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Most damagingly, anger weakens a person’s ability to think clearly and keep control over his behaviour. The angry person loses objectivity in evaluating the emotional significance of the person or situation that arouses his anger. 最具破坏性的是，愤怒削弱了一个人清晰思考和控制自己行为的能力。愤怒的人在评估引起他愤怒的人或情况的情感意义时会失去客观性。 Not everyone experiences anger in the same way; what angers one person may amuse another. The specific expression of anger also differs from person to person based on biological and cultural forces.In contemporary culture, physical expressions of anger are generally considered too socially harmful to be tolerated.We no longer regard duels as an appropriate expression of anger resulting from one person’s awareness of insulting behaviour on the part of another. 并非每个人都以同样的方式经历愤怒；激怒一个人的事可能会逗乐另一个人。基于生物和文化力量，愤怒的具体表达也因人而异。在当代文化中，愤怒的身体表达通常被认为对社会危害太大，无法容忍。我们不再将决斗视为一个人意识到另一个人的侮辱行为而产生的愤怒的适当表达。 Anger can be identified in the brain, where the electrical activity changes. Under most conditions EEG measures of electrical activity show balanced activity between the right and left prefrontal areas. Behaviourally this corresponds to the general even-handed disposition that most of us possess most of the time. But when we are angry the EEG of the right and left prefrontal areas aren’t balanced and, as a result of this, we’re likely to react.And our behavioural response to anger is different from our response to other emotions, whether positive or negative. 愤怒可以在大脑中识别出来，那里的电活动会发生变化。在大多数情况下，脑电图(脑电图) 电活动测量显示左右前额叶的活动平衡(额叶前部) 区域。在行为上，这与一般的公平处置相对应(意向) 我们大多数人拥有大部分时间。但当我们愤怒时，左右前额叶的脑电图并不平衡，因此，我们可能会做出反应。我们对愤怒的行为反应不同于我们对其他情绪的反应，无论是积极的还是消极的。 愤怒可以在大脑中识别出来，那里的电活动会发生变化。在大多数情况下，脑电图对电活动的测量显示左右前额叶区域的活动平衡。从行为上来说，这与我们大多数人在大多数时候所拥有的一般中立意向相对应。但当我们愤怒时，左右前额叶的脑电图并不平衡，因此，我们可能会做出反应。我们对愤怒的行为反应不同于我们对其他情绪的反应，无论是积极的还是消极的。 Most positive emotions are associated with approach behaviour: we move closer to people we like. Most negative emotions, in contrast, are associated with avoidance behaviour: we move away from people and things that we dislike or that make us anxious.But anger is an exception to this pattern.The angrier we are, the more likely we are to move towards the object of our anger.This corresponds to what psychologists refer to as offensive anger: the angry person moves closer in order to influence and control the person or situation causing his anger. This approach-and-confront behaviour is accompanied by a leftward prefrontal asymmetry of EEG activity. Interestingly, this asymmetry lessens if the angry person can experience empathy towards the individual who is bringing forth the angry response. In defensive anger, in contrast, the EEG asymmetry is directed to the right and the angry person feels helpless in the face of the anger-inspiring situation. 大多数积极情绪都与趋向行为有关：我们更接近我们喜欢的人。相比之下，大多数负面情绪都与回避行为有关：我们远离我们不喜欢或让我们焦虑的人和事。但愤怒是这种模式的一个例外。我们越愤怒，就越有可能走向愤怒的目标。这与心理学家所说的冒犯性愤怒相对应：愤怒的人走近一些，以影响和控制引起他愤怒的人或情况。这种方法和对抗行为伴随着脑电图活动的左前额叶不对称。有趣的是，如果愤怒的人能够体验到对做出愤怒反应的人的同理心，这种不对称就会减轻。相反，在防御性愤怒中，脑电图的不对称性指向右侧，愤怒的人在愤怒激发的情况下感到无助。
