Question

The story of the movie Inside Out mostly takes place inside the mind of 11-year-old Riley as she moves from Minnesota to San Francisco. The main characters are Riley’s emotions---Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger and Fear, which guide her decisions and often compete with one another for control of her brain.

Fear is tall, thin, looks like a frayed(焦燥的)nerve and is purple. Not only that, his eyes are purple, too. Anger, which is red, looks like a brick and has red eyes. Disgust, who is green, has green eyes. Sadness, not surprisingly, is completely blue, and even looks like a teardrop. But Joy, who is mainly yellow, has more than one color in her. She has blue eyes and blue hair. Why? Well, if blue represents sadness, then the message is clear: there is no such ting as “pure joy”. Instead, even in our most joyous times, there is often sadness mixed in.

After all, one of the most joyous moments we can experience is a wedding, but it may end with the breaking of a glass. It reminds us that our world is still broken. In order words, even at our highest moments, there is always a little sadness.

But the comfort is that the reverse is often true. Think about how you feel after crying. When you cry, your body is releasing some chemicals that often make you feel good. And that’s why you feel at ease after a good cry.

Indeed, Inside Out reminds us that even the emotions that appear “negative’ have value. In other words, Inside Out shows us that the goal of life isn’t “to be happy”. We will feel sad, angry or frightened. But we need our whole range of emotions for developing our sense of self and our relationship with others.

1.According to the author, Joy is different in appearance because __________.

A. it is the leading character in our life

B. that shows it is joyful for a reason

C. that shows it doesn’t just mean pure joy

D. the director wants to make it prettier

2.Why does a wedding end with the braking of a glass?

A. To remind the new couple not to overjoy

B. To show the world we live in isn’t perfect

C. To remind the new couple to pay attention to happiness

D. To show the new couple about the real meaning of marriage

3.The underlined part “the reverse is often true” in Paragraph 4 means ____________.

A. sadness is as important as joy

B. happiness doesn’t last very long

C. sadness can sometimes lead us to joy

D. we should never be too happy about something

4.The movie Inside Out is meant to tell us that ___________.

A. we should attempt to be as happy as possible

B. we should control our negative emotions

C. developing our sense of self isn’t that easy

D. we need both positive and negative emotions

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】文章介绍了电影头脑特工队里的人物—其实就是11岁的Riley的各种情绪，把人的各种情绪用电影人物拟人化地展现出来。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段if blue represents sadness, then the message is clear: there is no such thing as “pure joy”. Instead, even in our most joyous times, there is often sadness mixed in.可知快乐有许多不同的颜色是因为没有纯粹的快乐，生活中哪怕是在我们最快乐的时光里，也会有悲伤掺杂其中，故答案为C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段It reminds us that our world is still broken. In order words, even at our highest moments, there is always a little sadness.可知这是为了提醒我们我们的世界仍然是不完整的，也就是说哪怕在我们最开心的时刻，总是有一些悲伤存在，不完美才是真实的世界，故答案为B。

3.推理判断题。根据上一句even at our highest moments, there is always a little sadness.可知开心的时候会有悲伤，再结合本句the reverse is often true.相反的情况也是对的，也就是说悲伤的时候也会有开心掺杂其中，然后后文通过举例来说明，所以悲伤也会带来开心，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Inside Out reminds us that even the emotions that appear “negative’ have value.可知头脑特工队这部电影提醒我们消极的情绪也有它的价值，再结合we need our whole range of emotions for developing our sense of self and our relationship with others.可知我们需要完整的各种各样的情绪来发展自我以及和他人的关系，所以积极地和消极的情绪都是我们所需要的，故选D。