Question

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．

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

2.What does the word "freaked" mean in the first sentence?

A．excited               B．scared                  C．angry                   D．shocked

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

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

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍人和动物一样，情绪会导致身体的一些变化，而人类的问题还要更多，如果你隐瞒自己的情感，身体会紧张，作者是想告诉我们不要将情感隐瞒起来，因为这样并不能解决问题。

1.主旨题：从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．可知这篇文章讲的是情绪会影响我们的身体，选A

2.猜词题：从文章第一段的句子：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，选B

3.细节题：从文章第三段的句子：Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face．可知人类比动物有更多的问题，选C

4.细节题：从文章第四段的句子：If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense．可知如果你隐瞒自己的情感，身体会紧张，选D

5.写作意图题：从文章最后三段的句子：可知作者写这篇文章是想告诉我们不要将情感隐瞒起来，选A

考点：考查人生百味类短文