21. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. But

55．A．situation　　　　　　　 B．circumstance　　　 C．environment　　　　 D．condition

答案　 36-40 ADBCB　　 41-45 DABCA　 46-50 BCADA　 51-55 BBCDA

Passage 14

(贵州省遵义十七中2010届高三第三次月考)

When I was small, my grandmother died and I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. 　21　 　that night when my dad tried to 　22　 , my laugh turned into crying.

So it came as no 　23　 　to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the 　24　 . Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that 　25　 　does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce 　26　 　is important to our emotional(情绪的)health, and crying as the study shows that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men feel 　27　 　after crying.

28　 , tears attract help from other people. Researchers 　29　 　that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more 　30　 　to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to 　31　 our emotions better; 　32　 　we don’t even know we’re very sad 　33　 　we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can 　34　 　them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying - holding back tears of 　35　 , pain or suffering　 - can be 　36　 　for physical health. 　37　 　have shown that too much control of emotions can 　38　 　high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, 　39 　　will certainly not ask you to cry. But when y9ou feel like crying, don’t 　40　 　it. It’s a natural-and-healthy-emotional response.

54．A．looks　　　　　　　　　 B．eyes　　　　　　　　　　 C．smiles　　　　　　　　 D．words

53．A．mothers　　　　　　　 B．children　　　　　　　 C．lovers　　　　　　　　 D．teachers

52．A．in case　　　　　　　　 B．as if　　　　　　　　　　 C．even though　　　　 D．so that

51．A．all the time　　　　　 B．from time to time C．all the way　　　　　 D．back and forth

50．A．engaged　　　　　　　 B．attracted　　　　　　　 C．trapped　　　　　　　 D．invited

49．A．Therefore　　　　　　 B．Otherwise　　　　　　 C．Altogether　　　　　 D．However

48．A．admiring　　　　　　　 B．enjoying　　　　　　　 C．cheating　　　　　　　 D．selecting

47．A．dirty　　　　　　　　　 B．unhealthy　　　　　　 C．obvious　　　　　　　 D．unfair