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 feelings may reduce 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 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 likely to get ill. But 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:Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?
A．People talked about their feelings every day.
B．People were kept alone for six days.
C．People were given colds by doctors.
D．People were made to feel unhappy.
小題2: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3:According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
A．Eating.B．Crying.C．Laughing.D．Sleeping.
小題4:This passage is a/an         .
A．a(chǎn)dvertisementB．newspaper reportC．storyD．scientist's diary
小題5:What is the best title for this passage?
A．Smiles can fight coldsB．Cause of colds found
C．The danger of coldsD．How people get sick

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題，可以用排除法，A由倒數(shù)第三段Cohen's interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks；B由倒數(shù)第三段stay alone in a room for six days ；C由倒數(shù)第三段the people were given colds by doctors，所以選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題，由第三段positive feelings may reduce the danger of illness可以知道答案，所以選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題，由第四段第一句話Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often.可以知道答案，所以選C
小題4:推理題，本文主要說明一項(xiàng)研究：心情好的人很少得病，是一篇報(bào)道性文章，所以選B
小題5:推理題，由本文的主要內(nèi)容“心情好的人很少得病”，可以推出答案，所以選A
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文報(bào)道了一項(xiàng)研究：心情好的人很少得病。對(duì)于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題，要注意文章中的細(xì)節(jié)的理解。推斷題測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn).
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