We don’t plan to cry, but it just happens. In fact when we feel sad or angry, a good cry is almost impossible to resist. But if you didn’t know what crying was, you’d have to wonder why some strong feelings started water streaming from people’s eyes and why they seemed to feel better afterwards.
Now a US researcher had found there may be more in crying than we think. William H. Frey II, author of “Crying: The Mystery of Tears,” believes it may really be one of the body’s clever self-repair mechanisms. Crying may be a way of getting rid of the by-products of stress, he says.
He has found that tears contain some chemicals which can cause stress. One of these is the hormone prolactin (激素), which is set free when one is feeling stressed. Since women have more of this than men, that might explain why they usually cry more, he suggests.
Unsurprisingly, Dr Frey’s study seemed to prove that most people feel better after a good cry. And sex has nothing to do with it ––– the result was true for women and men. So, next time you feel like bursting into tears, go ahead. If Dr Frey is right, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.
小题1:The best title of this passage would be ________.
A．Why Do We Cry
B．Crying and Tears.
C．Dr Frey and Crying.
D．Tears and Chemicals小题2:According to the author, we feel like crying because________.
A．crying is one of our habits
B．we can’t control it
C．crying is one of the body’s self-repair mechanisms
D．we can get the by-products of stress by crying小题3:According to the passage, men seem less likely to cry than women because_______.
A．their bodies contain less hormone prolactin
B．their tears contain more chemicals
C．they are not so full of feelings as women
D．the chemicals in their tears can’t cause stress小题4:The author advised us________.
A．to plan to cry very often
B．not to cry any more
C．to go outdoors without hesitation
D．to cry as we want to小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Good cries can make most people feel better
B．Only women can feel better after crying.
C．It is easy to understand that people feel better after a good cry.
D．Crying is sometimes impossible to resist.
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
题目分析：本文解释了人为什么要哭？以及为什么哭了以后人会感觉好多了！
小题1:A 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段We don’t plan to cry, but it just happens. In fact when we feel sad or angry, a good cry is almost impossible to resist. But if you didn’t know what crying was, you’d have to wonder why some strong feelings started water streaming from people’s eyes and why they seemed to feel better afterwards.说明本文主要就是关于人们为什么要哭？故A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段2,3行William H. Frey II, author of “Crying: The Mystery of Tears,” believes it may really be one of the body’s clever self-repair mechanisms.说明C正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据第三段2,3行One of these is the hormone prolactin (激素), which is set free when one is feeling stressed. Since women have more of this than men, that might explain why they usually cry more, he suggests.说明男性的身体里含有的这种激素比女性的要少，故A正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章最后2行So, next time you feel like bursting into tears, go ahead. If Dr Frey is right, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.说明哭对我们是有好处的，所以以后想哭就哭，故D正确。
小题5:B 细节题。根据文章最后一段1,2行Unsurprisingly, Dr Frey’s study seemed to prove that most people feel better after a good cry. And sex has nothing to do with it ––– the result was true for women and men.说明男性和女性在哭了以后感觉都会好，故B的说法是错误的。
点评：本文解释了人为什么要哭？以及为什么哭了以后人会感觉好多了！此类文章的最大的障碍是词汇以及考生对阅读内容的不熟悉，需要考生在阅读的时候有足够的耐心。要养成在上下文串联中猜测词义的能力，根据上下文中出现的同义词，近义词，反义词，以及词义的解释来理解生词。同时要抓住文章的中心，不要受其他信息的影响。要根据题目及选项以及文章的上下文串联合理的判断推理。
