Have you ever wondered what animals are thinking when you see them? Do you feel happy when you see a cute dog, but do they feel the same way? It’s hard to tell what animals are thinking because they have no ability to speak like us.
Humans have many different feelings, but it’s difficult to understand what animals are feeling. We might think we know our pets the best because we spend a lot of time with them. Some people have dogs as pets because they are friendly to us, even love us. But love could just be a human feeling. Professor Kim Bard did an experiment to test pets’ feelings. It turns out that some dogs show the same feeling when their owner pretends (假装) to cry, but not with strangers. However, it’s harder for cats to work out.
Other animals, like giraffes and whales, also experience great sadness when someone in their group dies. Nowadays, people are starting to consider their well-being more. In the UK, new legislation (立法) means all animals will be considered in law as sentient living things, even tiny insects. Research shows they can feel a degree of feelings, such as being happy, sad, angry, or frightened.
Dr Barbara J King says, “If we understand how deeply animals can feel feelings, do we really need zoos around the world? This is a question.” Understanding animal feelings is important because it helps us treat them in a proper way.
【小题1】Why is it difficult for people to understand animals’ feelings?A.Animals can’t talk like people. |
B.People can’t get along well with animals. |
C.People have little time to be with animals. |
A.Pets have the same feeling as strangers. |
B.Cats have the same feeling as their owners. |
C.Dogs have the same feeling as their owners. |
A.Cows. | B.Giraffes. | C.Insects. |
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A.Building more zoos. |
B.Treating animals as usual. |
C.Rethinking whether it’s necessary to build zoos. |
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 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, too, does crying.
Whatever it takes for 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 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 she didn’t love her grandmother. | B.Because she was too shy to cry at that time. |
C.Because her father did not want her to feel too sad. | D.The author doesn’t tell us. |
A.there are two ways to keep healthy. |
B.crying does more good to health than laughing. |
C.emotional health has close connection with physical health. |
D.crying and laughing play the same roles. |
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. |
A.Power of Tears | B.How to keep healthy |
C.Why we cry | D.A new Scientific Discovery |
Anger is a natural reaction(反应) which comes out when we feel that we have not been treated fairly.
The good side of anger is that it has helped us to shape and improve our manners.
One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others.
To be humorous is a good choice to be less angry. When you feel that your anger is out of control because of stress, you can use humor.
We have to change the negative(消极的) thoughts into positive(积极的) ones. For this, you must say "No" to all the negative thoughts in your mind first.
A.It is also bad for the health. |
B.This can be done with a lot of practice. |
C.It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way. |
D.However, it will become a problem if we can't control it. |
E.What's worse, what we do is to keep ourselves from the outer world. |
F.If you feel that you can't manage your anger, it can make more trouble. |
"BANG!" the door caused a reverberation(回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" shouted father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the apartment and ran along the street.
The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feeling. I walked aimlessly(漫无目的).
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now … I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old. We are different in our ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions and rules of behavior on me.
We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I walked on the streets, without an aim in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. There were fewer and fewer people on the streets. I walked on until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached where I lived, I saw all the lights were off except father's. I thought to myself, "Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?"
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn't know how to express himself. After an argument, he never showed any moments of regret. However, he always has the habit of moving quietly and putting my arms underneath the quilt in my sleep.
This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe ... With the key in my hand, I was very nervous. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, I saw my father making my bed, my tears running down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us disappeared completely. Love — it's second to none.
【小题1】Which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage?a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached my house and saw the light was still on.
d. I thought of my father's kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.
A.b, e, d, c, a | B.b, e, c, d, a | C.b, e, a, c, d | D.b, e, c, a, d |
A.The street lights. | B.The empty street. |
C.A father with a child in his arms. | D.The light in his own house. |
A.难解的隔阂 | B.坚固的房门 | C.狭窄的通道 | D.强烈的共鸣 |
A.Perhaps the father is getting older and older. | B.Perhaps the son has already grown up. |
C.Perhaps they never agree with each other. | D.Perhaps the father has got used to doing that. |
A.The father treats his son in an unfair way | B.The father is actually kind to his son. |
C.The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son. | D.The father is always looking for his son's mistakes on purpose. |
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