Sometimes people call each other "freaked-cat", but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream.Although the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action.If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things.It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
Something like this also happens to people.When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions (feelings), our bodies go through many physical changes.Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense.All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react.We, too.get ready to defend ourselves or run.
Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face.If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble.Have you ever said something in anger —or hit somebody—and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut?
It isn't always clever to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense.Physical illness can develop.It can actually be bad for your health.(It isn't good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.)
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don't just go away.It's as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard.You might not be able to see them.but before long you' d smell them.And if you opened the cupboard, chances are that you'd see little fruit flies flying all over them.They'd be rotten.
You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard.You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around.And at last you'll have to deal with them.just like those bananas.
【小題1】The best title for this article is_____.
A.Emotions Affect Our Bodies |
B.What Happens to A Frightened Cat |
C.What Happens to An Excited Person |
D.Feelings That People Have |
A.excited | B.scared | C.a(chǎn)ngry | D.shocked |
A.have fewer problems than animals |
B.have the same problems as animals |
C.have more problems than animals |
D.have cleverer problems than animals |
A.gradually they'll disappear |
B.they won't exist any more |
C.they will fly all over |
D.your body stays tense |
A.tell us that it isn't good to keep feelings inside |
B.give us some advice on how to express our feelings |
C.make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings |
D.make us know that it isn't always wise to express our feelings freely |
【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】A
解析試題分析:文章介紹人和動(dòng)物一樣,情緒會(huì)導(dǎo)致身體的一些變化,而人類的問題還要更多,如果你隱瞞自己的情感,身體會(huì)緊張,作者是想告訴我們不要將情感隱瞞起來,因?yàn)檫@樣并不能解決問題。
【小題1】主旨題:從全篇文章和第二段的句子:Something like this also happens to people.When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions (feelings), our bodies go through many physical changes.可知這篇文章講的是情緒會(huì)影響我們的身體,選A
【小題2】猜詞題:從文章第一段的句子:When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream.可知"freaked"是害怕的意思,選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第三段的句子:Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face.可知人類比動(dòng)物有更多的問題,選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第四段的句子:If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense.可知如果你隱瞞自己的情感,身體會(huì)緊張,選D
【小題5】寫作意圖題:從文章最后三段的句子:可知作者寫這篇文章是想告訴我們不要將情感隱瞞起來,選A
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A.hatred | B.misunderstanding | C.prejudice | D.ignorance |
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B.One must know how to attain happiness. |
C.It is important to make commitments. |
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A.employers sometimes lie to their employees, too |
B.75% of people have ever lied to someone |
C.without gadgets, people may feel more pressure when telling white lies |
D.more people lie to their family than to their bosses |
A.Cell phones make people more likely to lie. |
B.Some people might lie to their bosses when they are not doing their work well. |
C.40% of employers admit that they have lied to their families or partners. |
D.Nearly 1,500 people were questioned in the survey. |
A.People are getting more likely to lie. |
B.People tend to fib using gadgets. |
C.Most people tell white lies at the workplace. |
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Do talk about your needs.
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【小題1】How did Angela Thompson deal with her friendship when it went wrong?
A.She ended it face to face. |
B.She left it as it was. |
C.She turned to her friends for advice. |
D.She made a direct challenge. |
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B.will choose either of the sides who broke up |
C.will ask you to forgive each other |
D.will be the worst people to break up with you at the same time |
A.End the friendship if it can’t be renewed. |
B.Don’t complain behind one’s back. |
C.Express what you want and expect. |
D.Sincerely talk about friends’ shortcomings. |
A.A True Friendship |
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【小題1】The writer finds it hard to accept the fact that _____________.
A.many of his good neighbors are growing old |
B.the lady next door who used to yell at him and his brother is now a widow |
C.the life of his neighbors has become very boring |
D.the man in his black suit even wanted to end his own life |
A.removing the hill to make way for residential development |
B.the building of new homes behind his kitchen window |
C.the fact that there are much fewer people around than in the past |
D.the change in his childhood friends' attitude towards their neighborhood |
A.his street will be very noisy and dirty |
B.his street will soon be crowded with people |
C.his street will have some new attractions |
D.his street will be no different from any other street |
A.The Past of My Street will Live Forever |
B.Unforgettable People and Things of My Street |
C.Memory Street Isn’t What It Used to Be |
D.The Big Changes of My Street |
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