18.New research has shown that you might not just be feeling blue; you may also be seeing it differently.Your mood may affect how you see the world around you,according to a new study.A team of researchers has proved that sadness could have an effect on the way we see colors.
The team,led by psychology researcher Christopher Thorstenson of the University of Rochester,found that people who had a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis (轴),compared to people who weren't feeling sad.
"We were already deeply familiar with how often people use color terms to describe common phenomena,like mood,even when these concepts seem unrelated,"Thorstenson said in a statement."We thought maybe a reason why these metaphors (比喻) appear was that there really was a connection between mood and identifying colors in a different way."
Thorstenson and his team are not the first to identify a link between a depressed mood and a difference in recognition.In 2010,Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first proved a link between mood and identifying colors.This was supported by a 2013paper by Johnson Fam of the University of Singapore.
The team conducted two studies.In the first,127participants were chosen randomly to watch one of two video clips,which had been proved in previous studies to feel either sadness or amusement.They didn't do that in a specific order.The entire group was then tasked with identifying the colors in 48continued color changes.The group that had been shown the sad clip was measurably worse at identifying colors along the blue-yellow axis.
For the second study,130participants were randomly assigned to watch either a sad clip or a neutral (中性的) one.The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group.
32.If oneD,the colors he sees might be different from those in others'eyes.
A.is in a good mood B.has an eye illness
C.attends a speech D.doesn't feel happy
33.Who were the first to find out the link between mood and identifying colours?D
A.Thorstenson and Johnson.
B.Thorstenson and his team.
C.Johnson and his team.
D.Emaneuel and his team.
34.The sadness group in the second studyC.
A.felt happy when watching the video
B.performed better than the other
C.were less able to identify some colours
D.could only identify blue and yellow
35.What does the underlined word in the fifth paragraph most probably mean?B
A.In no specific place.
B.With no specific rule.
C.With no specific confidence.
D.At no specific time.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,英语中用蓝色来形容心情低落,"蓝色"的心情可不只是一种比喻.一项新研究表明,你的情绪也可能影响你如何看待周围的世界.一个研究小组已经证明悲伤可能对我们所看到的颜色的方式产生影响.
解答 32.D.细节理解题.根据 people who had a sad mood were less accurate in identifying colors on the blue-yellow axis (轴),compared to people who weren't feeling sad.可知,如果一个人不感到快乐,他看到的颜色可能不同于其他人眼里的.故选D.
33.D.细节理解题.根据In 2010,Emanuel Bubl and his team at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany first proved a link between mood and identifying colors.可知,Emaneuel和他的团队是第一个发现情绪和识别颜色之间的关系的.故选D.
34.C.细节理解题.根据The sadness group showed reduced ability to identify colors along the blue-yellow axis than the neutral group.可知,悲伤的团队在第二项研究中不能够识别一些颜色.
35.B.词义猜测题.根据上下文可知,127 participants were chosen randomly to watch one of two video clips句意为127名参与者中随机挑选看两个视频之一.故randomly意为随机地.故选B.
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