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Impatience has been around for a long time. There is nothing new about people
Impatience has been around for a long time. There is nothing new about people
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Impatience has been around for a long time. There is nothing new about people losing their patience while stuck in traffic or waiting in line. But some experts believe that people are less patient today than in the past.
Some analysts suggest that in recent years many people are less patient because of technology. They suggest that "digital technology, from cellphones to email to iPads, is changing our lives. The instant results we get from this technology have in turn increased our appetite for instant satisfaction in other aspects of our lives.
Psychologist Jennifer Hartstein makes some observations. She explains that "we have become an immediate satisfaction culture, and we expect things to move quickly, efficiently and in the way we want. When that doesn’ t happen, we tend to become increasingly frustrated and unsatisfied. "
Some believe that e-mail is losing popularity and could soon become outdated. Why? Because many people who send messages do not have the patience to wait hours, or even minutes, for a response. Also, with e-mails, as with letter writing, introductory and concluding greetings are often expected. But many people consider such formalities (客套) to be boring and time-consuming. They prefer instant messaging. Many people do not take the time to proofread what they put in writing. As a result, letters and e-mails contain numerous grammatical and typographical errors.
The thirst for immediate results is not limited to the realm of digital communication. People seem to be losing their ability to wait in other areas of life. For instance, do you ever find yourself talking too fast, eating too fast, driving too fast, or spending money too fast? The few moments it takes to wait for an elevator to come, for a traffic light to change, or for a computer to start may seem like too long a time. [br] According to the first paragraph, people______.
选项
A、were more patient in the past
B、have been patient for a long time
C、used to be patient while stuck in traffic
D、used to be patient while waiting in line
答案
A
解析
细节题。根据文章第一段第一句可知,焦躁情绪存在已久,因此选项B(人们的耐心已经持续了很久)与文章意思相反。根据第一段第二句可知,人们现在在交通堵塞或排队等候时经常失去耐心,但却未提及过去人们在遇到这两种情况时的反应,故排除选项C(过去人们在遇到交通堵塞时很有耐心)和选项D(过去人们在排队等候时很有耐心)。根据第一段最后一句可知,现在的人没有以前的人有耐心,因此选项A(过去的人们更有耐心)符合文章意思。故本题选A。
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