专题限时训练(四十二)[说明文型阅读填空(二)](限时：25分钟)(一)ApathyApathyisastateoflackinginterest,enthusiasmorconcern.1.________Theymayalsoexhibitunfeelingness.ChristianshavecondemnedapathyasalackofloveanddevotiontoGodandHisworks.2．________Alsomeaning“absenceofpassion”inGreek,theterm“apatheia”wasusedbytheStoics(禁欲主义者)toshowadesirablestateofindifferencetowardseventsandthingswhichlieoutsideone'scontrol.ThemodernconceptofapathybecamewellknownafterWorldWarI，whenitwascalled“shellshock”.Soldiers,livinginthetrenchesamongthebombingandgunfires,sawthebattlefieldsfilledwithdeadandwoundedcompanions.3.________In1950，USnovelistPassoswrote“，Apathyisoneofthecharacteristicresponsesofanylivingbeingwhenitissubjectedtosomethingtootenseortoocomplicatedtodealwith.”USphilosopherRobertM.Hutchinssummarizestheconcernsaboutpoliticalindifference.Heclaimsthatthedeathofdemocracyisnotlikelytobeasuddenmurderfromambush(埋伏).4.________Theremaybeotherthingscontributingtoaperson'sapathy.ActivistDaveMeslinarguesthatapathyisoftentheresultofsocialsystemsactivelyblockingengagementandinvolvement.Hedescribesvariousbarriersthatpreventpeoplefromknowinghoworwhytheymightgetinvolvedinsomething.5.________Theseinclude：politicalmediathatmakeitdifficultforpotentiallyinterestedpeopletofindrelevantinformation，andmediadescriptionsofheroesas“chosen”byoutsideforcesratherthanselfmotivated.Hesuggeststhatweredefinesocialapathyasaresultofpoorlydesignedsystemsthatfailtoinviteotherstoparticipatein.A．Itwillbeaslowprocessoffadingawayfromapathyandindifference.B．Apatheticpeoplemaylackasenseofpurposeormeaningintheirlife.C．Hefocusesondesignedchoicesthatdeliberatelyorindeliberatelyexcludepeople.D．Theword“dispassion”isusedfor“apatheia”，soasnottoconfuseitwithapathy.E．Sotheygraduallydevelopedasenseofdisconnectednumbnesstonormalsocialinteraction.F．Althoughtheword“apathy”originatesfrom“apatheia”，itisimportantnottoconfusethetwoterms.G．AuthorJohnMcManamyarguesapathyisapsychologicalproblemforsomedepressedpeople，inwhichtheygetasensethat“nothingmatters”．(二)Doesadoghelpateenwithlowselfesteem?Adogisknownasman'sbestfriendforgoodreasons.Loyalandaffectionate,adogcompanioncanenrichitsowner'slifeinmanyways.1.________Manyteenagerssufferfromperiodsoflowselfesteemastheytrytonavigatethewavywatersofadolescenceanddealwithalloftheirassociatedhighsandlows.Ateenagerwholacksselfesteemmayfeelisolatedfromhispeersandunabletotellhisparentsaboutpersonalissues.Thecompanyofadogcanbeahugecomfortandeasefeelingsoflonelinessandawkwardness.Adogoffersgenuineunconditionallove.2.________Alldogsneedexercise,sotakinghisdogforawalkistheperfectopportunityforateenagertogetoutdoorsandbenefitfromfreshairandphysicalactivity.Exerciseallowspeopletotakecontroloftheirbodies,whichisoftenthefirststeptowardsregainingcontrolofotheraspectsoftheirlife,saysmentalhealthspecialistDrAlanCohen.3.________Exercisereleaseschemicalscalledendorphins(内啡肽)intothebrain,whichcreatepositiveresponsesinthebody,includingimprovedselfesteem.Dogscanhelpteenagersbemoresociableandmakenewfriends,suggestsHelpguide.4.________Adogisagreaticebreaker,avoidingawkwardsocialsituationsandputtingtheteenagerateasewithpeoplehemeets.Themoreconfidenttheteenbecomeswhenoutandaboutwithhisdog,themorehisself-esteemwillimprove.5．________Ifateenagerissufferingfromdepressionordevelopingdangerou...
