Is crying good therapy (疗法)? Experts say yes. Having a good weep at the weekend is becoming more and more popular among office workers in China.

“I need to cry to let my feelings out”, said 23-year-old Gao Meng, a smart-looking young woman. “I remember one day when I got home I felt so down but had no one to talk to so I just curled up (蜷缩) with my teddy bear and cried myself to sleep,” Gao said. The next day, she said, she felt much better and life seemed not so bad after all.

Because crying is taken as a sign of weakness, people make a great show of being strong and not displaying emotion. Psychologists and medical practitioners agree that crying is beneficial for mental health but people still regard it as a sign of failure and bottle up their feelings. A famous Chinese author once said to cry is normal, and even brave. Those who display their emotions can deal with their troubles bravely after the tears dry while those who soldier on let problems fester.

In the Chaoyang district of Beijing, there is a special place for people to cry their sadness out. It is called “Cry Bar”. On the door of each of its “cry rooms” there is a saying encouraging people to let the tears flow freely.

“Crying is a kind of therapy, but it needs some direction,” said Milulu, a psychologist. “People should realize the point of crying is to relieve pressure, but some of the young people who come to the Cry Bar simply sit and weep. The purpose of crying is to make it easier to improve your life after the tears dry, not to get lost in bad memories.”

“Crying is only one way of relieving pressure, and we need to face problems squarely (正面地) and solve them once the tears have dried,”said Milulu.

1. Crying ________ made Gao Meng feel better.

A. with some friends  B. all the night with a toy

C. during her sleep  D. in bed before sleep

2. According to the 3rd paragraph, people usually make great efforts to________.

A. get rid of their sadness 

B. bottle up their feelings

C. act on psychologists' advice 

D. face their troubles bravely

3. What does the underlined word “fester” in the third paragraph mean?

A. Get worse.            B. Appear easier.

C. Be covered up.         D. Come to an end.

4. What should the customers do at the Cry Bar?

A. Think of every sad experience they've had and cry.

B. Keep crying as loudly and long as possible.

C. Satisfy any desire to cry or weep until it is gone.

D. Hold back their tears until they can but cry.

5. From the text, we can learn that crying ________.

A. is the only way to relieve pressure

B. must help to solve problems

C. means facing problems squarely

D. can weaken sad feelings

Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large    41  .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not    42   that we share all the rice. I’m   43   and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and    44  across the field    45   their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to   46  me when I am   47 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his   48   .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found    49  strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears    50  their eyes at once.

【小题1】
A.groupB.family C.classD.team
【小题2】
A.rightB.popularC.interesting D.wrong
【小题3】
A.poor B.happyC.aloneD.rich
【小题4】
A.jumpedB.playedC.wentD.rode
【小题5】
A.fromB.throughC.offD.between
【小题6】
A.look afterB.look forC.look outD.look at
【小题7】
A.worriedB.oldC.healthyD.dead
【小题8】
A.hopeB.childrenC.farmD.future
【小题9】
A.themB.this C.itD.that
【小题10】
A.appearedB.filledC.dropped D.rose

Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.
Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase. So encourage this and play along with them, play house or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, dinosaurs, or super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.
For older children, talk to them. Help them see things through others’ eyes, or help them see things from a different point of view. Helping children see things from other views helps them keep their minds open for new ideas and new things.
All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn't have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.
【小题1】The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

A.similar B.strange C.commonD.natural
【小题2】If a child plays with his invisible friend, it shows that _______.
A.the child is longing for friendship
B.the child has no one to play with in life
C.the child has great imagination
D.there is something wrong with the child’s mind
【小题3】According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should _______.
A.let him be
B.stop him from doing so
C.give him some advice
D.know that he is suffering from loneliness
【小题4】What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A.How creative artists and architects can be.
B.How to help children grow up in a healthy way.
C.What kind of activities children like.
D.How to protect and encourage children’s creativity.

Technology has totally transformed our ability to communicate with each other. Linking to each other both literally and figuratively, many of us connect through cell phones, email, instant messaging, blogs, and networking web sites, yet we may be less connected to each other than we think.

According to a study, Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated(孤立的). The study suggests, for example, that one quarter of Americans say that they have no one to discuss important personal issues with, and that the number of close friends that Americans have has dropped from three to two. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports that this spreading isolation is experienced more sharply among those with less education, people of color, and older Americans. Unsurprisingly, those who are young, white, and well educated tend to have stronger social networks.

From my own experience I have to say that I’ve never felt more connected, thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues. One of my closest friends is someone I met through an online discussion group who lives hundreds of miles away from me. We have met face-to-face only twice, yet our regular electronic correspondence and cell phone calls maintain our close friendship. And, speaking of blogging, my blog has introduced me to people I would never have met otherwise and has led to enduring and important friendships.

On the other hand, I recently saw a scene unfold that proved to me how deeply disconnected we as Americans have become. I had just wrapped up a presentation on mediation at a family therapy (治疗) center.

As I was leaving, I noticed a mother and her teenage son who had just completed their session with their family therapist. After making their next appointment, they both took out their cell phones, placed calls, and began loud conversations with whoever was on the other end. I walked out behind them to the parking lot to my car. They both jumped into their cars, and, as I saw them drive off, they were still talking on their cell phones but not to each other.

1.What does the passage lead you to believe?

A.Americans are more socially isolated today.

B.Americans are more socially connected today.

C.Americans don’t make good use of technology.

D.Technology plays a bigger role in American society.

2.Which of the following has nothing to do with the isolation among Americans?

A.Sex.              B.Education.         C.Skin color.         D.Age.

3.What is true about the mother and son in the passage?

A.They came for therapy in the same car.

B.They were quite close to each other.

C.There was not much communication between them.

D.They preferred talking to each other on cell phones.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer is totally against the modern technology.

B.The mother and the son have finished their family therapist and get a better relationship.

C.As far as the writer is concerned, he has benefited a lot from the modern technology.

D.Those black and well-educated people have stronger social network than aged white people.

 

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