Passage 1 Major research suggests humans can break free from tribalism. Tribalism has a strong hold on us, making us prioritize loyalty and familiarity over other things. It can be harmless, like supporting a favorite sports team, but it can also lead to harmful "tribal" behaviors. However, new research gives us hope. It indicates that humans have the potential to overcome tribal tendencies and expand their “moral circle” of care. A key player, the Global Compassion Coalition, arranged a study. The findings, released in January, are seen as having the potential to change how we view human nature. To test if people could extend care beyond their “in - group”, researchers at the University of Queensland invited people to a two - hour workshop. After that, they were asked to continue compassion - themed exercises for two weeks. The results were significant. The intervention made people care about individuals beyond their immediate family and friends, including stigmatized people and even “villains” like murderers. A three - month follow - up showed that once people started to expand their circles of concern, they continued to do so in new groups and communities. “Human moral circles are elastic,” said Prof James Kirby. This means that although some cultures might have narrow moral circles, humans can actually expand them significantly. In just two hours, plus some practice, people can become more compassionate and caring. What is the main idea of the new research A. Tribalism is a natural part of human nature. B. Humans can expand their moral circle of care. C. Compassion - themed exercises are effective. D. People are more loyal to their in - group. What was the purpose of the two - hour workshop in the study A. To make people more familiar with each other. B. To teach people how to perform compassion - themed exercises. C. To test whether people could care beyond their in - group. D. To find out the reasons for tribalism. What does the underlined word “elastic” in the last paragraph probably mean A. Flexible. B. Narrow. C. Fixed. D. Harmful. What can we infer from the passage A. Tribalism is always harmful to society. B. The new findings can change human nature. C. People can easily become more compassionate. D. The effect of the intervention can last for some time. 答案 B 解析：文章主要围绕新研究展开，第一段 “Major research suggests humans can break free from tribalism” 以及第二段 “new research gives us hope. It indicates that humans have the potential to overcome tribal tendencies and expand their ‘moral circle’ of care” 都表明新研究的主要观点是人类能够扩大他们关心的道德圈，所以选 B。 C 解析：从文中 “To test if people could extend care beyond their ‘in - group’, researchers at the University of Queensland invited people to a two - hour workshop” 可知，两小时研讨会的目的是测试人们是否能关心群体之外的人，C 选项正确。 A 解析：根据上下文，“Human moral circles are elastic” 后面提到 “although some cultures might have narrow mora ... ...
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