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After a long day's work， you may want to pet your cat to relax. A new toy can now give you that same feeling even if you don't have a real cat!

Scientists at Cornell University recently have made a brush-like toy， reported New Atlas ，  an online science website. Wear it on your arm and it can slowly move a piece of soft fur （毛） along your skin. It feels just like touching a furry cat. 

Scientists made this toy to help people deal with stress. Past studies showed that touching either humans or animals can lower people's blood pressure， and allow people to relax. Why is that？

According to the science website Wired ，  this comes from evolution （进化）. Primates （灵长目动物） spend about 15 percent of their waking hours grooming （梳毛） one another. They do this to make friends and trade food with others. Chimps （大猩猩） have been found to share food with those that groomed them. Touch means to show your kindness. As humans developed into the most social animals， touch became a more powerful way to show our relations with others. Many studies found that a hug or a pat can make our body produce    oxytocin， a chemical （化学物质） created by our body， which makes us more trusting and friendlier， while also lowering our blood pressure.

The inventor of the toy also made a system that can test users' stress levels. Then it can start to work by itself when needed. They even want to use the invention in the armrest （扶手） of the cinema seat. The armrest will touch you while you are watching the movie， and its feeling will change with the story in the film.

1. （1） How does the brush-like toy work to make users feel relaxed？

   A . It brushes people's arms to clean their skin. B . The soft fur on it moves slowly on people's arms. C . The furry cat on the toy touches people's arms slowly.
3. （2） The writer gives the example of primates in Paragraph 4 to show ____.

   A . our humans are different from other wild animals. B . touch is a physical need that comes from evolution. C . people can't build relations with others by touching.
5. （3） What does the underlined word produce mean in Paragraph 4？

   A . 产生 B . 吸收 C . 选择
7. （4） Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

   A . When people are touching others， they are angry with someone. B . A hug or a pat can hardly make people more trusting and friendlier. C . Scientists invented the brush-like toy to help people deal with stress.
9. （5） If the passage goes on， what might the next paragraph be about？

   A . Other ways to deal with stress. B . More uses of the brush-like toy. C . The price of this kind of armrest.