【英语】内蒙古包头市2018届高三上学期期末考试英语试题 (1)

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题纸上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最
佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例: How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15 .
B. £9.18.
C. £9.15.
答案是C。

1. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Host and guest.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Waiter and customer.
2. What is the surprise for the woman?
A. Some flowers.
B. A little cat.
C. A diamond ring.
3. Who is Heather?
A. She is a writer.
B. She is a teacher.
C. She is an editor.
4. Where did the woman get the hat?
A. From an online shop.
B. From a store downtown.
C. From the man’s company.
5. What will the woman probably buy for her mother?
A. A watch.
B. Some jewels.
C. Two books.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有儿个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What time is it?
A. 1:45.
B. 2:10.
C. 2:15.
7. What will the man do?
A. Meet with Professor Smith.
B. See Linda in the library.
C. Work on a project.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Which topic is the speakers talking about?
A. Moving into a new house.
B. Going out for sightseeing.
C. Entertaining guests.
9. Where will the man go tomorrow?
A. To the wedding.
B. To the market.
C. To the cinema. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman like to do when surfing the Internet?
A. Do a course.
B. Get information.
C. Get in touch with her family.
11. What does the man hate?
A. His computer is expensive.
B. He can’t follow the English soccer.
C. There are too many junk mails online.
12. What do the man and the woman agree?
A. Internet has no disadvantage at all.
B. Spending hours online every day really costs a lot.
C. It’s easy to get information through t he regular media.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers doing?
A. Saying goodbye to each other.
B. Exchanging their pictures.
C. Waiting for a flight.
14. What do we know about Jane?
A. She is twenty-one years old.
B. She will graduate next July.
C. She is studying at Cambridge University.
15. Who is the woman’s daughter?
A. Tina.
B. Beth.
C. Jane.
16. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man has been traveling on business for a month.
B. The man’s son is a college teacher.
C. The woman likes playing the piano.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What day is it today?
A. Friday.
B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
18. What is today’s weather like?
A. Fine and partly stormy.
B. Warm and dry.
C. Fine but hot and wet.
19. What is Saturday evening’s weather forecast for the state?
A. Light showers over the northern part.
B. Heavy showers in parts of the state.
C. Light showers over the entire state.
20. When will the supermoon start?
A. On Friday night.
B. On Saturday night.
C. On Sunday night.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Dog parks on Long Island
Let your dog play at one of these Long Island dog parks where he’ll be free to walk around and explore. From entertainment facilities to park tips, we’ve collected everything you need t o know before you take your pet for an afternoon of outdoor fun.
1. Amagansett, Napeague State Park
Amagansett, Napeague State Park, Route 27. Dogs are allowed on a leash（狗链）in this undeveloped park, which includes trails, wooded areas and roads. Access to the beach. No water source or public bathrooms.
2. East Meadow, Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, Eisenhower Park, Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue, East Meadow. In addition to shaded seating, each run has a water source. Permits are free, but required.
3. Calverton, Isaac Park
Calverton, Isaac Park, on the Grumman site, within Veteran’s Memorial Park. Separated by large and small dogs, this half-acre plot has shade trees, seating and access to the beach. Bring your own water; leashed dogs can be walked on some trails; Town of Riverhead residents only.
4. Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park
Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park, 2903 Montauk Hwy. This 3-acre park has areas for large and small dogs, but no water source. Large-dog area includes a training course. $18 yearly pass for village residents.
5. Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park
Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park, off Louden Avenue and Sunrise Highway. At larger than 1 acre, this dog park has lots of room to run and wooded areas for shade. Open dawn to dusk. Water sources are available in both the large-and small-dog areas. It has enough parking and seating. Open to Town of Oyster Bay residents.
21. In which parks are water sources available?
A. Isaac Park and Eisenhower Park.
B. Napeague State Park and Isaac Park.
C. Eisenhower Park and Clocks Boulevard Park.
D. Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park and Clocks Boulevard Park.
