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It is thought that crying is hardly an
activity encouraged by society. Tear, whether they are of sorrow, anger, or
joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder
of tears (落泪者)
is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer
of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional
tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those responses
to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).
Humans are the only animals clearly known to
shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless
physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more
functions that enhance (increase) survival.
Although some observers have suggested that
crying is a way to ask for assistance form others (as a crying baby might from
its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vocal cries
would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it
appears, there must be something special about tears themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that
emotional tears may play a direct role in alleviating stress, University of
Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have
recently isolated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals
are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because
of exposure to cut onion would contain no such substance.
Other researchers are investigating the
usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs.
At Tulane University’s Teat Analysis Laboratory Dr. Peter Kastl and his colleagues
report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of “dry eye” syndrome(综合症)and the effects of eye
surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.
1.What does the phrase “both
those responses” in Paragraph 1 refer to ?
A.Crying out of sorrow and
shedding tears for happiness.
B.The embarrassment and
unpleasant sensation of the observers.
C.The tear shedder’s apology
and the observer’s effort to stop the crying.
D.Linking illness with
crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.
2.From the passage we can infer
that .
A.it is unnatural for people
to shed tears
B.we can reduce our stress
by shedding tears
C.shedders of tears can’t
get help by crying loudly
D.unlike animals, humans can
shed tears for survival
3.What does the passage mainly
talk about?
A.Roles of emotional tears. B.functions of shedding tears.
C.Unwelcome shedders of
tears. D.Research on the
effects of tears.