Question

Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.

Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.

“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少)the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.

In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.

The results showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.

Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.

1.Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?

A. People talked about their feelings every day.

B. People were kept alone for six days.

C. People were given colds by doctors.          

D. People were made to feel unhappy.

2.What did the study find?

A. People who felt happy never got ill.     

B. People’s feelings didn’t influence their health.

C. People with good feelings became ill more easily.

D. People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses..

3.According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?

A. Eating.          B. Crying.    C. Laughing.   D. Sleeping.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Smiles can fight colds                B. Cause of colds found

C. The danger of colds                  D. How people get sick

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了积极愉快的心情能把感冒赶走。研究人员谢尔登科恩，对193人进行两周的研究发现，情绪积极愉快的人得的病不太严重，持续时间也短。因此最后得出结论，积极的心情会有利于战胜疾病。

1.But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, 可知人们每天说出自己的感觉，因此A项也是研究内容，故排除。故选D。

2. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.可知研究结果表明那些心情愉快的人得的病不严重，而且持续时间也较短。故选D。

3.Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. 可知科恩认为人们有积极的情绪时，身体可能产生一种有利于战胜疾病的化学物质，故推断所心情愉快有利于战胜疾病，故选C。

4.Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.可知全文围绕着愉快的心情有利于战胜疾病，赶走感冒。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。