29.What does the underlined word "deter"in paragraph 2 mean?conversation partner liked them.On average,participants liked their conversationA.Harm.B.Inspire.C.Stop.D.Protect.partner more than they assumed their conversation partner liked them.Logically,30.What characteristics are common in musicians?this can't be true-pointing to the existence of a"liking gap".A.Strong-minded and generous.B.Perseverant and independentIn another experiment,participants reflected on the conversations they'd justC.Enthusiastic and responsible.D.Determined and selflesshad.Most of them believed that their partner had more negative thoughts about31.What's the text mainly about?them than they really did.A.Why premedical students are good at music."They seem to be too wrapped up in their own worries about what they shouldB.Why a musical background is crucial in medicine.say or did say to see signals of others'liking for them,says Clark."In view ofC.How medical students possess a musical background.people's vast optimism in other ways,people's pessimism about their conversationsD.How a musical background helps premedical students.is surprising.”DSo next time you meet someone new.and feel like you fluffed (theHave you ever been introduced to someone and walked away from the interac-introduction,don't write it off as a failure.Chances are that they like you muchtion cursing (yourself?If you're not in the right headspace,meeting newmore than you thinkpeople can make you produce anxiety,and it's all too easy to convince yourself that32.Why should we be kinder to ourselves when meeting someone new?you made a terrible first impression.A.People often like strange people more.But according to the new research,we should all be kinder to ourselves-B.Others generally overlook our mistakes.because we generally make a better first impression than we think.PsychologistsC.It's the requirement of the new research.from the universities in the US have found that after we have conversations withD.We actually perform better than we think.new people,they generally like us and enjoy our company more than we assume,33.How is paragraph 3 developed?which is the so-called liking gap.A.By listing statistics.B.By giving a definition.What is a liking gap?The liking gap is the difference between what peopleC.By giving an example.D.By making comparisonsreally think of us and what we think they think of us.The researchers said that it34.What do both of the experiments show us?can hold us back from developing positive new relationshipsA.The liking gap does exist.A team of psychologists researched on five different aspects of the liking gap.B.People tend to hope for the best.In one experiment,they asked participants who had never met before to have aC.Participants don't trust their partner.five-minute chat.The participants then filled out a questionnaire about how muchD.People are usually influenced by their partner.they liked their conversation partner,and how much they thought their英语第9页(共16页)新高考·押题卷英语第10页(共16页)新高考·押题卷