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【题目】 Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn the child to keep away from the fire that had burnt him or her before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.

In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: a plane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the wood in your roof , and they later may fall on you , or you may get cancer!

The important thing is not to let fear rule you , but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is OK.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent a plane from crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no plants. In this case , fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you , and you have to try to overcome it.

【1】Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if ________.

A.they were given no warning beforehandB.they didn't have any sense of pain at all

C.they had never burnt themselvesD.they felt afraid of the fire

【2】A really fearless soldier ________.

A.is of a little use to his armyB.is not afraid of battles at all

C.is nothing but a dead soldierD.is easy to get killed in a battle

【3】People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding dangers because ________.

A.they are warned of the danger and take quick action

B.they are quick both in mind and in action

C.they are calm in face of danger

D.they have gained much experience

【4】It is implied but not stated that ________.

A.fear is always something helpful

B.too much fear is harmful

C.fear should be used as a servant and guide

D.fear is something strange and particular

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

本文讲述了恐惧及其伴随的痛苦是人类和动物拥有的两种最有用的东西，如果它们被正确利用的话。作者建议恐惧应该被恰当地使用，重要的是不要让恐惧支配你，而是要用恐惧作为你的仆人和向导。在许多情况下，你可以采取迅速和成功的行动来避免危险。还有对特殊危险的恐惧对你来说不再有任何用处，你必须努力克服它。

【1】细节理解题。根据“If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away.”如果火在燃烧时不疼，孩子们就会一直玩到手烧光为止。可知他们没有任何痛感，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed”可知在战斗中很容易被杀死，故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据“Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take. In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger.”恐惧会警告你危险，然后你必须决定采取什么行动，你可以迅速采取成功的行动来避免危险，可知他们得到危险的警告，并迅速采取行动，故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据“In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger…so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you , and you have to try to overcome it.”可知此处暗示了过多的压力是有害的，故选B。