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
小題2:What does the word "freaked" mean in the first sentence?
A.excitedB.scaredC.a(chǎn)ngryD.shocked
小題3:According to the passage, we may conclude that we human beings_____.
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
小題4:If you hold in your feelings,_____.
A.gradually they'll disappear
B.they won't exist any more
C.they will fly all over
D.your body stays tense
小題5:The author wrote this article in order to_____.
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

試題分析:文章介紹人和動物一樣,情緒會導(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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