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According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person-on-the-street interviews is that

A. are not based on a representative sampling
B. are used only on television
C. are not carefully worded
D. reflect political opinions

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听力原文: As I am sure you are aware, history is full of people who were so admired that over the centuries they become almost mythical figures. George Washington is a good example. Everyone knows this story about his chopping down the cherry tree when he was young and bravely confessing to his mischief later. People greatly admired Washington's integrity. And so, out of that, this story evolved, even though no one knows for sure whether the incident ever occurred. Then there is the American Indian, Poke Hunters, beloved by history for making peace between the English Colonies and the American Indians. The history of her life has also become somewhat mythical. At the historical society exhibit next week, we'll see many artistic works depicting the major events of her life. And while we are there, keeping in mind that much of what you'll see in the paintings reflects how much she was admired, but not necessarily the fact of her life. For instance, one painting shows her saving the life of Jon Smith, an English Colonist, who had been captured by her tribe. Smith, so the story goes, was about to be executed when twelve-years-old Poke Hunters lay her head on top of his. Tells you a lot about her courage. But Jon Smith himself related this story only years after Poke Hunters had become famous, which suggests that he may have embellished the truth a little bit, as many of the works that we'll see in next week may have done. Something else to remember: paintings portrait her physical appearance in many different ways, but always flattening ways. Yet only one picture of her was ever painted while she was living.
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A. To demonstrate George Washington's survival skills.
B. To show that some stories about famous people may be historically inaccurate.
C. To describe a historical event that was portrayed in a painting.
D. To tell a story that George Washington told about himself.

A.He doesn't know what's wrong with the computer,B.The woman misunderstood what he sai

A. He doesn't know what's wrong with the computer,
B. The woman misunderstood what he said.
C. The problem is different from what he thought it was
D. The computer cannot be repaired

A.Let him borrow her heavy jacket.B.Stay in her car if the weather is too cold.C.Leave

A. Let him borrow her heavy jacket.
B. Stay in her car if the weather is too cold.
C. Leave campus in a couple of hours.
D. Be prepared for the possibility of cooler weather.

听力原文:M: One of the most common questions we ask about people's behavior. is why. Why she say this? Why he do that? Sometimes the reason is obvious, for example, someone is driving down the street, the light turns red, they stop, why?
W: Because they have to, legally I mean.
M: Exactly! In this case the reason is obvious, so we usually don't question it. But when the reason is not so obvious and especially when the behavior. could have negative consequences, we'll more likely to feel a need to explain the causes of the behavior. Social psychologists have a term for this, for the process of explaining the causes of behavior, it's called causal attribution. And one theory suggests, there's a pattern in the way we go about attributing causes to people's behavior. According to this theory, there are two categories of reasons: internal factors and external factors. Again, Lisa, say you’re driving down the road and all of a sudden some guy turn into the lane right in front of you, and you have to slam on your brake to avoid an accident. How do you react?
W: I'll probably get very angry.
M: Because….
W: Well, he's not paying attention, he's a bad driver.
M: So you automatically attribute the driver’s behavior. to an internal factor. He himself is to blame because he is careless.
W: So if I said it was because of heavy traffic or something, I'd be attributing his behavior. to an external factor, something beyond his control.
M: Good. Now how do you usually explain our own negative behavior?
W: We blame external factors.
M: That's right.
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A. Judging people's behavior.
B. Common causes of anger.
Changing people's attitudes.
D. The effects of negative behavior.

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