Question

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

   Sometimes people call each other “scared- cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?__1.___

Although the cat doesn’t realize this , its body is getting ready for action.

If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things._2.___

Similarily ,when people are excited, angry, scared , or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many physical changes.Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense(紧张的)._3.___ We , too get ready to defend ourselves or run.

  Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If  we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble.Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love ,and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always wise to express your feelings freely.

__4.___ No! If you keep feelings of anger,sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be harmful for your health.

    Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t  just go away. It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you ‘d see little fruit flies（蝇） hovering(盘旋) all over them. They’s been rotten..

     __5.___ You can pretend they don’t exit, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’ll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

A. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

B. You can try to treat emotions as if they were babanas in the cupboard.

C. All of the changes make the cat prepare for running.

D. When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood stream.

E. Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide our feelings?

F. Though it is easy to express your feelings, you shouldn’t always to do that freely.

G. All of these changes make us more alert(警觉的) and ready to react.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.G

4.E

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D  根据上名中提到scared-cat,故选D项与之相呼应。

2.A  根据上文提到，如果危险继续，它会做两件事。一是自己防御 二是快跑。故选 A项。

3.G  对上文内容进行总结。故选 G项。

4.E  根据下文If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up, your body stays tense内容可知，找一个总结性句子，故选 E项。

5.B  根据上文And if you opened the cupboard可知与B项相呼应。

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