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. Buy 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: 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2:According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
A．Eating.
B．Crying.
C．Laughing.
D．Sleeping.小题3:This passage is a/an .
A．advertisement
B．newspaper report
C．story
D．scientist’s diary小题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
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
题目分析：本文通过纽约大学的研究发现报导了乐观的情绪可以帮助战胜疾病。比起那些闷闷不乐的人，乐观的，轻松的人更不容易患感冒，而且患病持续的时间会更短。
小题1:细节理解题，由文中第六段But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.理解可知选答案D
小题2:理解推断题，由第二段It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses,可知laughing 帮助战胜疾病。
小题3:理解推断题，观察文章的结构和写作手法可以看出本文是一则新闻报道。
小题4:主旨大意题，通读全文理解可知本文主要讲述乐观的情绪可以战胜疾病，故选A
点评：本文通过纽约大学的研究发现报导了乐观的情绪可以帮助战胜疾病。新闻文体由标题、导语、正文三部分组成。导语通常为文章首段，提供主要话题以及事实，是新闻的高潮和结论；而正文为了使主题更加详实、具体，在导语的基础上，引入更多的与主题相关的事实，并展开评论，进而得出结论，所论述的事件也按照重要性递减排序。