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【题目】[1] Compared to people with bad attitudes, people _____ are less likely to suffer from colds. It’s possible that being positive helps the body fight illnesses.

[2] In a previous study, people who tended to be cheerful and lively were least likely to develop coughs and other cold symptoms. People who showed positive feelings were also less likely to mention symptoms to their doctors, even when medical tests detected those symptoms.

[3] Those findings were interesting, but they didn’t prove that a person’s attitude affects whether he or she gets sick. Instead, it was still possible that a person’s underlying personality is what matters.

[4] Evidence suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing and optimistic, with high self-esteem and a sense of control over life. This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, ultimately decides our chances of catching colds.

[5] To figure out which mattered more, personality or emotions, the researchers interviewed 193 healthy adults. The results showed that everyone in the study was equally likely to get infected. Their symptoms, however, differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the precious fortnight.

[6] Among those who reported good moods and had been infected with the flu virus, for example, 28 percent developed coughs and stuffy noses. On the other hand, those symptoms struck 41 percent of people who had been less positive.

[7] Scientists argue about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger effect on how healthy we are. For now, it can’t hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!

What’s the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

Fill in the blank with proper words in the first paragraph. (Please answer within 10 words.)

Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

But their symptoms were closely related to the emotions they had claimed to have in the last two weeks.

Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph in to proper Chinese.

Suppose one of your friends have got infected with the H1N1 flu, give him/her at least 3 pieces of evidence. (Please answer within 30 words.)

Answer 1

【答案】见解析

【解析】Positive attitudes keep you healthy.

who are cheerful and relaxed

Their symptoms, however, differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the precious fortnight.

这些发现很有趣，但不能证明一个人的态度对他/她是否生病产生影响。

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