【2010海淀二模英语阅读c篇这题选什么?为什么?要原因..Itisthoughtthatcryingishardlyanactivityencouragedbysociety.Tear,whethertheyareofsorrow,anger,orjoy,typicallymakeAmericansfeeluncomfortableandembarrassed.Thesh】

　　2010海淀二模英语阅读c篇

　　这题选什么?为什么?要原因..

　　Itisthoughtthatcryingishardlyanactivityencouragedbysociety.Tear,whethertheyareofsorrow,anger,orjoy,typicallymakeAmericansfeeluncomfortableandembarrassed.Theshedderoftears(落泪者)islikelytoapologize,evenwhenagreattragedywasthecause.Theobserveroftearsislikelytodoeverythingpossibletoputanendtotheemotionaltears.Butjudgingfromrecentstudiesofcryingbehavior,boththoseresponsestotearsareofteninappropriateandmayevenbecounterproductive(适得其反).

　　Humansaretheonlyanimalsclearlyknowntoshedemotionaltears.Sinceevolutionhasgivenrisetofewpurposelessphysiologicalresponses,itislogicaltoassumethatcryinghasoneormorefunctionsthatenhance(increase)survival.

　　Althoughsomeobservershavesuggestedthatcryingisawaytoaskforassistanceformothers(asacryingbabymightfromitsmother),thesheddingoftearsishardlynecessarytogethelp.Vocalcrieswouldhavebeenquiteenough,morelikelythantearstogainattention.So,itappears,theremustbesomethingspecialabouttearsthemselves.

　　Indeed,thenewstudiessuggestthatemotionaltearsmayplayadirectroleinalleviatingstress,UniversityofMinnesotaresearcherswhoarestudyingthechemicalcompositionoftearshaverecentlyisolatedtwoimportantchemicalsfromemotionaltears.Bothchemicalsarefoundonlyintearsthatareshedinresponsetoemotion.Tearsshedbecauseofexposuretocutonionwouldcontainnosuchsubstance.

　　Otherresearchersareinvestigatingtheusefulnessoftearsasameansofdiagnosinghumanillsandmonitoringdrugs.AtTulaneUniversity’sTeatAnalysisLaboratoryDr.PeterKastlandhiscolleaguesreportthattheycanusetearstodetectdrugabuse,tostudythecausesof“dryeye”syndrome（综合症）andtheeffectsofeyesurgery,andperhapseventomeasureexposuretoenvironmentalpollutants.

　　64．Whatdoesthephrase“boththoseresponses”inParagraph1referto

　　A．Cryingoutofsorrowandsheddingtearsforhappiness.

　　B．Theembarrassmentandunpleasantsensationoftheobservers.

　　C．Thetearshedder’sapologyandtheobserver’sefforttostopthecrying.

　　D．Linkingillnesswithcryingand