Question

   Oh,you’ve been there: Your parents are insisting you come home by 10 ,when everyone else can stay out until midnight. Your soccer coach keeps benching you. 36 We all have days when we think we might explode.

   That's because anger is 101 percent normal — in fact,it ,s rooted in the most primitive of survival mechanisms(机制) . 37 But humans,highly evolved (进化的) brains attach similar meaning to things that aren't life-threatening but produce an equally intense response.

   Of course,no one ever got into trouble for having angry thoughts. 38 Think about it: Scream at your parents? Grounded. Eye-roll at your teacher? Sent to detention(课后留校的惩罚) .So consider the following survival guide to making it through those moments when you're about to explode.

   First,recognize your anger response. When you’ re angry,your whole body reacts,and your angry feelings can go from zero to out-of-control before they even register in your brain!That's why it's important to pay attenjion to physical signals. 39 

   Second,pause the passion. It can be impossible to make right decisions when you re angry. So once you ve recognized that you re mad,stop whatever you’ re doing,which will stop your body's anger response and get your brain back on track. Try one of these simple,science-backed methods to freeze your feelings and calm your mind. For example,you can take deep breaths,or close your eyes and count (to 10,to 100 ... whatever it takes!) . 40  

   Once the heat of the moment is behind you,you may be able to move right on.

   A. You’ re angry,and who wouldn't be?

   B. People sometimes lose control and get violent.

   C. A simple “Hey man,not cool” would probably do the trick.

   D. Or shift your focus to something pleasant to lift your spirits.

   E. It is what you do about your anger that makes all the difference.

   F. When an animal is threatened,it feels anger as a signal to fight to stay alive.

   G. Learn to recognize them on the spot and you'11 be able to keep your anger in check.

Answer 1

话题:个人情感

本文是说明文。生气是很正常的一种情绪，但是发作后有时后果不堪设想。那么我们应该如何控制这种情绪呢？

36. A.A项与上文作者所举的两个会令你生气的 例子相呼应。

37. F 项是对上文 the most primitive of survival mechanisms的解释说明。

38. E。E 项与上文的 no one ever got into trouble .for having angry thoughts 相呼应，且下文的 Think about it: Scream at your parents? Grounded. Eye-roll at your teacher? Sent to detention 是对 E项的举例说明。

39. G。G 项与本段首句 First,recognize your anger response相呼应，且G项中的them指代上文的 physical signals 。

40. D.D 项与上文的 you can take deep breaths,or close your eyes and count (to10.to 100 ... whatever it takes!) 都是将注意力从愤怒的情绪 转移开的方法。