高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训(一)S om e ti m e s p eople ca ll e ach o th er “scare dy-ca t”, but have you e v er thoug h t about th i s exp r es si on? When a c at is fr ight e ne d, i t s h e art starts be a ting fa ster, i t s muscles get tens e, and there a r e cha n ges in t h e chem ic al s in its blo od-stream、 Although t he ca t doe sn’t r e al i ze t hi s, it s bo d y i s g ett in g ready fo r act i o n、 If th e d a ng e r cont in ue s, thi s anima l will do one of the t wo things、 It wil l def e n d i ts el f, o r i t will ru n a w ay a s f as t as i t c a n、 S om eth i ng l i k e this also happens to peo p le、 Whe n w e are e x c ite d, angry, sc are d, o r a roused by other e mo tions, o ur bodies go t hrough man y phys i cal cha nges、 Ou r heart s beat fa s t er, and o u r muscl e s ge t t e nse、 A l l of t h e s e ch a nges m a ke us m o re al ert and ready to r ea c t、 W e, t o o, ge t ready to def e nd o ur se l ves or r u n、 Hum a n beings, h ow ev e r, have a probl e m t h a t a n imals n e ver fa ce、 I f w e g i ve way t o our feelin gs, we ca n g e t into trouble、 H a ve you ever sai d somethi n g in a nger—or hi t somebody and r e gret t e d it l at e r? Have you e ve r sh o uted at a tea ch e r, t o l d so m eb o dy you were lo n ely, or s aid y ou w ere in lo v e, and then wi s h ed l at er yo u ha d k...