When people reunite with their loved ones, it...

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 (心理学家) 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(情感的）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 babe. 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 the psychologists from Yale University found in their research?

A. Crying tears of joy helps to balance emotions.

B. The reason why people cry with tears.

C. People recover slowly from strong emotions

D. Strong negative feelings are useful to people.

2.What does the underlined “they” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A. Times when people reunite with friends.

B. Participants’emotional responses.

C. Times when people cry tears of　 joy.

D. Strong　　 positive emotions.

3.Which of the following agrees with the findings of the research?

A. Kissing a cute baby.　　 B. Crying at good news.

C. Crying at a failure.　　 D. Laughing at happy reunions,

4.Where does the passage most likely come from?

A. A popular biology book.　　 B. A children literature book,

C. A science fiction novel.　　 D. A psychological science journal.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their life. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.

How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs（破坏、毁灭）you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive (有建设性的）tools, you are going to be built up on them.

Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.

Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?

A. Feel shy.    B. Stay calm.

C. Keep silent.    D. Feel upset.

2.In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that ______.

A. problems cause troubles

B. attitude is everything

C. challenges can be avoided

D. personalities are built on failures

3.What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage?

A. To encourage.　　 　　　　　　 B. To compare.

C. To prove.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To explain.

4.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. How to Avoid Problems

B. Challenges Are Everywhere

C. Face Your Challenges Bravely

D. You Are Loved Wherever You Are

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones. Some of the malls remained open around the clock, partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts.

Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring, being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives. However, to use a well-worn play on words: it is our presence, not our presents that truly counts. Many of us, unfortunately, can be so inattentive, even in the presence of our loved ones, that we might as well not be there at all.

Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time. Whole industries – media, entertainment, education – rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence. A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to mentally unhealthy.

In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated without major cause for concern. There were natural checks and balances: limited availability of food meant few got fat, for example. Similarly, in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller, today, watching an entire TV series, while speaking to nobody, is common. In traditional societies, with smaller population, everyone would get a fair deal of attention. On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa; now we have Google and Wikipedia.

“She just wants attention.” people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention. But the truth is that human beings need attention, and giving attention to each other is, to a large extent, what human civilization is based upon. This perhaps explains the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. While we use such sites for “micro blogging”, “idea voicing” and “status updates” – the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange.

I friend you, you friend me, I retweet you, you retweet me. The charming case with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly attached to their smart phones. It is also a vicious circle(恶性循环). As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online, there is increasingly less attention to be paid in the real world, which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online, or else risk attention-starvation.

The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed, and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices. Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea, so it is with too much attention exchange. The biological consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible; heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to identify, but they will be equally damaging.

Face-to-face attention is becoming rarer, and therefore more valuable. In a sense it is priceless. And it is a gift that can be given all-year-round.

1.People use social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook to.

A. obtain information　　 B. give attention to others

C. voice their opinions　　 D. notice and get noticed

2.From Paragraph 6-7 we can infer_______.

A. more people will risk attention-starvation in future.

B. the nature of attention exchange is rarely changed.

C. technological advancement contributes to all diseases.

D. transformed attention exchanges do harm to society.

3.In traditional societies attention exchange was not a major concern because of ________.

A. limited availability of food　　 B. the guidance from old people

C. natural checks and balances　　 D. a much smaller population

4.The passage is mainly intended to.

A. call for more focus on real life attention

B. analyze the necessity of attention giving

C. give practical tips on attention exchange

D. recommend some social networking sites

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I used to live in a separate room. I loved living 36 . But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to 37 my room. At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother 38 . I cried and begged my parents not to do this,39 it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, my room began to become 40 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes everywhere!

One evening, I was doing my homework on my computer while Mike was listening to music. Later, I left my 41to get some water. A shock was  42me when I returned. He had used my computer to play games. I had  43  to save the homework. Sadly, he closed the program 44 saving it--- all my effort had disappeared! I shouted at him at the top of my  45 . He cried a lot as my mother 46  him. My mother also asked him to leave my room 47  .

Then I did my homework once again. At 11:00PM, I 48 it. I was about to turn off my computer when I saw the 49 of my brother that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how he was crying when my mom punished him. I really felt 50 for him.

I went to him. He was 51 in my parents’ bed. I kissed his forehead. He woke up, 52and said, “I’m sorry, I won’t bring you 53 again.”

I was so 54 and I hugged him, saying, “From now on, my room is not only 55 . It is ours!”

高二英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

When I tell people I wrote a book with my dad, they usually say, “It must be nice to think of the legacy (留下来的东西) you created with someone who means so much to you.”

