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 (使…快活) me up, my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) 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 more friendly and they are more ready to offer 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 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 when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural — and healthy — emotional response.
小题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.小题2: It can be inferred (推断) from the text that ______.
A．there are two ways to keep healthy
B．laughing does more good to health than crying
C．crying and laughing play the same roles
D．emotional health has a close relationship to physical health小题3: According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A．Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B．Holding back tears may cause some health problems.
C．We will know our deep feelings if we cry.
D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.小题4:What might be the best title for the text?
A．Power of Tears
B．How to Keep Healthy
C．Why We Cry
D．A New Scientific Discovery小题5: What might the underlined word “fight” in the last paragraph mean?
A．come back
B．pay back
C．hold back
D．give back
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
题目分析：整篇文章主要介绍了哭的力量和作用，对我们健康有益的好几个方面，因此最后 作者建议大家不要压抑而要该哭则哭，
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears.可以得知作者也不知道没有哭的原因，故答案为D。
小题2:推理判断题。C项说crying和laughing起着同样的作用不完全正确, 从文章最后一段的句子：Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses.可知情感健康与身体健康密切相关. 本题为推理判断题. 所以选D。
小题3:细节理解题。由文章第四段第一句话可知Besides, tears attract help from other people.,可知哭可以得到别人的帮助，B是明显正确的。
小题4:主旨题：整篇文章主要介绍了哭的力量和作用.所以选 Powers of Tears.题目要有概括性，选A。
小题5:猜词题。从最后一段的句子：It's a natural — and healthy — emotional response.可知我们如果想哭不要压抑而要该哭则哭，这里的fight是hold back。选C。