题目内容
6.A new study has discovered that meditation(冥想)and oxygen sport together reduce depression(抑郁).The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination,done twice a week for only two months,reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40percent."We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students,"said lead author Dr.Brandon Alderman."It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression."
Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect in combating depression.Alderman and Dr.Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training (MAP)enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.
Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport.They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing,enabling those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.
Shors,who studies the production of new brain cells in the hippocampus-part of the brain involved in memory and learning-says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.
The idea for the human intervention(干预)came from her laboratory studies,she says,with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.
By learning to focus their attention and exercise,people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past,Shors says.
"We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improving mental health."said Alderman."The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost."
28.What made the research so different?B
A.Adopting a way of meaningful talk.
B.Combining the two ways to treat depression.
C.Treating depression with special medicine.
D.Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.
29.The underlined word"combating"in Paragraph 3 can be replaced byA.
A.fighting B.identifying C.distinguishing D.examining
30.What did the participants do in the research?B
A.They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking.
B.They thought quietly and then took exercise.
C.They took exercise longer than they thought.
D.They took exercise while thinking quietly.
31.What is Shors'main purpose of her studies?C
A.To find out certain brain cells of humans.
B.To study the production of new brain cells.
C.To offer people a new method to treat stress.
D.To decide the links between stress and exercise.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了科学家们进行了一项新的研究,发现了治疗压力的新方法.
解答 28.B 细节理解题.根据文章第二段It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression可知这是第一次用两种方法来治疗抑郁;故选B.
29.A 词义猜测题.根据第三段第二句的后半句enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.使抑郁症患者生不让问题或消极思想打败他们.Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect in combating depression.可知两个活动相互作用对抗抑郁,不让抑郁打败他们.故选A.
30.B 细节理解题.根据第四段第一句Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30minutes of oxygen sport.可知他们静静地思考然后进行锻炼.故选B.
31.C 主旨大意题.根据第六段with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.提供给人们一种新的治疗压力的方法.故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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25.All of the following may contribute to a single parent family EXCEPTA.
A.a bad-tempered parent
B.a broken marriage
C.the death of one parent
D.a single adult adopting a child
26.According to the passage,in grandparent-led families,D.
A.the children gain more respect from society
B.the children face more challenges in society
C.the"parents"give more guidance to children
D.the"parents"have to work again to raise children
27.What kind of family is most likely to keep a pet?C
A.A nuclear family.
B.An extended family.
C.A childless family.
D.A step family.
28.What might be the best title for the passage?A
A.Types of family structures in America
B.Life in a typical American family
C.Family structures matter a lot in America
D.Different families have different values and needs.