雅思阅读真题（Part 3）
Part 3 · 考频：高频 · 最近考试：2025.3.15/2017.9.9
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Why do we give people flowers? To offer condolence to those who are grieving To celebrate. To woo. To ask for forgiveness. We all know intuitively that there is something psychologically a universal emotional response.In the US alone,the flower industry is now worth about $5bn a year-which suggests that, at the very least, they service a compelling human need.
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答案：some common social functions of flowers
原文定位：Why do we give people flowers? To offer condolence to those who are grieving To celebrate. To woo. To ask for forgiveness
同义替换：「common social functions」↔「offer condolence」
答案：becoming more open about personal matters
原文定位：After receiving flowers, they were also more willing to answer questions concerning their social circle and intimate conversations with friends and family
同义替换：「open」↔「more willing to」，「personal matters」↔「social circle」
答案：bridging the gap between strangers in an enclosed space
原文定位：The subjects who received flowers, however, closed up that space to a considerable extent-indicating that the flowers not only induced a strong positive mood, but brought a significant affilliation among people who had never previously met
同义替换：「bridging the gap」↔「affilliation」，「strangers」↔「people who had never previously met」
答案：some surprisingly strong responses to flowers
原文定位：In this series of experiments, some participants produced such extraordinary emotional displays that the psychologists were totally unprepared for them
同义替换：「surprisingly」↔「extraordinary」，「strong responses」↔「emotional displays」
答案：bridging the gap between strangers in an enclosed space
原文定位：Yet the flaw in this argument is that the showy flowers which humans seem to find most visually attractive are generally found on those plants which yield no edible products
同义替换：「imperfect theory」↔「flaw in this argument」
答案：sensory appeal versus practical purpose of flowers
原文定位：We have evolved preferences for the particular colours, textures, patterned symmetries and specific floral odours which influence our moods;these preferences have long been separated from their primary evolutionary use
同义替换：「sensory appeal」↔「colours, textures, patterned symmetries and specific floral odours」，「practical purpose」↔「primary evolutionary use」
答案：a mutually beneficial relationship?
原文定位：The Rutgers study suggests that flowers may have actually evolved to exploit their peculiar impact on humans. The team's theory proposes a plant-human co-evolution
同义替换：「mutually beneficial relationship」↔「plant-human co-evolution」
答案：the second study
原文定位：In the second study;in a constrained and stressful situation;inside an elevator
答案：the first study
原文定位：The women were unaware that the study was about the effect of the flowers on their emotions. They were told that t was a study about their daily moods
同义替换：「deliberately misled」↔「unaware the real aim」
答案：the third study
原文定位：The researchers found not only a profound elevation of mood, but also reliable improvements in other measures of cognitive function, like memory
同义替换：「mental capacities」↔「cognitive function」，「notable effect」↔「reliable improvements」
答案：the second study
原文定位：Contrary to predictions regarding gender differences, both men and women presented with flowers were more likely to smile, to stand closer and to initiate conversation
同义替换：「male and female」↔「men and women」，「more uniform than expected」↔「contrary to predictions regarding gender differences」
答案：food
原文定位：finding them in a particular location predicted future food supplies
同义替换：「potential source of」↔「future food supplies」
答案：children
原文定位：a better place to rear children
同义替换：「raise」↔「rear」
答案：edible
原文定位：the showy flowers which humans seem to find most visually attractive are generally found on those plants which yield no edible products
同义替换：「do not usually have fruit which is」↔「plants which yield no edible products」