Imagine that you’re approaching a coffee shop. Suddenly, your eyes are drawn toward an interaction between two _______ happening outside its doors. One man sits, leaning against the glass window, with a plastic bag of belongings on the sidewalk. A woman, with her hand tenderly outstretched, _______ him some bills. As you walk past the _______ and enter the coffee shop, do you _______ pulling out few bills and giving them to the man?
If you answered yes, you’re probably _______ what social scientists from UCLA’s Bedari Kindness Institute call “elevation” — an uplifting emotion often accompanied by a(n) _______ feeling in the chest, sometimes even by tears. _______, that feeling comes with some contagious (有感染力的) kindness. Researchers from the institute have studied _______ kindness can be contagious.
What they found, in short is yes.
In the study, half of the participants watched a video titled “Unsung Hero”, which follows a young man as he _______ his daily routine often ________ to help others. The other half watched another video of a man performing impressive parkour stunts (跑酷特技). These participants ________ five $1 bills as payment for their time. Then researchers invited them to make ________ to charity. Compared with the parkour ________ , people who watched the “Unsung Hero” video gave 25% more to charity.
________ by the insights obtained from the study, researchers at the institute teamed up with YouTube Kids to plan a series of videos to encourage K-12 kids to show others ________ as a way to remove bullying.
【小题1】A.friends | B.strangers | C.relatives | D.colleagues |
【小题2】A.owes | B.lends | C.offers | D.returns |
【小题3】A.zone | B.dilemma | C.experiment | D.scene |
【小题4】A.consider | B.avoid | C.regret | D.admit |
【小题5】A.testing | B.experiencing | C.suffering | D.observing |
【小题6】A.tense | B.awkward | C.warm | D.confident |
【小题7】A.Rigidly | B.Urgently | C.Similarly | D.Hopefully |
【小题8】A.whether | B.where | C.how | D.when |
【小题9】A.turns down | B.goes through | C.settles into | D.complains about |
【小题10】A.hesitating | B.stopping | C.refusing | D.promising |
【小题11】A.prepared | B.submitted | C.received | D.withdrew |
【小题12】A.attachment | B.adaptation | C.donations | D.references |
【小题13】A.viewers | B.athletes | C.photographers | D.advocates |
【小题14】A.Touched | B.Confused | C.Valued | D.Inspired |
【小题15】A.patience | B.thankfulness | C.sympathy | D.kindness |