Question

Is crying good therapy? Experts say yes. Having a good weep at the weekend is becoming more popular among office workers in China.
“I need to cry to let my feeling out,” said 22-year-old Guo Meng, a smart-looking young woman. “I remember one day when I got home I felt so down but I had no one to talk to, so I just curled up(蜷缩) with my teddy bear and cried myself to sleep,” Guo said. The next day, she said, she felt much better and life seemed not so bad after all.
Because crying is taken as a sign of weakness, people make a great show of being strong and not displaying emotion. Psychologists and medical practitioners agree that crying is beneficial for mental health but people still regard it as a sign of failure and bottle up their feelings. A famous Chinese author once said to cry is normal, and even brave. Those who display their emotions can deal with their troubles bravely after the tears dry, while those who soldier on let problems fester（恶化）.
In the Chaoyang district of Beijing, there is a special place for people to cry their sadness out. It is called “Cry Bar”. On the door of each of its “cry rooms” there is a saying encouraging people to let the tears flow freely.
“Crying is a kind of therapy, but it needs some direction,” said Milulu, a psychologist.
“People should realize the point of crying is to relieve pressure, but some of the young people who come to the Cry Bar simply sit and weep. The purpose of crying is to make it easier to improve your life after the tears dry, not to get lost in bad memories.”
Crying is only one way of relieving pressure, and we need to face problems squarely and solve them once the tears have dried, said Mululu.
【小题1】Crying _____ made Guo Meng feel better.

A．with some friend	B．all the night with a toy
C．during her sleep	D．in bed before sleep

【小题2】According to the third paragraph, people usually make great efforts to_____.

A．get rid of their sadness	B．bottle up their feelings
C．act on psychologists’ advice	D．face their troubles bravely

【小题3】What should the customers do at the Cry Bar?

A．Think of every sad experience they’ve had and cry

B．Keep crying as loudly as long as possible.

C．Satisfy any desire to cry and weep until it is gone.

D．Hold back their tears until they can’t help but cry.

【小题4】From the text, we can learn that crying ____.

A．is to relieve pressure	B．must help to solve problems
C．means facing problems squarely	D．can’t weaken sad feelings.

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A

解析试题分析：文章介绍哭是一种很好的缓解压力的方法，现在北京很流行一种哭泣疗法，甚至有些Cry Bar让人们想哭就毫不掩饰地哭出来，不要把悲伤和压力埋在心里。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第二段cry myself to sleep 意为“哭到我睡着了”可知在睡觉前哭让郭梅感觉好些，选D
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句和第二句可知，Because crying is taken as a sign of weakness, people make a great show of being strong and not displaying emotion. Psychologists and medical practitioners agree that crying is beneficial for mental health but people still regard it as a sign of failure and bottle up their feelings. “bottle up their feelings.”意为“把所有感情都闷在心里”。可知B
【小题3】推理判断题。根据第四、五段可知，为了relieve pressure，既要let the tears flow freely，又不能get lost in bad memories，想哭就毫不掩饰地哭出来，没有了想哭的感觉就不要再哭了。选C
【小题4】推理判断题。根据文意可知，哭只是调节心情的一种方法——既不是唯一的方法，也不意味着能够正视问题，更不等于解决问题。选A
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