A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.
Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier．They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day．The volunteers did these activities for one week.
The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.（146 words）
小題1:The text may probably be taken from _____.
A．a(chǎn) personal anecdote(軼事)B．sports news
C．a(chǎn) history novelD．brief news
小題2:Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.
A．thought of something good that happened the day before
B．were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours
C．did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling
D．went online to try out a few different activities
小題3:From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.
A．workerB．a(chǎn)rtistC．professorD．director
小題4:The best title may probably be _____.
A．Thinking about yesterday’s happiness to be happy today
B．Making a study to make people happier and younger
C．Letting out a secret to live a longer life
D．Doing experiments to make people happier
        
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A

小題1:推理題;從第一段的句子：A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier 可知這是一篇簡報。選D
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．可知回憶過去高興的事會讓人更愉快。選B
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．可知是個教授。選C
小題1:主旨題：從開頭句和最后一句：The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.可知選A，為了今天的快樂想想以前的快樂。
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