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【題目】When people reunite with their loved ones, it’s usually all extremely happy moment. But what is their most common response to seeing them again? It may seem strange，but most of the time they break down in tears.

Now a group of psychologists from Yale University say they have found the reason why, and that crying tears of joy may well be the body’s way of keeping emotional balance. “They seem to take place when people are overtaken by strong positive emotions, and people who do this seem to recover better from those strong emotions,” Oriana Aragon, the lead researcher said.

Aragon and her fellow psychologists looked at hundreds of participants’ emotional responses to different things, including happy reunions and cute babies. Many participants said they would react in a negative or aggressive way to the positive things —— to cry at happy moments and want to pinch(捏)a cute baby’s face or even tell them “I want to eat you up!” But then researchers found that these people were able to calm down from strong emotions more quickly.

There are many other examples of times when people respond to a positive experience with a negative emotional reaction. At an exciting concert, fans scream at their idols(偶像). People who have just had a big lottery win are often in floods of tears. “These findings advance our understanding of how people express and control their emotions, which is importantly related to mental and physical health, the quality of relationships with others, and even how well people work together.” said Aragon．

【1】What have professors from Yale University found in their research?

A. The reason why people cry with tears.

B. Crying tears of joy helps to balance emotions.

C. Strong negative feelings are useful to people.

D. People recover slowly from strong emotions.

【2】Which of the following agrees with the findings of the research?

A. Crying at good news.

B. Crying at a failure.

C. Kissing a cute baby.

D. Laughing at happy reunions.

【3】Where does the passage most likely come from?

A. A science fiction novel.

B. A psychological science journal.

C. A popular biology book.

D. An adolescent literature book.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】試題分析: 本文主要是講述人們會以一種消極的方式對積極的東西作出反應是因為身體保持情緒平衡的方式。

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Now a group of psychologists from Yale University say they have found the reason why, and that crying tears of joy may well be the body’s way of keeping emotional balance. 現(xiàn)在，一組來自耶魯大學的心理學家說，他們已經(jīng)找到了原因，哭的喜悅的眼淚可能是身體保持情緒平衡的方式。故選B

【2】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)Many participants said they would react in a negative or aggressive way to the positive things —— to cry at happy moments許多參與者說他們會以一種消極的或侵略的方式對積極的東西作出反應—在幸福的時刻哭，可知得知好消息時哭符合這一研究結果。故選A

【3】B推理判斷題。本文主要是講述人們會以一種消極的方式對積極的東西作出反應是因為身體保持情緒平衡的方式。所以最有可能出自心理科學雜志。故選B