- 阅读理解A
题干:Emotionisafeelingaboutorreactiontocertainimportanteventsorthoughts.Peopleenjoyfeelingsuchpleasantemotionsaslove,happiness,andcontentment.Theyoftentrytoavoidfeelingunpleasantemotions,suchasloneliness,worry,andgrief.Individualscommunicatemostoftheiremotionsbymeansofwords,avarietyofsounds,facialexpressions,andgestures.Forexample,angercausesmanypeopletofrown,makeafist,andyell.Peoplelearnwaysofshowingsomeoftheiremotionsfrommembersoftheirsociety,thoughhereditymaydeterminesomeemotionalbehavior.Researchhasshownthatdifferentisolatedpeoplesshowemotionsbymeansofsimilarfacialexpressions.CharlesDarwin,famousforthetheoryofnaturalselection,alsostudiedemotion.Darwinsaidin1872thatemotionalbehaviororiginallyservedbothasanaidtosurvivalandasamethodofcommunicatingintentions.AccordingtotheJames-Langetheoryofemotionsdevelopedinthe1880s,peoplefeelemotionsonlyifawareoftheirowninternalphysicalreactionstoevents,suchasincreasedheartrateorbloodpressure.Butthistheorywasnotupheldbyresearchoncatsthathadtheirnervoussystemsdamaged.Thecatscouldnotfeeltheirbody’sinternalchanges,buttheyshowednormalemotionalbehavior.JohnB.Watson,anAmericanpsychologistwhohelpedfoundtheschoolofpsychologycalledbehaviorism,observedthatbabiesstimulatedbycertaineventsshowedthreebasicemotions-fear,anger,andlove.Watson’sviewhasbeenchallengedfrequentlysinceheproposeditin1919.Themostwidelyacceptedviewisthatemotionsoccurasacomplexsequenceofevents.Thesequencebeginswhenapersonencountersanimportanteventorthought.Theperson'sinterpretationoftheencounterdeterminesthefeelingthatislikelytofollow.Forexample,someonewhoencountersabearinthewoodswouldprobablyinterprettheeventasdangerous.Thesenseofdangerwouldcausetheindividualtofeelfear.Eachfeelingisfollowedbyphysicalchangesanddesirestotakeaction,whichareresponsestotheeventthatstartedthesequence.Thus,apersonwhometabearwouldprobablyrunaway.SeveralAmericanpsychologistsindependentlydevelopedthetheorythatthereareeightbasicemotions.Theseemotions-whichcanexistatvariouslevelsofintensity-areanger,fear,joy,sadness,acceptance,disgusts,surprise,andinterestorcuriosity.Theycombinetoformallotheremotions,justascertainbasiccolorsproduceallothers.
题目:Emotions are compared to colors because_____. - A 、they are classified in a similar way
- B 、they have the same influence on people's life
- C 、both of them may take on different forms
- D 、both of them may have basic elements mixed in them

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【正确答案:D】
推断题。答案出现在文中最后一段。该段讲一些心理学家进一步发展了这种理论, 认为人至少有8种情感。然后这些情感相互结合就会产生其他情感,好比在绘画中,由几种特定的原料相互搭配可以产生其他色调一样。可知D选项为正确答案。

- 1 【阅读理解A】 Compared with their American counterparts, Japanese newspapers are much more stable because they().
- A 、have more sources of revenue
- B 、have more balanced newsrooms
- C 、are less dependent on advertising
- D 、are less affected by readership
- 2 【阅读理解A】 According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true of colors?()
- A 、Colors are encoded in girls' DNA
- B 、Blue used to be regarded as the color for girls
- C 、White is preferred by babies.
- D 、Pink used to be a neutral color in symbolising genders
- 3 【阅读理解A】 Compared with the under-30s, older people().
- A 、have stronger purchasing power
- B 、retire earlier during the financial crisis
- C 、are liable to be entrepreneurs
- D 、make more money by working as business mentors
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- A 、they have a vision from the mountaintop
- B 、they have warm feelings and emotions
- C 、they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles
- D 、they can make people feel stronger and more confident
- 5 【阅读理解A】Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because_____.
- A 、they are popular only among certain groups of people
- B 、their performances do not improve their fans morally
- C 、their primary concern is their own financial interests
- D 、they are not clear about the principles they should follow
- 6 【阅读理解A】Physical exercise is socially beneficial because_____.
- A 、it gives people competitive advantage
- B 、it helps people reduce anxiety
- C 、it enables employees to work better for their company
- D 、it makes people confident in dealing with others
- 7 【阅读理解A】In the sequence of events for emotions to occur, which is next to the encounter of an important event?
- A 、Interpretation made.
- B 、Responses produced.
- C 、Feeling stimulated.
- D 、Action taken.
- 8 【阅读理解A】According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because_____.
- A 、public spending hasn’t been cut down as expected
- B 、the government has proved to be a necessary evil
- C 、they are in fear of another Great Depression
- D 、materialism has run wild in modern society
- 9 【阅读理解A】The Western leaders preach free trade because_____.
- A 、it is beneficial to their economies
- B 、it is supported by developing countries
- C 、it makes them keep faith in their principles
- D 、it is advocated by Joseph Schumpeter and Adam Smith
- 10 【阅读理解A】According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because_____.
- A 、ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending
- B 、the company is financially ill-managed
- C 、the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable
- D 、the theatre attendance is on the rise
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