首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
At all age and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. "We are largely the playthings of our fears, "
At all age and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. "We are largely the playthings of our fears, "
admin
2012-06-18
25
问题
At all age and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. "We are largely the playthings of our fears, " wrote the British author Horace Walpole many years ago, "To one, fear of the dark, to another, of physical pain, to third, of public ridicule, to a fourth, of poverty, to loneliness…for all of us our particular creature waits in a hidden place. "
Fear is often a useful emotion. When you become frightened, many physical changes occur within your body. Your heartbeat and responses quicken, your pupils expand to admit more light, large quantities of energy producing adrenaline(肾上腺素) are poured into your bloodstream. Confronted with a fire or accident, fear can fuel life-saving flight(逃离). Similarly, when a danger is psychological rather than physical, fear can force you to take self-protective measures. It is only when fear is disproportional to the danger at hand that is becomes a problem.
Some people are simply more vulnerable to fear than others. A visit to the newborn nursery of any large hospital will demonstrate that, from the moment of their births, a few fortunate infants respond calmly to sudden fear-producing situations such as a loudly slammed door. Yet a neighbor in the next bed may cry out with profound fright From birth, he or she is more prone to learn fearful responses because he or she has inherited a tendency to be more sensitive.
Further, psychologists know that our early experiences and relationships strongly shape and determine our later fears. A young man named Bill, for example, grew up with a father who regarded each adversity as a temporary obstacle to be overcome with imagination and courage. Using his father as a model, Bill came to welcome adventure and to trust his own ability to solve problems.
Phil’s dad, however, spent most of his time trying to protect himself and his family. Afraid to risk the insecurity of a job change, he remained unhappy in one position. He avoided long vacations because "the car might break down. " Growing up in such a home, Phil naturally learned to become fearful and tense.
Fear can be useful emotion to us because it can _____.
选项
A、stimulate many physical changes within our body
B、quicken our heartbeat and responses
C、pour large quantities of adrenaline into our bloodstream
D、help us respond quickly to danger and protect ourselves
答案
A
解析
第二段的第一句即本段的中心句,意为,恐惧通常是一个有用的情绪。本段最后讲到“Confronted with a fire or accident,fear can fuel life-saving flight. Similarly,when a danger is psychologicalrather than physical,fear can force you to take self--protective.”面对火灾和意外事故的时候,恐惧能够使我们自救并逃离,同样地,当一种危险是心理上的而非身体的时候,恐惧能够迫使我们进行自我保护。也就是说只有心理上的恐惧才能使我们产生自我保护的意识。A项的意思是说“能够刺激我们的身体产生很多物理变化”符合文意,B、C、D项只是我们生理的变化。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/kVnO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Intheearlyyearsofthetwentiethcentury,astrophysiciststurnedtheirattentiontoaspecialcategoryofstars,knownasCep
InWarMadeEasyNormanSolomondemolishesthemythofanindependentAmericanpresszealouslyguardingsacredvaluesoffreeex
InWarMadeEasyNormanSolomondemolishesthemythofanindependentAmericanpresszealouslyguardingsacredvaluesoffreeex
Thereisastoryofaverywickedmanwhodies.Beforehedied,hewas【C1】______theworstbecausetherewere【C2】______sinsheha
Theearliestcontroversiesabouttherelationshipbetweenphotographyandartcenteredonwhetherphotography’sfidelitytoappe
AtthetimeJaneAustin’snovelswerepublished—between1811and1818—Englishliteraturewasnotpartofanyacademiccurriculum
Thereare,forexample,widelydifferingviewsofthepotentialvalueoftheassets______.
Theriseinstockpriceshasbeendrivenlargelybyimprovementsintheeconomy,principallyrising______profits,fallinginfl
Japanesescientistsareatlastactivelyenteringthedebateoverthegovernment’scontroversialreformplan,whichtargetsnot
______,itiswidelyusedinmakingflaresandfireworks.
随机试题
2013年4月,陈明设立A有限责任公司(简称“A公司”),从事绿色食品开发,注册资本为200,万元。A公司成立半年后,为增加产品开发力度,陈明拟新增资本100万元,并为此分别与张巡、李贝洽谈,该二人均有意愿认缴全部新增资本,加入陈明的公司。陈明遂先后与张巡
间接碘量法的标准滴定溶液是硫代硫酸钠溶液。
简述灰色市场活动的弊端。
()性包含顽强斗争的品质。
甲有父亲、母亲、配偶(机关干部)、儿子(工程师)、女儿(小学音乐教师)各一人。甲去世,留有遗产,房屋6间、荷款5000元、古字画10件和钢琴一架。甲生前自书遗嘱指定:房产归妻子和儿女继承,古字画赠给文物部门。对存款和钢琴遗嘱未作处理。现甲的女儿提出要将钢琴
关于特发性血小板减少性紫癜(ITP)的概念,描述错误的是()
业主是()。
人类的四大烦恼,不但“生”“老”“死”没人躲过,就是“病”也无法根除,人类自有“药”的发明,“药”与“病”就“道高一尺,魔高一丈”。虽然在“药”不太灵的时候,行气、导引、祝由(古代的精神疗法)会重新产生吸引力(如对外丹术衰落后的内丹术和出于绝望的癌症病人)
简述泰勒原理。
社会经济权是指公民享有的经济生活和物质利益方面的权利,是公民实现其他权利的物质基础。主要包括
最新回复
(
0
)