Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion--a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. Peop 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion--a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds （关系） among members of groups. Society's economic underpinnings （支柱） would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind, for as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them.

In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True, we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an object's physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us--hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are "good" and others are "bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life--from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society uses our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty morality, pride shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal penal （刑法的） system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.

1．Which of the following is Right according to the first paragraph?

A．People would not be able to tell the texture of objects.

B．People would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful to them.

C．$10 million is equal to $10 in a world without emotions.

D．There would be full of lies, arguments and violence.

2．It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on _______.

　　A．the ability to make money　　 B．the capacity to work

　　C．the stimulus to work　　 D．the categorizations of our emotional experiences

3．Emotions are significant for man's survival and adaptation because _______.

　　A．they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of objects.

　　B．they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained.

　　C．they encourage people to perform dangerous achievements.

　　D．they produce more love than hate among people.

4．Why are the emotional aspects of an object more important than its physical aspects?

　　A．They help society use its members for profit.

　　B．They encourage us to perform important tasks.

　　C．They help to perfect the legal and penal system.

D．They help us adapt our behavior to the world surrounding us.

5．What is the text mainly about?

A．People could only live in a world with emotions.

B．People would always do bad things in the emotionless world.

C．Emotions are very important in the world.

D．Emotions structure the world for us in important ways.

BCBDC

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D．To enjoy their life while working at night．

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D．To describe what a sailor’s life is like.

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A．sailed on the South Pacific.

B．sailed on the Indian Ocean.

C．sailed past Africa

D．sailed past South America.

【小题3】 Which of the following made Jesse decide to sail alone around the world?

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B．His journeys to Europe.

C．His first sailing trip with his family.

D．His love for outdoor activities.

【小题4】 What can we learn from Jesse Martin’s story?

A．Interest leads to success.

B．A strong belief will make a person stronger.

C．Life is an unusual adventure we should enjoy.

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