4.Happiness is contagious,researchers reported on Thursday.
People with the most social connections--spouses,friends,neighbors and relatives--were also the happiest,the data showed."Each additional happy person makes you happier,"Christakis said.
"Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others.It is this fabric of humanity,like an American patch quilt."
Each person sits on a different colored patch."Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches.Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you,"Christakis said.
"It is not just happy people connecting with happy people,which they do.Above and beyond,there is this contagious process going on."
And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness,they discovered.
"If a social contact is happy,it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent,"Fowler said."A friend of a friend,or the friend of a spouse or a sibling (兄弟姐妹),if they are happy,increases your chances by 10 percent,"he added.
A happy third degree friend--the friend of a friend of a friend--increases a person's chances of being happy by 6 percent.
"But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that you'll be unhappy by 7 percent,"Fowler said.
The finding is interesting and it is useful,too,Fowler said.
"Among other benefits,happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality (死亡率),pairi reduction and improved cardiac (心脏的)function.So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to promote a healthier society,"he said.
The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having﹩5,000 extra increased a person's chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.
"A happy friend is worth about﹩20,000,"Christakis said.
46.According to the research,your happinessB.
A.has nothing to do with your workmates or schoolmates
B.has something to do with anyone who has a close relationship with you
C.depends on those who are in favour of you or are against you
D.has little to do with what social connections you have
47.The underlined word"contagious"in the first paragraph meansA.
A.infectious B.beautiful C.effective D.prior
48.It can be inferred thatC.
A.happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappiness
B.unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happiness
C.happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappiness
D.the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers
49.Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?A
A.Being in a party with a happy atmosphere.
B.A happy experience of your brother or your parents.
C.A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.
D.Happiness of your friend's friend.
50.What does Christakis mean by saying"A happy friend is worth about﹩20,000"?D
A.A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of﹩20,000.
B.A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about﹩20,000.
C.A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.
D.A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8%.
分析 美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明,快乐感可以互相传递.这项研究成果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法.
解答 46.B.细节理解题.根据第二段People with the most social connections-spouses,friends,neighbors and relatives-were also the happiest,the data showed."Each additional happy person makes you happier可知你的幸福与你身边的人有关系;故选B.
47.A.词义猜测题.根据第一段Happiness is contagious,researchers reported on Thursday可知幸福是会传染的;意为感染的;故选A
48.C.推理判断题.根据第六段"And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness,they discovered."一句可推知选C.
49.A.事实细节题.根据第七、第八段讲述的别人的快乐感对你的影响几率可知,排在最前的是"If a social contact is happy",故选A.
50.D.推理判断题.根据文章倒数第二段The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having 5,000extraincreasedaperson'schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.可知 5,000增加了2 percent;那么$ 20,000就是8 percent.故D正确
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.