Question

【题目】 Recently, a new study suggests that staying positive through the cold season could be the best defense(抵御) against getting sick.

In an experiment that exposed（暴露）healthy volunteers to a cold of flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny emotion were less likely to fall ill. The findings, published in the journal “Psychosomatic Medicine”, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help defend the common cold and other illnesses.

“People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus,” explained Dr Sheldom Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. And when they do get a cold, they may experience their illness as less serious.

Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less susceptible(易受影响的) to catching a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional quality itself had the effect.

For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality qualities, physical health and “emotional style”.

Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy and tense had a negative style.

Afterwards, the researchers gave them nose drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus that causes flu-like symptoms. Over the next six days the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, sneeze they had. Cohen and his colleagues found that positive emotions really have the big effect of fighting virus.

【1】The results of the experiments by researchers suggest that _______.

A.people in excellent spirits are less likely to fall ill.

B.the emotional quality itself has the greatest effect of fighting virus

C.people with a positive emotional style seemed more likely to get ill

D.positive emotional people and negative people response similarly to the virus

【2】Dr Sheldom Cohen made studies and reached his conclusion by _______.

A.comparing the experimental results of different groups

B.looking into the forms completed by the volunteers

C.collecting data among people with a cold

D.observing the volunteers’ symptoms

【3】According to the passage, what quality should we develop to fight virus?

A.Clever.B.Hard-working.

C.Optimistic.D.Friendly.

【4】We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A.positive life can lead to success in one’s career

B.physical health is more important than mental health

C.the happier we are, the less likely we will be to fall ill

D.the more we are together, the happier we will be

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。最近，一项新的研究表明，在寒冷的季节保持积极的心态可能是防止生病的最佳防御措施。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段中In an experiment that exposed（暴露）healthy volunteers to a cold of flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny emotion were less likely to fall ill.在一项让暴露健康志愿者接触流感病毒感冒的实验中，研究人员发现，情绪乐观的人患病的可能性较小。可知，研究人员的实验结果表明 精神状态良好的人不大可能生病。故选A项。

【2】推理判断题。根据第六段中Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy and tense had a negative style.那些倾向于快乐的人，精力充沛和随和的人被认为有一种积极的情绪风格，而那些经常不快乐和紧张的人则有一种消极的风格。由此判断出，谢尔多姆科恩博士进行了研究，并通过比较不同实验组的实验结果得出了他的结论。故选A项。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段中Cohen and his colleagues found that positive emotions really have the big effect of fighting virus.科恩和他的同事们发现，积极的情绪确实对抗击病毒有很大的作用。可知，我们应该培养乐观的品质来对抗病毒。故选C项。

【4】推理判断题。根据第二段中In an experiment that exposed（暴露）healthy volunteers to a cold of flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny emotion were less likely to fall ill. The findings, published in the journal “Psychosomatic Medicine”, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help defend the common cold and other illnesses. 在一项让健康志愿者接触流感病毒的实验中，研究人员发现，通常情绪开朗的人患病的可能性更小。该研究结果在《身心医学》期刊上发表。研究结果进一步证明，“积极的情绪”有助于预防普通感冒和其它疾病。以及最后一段中Cohen and his colleagues found that positive emotions really have the big effect of fighting virus.科恩和他的同事发现，科恩和他的同事们发现，积极的情绪确实对抗击病毒有很大的作用。从文章中我们可以推断出：我们越快乐，生病的可能性就越小。故选C项。