T.阅读理解A[2015•山东枣庄第八中学高三模拟]Ifyou'veeverdashedintothegrocerystoretopickupatubeoftoothpasteyou'relikelytostopbeforesomanyop?tionsavailable.Thereareatleastmorethanadozenbrands?each
T.阅读理解
A[2015•山东枣庄第八中学高三模拟]
Ifyou'veeverdashedintothegrocerystoretopickupatubeoftoothpasteyou'relikelytostopbeforesomanyop?tionsavailable.Thereareatleastmorethanadozenbrands?eachonepresentingseveraldifferentspecialtiesofcleaningability.Sometimesbeforeyouhaveenoughtimetotakethecosts，flavoursandcoloursintoconsideration，youarewarnedthestoreisclosing.
Butit'snotjustthenumberofoptionsthatgivesuspauseforthought—it'stheamountofinformationeachoptionhasthattripsusuptoo.SocialscientistBarrySchwartzthinksthatinpartanabundanceofchoicesandinformationmaymakeusfalselybelievethatevenafairlyordinarytasklikeshoppingfortoothpastehasgreatsignificancethanitre?allydoes.HealsopointsoutthattheInternetcanactuallymakemattersworse.
Ourgoalistomakethe"perfect"choice.Whenwemakedecisionswe'remotivatednotonlybytheopportunityforgainbutalsobythefearofloss.Thedecision-makingprocessisn'tapurelyanalyticalone—researchersdiscoveredthattheprocessofmakingachoicelightsuppartsofourbrainsthatdealwithregretandemotionalmemories.Butwhatwemayregretmostistheextratimespentanalysingandcomparingeachandeverybitofinformationwhichcanlowerourdecision-makingability.
Onegoodapproachistoplaceavalueonthetimeittakestomakeyourdecisioncomparedtothevalueofthedecisionitself.Inthecaseoftoothpasteyouprobablyserveyourin?terestssufficientlybyquicklychoosinganytoothpastethatkeepswhiteteethsecurelyrootedinyourminty(薄荷味的）mouth.
1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.
A. moreoptionshelppeoplemaketherightdecision
B. differentkindsoftoothpastefunctionsimilarly
C. people'spersonalpreferencesaffecttheirchoices
D. timeiswastedonmakinginsignificantdecisions
2. Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?
A.Peopleoftenmakewrongdecisions.
B. Therearenosmalldecisionsinlife.
C.TheInternetprovidesmoreoptions.
D.Carefulchoiceisworththeeffort.
3.Inmakingchoicespeoplehavetobalance____________.