4 , why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. 5 people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone荷尔蒙 that 6 pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruct that leads sheep to flock together for safety and prompts humans to 7 with one another. Swiss Scientists have found that exposure 8 this hormone puts us in a trusting 9 : In a study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their 10 who inhaled 吸入 something else.
11 for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may 12 us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate 13 a credible person and a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers 学步的小孩were each 14 to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “What's in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look 15 . Half of them found a toy; the other half 16 the container was empty-and realized the tester had 17 them.
Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were 18 to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating 表明that they trusted his leadership. 19 , only five of the 30 children paired with the " 20 "tester participated in a follow-up activity
2. A.faith
B.concern
C.attention
D.interest
3. A.benefit
B.debt
C.hope
D.price
4. A.Therefore
B.Then
C.Instead
D.Again
5. A.Until
B.Unless
C.Although
D.When
6. A.selects
B.produces
C.applies
D.maintain
7. A.consult
B.compete
C.connect
D.compare
8. A.at
B.by
C.of
D.to
9. A.context
B.mood
C.period
D.circle
10. A.counterparts 对应的人或物
B.substitutes
C.colleagues
D.supporter
11. A.Funny
B.Lucky
C.Odd
D.Ironic
12. A.monitor
B.protect
C.surprise
D.delight
13. A.between
B.within
C.toward
D.over
14. A.transferred
B.added
C.introduced
D.entrusted
15. A.out
B.back
C.around
D.inside
16. A.discovered
B.proved
C.insisted
D.remembered
17. A.betrayed
B.wronged
C.fooled
D.mocked
18. A.forced
B.willing
C.hesitant
D.entitled
19. A.In contrast
B.As a result
C.On the whole
D.For instance
20. A.inflexible
B.incapable
C.unreliable
D.unsuitable