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【題目】Do you feel sad? Happy? Angry? You may think that the way you show these emotions is unique. Well, think again. Even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified, according to Mind Reading, a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion．【1】

In the mid 1800s, Darwin divided the emotions into six types—anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and enjoyment．More complex expressions of emotion were probably learned and therefore more specific to each culture．But now it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide．【2】The Mind Reading DVD is a systematic visual record of these expressions．

The project was designed by a Cambridge professor．His research team first had to define an "emotion"．【3】Using this definition, 412 emotion terms were identified and discussed, from "afraid" to "wanting"．

Then each expression is acted out by six different actors．"It was really clear when the actors had got it right," says Cathy Collis, who directed the DVD．"Although they were given some direction, the actors were not told which facial muscles they should move．【4】

Someone who has tried to set such rules is the American, Professor Paul Ekman, who built database of how the face moves for every emotion．The face can make 43 distinct muscle movements．Ekman has also found that it may not be possible for people to reproduce them artificially．The most difficult expression to reproduce is the smile．It isn't only about stretching the lips, but tightening the tiny muscles around the eyes．【5】If we learnt to recognize whether someone was using their eye muscle when they smiled, we would be able to distinguish true enjoyment from false.

A.It shows 412 distinct ways we feel．

B.These can be combined into more than 10,000 facial shapes．

C.These particular muscles are difficult to control, and few people can do it．

D.They decided that it was a mental state that could be introduced by "I feel" or "he looks "or "she sounds"．

E.He said the expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone, from any culture．

F.It is as if they are programmed into the brains of "normal humans" wherever they are and whatever their races．

G.We thought of trying to describe each emotion, but it would have been almost impossible to make clear rules for this．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】F

【3】D

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了一項對人類情緒的研究。

【1】上句是說"情緒分為6種類型--憤怒，害怕，悲傷，厭惡，驚奇和欣賞。a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion有一個DVD展示了人類每一個可能的情緒，后面就要提到顯示情緒的數(shù)量，故A選項“它顯示了我們412種不同的感覺”切題。故選A。

【2】上句是But now it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide人們認為世界各地都共有很多面部表情，無論身處何地，無論種族。選項承接上文。故F選項“這就好像他們被編入了“正常人類”的大腦，無論他們在哪里，無論他們是什么種族�！鼻蓄}。故選F項。

【3】上一句談到了教授和他的研究團隊第一次不得不定義情緒，后面又談到了用這些定義取得了什么成果。故中間那句話應該是給情緒下定義，故D選項“他們認為這是一種心理狀態(tài)，可以用“我感覺”或“他看起來”或“她聽起來”來描述”。切題。故選D項。

【4】上中提到的越來越多的臉部表情在全世界都被共享，所以后面可以推知，既然被全世界共享，那么就可以努力地描述各種情緒了。但是為了做到這一點去制定一個規(guī)則又是不可能的。故G選項“我們曾試著努力描述各種情緒，但是為此制定一個清晰的規(guī)則幾乎是不可能的�！鼻蓄}。故選G。

【5】前文說到這些演員并沒有被告知要如何活動臉部肌肉，所以后面應該會解釋他們沒有被告知的原因，故C選項“這些特殊的肌肉是很難控制的，很少有人能做到這一點。”切題。故選C。