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【题目】

Next time if you're unhappy or complaining about your life, don't turn to a cheerful comedy. You might find a tragedy (悲剧) is just the thing you need to make your day bright.

A team of researchers at Ohio State University, US, has found sad movies can make people happier, Science Daily reported last month.

Many people find tragedies make them realize how good their own lives are, the research showed.

Silvia Knobloch Westerwick, leader of the study, told the reporter that tragic stories often focus on themes of love, and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their good and helpful things.

361 college students took part in the study. They were shown a sad movie. The movie was about two lovers who couldn't be together and finally died during World War II. Before and after the movie, the students were asked questions measuring (衡量) how happy the), were with their lives. Researchers also asked them before, after and three more times during the movie to measure various moods, including sadness.

Researchers found that the sadder students felt while watching the movie, the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie.

Knobloch Westerwick also explained that sad feelings make people more thoughtful.

"Happy feelings show that everything is fine. You don't have to worry. You don't have to think about problems in your life," she said. "But sadness makes you think more seriously about your situation.So seeing a tragic movie may make you sad, but that will make you think more about your own close relationships and be more grateful."

Research shows tragedies make your day bright
Main idea	Turn to tragedies instead of【1】 when you feel down.
【2】the research was carried out	361 college students were 【3】a sad movie. They were asked questions 【4】times to measure various moods.
【5】the research found	Tragedies can make people 【6】how good their own lives axe. Tragedies 【7】 viewers to think about their loved ones and count their good and helpful things. Viewers are likely to think about【8】 people in life when they are sad. As a result, their 【9】 is increased. Sad feelings make people more thoughtful and 【10】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】comedies

【2】How

【3】shown

【4】five

【5】What

【6】realize

【7】lead

【8】real

【9】happines

【10】grateful

【解析】

这篇短文主要是下次你不开心或者抱怨你的生活。您可能会发现一个感人泪下的悲剧是你需要的东西 。美国俄亥俄州立大学的一个研究小组,已经发现悲伤的电影能让人更快乐,上个月科学日报报道。许多人发现悲剧使他们意识到自己的生活多好,研究显示。“人们似乎用悲剧来反思自己的生活的重要关系,”西尔维亚说诺布罗克-维斯特维克称,这项研究的领导者。“悲惨的故事常常关注永恒的主题爱,这引导观众去思考他们的亲人和计算他们的好和有用的东西。”诺布罗克-维斯特维克称解释说,消极的情绪让人们更加深思熟虑。

【1】根据文中Next time if you're unhappy or complaining about your life, don't turn to a cheerful comedy. You might find a tragedy (悲剧) is just the thing you need to make your day bright.可知，当你感到悲伤时候，看悲伤的电影而不是喜剧。故填comedies。

【2】根据文中A team of researchers at Ohio State University, US, has found sad movies can make people happier, Science Daily reported last month.可知，下文是说研究是怎样进行的。

故填How。

【3】根据文中361 college students took part in the study. They were shown a sad movie.可知，他们看了一部悲伤的电影。这里是be shown，根据题意，故填shown。

【4】根据文中Researchers also asked them before, after and three more times during the movie to measure various moods, including sadness.可知，是问了5次。故填five。

【5】根据文中Researchers found that the sadder students felt while watching the movie, the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie.及表格内容提示，可知这里是研究者发现的东西。故填What。

【6】根据文中Researchers found that the sadder students felt while watching the movie, the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie.可知，悲剧可以让人们意识到自己的生活是多么美好。

故填realize

【7】根据文中the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life.可知悲剧引导观众去思考他们所爱的人并计算他们的优点和有用的东西。这里是说引导他们去想。故填lead。

【8】根据文中the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie.可知，当他们悲伤时，观众很可能会想到真实的人。这里是说真实的人。故填real。

【9】根据文中This increased their happiness after watching the movie.可知，结果他们的幸福就增加了。故填happines。

【10】根据文中So seeing a tragic movie may make you sad, but that will make you think more about your own close relationships and be more grateful."可知，悲伤的感情让人更体贴和感恩。grateful.的意思是“感激的”故填grateful。