Part V Cloze

　　Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s willingness to explore the world—an effect that has been observed 67 the animal kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders. The more secure we are in our 68 to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood. A 69 reminder of Mom’s touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is

　　70 to change people’s minds and moods, 71 their decision making in measurable ways.

　　In a study 72 online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gambles—a bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly

　　73 or a riskier stock option, for example. In half the cases, the experimenters patted the students 74 on the back of the shoulder for about one second 75 providing verbal instructions about the study. Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were 76 more likely to choose the risky alternative 77 were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters. The reassuring(宽慰的)touch of a woman may have induced early associations, 78 the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of 79 mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.

　　To further 80 that a woman’s touch links feelings of security 81 risk taking, the researchers asked a 82 group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise. Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the 83 half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. Evoking (唤起) a 84 of insecurity made students in the latter group 85 receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a risk—just as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug 86 Mom before stepping on the bus.

　　67. A. by B. up C. above D. across

　　68. A. concern B. attachment C. treatment D. appeal

　　69. A. bare B. unique C. mere D. just

　　70. A. enough B. ready C. easy D. quick

　　71. A. generating B. regulating C. affecting D. refining

　　72. A. exhibited B. published C. appeared D. advertised

　　73. A. return B. expense C. cost D. prize

　　74. A. seemingly B. strongly C. partly D. lightly

　　75. A. if B. so C. while D. whereas

　　76. A. rather B. far C. further D. pretty

　　77. A. than B. as C. which D. that

　　78. A. intending B. inferring C. inspiring D. instructing

　　79. A. supportive B. lively C. strict D. respectful

　　80. A. enable B. ensure C. consent D. confirm

　　81. A. beyond B. with C. for D. along

　　82. A. relative B. competitive C. different D. successive

　　83. A. next B. other C. minor D. opposite

　　84. A. hint B. clue C. chain D. sense

　　85. A. especially B. specially C. securely D. entirely

　　86. A. toward B. into C. of D. from

　　答案

　　67. D. across

　　68. C. attachment

　　69. C. mere

　　70. A. enough

　　71. C. affecting

　　72. B. published

　　73. A. return

　　74. D. lightly

　　75. C. while

　　76. B. far

　　77. A. than

　　78. C. inspiring

　　79. A. supportive

　　80. D. confirm

　　81. B. with

　　82. C. different

　　83. B. other

　　84. D. sense

　　85. A. especially

　　86. D. from

　　【总评】完形填空原文源自美国科普杂志《科学美国人》(Scientific American)。原文标题为

　　All about My Mother: How Touch Helps Us Take Risks，作者Ferris Jabr。原文共五段，495字，题目选取了原文前三段并做了细微修改，共345字。主要讲述的是母亲与婴儿间形成的情感纽带会影响孩子探索世界的行为。这是一篇典型的议论文，第一段第一句给出论点，指出母亲与婴儿间形成的情感纽带会影响人们的行为，接着在第二段和第三段，通过两个已经发表的文章中的实验来证明这一观点。