When I was small and my grandmother died I couldn’t understand why I had no tear

When I was small and mygrandmother died I couldn’t understand why I had no tears.But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

   So it came as nosurprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from thesame part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientistsare discovering that crying does so, too.

Whatever it takes for us toreduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to be helpful.Study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feelingbetter after crying.

Besides, tears attract help fromother people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us becomekinder and more friendly and they are more ready to provide support andcomfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes wedon’t even know we’revery sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then wecan deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy,not crying — holding back tears of anger,pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health.Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high bloodpressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a healthproblem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel likecrying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).

1.Why didn’tthe author cry when her grandmother died?

A. Because her father did notwant her to feel too sad.

B. Because she did not love hergrandmother.

C. Because she was too shy to cryat that time.

D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.

2.  It can be inferred from the text that______.

A. there are two ways to keephealthy

B. crying does more good tohealth than laughing

C. crying and laughing play thesame roles

D. emotional health has a closerelationship to physical health

3.According to the author, which of thefollowing statements is TRUE?

A. Crying is the best way to gethelp from others.

B. Fighting back tears may causesome health problems.

C. We will never know our deepfeelings unless we cry.

D. We must cry if we want toreduce pressure.

4.What might be the most suitable title forthe text?

A. Power of Tears                   B. How to Keep Healthy

C.Why Do We Cry                     D.A New Scientific Discovery

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.A

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