22. What is required if you are visiting Isaac Park?
A. Buying a permit.
B. Spending $18 every year.
C. Keeping public bathrooms clean.
D. The identity as a resident of Town of Riverhead.
23. What’s special about Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park?
A. Dogs can be trained there.
B. It has large room for dogs.
C. Dogs can get shade there.
D. It is free for village residents.
B
For the last eight years, Jo Meade rode her bike each Sunday on a 16-mile round trip to her job washing dishes. It took more than an hour each way. Other days of the week she would spend two hours on three buses from her apartment to get to the other work, for a four-hour round trip.
That was the “before” part of her life. The “after” part of her life was started by the community Police Officer Trevor Arnold, who delivered a used car to her with the help of a car dealer and other donors.
Arnold, who spotted Meade, red and sweaty, riding her bike in the worst heat this summer, decided he would get her a car. He intended to quietly buy her a used car out of his own pocket so he turned to his friend Kody Slaght, a car salesman to ask about a car priced $1,000. That was n’t enough for a reliable ride, Slaght said, but the dealership said they would find a good car for her at a good price. Soon others were donating. Slaght and Arnold wouldn’t say how much the car cost, but the value is about $4,000.
Arnold said he was moti vated by Meade’s work ethic（职业道德）to help. “I see a lot of hardworking people but that’s when they are at work. Can you imagine spending four hours of your day getting to and from work?” he said.
Meade’s boss said she was awesome and really reliable when she worked and she got along with others. “She’s willing to ride the three buses to get in here on her day off if we need her to.”
Meade said she was planning to buy a car, “but I haven’t been able to afford it,” she said. “Trevor, he is a very good guy. I did not expect this.”
24. Wh at can we learn about Jo Meade’s work?
A. It’s free but low-paid.
B. It’s not worth her devotion.
C. It’s competitive and high-paid.
D. It’s time-consuming on the road.
25. Why did Slaght disagree to Arnold’s buying a car priced $1,000?
A. The car was too expensive for Meade.
B. The car was beyond Arnold’s affordability.
C. The car had been donated to another person.
D. The car was not in good condition of driving.
26. What inspired Arnold to buy a car for Meade?
A. His sympathy for Meade.
B. His duty as a policeman.
C. Her commitment to work.
D. Her desire for a better life.
27. What’s Meade’s feeling for the donated car?
A. Normal.
B. Surprised.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Disappointed
C
Almost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during walking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers rated themselves as more empathetic（共鸣的）. They also displayed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity.
People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious, but rather had a general sensitivity to all emotional experience. Sensitivity is the driving force behind intense dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear during the day results in bad dreams and nightmares, whereas heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dreams. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting social bonds and empathy after positive dreams.
The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative edge. For instance, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic expression. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person.
The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who
are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and terrifying. What’s more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, possessing them throughout the day.
28. What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares?
A. They have no advantages at all.
B. They make people more empathetic.
C. They can promote humans’ creativity.
D. They are a reflection of waking behaviour.
29. How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text?
A. Try to reduce sensitivity to threats or fear.
B. Be more fearful or anxious to nightmares.
C. Avoid excitement as much as possible.
D. Promote social bonds and empathy.
30. What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Content.
B. Awareness.
C. Intelligence.
D. Determination.
31. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Benefits of Nightmares
B. The Solution of Nightmares
C. The Empathy of Nightmares
D. The Tendency of Nightmares
D
China’s Singles Day, which falls on Nov. 11 every year, has far surpassed its U. S. counterparts of Black Friday and Cyber Monday—combined. Last year, Americans spent a record $12.8 billion online bet ween Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday. It’s impressive until you compare it to the $17.6 billion in sales made by Chinese consumers in a single 24-hour period during 2016’s Singles Day.
