【Sometimespeoplecalleachother“scaredy-cat”,buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsblood-stream.Althoughthe】
Sometimespeoplecalleachother“scaredy-cat”,buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?
Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsblood-stream.
Althoughthecatdoesn’trealizethis,itsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,thisanimalwilldooneofthetwothings.Itwilldefenditself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.
Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angry,scared,orarousedbyotheremotions,ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.
Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoourfeelings,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger—orhitsomebodyandregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,toldsomebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?Itisn’talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.
Doesthismeanthatit’ssmarteralwaystohideourfeeling?No!Ifyoukeepfeelingsofanger,sadness,andbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physicalillnessescandevelop,andyoucanfeelchurnedupinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.
Feelingthatyoukeepallbottledupinsidedon’tjustgoaway.It’sasifyouboughtsomebananasandstucktheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou’dsmellthem.Andifyouopenthecupboard,chancesareyou’dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.They’dberotten.
Youcantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard,youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon’texist,butthey’llstillbearound.Andatlastyou’llhavetodealwiththem,justlikethosebananas.
60.Itismentionedinthepassagethathumanbeingsgetintotroublebecausethey______.
A.arenotasalertasanimalsB.sometimescan’tcontroltheirfeeling
C.alwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeopleD.don’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges
61.Theunderlinedwords“churnedup”inthe5thparagraphmean“