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 feelings may reduce 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 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 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.
【小题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.【小题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.【小题3】According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?A．Eating.B．Crying.C．Laughing.D．Sleeping.【小题4】This passage is a/an .A．advertisementB．newspaper reportC．storyD．scientist's diary【小题5】What is the best title for this passage?A．Smiles can fight coldsB．Cause of colds foundC．The danger of coldsD．How people get sickD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】细节题，可以用排除法，A由倒数第三段Cohen's interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks；B由倒数第三段stay alone in a room for six days ；C由倒数第三段the people were given colds by doctors，所以选D
【小题2】细节题，由第三段positive feelings may reduce the danger of illness可以知道答案，所以选D
【小题3】细节题，由第四段第一句话Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often.可以知道答案，所以选C
【小题4】推理题，本文主要说明一项研究：心情好的人很少得病，是一篇报道性文章，所以选B
【小题5】推理题，由本文的主要内容“心情好的人很少得病”，可以推出答案，所以选A