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People aren’t walking any more - if they can figure out a way to avoid it. 如果人们能找到一种避免走路的方式，他们就不会再走路了。 I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis. 我一直以“走路”自豪，直到有一天我开车去寄一个小包裹。这段路程只需281步，但我还是开了车。其实我也不赶时间，我只是成了全国性疾病：习惯性开车的又一个受害者。 It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune, for I was brought up in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced and beat a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty. 我曾以为自己对这种病有一定的免疫力，因为我从小就养成了靠两条腿走路的习惯。小时候，我们把25英里看作是一天内能走完的标准的步行路程，能在10小时内走完这段路程是一种有力量有能力的标志。当时我们没想过走路是一件困难的事，而效果是持久的。我45岁的时候在自由女神像的168级台阶上和人赛跑，击败了一位十几岁的足球运动员。 Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illness than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise - the most familiar and natural of all. 现在许多中年人认为跑步对心脏不好。但是最近有一位著名的英国医生，阿道夫·阿布拉姆斯爵士，指出：心脏和身体需要适当的运动。不怎么锻炼的人比经常锻炼的人更容易生病。步行是一种理想的运动方式——是大家最熟悉，也是最自然的运动方式。 It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car. 亨利·梭罗向人们展示了徒步行走的好处。行走的人可以了解树、花、虫、鸟和动物，了解季节的意义，了解自己作为一个活着的生物在一个活着的世界中的感受。在汽车里学不到这些。 The car is convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic to turn green. 汽车是方便的交通工具，但我们已经把它作为我们的生活方式。许多人不敢再接近大自然；对他们来说，他们生来就喜欢的世界是一种威胁。对他们来说，安全就像一条钢铁河在混凝土上轰鸣(混凝土) 路他们的很多想法都发生在等待交通变绿的时候。 汽车是一种便捷的交通工具，但我们已经把它变成了我们的生活方式。许多人再也不敢接近大自然，本来要享受的世界变得满是威胁。对他们来说，安全就是在混凝土马路上呼而过啸的钢铁车流。在等待交通灯由红变绿的时候，他们各种各样的想法都有。 I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting. 我认为森林的绿色是心灵最好的光。只有徒步的人才能够评说什么是基本和永恒。
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2014年高考英语听力真题「全国I卷」
高考听力语言材料一般来源于实际生活,围绕一个日常生活话题展开,涉及文化教育、人物、科普、时事等。为了帮助大家备考，我分享了一些英语听力试题，希望能对大家有所帮助!
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的.A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What does the woman want to do?
A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.
2. What will the man do for the woman?
A. Repair her car.
B. Give her a ride..
C. Pick up her aunt.
3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?
A. A new professor.
B. A department head.
C. A company director.
4. What does the man think of the book?
A. Quite difficult..
B. Very interesting.
C. Too simple.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Weather.
B. Clothes.
C. News.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项
中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每
小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?
A. He has a pain in his knee.. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.
7. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise.
听第7段材料，回答第8 、9题。
8. When will the man be home from work?
A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.
9. Where will the speakers go ?'
A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema . C. The UME Cinema.
听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。
10. How will the speaker go to New York?
A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
11. Why are the speakers making the trip?
A. For business.
B. For shopping.
C. For holiday.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Driver and passenger
B. Husband and wife.
C. Fellow workers.
听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。
13. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.
14. What does John do now?
A. He’s a trainer. B. He’s a tour guide. C. He’s a college student.
15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?
A. $10,500. B. $ 12,000. C. $ 15,000.
16. How many people will the woman hire?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?
A. One year.
B. Ten years.
C. Eighteen years.
18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?
A. It’s comfortable. B. It’s time-saving. C. It’s cheap.
19. What is good about living in a small town?
A. It’s safer. B. It’s healthier. C. It’s more convenient.
20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?
A. Busy. B. Colourful C. Quiet.
参考答案：
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