What does the word "altruism" in Paragraph Two mean?A.The quality of being optimisticB.The

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What does the word "altruism" in Paragraph Two mean?

A.The quality of being optimistic

B.The pursuit of one"s own welfare.

C.Unselfish concern for the welfare of others.

D.Self-punishment to make up for some wrongdoing.

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  • 正确答案:C
    语义题。根据第二段第一句可知,然而,压力通常不能和altruism联系起来。第二段第二句用一个例子进一步说明,如果你在约会中迟到,你或许不会停下来帮助公文包里的文件散落一地的人,由此可知,这里的altmism意为“无私,利他主义”,故选[C]。[A]“乐观的品质”、[B]“对自身利益的追求”和[D]“为了弥补过失而进行自我惩罚”不符合语境,故均可排除。