七选五                  Weighing the Options    

Making decisions when shopping is often a tough call. Even if you’re satisfied with the first dress you try on, would you go on looking for alternatives, comparing styles and prices, until literally dropped dead?   

Psychology researchers have studied how people make decisions and concluded there are two basic styles. “Maximizes” like to take their time and weigh a wide range of options, – sometimes every possible one – before choosing. “Satisficers” would rather be fast than thorough.    

__________ (71) So even if they see what would seem to meet their requirements, they can’t make a decision until after they’ve examined every option to make sure that they’re making the best possible choice. Researchers followed 548 job-seeking college seniors at 11 schools from October through their graduation in June. They found that the   maximizers landed better jobs. __________ (72)    

“The maximizers is kicking himself because he can’t examine every option and at some point had to just pick something,” they say. “Maximizers make best decisions and end up feeling bad about them. __________ (73)”  

Satisficers also have high standards, but they are happier than maximizers. Maximizers tend to be more depressed and to report a lower satisfaction with life, his research found.    

Faced with so many choices in our lives, we need to learn how not to waste time and energy on our decision-making.

_________ (74) For instance, if you’re picking a restaurant for lunch meeting, first deciding on a certain part of town or type of cuisine can narrow your options.  

Once you’ve arrived at a decision, stick with it. __________ (75) To limit the number of options you can set a time for decision-making. Say you are buying a new bag, you could spend an amount of time studying features, price and value – but if you give yourself only five minutes to make a decision, and there are only bags you can consider, you’ll save time. You’ll be happier with your decision, too.         

A. Maximizers are people who want the best.   

B. First of all, decrease your range of options.   

C. Comparing is often a must when you make a decision.   

D. Just accept that no decision is ever completely perfect.   

E. Satisficers make good decisions and end up feeling good.   

F. The other is to make decisions more accurately at the beginning.   

G. Their starting salaries were 20 percent higher but they felt worse about their jobs.     

WRITING 1    你的英国朋友Tom 将来你家共度除夕，你打算当天下午去地铁站接他。请你用英文写一封电子邮件，告知他相关信息。你们全家都欢迎他

接他的时间和地点：2月18 日下午 4点，地铁四号线中关村站西北出口；   

 晚上的主要安排：看春晚、包饺子、放鞭炮。   

注意： 1. 词数不少于60。    2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。   3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

WRITING 2   

 假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，请根据下面四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，记叙你上周日陪同美国朋友 Tom 和 Mary 体验北京的主要过程。词  数不少于80。

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