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 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 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】 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.advertisement
B.newspaper report
C.story
D.scientist’s diary
【小题5】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6】

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It’s a long way to market(市场). " The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren’t you walking?" she asked, "It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
2. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D. told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk
3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his father
D. only one person to ride such a long way
4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by himself
5. The young woman was most sorry ____.
A. for the old man
B. for the farmer’s young son
C. that it was not far to the market
D. for the horse

Mary was a 911 operator(接线员) in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said, “Mom is ill, Mom is ill”, again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open, and they couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears(眼泪) were running down her face.
The doctor gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people , “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911.” “It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
【小题1】 What did Mary do every day? ______________

A.She answered the telephone calls.
B.She talked with the policemen and the doctors.
C.She played with the children.
D.She dealt with emergencies(紧急情况).
【小题2】 How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call? _______________
A.She was worried.B.She was sorry.
C.She was surprised.D.She was happy.
【小题3】How did the police and the doctors get into the house?_________________
A.They went in through the windows.B.They broke the door open.
C.They didn’t go in.D.The woman was outside. They didn’t need to go in.
【小题4】 How could the little girl learn to call 911?________________
A.She learnt it by herself.B.She called it by chance.(偶然地)
C.Her mother taught her one MondayD.Her mother often taught her.
【小题5】 How old was the little girl?_________________-
A.Only two.B.She was nine.
C.She was five.D.She couldn’t walk, so she must be less one.

The rapid growth of Smartphones and electronic tablets(平板电脑)is making the Internet favourite for Americans reading news, a report said.

News consumption online increased 17% last year from the year before. Television news, newspapers, radio and magazines all lost audience last year. For the first time, the number of people who get news online at least three times a week is larger than the number of people who get news from the newspapers. TV news has been the most popular since the 1960s. It has replaced the afternoon newspapers. But now the online news seems to be more popular than the TV news.

People are used to having the Internet available on phones or small tablets. In December, 2010, 41% of Americans said they got most of their news on the Internet, more than double the 17% who said that a year earlier, the report said. In January, 2011, 7% of Americans owned electronic tablets, nearly double what it was three months earlier. It was the fastest-growing new digital technology, ahead of mobile phones when they were introduced. The online ad income was expected to surpass(超过)print newspaper ad income for the first time in 2010.

The news business used to be the intermediary(中介). You needed newspapers and TV stations to reach your customers. In this age of the computer, it’s the software developers that you need.

1.Americans like getting news from ________ best today.

A.TV news

B.the Internet

C.newspapers

D.radios

2.About ________ % of Americans got most of their news on the Internet in 2009.

A.7

B.17

C.24

D.51

3.Which of the following media has more readers?

① TV news        ② the Internet        ③ the afternoon newspapers

A.①>②>③

B.②>①>③

C.③>①>②

D.③>②>①

4.About 3.5% of Americans had electronic tablets in ________.

A.October, 2010

B.December, 2010

C.February, 2011

D.March, 2011

5.The news business depends on ________ today.

A.the reporters

B.the readers

C.the newspaper sellers

D.the software developers

 

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 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 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.

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.

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..

3. According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?

A.Eating.

B.Crying.

C.Laughing.

D.Sleeping.

4.This passage is a/an          .

A.advertisement

B.newspaper report

C.story

D.scientist’s diary

5.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

6.

 

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