Passage II.

　　Crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society. Tears, be they of sorrow, anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears is likely to apologize, even when a devastating (毀滅性的) tragedy was the provocation. The observer of tears is likely to do everything　possible to put an end to the emotional outpouring. But judging form recent studies of crying behavior,　links between illness and crying and the chemical composition of tears , both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive.

　　......省略。

　　33."Counterproductive"(Para,1) very probably means"________".

　　A) having no effect at all

　　B) leading to tension

　　C) producing disastrous impact

　　D) harmful to health

　　注意！選項中程度極端的(如夸大后果的)，通常是錯誤選項。

　　34. What does the author say about crying?

　　A) It is a pointless physiological response to the environment.

　　B) It must have a role to play in man's survival.

　　C) It is meant to get attention and assistance.

　　D) It usually produces the desired effect.

　　開放性題目，如多項細節題，往往要多次快速定位。

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