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 bloodstreamAlthough the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for actionIf the danger continues, the animal will do one of two thingsIt will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can

???? Something like this also happens to peopleWhen we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions feelings, our bodies go through many physical changesOur hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tenseAll of these changes make us more alert and ready to reactWe, tooget ready to defend ourselves or run

????????????? Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never faceIf we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into troubleHave 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 tensePhysical illness can developIt 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 awayIt's as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboardYou might not be able to see thembut before long you' d smell themAnd if you opened the cupboard, chances are that you'd see little fruit flies flying all over themThey'd be rotten

???? You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboardYou can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be aroundAnd at last you'll have to deal with themjust like those bananas

1.The best title for this article is_____

AEmotions Affect Our Bodies

BWhat Happens to A Frightened Cat

CWhat Happens to An Excited Person

DFeelings That People Have

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

Aexcited ????????????? Bscared??? ????????????? Cangry???? ????????????? Dshocked

3.According to the passage, we may conclude that we human beings_____

Ahave fewer problems than animals

Bhave the same problems as animals

Chave more problems than animals

Dhave cleverer problems than animals

4.If you hold in your feelings,_____

Agradually they'll disappear

Bthey won't exist any more

Cthey will fly all over

Dyour body stays tense

5.The author wrote this article in order to_____

Atell us that it isn't good to keep feelings inside

Bgive us some advice on how to express our feelings

Cmake us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings

Dmake us know that it isn't always wise to express our feelings freely

 

In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much      done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were      at that time. But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear      about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually      my sister and I.

One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the     for his first period. He was having a very       day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He       once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going.       did he know that someone was watching.

As the day      his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave      a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for     my life.”

He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done. She then went on      . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt    and the feeling of sadness just kept getting     . And now you are walking as      as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”

1.A. information                      B. research                            C. knowledge             D. experience

2.A. favorable                     B. believable                        C. reasonable            D. available

3.A. obvious                       B. special                         C. natural              D. strange

4.A. abandoned              B. followed                           C. taught              D. attended

5.A. stories                              B. jokes                 C. songs                       D. humors

6.A. connect                      B. change                     C. mean                       D. defeat

7.A. mountains                B. stairs                                 C. ladders        D. streets

8.A. normal                   B. pleasant                           C. simple              D. difficult

9.A. fell                            B. stood               C. happened         D. appeared

10.A. Few                          B. Little              C. Seldom             D. Never

11.A. arrived                          B. progressed         C. broke               D. stopped

12.A. until                                 B. before                C. when                      D. while

13.A. students                             B. friends             C. teachers               D. workers

14.A. losing                     B. giving               C. passing     D. saving

15.A. write down                 B. figure out                         C. cut off               D. put up

16.A. responding             B. admitting                          C. explaining           D. complaining

17.A. rope                B. wall               C. road                 D. work

18.A. sorry                B. bad               C. lucky                 D. proud

19.A. lower                  B. weaker           C. higher             D. stronger

20.A. carefully             B. quickly           C. lightly              D. slowly

 

In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much      done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were      at that time. But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear      about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually      my sister and I.

One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the     for his first period. He was having a very       day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He       once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going.       did he know that someone was watching.

As the day      his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave      a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for     my life.”

He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done. She then went on      . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt    and the feeling of sadness just kept getting     . And now you are walking as      as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”

1.A. information                      B. research                            C. knowledge             D. experience

2.A. favorable                     B. believable                        C. reasonable            D. available

3.A. obvious                       B. special                         C. natural              D. strange

4.A. abandoned              B. followed                           C. taught              D. attended

5.A. stories                              B. jokes                 C. songs                       D. humors

6.A. connect                      B. change                     C. mean                       D. defeat

7.A. mountains                B. stairs                                 C. ladders        D. streets

8.A. normal                   B. pleasant                           C. simple              D. difficult

9.A. fell                            B. stood               C. happened         D. appeared

10.A. Few                          B. Little              C. Seldom             D. Never

11.A. arrived                          B. progressed         C. broke               D. stopped

12.A. until                                 B. before                C. when                      D. while

13.A. students                             B. friends             C. teachers               D. workers

14.A. losing                     B. giving               C. passing     D. saving

15.A. write down                 B. figure out                         C. cut off               D. put up

16.A. responding             B. admitting                          C. explaining           D. complaining

17.A. rope                B. wall               C. road                 D. work

18.A. sorry                B. bad               C. lucky                 D. proud

19.A. lower                  B. weaker           C. higher             D. stronger

20.A. carefully             B. quickly           C. lightly              D. slowly

 

Ann was on her first package trip in Rosas, Spain.

At the hotel, she checked in, and then went to her room to change before dinner. She was just ready to go downstairs when she found that her Spanish money wasn’t in her handbag. She carefully looked in all her luggage, but she couldn’t find it. All she had was a small purse with ten English pound notes in it!

Ann found a place to change her English money. She had very few pesetas(西班牙货币单位), and she would be here for two weeks. On her way back to the hotel, Ann bought some cheese, some bread and some oranges. When she got back, she told the manager that her doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food; she’d just have breakfast each day, as she knew the price of hotels included breakfast.

For the rest of her holiday, Ann swam in the hotel swimming pool, or lay on the beach and got a sunbath. When the other tourists went to interesting places, she always said she wasn’t well. In fact, her holiday wasn’t bad, except that she was always hungry. After all, a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper isn’t very much.

Late in the afternoon of their last day, a girl, Jane, asked her why she never ate with them in the hotel restaurant. Ann told her about her money problems. Jane looked at her for a minute, and then said, “But didn’t you know? The price of this holiday includes everything!”

1.“A package trip” probably means _________.

A. a free trip

B. a long journey

C. a pleasant trip

D. a trip that includes the cost of all the tickets and services

2.Ann didn’t eat dinners in the restaurant of the hotel because _________.

A. she was afraid that she couldn’t pay for them with her little money

B. her doctor told her not to eat them

C. she wasn’t well

D. she wasn’t hungry

3.Why did Ann buy some cheese, some bread and some oranges?

A. Because they were good for her health.

B. Because she planned to eat them instead of lunch and supper.

C. Because she liked them more than dinners in the hotel restaurant.

D. Because she is afraid that she couldn’t eat enough in the hotel restaurant.

4.How do you think Jane would feel after she heard Ann’s answer?

A. Angry.      B. Happy.      C. Surprised.        D. Excited

 

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