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20．Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom？Or in a waiting room full of strangers？Or on a bus？Researchers have found out some interesting facts．
Perhaps unsurprisingly，we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves．Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys．Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near．But it goes further than this．We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us．People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses．People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair．
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even，we think we may be safer with people who look like us．Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people，the same group．The danger in always staying in our comfort zone （舒適區(qū)） is that we just recycle the same opinions，the same tastes and the same ideas．We lose the chance to learn something new，find out about interesting things，hear funny stories and discover difference．
 When we always stick to the same people，how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas？And how can we avoid the ignorance （無知），whic h too often leads to prejudice （偏見） and even fe ar？If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions，be the cat among the pigeons．
Move out of your comfort zone．Go and sit next to someone different．And don't just sit there in silence．Say hello．Ask a question．Start a conversation．That's how we make friends．That's how we learn about people．That's how we open our minds to new ideas．That's how we live an exciting life．

Some interesting （56）factsabout where to sit
Phenomena	We would rather sit beside people like ourselves	Girls sit by girls，boys sit by boys，adults sit by （57）adults，young people sit near young people．
	Some people （58）chooseto sit near someone like us．	It's highly （59）likely that people with glasses sit near others with glasses． People with short hair sit near others with （60）shorthair．
Advantages	People will share similar attitude and may be accepted by people （61）wholook like ourselves．
	People can break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas．
	People can avoid the ignorance．
（62）disadvantage	We recycle the same （63）opinions，tastes and ideas．
	We have no （64）chanceto learn something new．
Conclusion	Don't sit there （65）in silence，learn more about people．

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分析 文章大意：文章主要內(nèi)容為我們經(jīng)常和熟悉的人坐在一起，文章最后鼓勵大家和不熟悉的人坐在一起．

解答 56題答案：facts考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第一段：Researchers have found out some interesting facts．研究人員已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些有趣的事實可知 是事實，故答案是 facts．
57題答案：adults考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第二段：Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near．成年人們坐在一起，年輕人們坐在一起可知是和成年坐在是一起，故答案是adults．
58題答案：choose考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第二段：We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us我們甚至選擇坐在跟我們像的人的附近，可知選擇，故答案是choose．
59題答案：likely 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第二段：People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses戴眼鏡的人更可能坐在戴眼鏡的人坐一起可知 可能，故答案是 likely．
60題答案：short 推理題，根據(jù)文中的第二段：People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair．長頭發(fā)的人坐的會靠近長頭發(fā)的人可知短頭發(fā)的也坐在一起，故答案是 short．
61題答案：who 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第三段：We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even或者我們認(rèn)為我們與那些看起來像我們的人在一起更安全可知，可知這里可以用定語從句，先行詞是人，故答案是who．
62題答案：disadvantage 歸納題，根據(jù)文中的第三段：the same tastes and the same ideas．We lose the chance to learn something new同樣的品味和相同的想法，我們失去了學(xué)習(xí)新東西的機會可知這些是不利的，故答案是disadvantage．
63題答案：opinions考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第三段：The danger in always staying in our comfort zone   is that we just recycle the same opinions，the same tastes and the same ideas可知the same opinions相同的觀點，故答案是opinions．
64題答案：chance考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第三段：We lose the chance to learn something new我們失去了學(xué)習(xí)新東西的機會，可知機會，故答案是chance．
65題答案：in silence考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第五段：And don't just sit there in silence不要只是靜靜地坐在那里可知 in silence，故答案是 in silence．

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