的情感联系中，我们觉得越安全，便越是可能尝试新鲜事物和冒险。attachment和bond都在讲述一种联系、维系。故B项符合题意。

69. C
系统解析：词义辨析题。bare光秃的；unique一的；mere仅仅的，只不过的；just公平的。本句表达的意思是仅仅抚摸或者电话中的声音这样的暗示就足够改变人们的思想情绪。故只有C项mere符合题意。

70. A
系统解析：逻辑分析题。这里说的是抚摸或者电话中的声音这样的暗示就足够改变人们的思想和情绪。故只有enough(足够的)符合文意。ready准备就绪的；easy容易的；quick快的。故选A。

71. C
系统解析：词义辨析题。generate产生；regulate管理，控制；affect影响；refine精炼，完善。这里表示改变人们的思想情绪，影响决定，故affect符合题意。

72. B
系统解析：词义辨析题。exhibit显示，展出；publish公布，发表，出版；appear出现，显露；advertise做广告，宣传。本句意思是指四月份在网上发布的一项心理科学方面的研究，故应当选择publish。B项正确。

73. A
系统解析：词义辨析题。return盈利，收益；expense价钱，花费；cost价格，-成本；prize奖金。本句意思是说学生需在安全的赌注和有风险的赌注之间做出选择一是选每年保证会有4％盈利的债券还是更有风险的股票。因而A项符合题意。

74. D
系统解析：逻辑分析题。seemingly表面上；strongly强有力地；partly在一定程度上，部分地；lightly轻微地。本句选项可从前面第69题以及后一段末句的9entle shoulder pats处得到印证，后面的gentle实为前面lightly的近义替换，故选D。

75. C
系统解析：逻辑分析题。while当……的时候，这里说的是在进行口头说明的同时，轻拍学生的肩膀。while引导的是一个时间状语从句。if如果；S0所以；whereas然而，但是。故选C。

76. B
系统解析：固定搭配题。根据此空后面的more likely这一比较级形式的，四个选项中只有far能与之搭配且符合题意，故选B。

77. A
系统解析：固定搭配题。由前文的far more likely一结构可知这里需要填入一个表示比较级的连词，故只有than符合题意。

78. C
系统解析：词义辨析题。intend意欲，打算；infer推论，推断；inspire鼓舞，激起；instruct指示，命令。
本句是说通过观察获得母亲支持的年幼的孩子们，女性宽慰的触摸可能引发早起的关联，激发相同的对探索的开放。故选C。本题还可以从下文的evoking(唤起)．推出答案。

79. A
系统解析：词义辨析题。supportive支持的；lively活泼的；strict严格的；respectful恭敬的，尊敬人的。统观全文，文章并未提及母亲是否活泼、严格或是恭敬，而后文中明确提到supposed一词，因而选择A项。

80. D
系统解析：词义辨析题。consent同意，赞成；enable使能够，使可能，后面要接具体的人或物；ensure保证，担保；confirm证实，确定。在科学实验的探索中，不应当是确保、担保某事必然会发生，而是去努力证实某理论是成立的，因此排除ensure，选择D项。

81. B
系统解析：固定搭配题。link…with…意为“把……和……连接或联系起来”。

82. C
系统解析：逻辑分析题。由前面第80题的confirm决定了后面是要使用a different group of students来进一步证实该理论在不同受测试者身上均成立。故只有c选项符合题意。relative相关的；competitive竞争的；different不同的：successive连续的。

83. B
系统解析：固定搭配题。由本句结构Half of them…whereas the…half可知这里应当是指其他另一半人，故选B，the other表述两者中的另一个。next紧接在后的；minor较小的；opposite对面的，相反的。

84. D
系统解析：词义辨析题。这一段通篇都是在讲安全感和不安全感，故这里只有sense符合文意，在这里sense和文章中的feelin9是通用的。hint暗示；clue线索；chain链条。

85. A
系统解析：逻辑分析题。根据文意，此空需要用一个表示递进关系的副词，只有A项符合文意。especially特别，尤其；specially专门地，特别地；securely安全；entirely完全地，彻底地。

86. D
系统解析：词义辨析题。本句是要表达来自妈妈的拥抱，因此需使用介词from，故选D。toward向，朝；into讲入：of关于，由于。

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