Question

Sometimes people call each other “scared-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 blood stream. 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 protect itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry or seared by other 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 someone 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 hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop, and you can feel disturbed badly inside. 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 put them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before you'd smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are that you’d see little fruit flies flying all over them. They are bad.

You can try to treat feelings 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.When people and animals are aroused by anger or fear,    .

A. they feel very regretful immediately

B. they may get ready to attack or run away

C. their hearts beat either faster or slower

D. their muscles get neither tense nor relaxed

2.Why do human beings get into trouble according to the passage?

A. They are usually not as alert as animals.

B. They sometimes can’t control their feelings.

C. They always do something wrong to other people.

D. They don’t pay attention to their physical changes.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Feelings will gradually disappear when you hold them in.

B. Bananas stay fresh longer when they are in a cupboard.

C. Holding in your feelings may lead to unpleasant results.

D. It’s good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside.

Answer

1. B

2. B

3. C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了人有时不能控制自己的情感，所以就陷入困境。作者帮助我们用一种明智正确的方法来解决我们的情感问题。

1.细节理解题。答案定位在第一段If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things .It will protect itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.和第二段All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.可知当引起人和动物的恐惧和生气时，他们可能会攻击或是逃跑，故选B。

2.推理判断题。答案定位在第三段If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble.（如果我们屈服于自己的感觉，让它们占据上风，我们就会陷入麻烦。）由此推断出人有时不能控制自己的情感，所以就陷入麻烦，故选B。

3.推理判断题。答案定位在倒数第三段If you keep feelings of anger, sadness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop, and you can feel disturbed badly inside. It can actually be bad for your health.（如果你把愤怒、悲伤隐藏起来或者藏在心里，你的身体就会一直处于紧张状态。身体上的疾病会发展，你会感到内心的不安。它实际上对你的健康有害。）由此推断出控制住你的情感，可能会导致不愉快的结果，故选C。