Do you think Americans are more afraid of possible terrorist attacks(恐怖袭击) or U. S. government corruption(腐败)? If you guessed U.S. government corruption, you would be right. It turns out Americans are more afraid of U.S. government corruption than a possible terrorist attack! At least that is what the Chapman University research found. The research workers say 58 percent of people they asked said they were either afraid, or very afraid, of corruption by government officials(官员). 44.4 percent fear man-made disasters(灾难), like terrorist attacks. Government corruption tops the list of 88 possible fears that people were asked about.

The university questioned 1,541 people across the country. The research grouped fear into 10 main types. They include both man-made and natural disasters. Almost half of Americans say they fear cyberterrorism(网络恐怖主义). They also fear having their online information followed by the government.   ▲  , people seem to be more afraid of man-made disasters than those nature gives us. 

When it comes to natural disasters, the ones most-feared are pandemics(大流行病). Fear of reptiles(爬行动物) tops the list of personal anxieties. When the subject is everyday life, death is what people fear most. Also, some on the list of fears were not so surprising, like war, loneliness, the dark, and a fear of heights.

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1.What were Americans questioned most afraid of?

A Government corruption.

B Government officials.

C Natural disasters.

D Terrorist attacks.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段“Government corruption tops the list of 88 possible fears that people were asked about.”可知在人们可能会害怕的东西中，政府的腐败位居榜首。故选 A。

2.About _________ out of 100 people asked are afraid of cyberterrorism.

A 88

B 58

C 50

D 44

解析：选C。C 推 理 判 断 题 。 根 据 第 三 段 “Almost half of Americans say they fear cyberterrorism(网络恐怖主义).”可知，大约一半参与调查的人说害怕网络恐怖主义，即 100 个人当中有 50 人害怕网络恐怖主义。故选 C。

3.Which of the following can be put in ▲ in paragraph 3?

A However

B As a result

C That is why

D Besides

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据前后文可知，划线部分前后都在描述美国人害怕的东西，D 项“除……之外(还有)”最符合文意，故选 D。

4.In daily life, what people most fear is _________.

A wars

B death

C reptiles

D pandemics

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据最后一段“When the subject is everyday life, death is what people fear most.”可知在日常生活中，人们最害怕的是死亡，故选 B。

5.Where can we probably read this passage?

A In a travel guide.

B In a fashion magazine.

C In a history book.

D In a research report.

解析：选D。D 文章出处题。根据全文内容可知，文章围绕一项关于“美国人害怕什么”的研究结果展开，最有可能出现自研究报告，故选 D。