Singles Day is known as “Bare Sticks Day” or “Bare Branches Day” in C hinese—because the date “11/11” looks like bare branches and “one” is the loneliest number. Singles Day began in the early 1990s in the dorm rooms of Nanjing University when a group of single friends were sorry
about the lack of significant others and decided to mark the day by organizing activities as a group of singles and reducing their loneliness by buying themselves a gift.
Then in 2009, sensing a break between the sales period of China’s National Day on Oct. 1 and Chinese New Year in late January or e arly February, Alibaba’s Jack Ma saw an opening: sell to comfort lonely hearts.
The first year did only $7.5 million in sales, but just 8 years later, shoppers spent $25.3 billion, or 168.2 billion yuan, this year—a 40 percent jump from last year’s $17.6 b illion. For comparison, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U. S. only netted $6.79 billion in 2016. Amazon doesn’t release sales figures for July’s Prime Day, but it’s pretty safe to believe the not-quite-national-holiday doesn’t come close to $25 billio n.
“More than $25 billion in one day is not just a sales figure,” Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said in a statement. “It represents the desire for quality consumption of the Chinese consumer, and it reflects how merchants and consumers alike have now fully accepted the combination of online and offline sales.”
32. What does the underlined word “others” refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. Roommates.
B. Good friends.
C. Boyfriends or girlfriends.
D. Relatives.
33. What is the original purpose of China’s Sin gles Day?
A. To promote the online sale of goods.
B. To reduce loneliness of singles in China.
C. To create a holiday for all Chinese youth.
D. To find boyfriends or girlfriends for singles.
34. China’s Singles Day became consumers’ day in ______.
A. 2009
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. the early 1990s
35. Which of the following words can describe Daniel Zhang’s attitude to online sales?
A. Confused.
B. Indifferent.
C. Worried.
D. Optimistic.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Home from Home; Host Family Life
Moving to a foreign country is an amazing, life-changing experience. There are some practical decisions that need to be made. 36 For me, choosing to live with a French family was the best choice I made, and here is why.
37 When you’re in a new environment with people you don’t know who are speaking a language you’re still not fluent in, you might feel lost, tired and homesick—I know I did. 38 They showed me which buses to take to get to work, cooked dinner for me so we could eat together, and took me with them on trips to the beach, the theatre and even a bullfight. These were great opportunities to experience French culture and build relationships. They helped me feel more comfortable and welcome.
Living with French people has improved my language skills. Being constantly exposed to real French conversation has allowed me to learn new phrases, widen my vocabulary and even improve my accent. My host family are happy to answer my questions and correct me when I say things wrong. 39
The experience of living abroad is one that you will remember forever. Perhaps the friendships, like the memories, will also last. 40 You might return for their birthdays, weddings, holidays, and much more. I hope to remain in contact with my host family long after I leave France because when I was away from my friends and loved ones, they welcomed me and made me part of their family.
A. One such decision is choosing where to live.
B. You can stay in your own space and privacy.
C.Y our host family might become your life-long friends.
D. It makes me a better and more confident French speaker.
E. However, my host family was wonderful and welcoming.
F. A family can help you settle in, stopping you from feeling lonely.
G. It’s an opportunity to meet new people, a different culture and another language.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I had introduced mysel f to others by saying, “Hi, I am J’s mother” or “A’s mom” rather than my own name. Another mother 41 asked me, “And do you have a(n) 42 ?”
My friend 43 me a few days before. I kept on talking for five minutes about my 44 . When I 45 , she asked, “So, is there anything going on with 46 ?”
At first, I didn’t understand 47 she was asking me that. Hadn’t I just told her what was going on with me? But then I realized that 48 I said had actually been about myself. It was all about my kids. I love being a mom. The kids were my world. 49 , it was my kids’ world, and I just lived in it and 50 it didn’t fall apart.
The phone call with my friend made me 51 that I needed to start thinking about who else I am 52 u being a mother. I realized that to be a good 53 , I also had to be my own person—not just someone who only 54 to take care of other people.