This was a beautiful idea, but it was not the way I, or my dad, ever thought about the cooperation. Though we created something we’re proud of, “nice” is not the word either of us uses to describe the process.

“It was more confrontation (对抗) than cooperation,” my dad likes to say. I agree.

When we landed a book deal, we began a writing journey that was more difficult than either of us had anticipated, but also far more rewarding.

For almost three years, we met once or twice a week at my parents’ house and talked daily to plan and outline each chapter. After these meetings, one of us would write a rough draft that the other would build on. I wanted the book to focus on positive vices (不良习惯): such as moderate (适度的) chocolate. However, my dad felt the book should include chapters dealing with things like walking and spending time with family. Ultimately , I saw it his way. He said the book was about more than just good vices. It was about encouraging people to enjoy life in healthy ways.

Writing this book was a reminder that our family members share not only our faults but also our strengths. My dad is smart, funny, critical and caring. He has a strong passion for the truth. I hope I share these great qualities. For this book, he researched each topic with an enthusiasm I’d never seen from him, and he insisted that we constantly question and critically analyze every piece of information – even our own conclusions. He was determined to cooperate with me on a book, not because he couldn’t write one on his own, but because he believed that we could create something better together than we could alone.

I’m not sure if our cooperation led to better writing, but I’m sure it led to a better writing experience. Writing this book was difficult, sometimes more difficult than past projects, but it was never lonely.

1.How would the author describe the writing process according to the first 3 paragraphs?

A.Nice. B.Struggling.

C.Relaxing. D.Disappointing.

2.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A.A healthy lifestyle.

B.The theme of the book.

C.How the author and his father worked together.

D.Why the author wanted to write the book.

3.What can we learn about the author’s father?

A.He is not good at writing.

B.He lacks confidence in himself.

C.He likes to criticize others’ works.

D.He likes to get to the bottom of things.

4.What did the author learn from the cooperation with his father?

A.It’s important to make a plan before work.

B.Their cooperation resulted in a better book than the author expected.

C.It’s worthwhile to work with someone close to you.

D.Communicate more when there is an argument.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is natural that young people are not often comfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their ______ don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are too strict ______ their children; and that they ______ give their children a free hand. It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s ______ and they tend to forget how they themselves ______ when young. For example, young people like to act at once without much ______. It is one of their ways to show that they have ______ up and they can face any difficult situation. Instead, ______ people worry more easily. Most of them ______ things ahead, at least in their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something ______.

When you want your parents to let you do ______, you will have better success if you ask ______ you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in _____　 and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel ______ from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their ______. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainments or clothes or their ways of speech, this will make the young extremely ______.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to ______　 “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be ______ and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, that you were completely under your parents control.

If you plan to control your life, you’d better persuade your parents and try to get them to ______ you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the ______ to do what you want to do.

1.A. teachers　　 B. parents　　 C. friends　　 D. classmates

2.A. in　　 B. for　　 C. with　　 D. to

3.A. often　　 B. always　　 C. seldom　　 D. usually

4.A. trust　　 B. hate　　 C. support　　 D. envy

5.A. loved　　 B. studied　　 C. learned　　 D. felt

6.A. thinking　　 B. worrying　　 C. promising　　 D. choosing

7.A. stood　　 B. got　　 C. grown　　 D. brought

8.A. young　　 B. older　　 C. younger　　 D. many

9.A. agree　　 B. plan　　 C. think　　 D. sense

10.A. surprised　　 B. expected　　 C. amazed　　 D. unexpected

11.A. everything　　 B. nothing　　 C. something　　 D. anything

12.A. after　　 B. while　　 C. before　　 D. until

13.A. service　　 B. entertainments　　 C. behaviors　　 D. sports

14.A. separated　　 B. connected　　 C. controlled　　 D. contacted

15.A. friends　　 B. own　　 C. minds　　 D. sense

16.A. happy　　 B. unhappy　　 C. quiet　　 D. active

17.A. express　　 B. speak　　 C. state　　 D. say

18.A. left alone　　 B. looked after　　 C. watched over　　 D. cared for

19.A. forgive　　 B. believe　　 C. understand　　 D. trouble

20.A. advice　　 B. explanation　　 C. instruction　　 D. right

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I hate ____ when people talk with their mouths full.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

I hate _____ when people talk with their mouths full.

A. that     B. it    C. these    D. them

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I hate _______ when people talk with their mouths full.

A．it                B．that              C．these             D．them

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I can’t _ __it when people speak with their mouths full.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析