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  3. "The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else," wrote Ernest Becker in his book. But we don’t ne

"The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else," wrote Ernest Becker in his book. But we don’t ne

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问题     "The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else," wrote Ernest Becker in his book. But we don’t need to worry so much, according to new research comparing our perception of what it’s like to die with the accounts from people facing imminent death. Researchers analyzed the writings of regular bloggers with either terminal cancer who all died over the course of the study, and compared it to blog posts written by a group of participants who were told to imagine they had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and had only a few months to live. They looked for general feelings of positivity and negativity, and words describing positive and negative emotions including happiness, fear and terror. Blog posts from the terminally ill were found to have considerably more positive words and fewer negative ones than those imagining they were dying — and their use of positive language increased as they got closer to death.
    Lisa Iverach, a research fellow at the University of Sydney, explained that the study highlights how the participants may have been less negative because the mystery around death was removed. " Individuals facing imminent death have had more time to process the idea of death and dying, and therefore, may be more accepting of the inevitability of death." But not all of us will know how, or when, we’re going to die in advance, and therefore will miss out on any benefits to be had by uncovering its uncertainty.
    Havi Carel, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol, agrees with the study’s findings on how adaptable we are. "The initial shock after receiving a poor prognosis is horrific, but after months or years of living with this knowledge, the dread subsides," she said. However, Carel also pointed out that there’s an important distinction between positive responses and pleasantness, and that there are some unpleasant and painful events we’d still be positive about, such as childbirth.
    In Western culture, we tend to pretend death doesn’t exist, whereas research has indicated that the East Asian yin and yang philosophy of death — where life can’t exist without death — allows individuals to use death as a reminder to enjoy life." I think the UK and the US are death-denying cultures, in that death is mostly avoided as a topic," Heflick said. " While avoiding talking about death can reduce discomfort in the short term, it probably makes most of us much more anxious about death in the long term."
According to Ernest Becker, people usually_________.
选项 A、have mixed feelings about death
B、regard death as an adventure
C、are puzzled by the real meaning of death
D、dread death most compared with other things
答案D
解析 本题是细节题，要求考生理解第一段Ernest Becker说的那句话，即人类最害怕的事物中，死亡最甚。关键点：...haunts the human animal like nothing else…。
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