We don’t plan to cry, but it just happens. In fact
when we feel sad or angry, a good cry is almost impossible to resist. But if
you didn’t know what crying was, you’d have to wonder why some strong feelings
started water streaming from people’s eyes and why they seemed to feel better
afterwards.
Now a US researcher had found there may be more in
crying than we think. William H. Frey II, author of “Crying: The Mystery of
Tears,” believes it may really be one of the body’s clever self-repair
mechanisms. Crying may be a way of getting rid of the by-products of stress, he
says.
He has found that tears contain some chemicals which
can cause stress. One of these is the hormone prolactin (激素), which is set free when one is feeling stressed.
Since women have more of this than men, that might explain why they usually cry
more, he suggests.
Unsurprisingly, Dr Frey’s study seemed to prove that
most people feel better after a good cry. And sex has nothing to do with it –––
the result was true for women and men. So, next time you feel like bursting
into tears, go ahead. If Dr Frey is right, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.
1.The best title of this passage would be ________.
A.Why Do We Cry B.Crying and
Tears.
C.Dr Frey and
Crying. D.Tears and
Chemicals
2.According to the author, we feel like crying
because________.
A.crying is one
of our habits
B.we can’t control it
C.crying is one
of the body’s self-repair mechanisms
D.we can get
the by-products of stress by crying
3.According to the passage, men seem less likely to
cry than women because_______.
A.their bodies
contain less hormone prolactin
B.their tears
contain more chemicals
C.they are not
so full of feelings as women
D.the chemicals
in their tears can’t cause stress
4.The author advised us________.
A.to plan to
cry very often
B.not to cry
any more
C.to go
outdoors without hesitation
D.to cry as we
want to
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the
passage?
A.Good cries
can make most people feel better
B.Only women
can feel better after crying.
C.It is easy to
understand that people feel better after a good cry.
D.Crying is
sometimes impossible to resist.