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3、inedfromtalkingtothestrangerstingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’tknowit3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe4:“Pleasedon’tapproachme.”Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohid5ourscreensOneanswerisfearaccdingtoJonWtmannanexecutive

4、mentalcoach.Wefearrejectionthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as“weird.”Wefearwe’llbe7.Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8toussowearemelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsacquaintance

5、s.Toavoidthisuneasinesswe10toturnourphones.“Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket”Wtmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobeme11.”Butonceweripoffthebaidtuckoursmartphonesinourpocketslookupitdoe

6、sn’t12sobad.Inone2011experimentbehavialscientistsNicholasEpleyJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:“Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.WhenDr.EpleyMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametr

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8、notasinglepersonreptedhavingbeenembarrassed.”18thesecommuteswerereptedlymeenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunicationwhichmakesabsolutesense19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.Itsthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmake

9、youfeelconnected.1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D]recdWhatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingwkwhenthey’reathomewhetheritishouseholdwkwkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Fmanymentheendofthewkdayisatimetokickback.Fwo

10、menwhosayhometheynevergettoleavetheoffice.fwomenwhowkoutsidethehometheyoftenareplayingcatch—up—with—householdtasks.Withtheblurringofrolesthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindthewkplaceinmakingadjustmentsfwkingwomenit’sno

11、tsurprisingthatwomenaremestressedathome.Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwkpeopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing：wkingmakingmoneydoingthetaskstheyhavetodoindertodrawanincome.ThebargainisverypureEmployeeputsinhours

12、ofphysicalmentallabemployeedrawsoutlife—sustainingmoola.Onthehomefronthoweverpeoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflabissoclinicallymethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedonethereareinadequat

13、erewardsfmostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues—yourfamily—havenoclearrewardsfmostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues—yourfamily—havenoclearrewardsftheirlabtheyneedtobetalkedintoitifthey’reteenagersthreatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectro

14、nicdevices.Plusthey’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinitetheco—wkersaremuchhardertomotivate.21.Accdin

15、gtoParagraph1，mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome.[A]wasanunrealisticplacefrelaxation[B]generatedmestressthanthewkplace[C]wasanidealplacefstressmeasurement[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthanthewkplace22.AccdingtoDamaske，whoarel

16、ikelytobethehappiestathome[A]Wkingmothers[B]Childlesshusbs[C]Childlesswives[D]Wkingfathers23.Theblurringofwkingwomen’srolesreferstothefactthat.[A]theyarebothbreadwinnershousewives[B]theirhomeisalsoaplacefkickingback[C]th