I joined a club and started doing some volunteer work. I took a writing class online. I am now a regular 55 to several magazines and write a monthly blog. I don't make a lot of money by writing, but I feel more 56 as a person. I am 57 and growing, and that makes me more 58 and a better mother.
Now when I 59 myself, I say, “Hi, my name is Randi,” and it feels 60 to be me.
41. A. actually B. eventually C. gradually D. generally
42. A. identification B. name C. family D. job
43. A. visited B. blamed C. called D. recognized
44. A. complaint B. career C. responsibility D. children
45. A. accelerated B. choked C. yawned D. finished
46. A. them B. you C. me D. us
47. A. how B. why C. if D. when
48. A. all B. something C. nothing D. anything
49. A. Or rather B. What’s more C. On the contrary D. After all
50. A. made sure B. found out C. tried out D. held back
51. A. imagine B. appreciate C. realize D. suspect
52. A. on account of B. in addition to C. in terms of D. by means of
53. A. friend B. employee C. mother D. wife
54. A. existed B. used C. grew D. appeared
55. A. accountant B. inspector C. surveyor D. contributor
56. A. contradictory B. disturbed C. compromised D. fulfilled
57. A. sacrificing B. struggling C. scolding D. learning
58. A. merciful B. pitiful C. delighted D. objective
59. A. enjoy B. introduce C. ease D. betray
60. A. fantastic B. desperate C. ambitious D. awkward
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The last full moon of 2017 is going to appear a little bigger and brighter than most.
Dec. 3 will bring a supermoon, 61 (mean) a full moon that happens at perigee—the same time that the moon is closest to the earth. 62 this particular occasion, the moon will appear 7 percent larger and 16 percent brighter than usual. Not only will this be the only full supermoon of 2017, 63 it’s also going to kick off a series of three full supermoo ns in a row. The full moons on Jan. 2 and Jan. 31 will be super 64 (one) and even they’ll be blue super moons, 65 means the second full moon in a single month.
While some moonwatchers might be getting excited, some people think the hype（炒作）around supermoons isn’t all it 66 (regard) as being. A scientist slammed（抨击）the term last year as something made up 67 (complete) and a waste of everyone’s time. he acknowledged that supermoons would appear bigger and brighter, but that actually an amateur 68 (observe) wouldn’t notice the difference. Another scientist 69 (make) a similar 70 (argue) back in 2012.
If the supermoon makes you want to go out and appreciate the sky’s beauty, we say “Go for it.”第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。

文中共有1 0处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I got on my bike to take photographs of the nature. It was my school project what had to be finished today. I woke up much earlier than usual and left my house. It was still darker outside. When I arrived the lake, it was just at daybreak. The sky was pink but the sun was rising over the water. I sat on a rock next to the lake and watched the fish swimming in the water, listened to the birds singing in the wood nearby. Sudden, I realized I have forgotten my camera on the bike. I returned to get them. Now, I could take pictures.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华。

近期有报导指出中国正在变成一个“一次性社会（The throw-away society）”，即什么东西都用完即扔的社会。

请你就此用英文给报社编辑写封信，内容包括：
1. 自己的看法；
2. 举例陈述理由；
3. 提出建议。

注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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短文改错
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删除the Which/that
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dark at daybreak. The sky was pink but the sun was rising over the water. I sat on a rock next to the lake and watched the
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书面表达
One possible version:
Dear editor,
I’m writing to express my opinion. I’m afraid that the report is a warning because everything that we use involves throwing something away. Everyone is focused on what’s new, hot or better. For example, we often abandon our cell phones after maybe just two years and then we buy a new
one though they are still in good condition. What’s worse, almost every day, after opening a new package or a food product, there is always a protective wrapper to throw away. I think it is a huge waste. There are numerous ways to prevent that, such as simplifying packing, recycling more different varieties of products and making full use of everything.
I really hope our media can take the responsibility to convey the concern to everyone. Thank you.
