Most people know that awkward feeling when you walk into an elevator with other people and try not to make eye contact(接触). But a new research suggests it may be down to a subconscious power struggle being played out as you make your way up and down.
A study found that people decide where they stand based on a micro social status，established within seconds of entering the lift.
Rebekah Rousi．a Ph. D．student in cognitive(认知)science，conducted an ethnographic(人种论)
Study of elevator behaviour in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide，Australia.As part of her research，she took a total of 30 lift rides in the two buildings，and discovered .There was an established order to where people tended to stand
In a blog she writes that more senior men seemed to direct themselves towards the back of the elevator She said：“In front of them were younger men，and in front of them were women of aII ages.”She also notice there
was a difference in where people directed their gaze(注视)half way through the ride．“Men watched the monitors，looked in the side mirrors(in one building)to see themseIves．And in the door mirrors(of the other building)to also watch others Women would watch the monitors and avoid eye contact with other users(unless in conversation)and the mirrors，”she writes．
She concluded it could be that people who are shyer stand toward the front，where they can’t see other passengers，whereas confident people stand in the back，where they have a view of everyone else.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about
A. elevator riding manners
B munication in the elevator
C. elevator riders’ standing positions
D. micro social status in the elevator
【小题2】The underlined word“it”in the first paragraph probably refers to“ ”A．an elevatorB．the new researchC．eye contactD．social status【小题3】A person who stands in the back of the lift is probably
A confident B shy C honest
【小题4】The conclusion of the research in the passage is
A. subjective B．objective C critical D doubtfulD
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(答案→)D
解析：当人们走进电梯时，会怎样面对陌生人呢？ Rebekah Rousi最近的研究显示，人们会迅速的形成一个微型的社会地位分组，而且人们还喜欢回避别人的眼睛，自己却要能看到别人。
【小题1】主旨大意题。文章讲了一项关于电梯里人们的微型社会地位的研究 。故选D。
【小题2】推理判断题。It 指代前面的短语，而前文讲的是人们避免眼神接触，所以是eye contact。故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题 。 由“whereas confident people stand in the back，where they have a view of
everyone else.”可知，站在后面的人一般是比较有自信的人。故选A。
【小题4】推理判断题。文章讲了一项关于电梯社会等级的研究，因此是客观的 。subjective主观的；objective 客观的；critical 批判的；doubtful怀疑的。故选B。