题目
Many people fear bats because ___.A. Many cultures connect bats with unpleasant thingsB. Bats are very ugly in appearanceC. Bats are thought to be blindD. Bats carry deadly diseases with them
Many people fear bats because ___.
A. Many cultures connect bats with unpleasant things
B. Bats are very ugly in appearance
C. Bats are thought to be blind
D. Bats carry deadly diseases with them
题目解答
答案
A. Many cultures connect bats with unpleasant things
解析
本题考查对文化背景影响人类情感的理解。题目要求选择人们害怕蝙蝠的主要原因。解题关键在于联系不同文化中蝙蝠的象征意义,而非单纯基于蝙蝠的生物学特征或行为。选项中需排除主观判断(如外貌)和片面认知(如疾病传播),聚焦于普遍存在的文化关联。
选项分析
选项A:Many cultures connect bats with unpleasant things
蝙蝠在许多文化中被视为不祥之物,例如与吸血鬼、黑暗、死亡等负面意象相关联。这种文化符号的长期影响是导致人们普遍害怕蝙蝠的核心原因。
选项B:Bats are very ugly in appearance
蝙蝠的外貌可能让部分人感到不适,但“丑陋”是主观判断,且并非所有文化都以“外貌”为恐惧来源。因此,外貌并非主要原因。
选项C:Bats are thought to be blind
“蝙蝠是瞎的”是常见误解,但蝙蝠实际依靠回声定位导航,视力并非完全丧失。即使存在这一误解,视力问题与恐惧关联性较弱。
选项D:Bats carry deadly diseases with them
蝙蝠可能携带疾病(如狂犬病),但并非所有蝙蝠都危险,且人类对疾病的恐惧更多基于直接接触风险而非普遍认知。
综合判断:选项A通过文化符号的广泛传播,最能解释普遍存在的蝙蝠恐惧。