Question

【题目】 How can you change negative(消极的) 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 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 messages is affected by our mood. Those who suffer from depression (抑郁) 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 (跑步机). 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 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.

【2】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.

【3】In the test, those who walked in a happy manner ______.

A.remembered more negative wordsB.remembered more positive words

C.lived a happier lifeD.lived a harder life

【4】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】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本文是说明文。科学家们发现我们的运动方式会影响我们的感觉。用快乐的走路方式可以帮助治疗抑郁症。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段中“scientists from Queen’s University in Canada said that there might be another way: by walking like a happy person.”可知，科学家们提出另一种改变消极思维的方式：像一个快乐的人那样走路。故选C项。

【2】细节理解题。根据第五段中“Walking speed was kept equal for both groups.”，在实验中，47人在跑步机上走，一半的人被鼓励模仿抑郁的人走路的样子，而另一半则像一个快乐的人那样走路。两组的步行速度保持相同。因此选项D “两组以不同的速度走路”是不不正确的。故选D项。

【3】推理判断题。根据第七段中“those who had been mimicking a depressed walk remembered more negative words than those that had been walking in a happy manner. （那些模仿沮丧的走路样子的人比那些以快乐的方式走路的人记住了更多消极的词汇。）”，因此可以推断，那些以快乐方式走路的人会记住更多的积极词汇。故选B项。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“And the scientists believe that using a happy walking style could help with treatment for depression.”可知，科学家们相信，用快乐的走路方式可以帮助治疗抑郁症。因此，这项发现可以帮助治疗患有抑郁症的病人。故选A项。