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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(刺激,动力) 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.

64. 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.

65. 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

66. 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.

67. 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.

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.

Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, neither 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. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Society's economic underpinnings (基础) 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. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotion. 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. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes 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 and uses the legal and penal (刑法的) system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.

91. The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that __________.

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

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

   C. they would not be happy with a life without love

   D. they would do things that hurt each other's feelings

92. According to the passage, people's learning activities are possible because they ________

   A. believe that emotions are fundamental for them to stay alive

   B. benefit from providing help and support to one another

   C. enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing

   D. know what is vital to the progress of society

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

   A. the ability to make money

   B. the will to work for pleasure

   C. the capacity to enjoy incentives

   D. the categorizations of our emotional experiences

94. 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 generate more love than hate among people

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1至20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。

　　Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 　(1)　.

　　I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 　(2)　 we realized we were 　(3)　. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $ 20 bill. I was so 　(4)　 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 　(5)　 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 　(6)　 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About half way through the meal, I 　(7)　 I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just 　(8)　 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

　　My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn't 　(9)　 over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 　(10)　 for my stolen pizza.－I was so upset that I 　(11)　 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 　(12)　 that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the change 　(13)　 the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so 　(14)　 of my cash now.

　　For the next two years, whenever I was 　(15)　 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don't think about it.” I have learned two things from this 　(16)　. Maybe I was a fool for 　(17)　 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 　(18)　 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 　(19)　 up with you.

　　This reflects the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “　(20)　” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

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