Question

【題目】 How can you change negative thoughts? Many people suggest changing your attitude by thinking of something bright and happy.

However, scientists from Queen’s University in Canada said that there might be another way: by walking like a happy person.

“It is not surprising that our mood and the way we feel affects（影響）how we walk, but we want to see whether the way we move also affects how we feel,” explained Nikolaus Troje, the lead scientist, to The Independent.

Scientists believed that the way we remember emotional（令人動情的）messages is affected by our mood. Those who feel sad remember negative information far more easily than active messages, especially when the information is about them.

In order to prove this, Troje and his team used cameras to observe 47 people walking on the treadmill（跑步機(jī)）. Half of the people were encouraged to mimic（模仿）a depressive walking style, while the other half moved like a happy person. Walking speed was kept equal for both groups.

During the time on the treadmill, the scientists read out a list of active and negative words, asking people to decide whether or not each word described them well. Afterwards, people were asked to recite as many of the words as they could remember.

As expected, those who had been mimicking a depressed walk remembered more negative words than those that had been walking in a happy manner.

This finding means that our walk influences the way we treat information. And the scientists believe that using a happy walking style could help with treatment for depression.

【1】What does the underlined word “negative” mean in the first paragraph?

A.多變的B.冷漠的C.消極的D.易怒的

【2】What new way did scientists from Queen’s University possibly find to change negative thoughts?

A.Doing something happy.B.Thinking of something bright.

C.Walking like a happy person.D.Thinking about being a happy person.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about Troje’s test?

A.The 47 people walked on the treadmill.B.Half of the people walked in a depressive walking style.

C.Another half walked in a happy walking style.D.The two groups walked at different speeds.

【4】What does the word “them” refer to?

A.The walking styles.B.The scientists.

C.The list of words.D.The 47 people.

【5】According to the story, the finding can help __________.

A.treat patients with depressionB.improve one’s acting skills

C.deal with people’s memory lossD.change a person’s exercise habit

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文介紹了有科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)并證實了以一個開心的人的走路風(fēng)格來走路能夠治療抑郁。

【1】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)“Many people suggest changing your attitude by thinking of something bright and happy.”可知，此處作為happy和bright的反義詞，表示“消極”的含義。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“However, scientists from Queen’s University in Canada said that there might be another way: by walking like a happy person.”可知，加拿大皇后大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們表示像一個快樂的人那樣走路可以改變消極思想。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。A項：47人在跑步機(jī)上行走。根據(jù)“In order to prove this, Troje and his team used cameras to observe 47 people walking on the treadmill（跑步機(jī)）.”可知，有47人在跑步機(jī)上行走，該項表述正確；B項：一半的人以壓抑的方式走路。根據(jù)“Half of the people were encouraged to mimic（模仿）a depressive walking style”可知，一半的人以壓抑的方式走路，該項表述正確；C項：另一半的人以開心的方式走路。根據(jù)“while the other half moved like a happy person”可知，另一半的人以開心的方式走路，該項表述正確；D項：兩組人以不同的速度行走。根據(jù)“Walking speed was kept equal for both groups.”可知，兩組人以相同的速度行走，該項表述錯誤。故選D。

【4】詞句猜測題。A項：走路風(fēng)格；B項：科學(xué)家；C項：單詞列表；D項：47個人。根據(jù)“the scientists read out a list of active and negative words, asking people to decide whether or not each word described them well.”可知，科學(xué)家們宣讀了一份積極詞匯和消極詞匯的清單，請人們判斷每個詞是否都很好地描述了它們，所以此處them指的是單詞列表。故選C。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項：治療抑郁癥患者；B項：提高某人表演技能；C項：處理人們記憶缺失；D項：改變一個人的鍛煉習(xí)慣。根據(jù)“And the scientists believe that using a happy walking style could help with treatment for depression.”可知，開心的走路風(fēng)格能夠幫助治療抑郁。故選A。