When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn't understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laughs turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing are controlled by the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does crying.
Whatever helps us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to 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, pain or suffering---can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can 1ead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illness. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural, healthy and emotional response.
小題1:Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?
A．Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.
B．Because she did not love her grandmother.
C．Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D．The author doesn't give the explanation.
小題2:It can be inferred from the text that _______________________.
A．there are two ways to keep healthy
B．emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
C．crying and laughing play the same roles
D．crying does more good to health than laughing
小題3:According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A．Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B．Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
C．We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure
小題4:What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A．Why We CryB．How to Keep Healthy
C．Power of TearsD．New Scientific Discovery
小題5:What is the author's attitude to "crying"?
A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Touched.D．Upset.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可以得知作者并沒有提到?jīng)]有哭的原因，故答案為D。
小題2:推理判斷題。C項說crying和laughing起著同樣的作用不完全正確,所以選B. 從文章可知情感健康與身體健康密切相關(guān). 本題為推理判斷題.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段第一句話可知,B是明顯正確的。
小題4:整篇文章主要介紹了哭的力量和作用.所以選 Powers of  Tears.題目要有概括性
小題5:推理判斷題。作者在文中提到哭對我們健康有益的好幾個方面，因此最后 作者建議大家不要壓抑而要該哭則哭，由此可以判斷出作者的態(tài)度是積極的。
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The researchers analyzed the detailed accounts of more than 3,000 recent crying experiences and found that the benefits of crying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particular crying episode （一段經(jīng)歷）． The majority of persons reported improvements in their mood following a short period of crying． However, one third reported no improvement in mood and a tenth felt worse after crying． Criers who received social support during their crying episode were the most likely to report improvements in mood．
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