单选题
Fear and its companion pain are two of the most
useful things that men and animals possess,if they are properly used. If fire
did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their handswere burnt
away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself
again andagain, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that
had burn it before. A reallyfearless soldier--and some do exist--is not a good
soldier because he is soon killed; and a deadsoldier is of no use to his army.
Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men andanimals might soon
die out. In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to
be properly used. If, for example, younever go out of your house because
of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street bya ear, you are
letting fear rule you too much.Even in your house you are not absolutely
safe: allairplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of
the beams in your roof so that thelatter falls on you, or you may get cancer
! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but
instead to use fear as your servant andguide. 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 comingstraight 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 thedanger. For example, you
cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fearhas given
you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course, of
action, so fearof this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you
have to try to overcome it.
单选题
Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away
if______
A. they were given no warning beforehand
B. they had never burnt themselves
C. they had no sense of pain
D. they were fearful of the fire
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 从第l段第2句即可知正确答案为C项。
单选题
A really fearless soldier______
A. is of little use to the army
B. is without equal
C. is nothing but a dead soldier
D. easily gets killed in a battle
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 从第1段倒数第3句可知正确答案为D项。
单选题
Fear should be used properly because______
A. an airplane may crash on your house
B. you may get cancer
C. fear can only be used as a servant and guide
D. men are now letting fear rule them too much
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 从第2段第1句和第3段第l句，就可知正确答案为C项。
单选题
People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because______
A. they have gained experience
B. they jump out of the way in time
C. they are calm in face of danger
D. they are warned of the danger and can take quick action