Question

When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears(眼泪). But that night when my dad tried to cheer ____1.____ up, my laugh turned into crying.

Scientists believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain(大脑). Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does ___2.___,too.Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure(压力) is important to our emotional(情感的) health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of ___3.___ and 73 percent of men report feeling better___4.____ crying.

Besides, Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us ___5.____kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears ___6.____make us understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, stress or suffering — can be ____7.____for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But ___8.___you want to cry, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response(反应).

 

Answer 1

1.me

2.crying

3.women

4.after

5.become

6.can

7.bad

8.when

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述我们不要刻意的控制自己的情绪，要懂得释放和减压。其实，哭泣对我们的健康是有好处的，反倒忍受伤痛、压力等，如果不释放出来的话，会对我们的健康有害。

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考点：短文填空。