2. 外语
  3. In English, the color green is associated with jealousy, which is sometimes jokingly called " the green-eyed monster". But it’s

In English, the color green is associated with jealousy, which is sometimes jokingly called " the green-eyed monster". But it’s

admin2015-04-29  75
问题     In English, the color green is associated with jealousy, which is sometimes jokingly called " the green-eyed monster". But it’s no joke when jealousy【C1】______your life.
    Jealousy often consists【C2】______a combination of emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness and disgust. So far, psychologists have proposed several models of the processes【C3】______ jealousy and have identified some factors that would possibly【C4】______this emotion. Jealousy is often【C5】______as a series of particularly strong emotions and constructed as a【C6】______human experience.【C7】______jealousy is a normal, healthy emotion: it’s part of what makes us tick. Who hasn’t experienced sibling rivalry or felt【C8】______when their partner spends time with other people? Feeling jealous helps us【C9】______our loved ones and protect our important relationships. But for a small number of us, extreme jealousy【C10】______lead to obsessive behavior like stalking. It can also cause【C11】______, destroy relationships and even kill their lovers.
    Now researchers in Italy believe they’ve found the area of the brain【C12】______for obsessive jealousy, which is called Othello’s syndrome,【C13】______the Shakespeare character who kills his wife because of jealousy. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is just above the forehead. This is the part of the brain which【C14】______emotions, including thinking about those we love. But【C15】______, we use this part of the brain to【C16】______ scenarios of losing our loved ones, and thinking about【C17】______we would feel if that happened.
    Obsessively jealous people spend too much time【C18】______on these scenarios. For them, losing their relationships seems like the end of the world. Now many scientists go【C19】______ for investigating medicines which could help treat people suffering from this devastating condition.【C20】______, eliminating jealousy is not a quick process. It is a gradual process that requires work, self-reflection, patience, and persistence.
【C8】
选项 A、left out
B、lost out
C、made over
D、held back
答案A
解析 短语辨析题。句意为：谁没有经历过兄弟姊妹之间的竞争或是当父母跟其他人待在一起时，感觉自己被忽略呢?根据上下文，此处短语表达的含义应是“被遗忘，被忽略”。leave out“忽视，被遗忘”；loseout“失败”；make over“移交，修改”；hold back“隐瞒，退缩”。[A]符合句意，故为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/d7HK777K
0

专业英语四级

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)