Yours,
Li Hua
2018高考仿真卷·英语(一)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A
Big messaging apps abroad
While WeChat is China’s biggest mobile messaging app,there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features.
WhatsApp (US)
Users:more than 600 million
Platforms:Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry
Features:text chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing
With more than 600 million active users,WhatsApp is one of WeChat’s biggest competitors.Developed by two ex-Yahoo employees in 2009,WhatsApp originally focused on text chat,but on Aug.6 it also started push-to-talk service.It’s noted for its accessibility,ease of use and the absence of adverts.The service is free for the first year,after which $0.99 is charged for a one-year subscription.
KakaoTalk (South Korea)
Users:more than 100 million
Platforms:Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and bada (an operating system developed by Samsung)
Features:text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,group calls,file sharing
With more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries,KakaoTalk is a multi-platform
texting application that allows users to send and receive messages for free.With KakaoTalk,users can message each other one-on-one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends.You can also choose from many animated emoticons and share them with friends.
Line (Japan)
Users:more than 600 million
Platforms:Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and PC
Features:text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing,gaming,stickers
Line tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries.Apart from text and voice messaging,Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop.In the first quarter of 2013 alone,it made $17 million just from stickers.The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE GAME.
pared with the other two apps,which of the following features makes Line stand out?
A.Group mobile games.
B.Free emoticons.
C.Free downloads of the app.
D.Text and group chat.
22.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
ers can always send and receive messages for free with WhatsApp.
ers can share files with any of the three apps.
C.KakaoTalk frees users from unwanted advertisements.
D.Line is the most popular one of the three apps.
23.In which part of the newspaper may this article be found?
A.Advertisement.
B.Economy and Finance.
C.Entertainment.
D.Science and Technology.
B
I love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I’m smiling before I go to sleep.
I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with stress.Before we go to sleep,we may run over the day in our minds,and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV,read the news on our smart phones or tablets,or even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming (宣告) all the things that are happening in the world and work emails make us feel that we’re still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep.
Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read novels but,with the odd exception,I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless it’s something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.
And even if I do read something mentally stimulating,when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick up trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure that I get a peaceful sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me.
I’d suggest you find light-hearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime,especially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time,or if you find difficulty winding at the end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease.
If your material makes you laugh,then you may feel even better.Several studies show that
laughter boosts happy chemicals in the brain.It strengthens the immune system,it’s good for the heart,and it is most definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships.
And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons,I hope you find it just as entertaining as I do.
24.What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons?
A.They make people run over the past days.
B.They are the best books to be read before people sleep.
C.They are extremely popular with young people.
D.They make people feel relaxed and happy.
25.What can we know from the text?
A.Oor Wullie and The Broons are the author’s favorite books.
B.A comfortable blanket makes people go to sleep easily.
C.The author sometimes reads something about inspiration.
D.Reading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep.
26.What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?
A.What material brings us laughter.
B.How laughter affects our health.
C.What benefits laughter brings to us.
D.Why laughter is good for us.
27.What’s the main purpose of the text?
A.To show the importance of reading before sleeping.
B.To prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping.
C.To tell us how to make ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping.
D.To explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping.
C
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 get tense and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream.Although the cat doesn’t realize this,its body is getting ready for action.If the danger continues,the animal will do one of two things.It will protect itself,or it will run away as fast as it can.
Something like this also happens to people.When we are excited,angry or scared by other feelings,our bodies go through many physical 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 or run.
Human beings,however,have a problem that animals never face.If we give way to our feelings and let them take over,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 somebody you were lonely,or said you were in love,and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut?It isn’t always clever to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter to always hide our feelings?No!If you keep feelings of anger or sadness hidden away or bottled up inside,your body stays tense.Physical illness can develop,and you can feel disturbed badly inside.It can actually be bad for your health.It isn’t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.。