A.warn B.away C.out A. men and animals might soon die【T7】______ B. their hands were burnt 【T8】______ C. fear would not【T9】______ it to keep away from the fire 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【T10】______ . Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because【T11】______ 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【T12】______.
单选题 【T7】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:die out为固定短语,意为“灭绝”。
单选题 【T8】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:burn away为固定短语,意为“烧掉”。
单选题 【T9】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:空格前是情态动词的否定形式,空格处需填入一动词,所以选warn。
单选题 【T10】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:空格前出现了children,与B项中的their相互对应。
单选题 【T11】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:空格前提到了事情的结果“一个孩子会一次又一次地用火烧自己”,空格处为原因,所以C项“恐惧不会警告他远离火”符合文意。
单选题 【T12】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:空格前提到恐惧和疼痛是两位保镖,空格处是假设没有这两位保镖会发生什么后果,A项“人类和动物很快就会灭亡”符合文意。