题型：语法选择 题类： 难易度：普通
广东省广州市绿翠现代实验学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
Have you ever felt uncomfortable? Many of1 feel uneasy when someone stands too close2 us, talks to us too 3 or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?
It's all about private(私人的) peace, which means not only4 imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the5 . People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume (香水) makes you feel6 .
7 people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space or not in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire(渴望)8 space to themselves. In a survey by Trip Adviser, a travel website, people said that if they.9 pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.
Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers 10 their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.
Go and watch a library table. You will notice 11 one of the comer seats will usually12 first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall,13 ?
Preference(偏好) for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from 14 cultures. In Latin cultures,15 , people are more comfortable standing near each other.
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