完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles (肌肉) get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream.
Although the cat doesn’t
36 this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continue
s, this animal will do one of the two things. It will
37 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
38 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many
39 changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves
40 run.
Human beings,
41 , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them
42 , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then
43 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always
44 to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to
45 our feelings? No! If you
46 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays
47 . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be
48 for your health.
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just
49 . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but
50 you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d
51 little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.
You can try to treat emotions
52 they were bananas in the cupboard. You can
53 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be
54 . And at last you’ll have to
55 them, just like those bananas.
| 小题1: | | A．mind | B．admit | C．realize | D．remember |
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| 小题2: | | A．save | B．help | C．defend | D．hide |
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| 小题3: | | A．Truly | B．Frequently | C．Similarly | D．Differently |
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| 小题4: | | A．chemical | B．physical | C．health | D．ill |
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| 小题6: | | A．therefore | B．but | C．besides | D．however |
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| 小题7: | | A．take off | B．take on | C．take over | D．take up |
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| 小题8: | | A．wished | B．hoped | C．blamed | D．shared |
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小题9:
| A．useful | B．right | C．easy | D．wise |
小题10:
| A．handle | B．hurt | C．hide | D．prevent |
| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．find | C．control | D．let |
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| 小题12: | | A．relaxed | B．tense | C．same | D．different |
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| 小题13: | | A．good | B．harmful | C．helpful | D．useful |
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| 小题14: | | A．go away | B．go on | C．go up | D．go out |
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小题15:
| A．long before | B．as usual | C．before long | D．right away |
| 小题16: | | A．meet | B．observe | C．catch | D．see |
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| 小题17: | | A．as if | B．just as | C．just after | D．even though |
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| 小题18: | | A．pretend | B．expect | C．decide | D．assume |
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小题19:
| A．in | B．around | C．over | D．beyond |
| 小题20: | | A．eat up | B．deal with | C．throw away | D．send out |
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s, this animal will do one of the two things. It will 37 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.