题目内容
17.I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people make a bad situation worse by blaming(责备) themselves.One January,I officiated(主持)at two funerals for two elderly women.Both died a natural death.At the first home,the son of the deceased(已故)woman said,"If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow,she would be alive today.It's my fault that she died."At the second home,the son said,"If only I hadn't insisted on her going to Florida,she would be alive today.That long airplane ride was more than she could take.It's my fault."When things don't turn out as we would like them to,we tend to assume(假设)that had we done things differently,the story would have had a happier ending.Any time there is a death,the survivors will feel guilty(内疚).Because the course of action they took turned out bad,they believe that the opposite course,for example,keeping Mother at home,would have turned out better.After all,how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty.The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense-there is a reason for everything that happens.
The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens,especially the bad things that happen.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs,and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries,and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry,people feed him,and when he is wet,people change him.Very often,we do not completely give up that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.
32.What is true about the two deceased elderly women?A
A.They both died of old age.
B.They died from hard work.
C.They weren't used to the change in life.
D.They died due to the fact that family members didn't care about them.
33.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones becauseB.
A.they cannot find a better way to express their sadness
B.they believe that they are responsible for what has happened
C.they don't know the natural course of events
D.they don't know things often turn out in the opposite direction
34.The underlined part"the world makes sense"in Paragraph 3probably means thatC.
A.everything in the world is planned in advance
B.the world can be understood in different ways
C.there's an explanation for everything in the world
D.we have to be wise in order to understand the world
35.People have believed since early childhood thatD.
A.everybody is at their command
B.life and death is an unsolved mystery
C.every story should have a happy ending
D.their wishes are the cause of everything that happens.
分析 本文介绍了人们经常把一些不好的事情发生的原因归结在自己身上,并分析这样的想法的两个原因:第一个是这个世界的每一件事情的发生都是有道理的;第二就是童年的经历让我们认为自己就是一切事情发生的根源.
解答 32:A.推理题.根据第一段2,3行One January,I officiated(主持) at two funerals for two elderly women.Both died a natural death.可知这两位老人都是自然死亡的,也就是说她们都是年纪很大了以后自然去世的.故A正确.
33:B.细节题.根据第一段最后3行If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow,she would be alive today.It's my fault that she died."和"If only I had not insisted her going to Florida,she would be alive today.That long airplane ride was more than she could take.It is my fault."可知这两位儿子都认为母亲的去世是因为自己的过失导致的.故B正确.
34:C.理解推断题.由下面The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens,第二就是童年的经历让我们认为自己就是一切事情发生的根源.可推知第一个理由就是,这个世界的每一件事情的发生都是有道理的,因此才引出了第二点我们是根源,故选C.
35:D.推理题.根据第4段1,2行The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens,especially the bad things that happen.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.可知他们都认为自己是不好的事情发生的原因,而这样的想法的根源在我们的童年.我们童年的很多行为导致我们认为自己是事情发生的原因.故D正确.
点评 本篇文章难点在推理题上.推理题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.
| Ask Dr?Jeffers | This month Dr.Jeffers is answering questions about the human brain and how it works. |
| Dear Dr.Jeffers, One of my colleagues,Felix Moeller,told me that scientists are learning to use computer to'read minds'.Is there any truth to this story? -Jane Leon,New York,USA Dear Ms.Leon, Well,a lot of research is being conducted in this area,but so far,the brain scanning equipment and corresponding computer programs haven't been able to actually read thoughts.In one experiment,test subjects(受试者)were connected to scanning equipment and shown two numbers on a screen.They were then asked to choose between adding or subtracting(减)the two numbers.Using this method,researchers were able to follow brain processes and make the correct assumptions(假设)70percent of the time.It's not quite mind reading,but it's certainly a first step. -Dr.J. | |
| Dear Dr.Jeffers, My three-year-old son loves it when I dig my fingers into his sides and tickle (胳肢)him until he laughs uncontrollably.The other day I noticed him trying to tickle himself but he couldn't do it.Why not? -Glenn Lewis,Vancouver,Canada Dear Mr.Lewis, It's because of how the brain works.The brain is trained to know what to pay attention to and what to ignore.It causes us to ignore physical feelings we expect to happen,but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling.For example,you don't notice how your shoulder feels while you're walking down the street.But if someone comes up behind you and touches you lightly on the shoulder,you may jump in fear.It's that unexpected part that causes the tickle reaction. -Dr.J. | |
A.Some equipment is able to read human minds.
B.Some progress has been made in mind reading.
C.Test subjects have been used to make decisions.
D.Computer programs can copy brain processes.
29.People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling isA.
A.unexpected
B.expected
C.comfortable
D.uncomfortable
30.Who has got a little child according to the text?B
A.Ms.Leon
B.Mr.Lewis
C.Mr.Moeller
D.Dr.Jeffers
31.According to the text,Jeffers is probablyC.
A.a computer programmer
B.a test subject
C.a human brain expert
D.a medical doctor.
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