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【题目】Many songs, poems, and books have been written on love’s strong effect on people. The state of being in love has even been compared to being sick or mad. A study by Professor Semir Zeki of University College London has found that love does affect people’s brains by making them feel great.

Zeki studied young men and women who had recently fallen in love. He found that, when they were looking at photos of their loved ones, there was heightened activity in four areas of their brains. These areas deal with emotions, and one of them, in particular, is known to respond to drugs that cause feelings of great joy and excitement.

Interestingly, the study also found a lack of activity in two other areas of the brain when the volunteers looked at their lovers’ photographs. One of these areas is linked to feelings of sadness, while the other is often active in people suffering from depression. It seems love really can be uplifting.

The state of being in love, according to some scientists, may actually be good for your health. Although scientists know that being in love can make a person feel great, the exact influence of love on a person’s health is harder to determine. However, scientists say that people do need love in order to live healthy lives.

According to Dr. Thomas Lewis, people need to be in relationships because that is how we are designed. He says the brain can only maintain(保持) the overall stability of a person’s immune(免疫) system, bodily rhythms, and heart if it receives input(输入) from outside the body in the form of emotional connections with others.

Professor Antonio Damasio has a similar view. He says that love enriches a person’s imagination and creativity, and makes a person’s body work better. He also believes that love can even improve the body’s ability to fight against disease. Damasio’s wise words of advice are “ Choose love and you will live longer.”

【1】The main idea of this passage is __________.

A. love can really cause people active

B. love has effect on songs and books

C. love is linked with emotion

D. love is what we need

【2】What does the underlined word “uplifting” mean? It means __________.

A. inspiring B. available C. cold D. mad

【3】From the passage we know__________.

A. People write songs, poems and books to say love is the sweetest thing

B. nobody but Professor Semir Zeki has found love does affect people’s brains

C. being in love sometimes may make someone act as if he/ she were mad

D. love causes heightened activity in all areas of a person’s brains

【4】Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Some scientists have the idea that love does good to people.

B. It is possible for scientists to decide how much influence love can give people.

C. People are born to be in need of getting on touch with each other.

D. A person’s health depends on partly on emotional connections with others.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。科学家的研究表明爱情的确会影响人类的大脑，恋爱似乎真的能使人精神振奋，有科学家表示，为了过健康的生活，人的确需要爱情。有科学家相信爱情甚至可以增强身体对疾病的抵抗力。

【1】D主旨大意题。全篇都在讲述根据科学家的研究，爱情的确会影响人类的大脑，能使人精神振奋，为了过健康的生活，人的确需要爱情，它甚至可以增强身体对疾病的抵抗力，文章最后一句再次点题“Choose love and you will live longer.”选择爱情，你会活得更久。故选D。

【2】A词义猜测题。uplifting出现在文章第三段，本段讲述这项研究同时发现，在志愿者观看恋人的照片时，大脑中有其它两个区域是不活动的。其中一个区域与悲伤的感觉有关，在罹患忧郁症的人身上另一个区域则经常活跃。由此看来，爱情似乎真的能使人精神振奋。所以uplifting是令人振奋的意思。故选A。

【3】C细节推断题。根据文章第一段The state of being in love has even been compared to being sick or mad.可知处在恋爱中的状态甚至被比拟成生病或发疯。故选C。

【4】B细节推断题。根据文章第四段Although scientists know that being in love can make a person feel great, the exact influence of love on a person’s health is harder to determine.可知，虽然科学家知道恋爱使人感觉棒极了，但是爱情对于一个人健康的精确影响却比较难以测定。故选B。

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