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 continues, 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 stays47 . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be48 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.
1. A. mind B. admit C. realize D. remember
2. A. save B. help C. defend D. hide
3. A. Truly B. Frequently C. Similarly D. Differently
4. A. chemical B. physical C. health D. ill
5.A. and B. or C. but D. yet
6. A. therefore B. but C. besides D. however
7.A. take off B. take on C. take over D. take up
8. A. wished B. hoped C. blamed D. shared
9. A. useful B. right C. easy D. wise
10. A. handle B. hurt C. hide D. prevent
11. A. keep B. find C. control D. let
12. A. relaxed B. tense C. same D. different
13. A. good B. harmful C. helpful D. useful
14. A. go away B. go on C. go up D. go out
15. A. long before B. as usual C. before long D. right away
16. A. meet B. observe C. catch D. see
17. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though
18. A. pretend B. expect C. decide D. assume
19. A. in B. around C. over D. beyond
20. A. eat up B. deal with C. throw away D. send out
A sudden blizzard occurred in Beijing last night, ______great inconvenience in transport.
A. caused B. causing C. affecting D. brought
About 60 percent of the students ________ from the south, the rest of them ________ from the north and foreign countries.
A. are; is B. are; are C. is; are D. is; is
Now Tom with his classmates ________ football on the playground.
A. play B. are playing C. plays D. is playing
With two children ______ middle school in the nearby town now, the parents are working hard.
A．to attend B．attending C．attended D．having attended
Having answered the phone, I couldn't but ______ what would happen next.
A．wondering B．wondered C．wonder D．to wonder
