Question

    When your friend has a bad day, what will you do to comfort him or her? Hugging can help them feel better, Time reported.

According to scientists from Carnegie Melon University in the US, hugs can be good for a person’s mood and stress levels. Hugging can increase positive（积极的）feelings and reduce negative（消极的）feelings.

Researchers talked to about 400 people. They asked them about their mood, whether they had any conflicts（冲突）with others and if they had a hug that day.

They found that when people experienced conflicts but didn’t get any hugs, they reported more negative feelings. But when people had both on the same day, they reported more positive feelings and fewer negative feelings.

When you receive a hug, your body releases a certain hormone（荷尔蒙）. This hormone lowers blood pressure, as well as reduces stress and anxiety（焦虑）, Michael Murphy from Carnegie Melon told Time.

Of course, hugging is not the only way to comfort others. People sometimes give advice or just try to solve the other person’s problems directly. However, doing these things might make people feel like they’re being criticized（批评）, But physical contact like hugging “makes people feel like they are cared about and have someone who is there for them,” Murphy said. “But that doesn’t make any judgments（about right or wrong）.”

1.According to Time, what can improve someone’s mood?

___________________________________________________________.

2.Did researchers ask about 400 people about their mood?

_____________, ______________________________________________.

3.When people had both on the same day, they reported ... Here what did “both” refer to（指的是）?

Here “both” referred to _____________________________.

4.What is Michael Murphy?

He is ________________________________________.

5.What other ways do you think can comfort others besides hugging?

I think ________________________________________.

6.What do you often do to help your friend when he/she has a bad day?

________________________________________.

Answer

1.Hugs can improve someone’s mood.

2. Yes they did.

3.（having）conflicts and（getting）hugs.

4.a scientist（form Carnegie Mellon University in the US）.

5.giving advice or trying to solve the other person’s problems directly

6.I often have a talk with him. /I often go out with him./I often hear him/her telling his trouble ...

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了拥抱对人的情绪和压力水平都有好处。拥抱可以增加积极的感觉，减少消极的感觉。

1.题干“根据时间，什么能改善一个人的情绪？”根据文中“ hugs can be good for a person’s mood and stress levels.”可知，拥抱可以改善某人的情绪。故答案为Hugs can improve someone’s mood.

2.题干“研究人员询问了大约400人的情绪吗？”根据文中“Researchers talked to about 400 people.”可知，这里是做肯定回答。Yes, they did是的，他们是。根据题意，故答案为(1). Yes (2). they did.

3.根据文中“They found that when people experienced conflicts but didn’t get any hugs, they reported more negative feelings. But when people had both on the same day, they reported more positive feelings and fewer negative feelings.”他们发现，当人们经历冲突但没有得到拥抱时，他们会报告更多的负面情绪。但当人们在同一天同时拥有这两种情绪时，他们报告的积极情绪更多，消极情绪更少。。可知这里的both指的是“（有）冲突和（得到）拥抱。”。故答案为（having）conflicts and（getting）hugs.

4.题干“Michael Murphy是做什么的？”根据文中“According to scientists from Carnegie Melon University in the US”可知，Michael Murphy是美国卡内基梅隆大学的科学家。故答案为a scientist（form Carnegie Mellon University in the US）.

5.题干“除了拥抱，你认为还有什么方法可以安慰别人？”根据文中“Of course, hugging is not the only way to comfort others. People sometimes give advice or just try to solve he other person’s problems directly.”可知，当然，拥抱并不是安慰别人的唯一方式。人们有时给别人提建议或尝试直接解决别人的问题。故答案为giving advice or trying to solve the other person’s problems directly.

6.题干“你经常做什么来帮助你的朋友，当他/她有一个糟糕的一天？”我经常和他交谈；和他一块出去；听他讲他的麻烦。故答案为I often have a talk with him. /I often go out with him./I often hear him/her telling his trouble ..