Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive(積極的) feelings may reduce (減少)the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. Buy for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.
小題1: What did the study find?
A．People who felt happy never got ill.
B．People’s feelings didn’t influence their health.
C．People with good feelings became ill more easily.
D．People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.
小題2:According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
A．Eating.B．Crying.C．Laughing.D．Sleeping.
小題3:This passage is a/an          .
A．a(chǎn)dvertisementB．newspaper report
C．storyD．scientist’s diary
小題4:What is the best title for this passage?
A．Smiles can fight colds
B．Cause of colds found
C．The danger of colds
D．How people get sick

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文通過紐約大學(xué)的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)報導(dǎo)了樂觀的情緒可以幫助戰(zhàn)勝疾病。比起那些悶悶不樂的人，樂觀的，輕松的人更不容易患感冒，而且患病持續(xù)的時間會更短。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文中第六段But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.理解可知選答案D
小題2:理解推斷題，由第二段It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses,可知laughing 幫助戰(zhàn)勝疾病。
小題3:理解推斷題，觀察文章的結(jié)構(gòu)和寫作手法可以看出本文是一則新聞報道。
小題4:主旨大意題，通讀全文理解可知本文主要講述樂觀的情緒可以戰(zhàn)勝疾病，故選A
點評：本文通過紐約大學(xué)的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)報導(dǎo)了樂觀的情緒可以幫助戰(zhàn)勝疾病。新聞文體由標(biāo)題、導(dǎo)語、正文三部分組成。導(dǎo)語通常為文章首段，提供主要話題以及事實，是新聞的高潮和結(jié)論；而正文為了使主題更加詳實、具體，在導(dǎo)語的基礎(chǔ)上，引入更多的與主題相關(guān)的事實，并展開評論，進而得出結(jié)論，所論述的事件也按照重要性遞減排序。
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