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【题目】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】

这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了一项对人类情绪的研究。

【1】上句是说"情绪分为6种类型--愤怒，害怕，悲伤，厌恶，惊奇和欣赏。a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion有一个DVD展示了人类每一个可能的情绪，后面就要提到显示情绪的数量，故A选项“它显示了我们412种不同的感觉”切题。故选A。

【2】上句是But now it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide人们认为世界各地都共有很多面部表情，无论身处何地，无论种族。选项承接上文。故F选项“这就好像他们被编入了“正常人类”的大脑，无论他们在哪里，无论他们是什么种族。”切题。故选F项。

【3】上一句谈到了教授和他的研究团队第一次不得不定义情绪，后面又谈到了用这些定义取得了什么成果。故中间那句话应该是给情绪下定义，故D选项“他们认为这是一种心理状态，可以用“我感觉”或“他看起来”或“她听起来”来描述”。切题。故选D项。

【4】上中提到的越来越多的脸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种情绪了。但是为了做到这一点去制定一个规则又是不可能的。故G选项“我们曾试着努力描述各种情绪，但是为此制定一个清晰的规则几乎是不可能的。”切题。故选G。

【5】前文说到这些演员并没有被告知要如何活动脸部肌肉，所以后面应该会解释他们没有被告知的原因，故C选项“这些特殊的肌肉是很难控制的，很少有人能做到这一点。”切题。故选C。