Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How northern Europeans beat the winter blues

Ask a child from northern Europe to draw two pictures—one on a rainy day and a second in the sunshine—and this is what you will get: in the first, as raindrops fall from the top of the page, the man behind the window has an unhappy expression. When a yellow sun sends out some light from the corner, the man is smiling.

Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness. They think this is true because they are so aware of how their environment affects them.【1】In October 2008, a group of researchers examined the influence of different daily weather factors, including temperature, wind and sunlight, on 1,200 participants. The conclusion was that good or bad weather had little effect on people’s feelings.【2】A person who is upset on dark or cold days suffers from a negative mood(情绪), and he will be likely to experience a sad winter. This is the basis of an illness called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).【3】

AniKalayjian, professor of psychology at Fordham University, advises that we should take steps to strengthen the brain’s system against weather-driven mood changes. Research on SAD has been focused on the brain’s response to darkness and light. When our eyes detect darkness, the brain gives off melatonin, which starts sleep cycles.【4】It takes over to help us wake up and feel better when we detect light. “We can encourage people to take charge of their feelings,” says Kalayjian. “We tell them to leave the computers and the indoor games and get out there in the sun.【5】”

A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect your mood. But as the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly once said: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing.”

A. Yet that link has no scientific basis.

B. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.

C. It affects about10% of the population of northern Europe each year.

D. Another chemical called serotonin, however, can make people happy.

E. That’s when people can recharge their serotonin and get a better mood.

F. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.

G. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity to weather changes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】G

【3】C

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】试题分析：环境对人的情绪有影响吗？研究表明情绪和天气关系不大，主要是自身的原因，要控制好自己的情感最重要。

【1】A 考查上下文的理解判断能力。上一句提到北欧人把雨和伤心，阳光和快乐联系在一起，而空格后面的内容讲述的是研究显示，天气对情绪的影响很少，故A符合语境。

【2】G 本题的关键词是a group of researchers，正好与G选项中的they相一致。

【3】C 选项中的it代指前句中的Seasonal Affective Disorder。故C符合要求。

【4】D 前句提到了大脑释放的一种化学物质，答案D中介绍了另一种化学物质，而且这种化学物质能让人高兴，与后文内容一致。故D符合要求。

【5】E 前句提到我们告知他们离开电脑和室内游戏到外面去沐浴阳光，后句应该说这么做的益处，故可知E正确。

【学法指导】

上下文联系，抓关键词，再结合好七个选项是做好七选五题型的关键所在。【2】G本题的关键词是a group of researchers，正好与G选项中的they相一致。【1】A 考查上下文的理解判断能力。上一句提到北欧人把雨和伤心，阳光和快乐联系在一起，而空格后面的内容讲述的是研究显示，天气对情绪的影响很少，故A符合语境。