46. The alien finds the audience in the movie theatre clearly in a state of.
- A. total mindfulness
- B. extreme excitement
- C. spiritual elevation
- D. intense curiosity
答案：B
答案句：They are clearly in a state of high arousal. Their heart rate is elevated, they occasionally glance around nervously, and they sometimes jump collectively in their seats, and emit high-pitched warning calls.
参考译文：它们显然处于高度唤醒状态。它们心率升高，偶尔紧张地环顾四周，有时会集体在座位上跳起来，并发出尖利的警告叫声。
定位线索：题干“clearly in a state of”→答案句“clearly in a state of high arousal”；文中“high arousal”对应选项B“extreme excitement”（高度唤醒=极度兴奋）。
解析：题干问外星人发现观众处于什么状态，答案句直接给出“high arousal”，并列举心率升高、紧张环顾、集体跳起等表现，这些正是极度兴奋的特征，对应B项“extreme excitement”。A项“total mindfulness”（全然正念）无中生有；C项“spiritual elevation”（精神提升）偷换概念，原文是生理唤醒而非精神层面；D项“intense curiosity”（强烈好奇）文中未提及观众好奇。
47. Why do many people seek out scary entertainment, according to the author's research?
- A. They gain experience in overcoming horror in real life.
- B. They find joy in going through simulated horrible experiences.
- C. They have learned from hide-and-seek as kids the thrill involved.
- D. They have evolved to gain pleasure in escaping life-threatening situations.
答案：B
答案句：My research suggests that we humans evolved to find pleasure in situations that allow us to experience negative emotions in a safe context. You can see these elements of horror in children's games. Take hide-and-seek for example, which is a simulation of a predator-prey interaction.
参考译文：我的研究表明，我们人类进化出在安全情境中体验负面情绪时获得愉悦的能力。你可以在儿童游戏中看到这些恐怖元素。以捉迷藏为例，它是捕食者与猎物互动的模拟。
定位线索：题干“Why do many people seek out scary entertainment”→答案句“we humans evolved to find pleasure in situations that allow us to experience negative emotions in a safe context”；文中“find pleasure”对应选项B“find joy”，“negative emotions in a safe context”对应“simulated horrible experiences”。
解析：题干问人们为何寻求恐怖娱乐，答案句指出人类进化出在安全情境中体验负面情绪而获得愉悦，随后以捉迷藏为例说明这种模拟恐怖体验。B项“find joy in going through simulated horrible experiences”正是对“find pleasure in situations that allow us to experience negative emotions in a safe context”的同义转述。A项“gain experience in overcoming horror in real life”范围扩大，原文强调安全情境中的模拟体验而非真实生活；C项“learned from hide-and-seek as kids the thrill involved”答非所问，捉迷藏只是例子，不是原因本身；D项“escaping life-threatening situations”偷换概念，原文是“negative emotions”而非“life-threatening situations”。
49. Why is horror gratifying to many people?
- A. It reminds them of an ancient set of biological defence mechanisms.
- B. It triggers their imagination to travel into dangerous virtual worlds.
- C. It allows them to learn what fear feels like and how to tackle it.
- D. It activates their evolved fear system and their unique fantasy.
答案：C
答案句：Horror is pleasurable to many people because it lets us play with negative emotions and develop coping strategies. We learn what it feels like to be truly afraid, and we learn how to handle negative emotion.
参考译文：恐怖对许多人来说是愉悦的，因为它让我们玩弄负面情绪并发展应对策略。我们了解真正害怕的感觉，并学会如何处理负面情绪。
定位线索：题干“Why is horror gratifying to many people”→答案句“Horror is pleasurable to many people because it lets us play with negative emotions and develop coping strategies”；文中“lets us play with negative emotions”对应选项C“allows them to learn what fear feels like”，“develop coping strategies”对应“how to tackle it”。
解析：题干问恐怖为何令人满足，答案句直接给出原因：“lets us play with negative emotions and develop coping strategies”，并进一步解释“learn what it feels like to be truly afraid”和“learn how to handle negative emotion”，对应C项“allows them to learn what fear feels like and how to tackle it”。A项“reminds them of an ancient set of biological defence mechanisms”是后文关于恐怖如何运作的内容，答非所问；B项“triggers their imagination to travel into dangerous virtual worlds”也是后文内容，非本题原因；D项“activates their evolved fear system”同样偏离，题干问的是愉悦的原因。