Question

Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn’t hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it 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 man 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. 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 well.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no airplanes. In this case, fear has given you its warning, you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of the 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 are burnt away if _________.

A. they were not well educated at school

B. they had never played with fire before

C. they had no sense of pain

D. they were fearful of pain

2.People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because _________.

A. they have gained experience

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

C. they jump out of the way in time

D. they are calm in face of danger

3.What is implied but not stated in the passage?

A. Too much fear is harmful

B. Fear is always something helpful

C . Fear is something that can be avoided

D. Fear ought to be used as our guide in our life

4.The best title for this passage should be __________.

A. No Pains, No Gains B. Pain and Actions

C. The Value of Fear D. The Reason Why People Fear

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：在恰當利用的前提下，恐懼和隨之帶來的疼痛是人類和動物所擁有的兩個最有用的天賦，適當運用恐懼可以幫助我們避免危險，恐懼和疼痛是我們的守護神，沒有它們的存在，人類和動物就會很快滅絕。

1.小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段If fire didn’t hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away.得知如果孩子玩火時沒有燒灼的疼痛感，他們會一直玩火直到雙手被燒沒。故選C 。

2.小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

得知恐懼會警示你遠離危險，你會決定采取何種措施來及時避免危險發(fā)生。故選B 。

3.小題3】推理判斷題。本題要求找出文中暗示但沒有描述的選項，根據最后一段so fear of the particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.得知適當運用恐懼可以幫助我們避免危險，而太多的恐懼是有害的。故選A。

4.小題4】最佳標題。根據文章內容講到在恰當利用的前提下，恐懼和隨之帶來的疼痛是人類和動物所擁有的兩個最有用的天賦，得知《恐懼的價值》這一標題，最切合文意。故選C。

考點：科研類文章