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8.Bad moods can actually be good for you-an Australian study finds that being sad makes people less possible to be taken in,improves their ability to judge others and also improves memory.
The study,carried out by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales,showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of,and paid more attention to their surroundings than happier people,who were more likely to believe anything they were told."Although positive mood seems to promote creativity,flexibility,cooperation,negative moods lead to more attentive,careful thinking and encourage people to pay greater attention to the outside world,"Forgas wrote."Our research suggests that sadness promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations."
For the study,Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with inducing (引起,导致)happy or sad moods in participants through watching films and recalling positive or negative events.In one of the experiments,happy and sad participants were asked to judge the truth of urban myths and rumors and found that people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements.People in a bad mood were also less likely to make quick decisions based on racial or religious prejudices(偏见),and they were less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed.
The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments.Forgas said this showed that a negative mood may actually promote a clearer and more successful communication style."
"Positive mood is not universally desirable:people in negative mood are less prone to judgmental errors,and are better at producing high-quality,effective persuasive arguments"Forgas wrote.

56.According to the text,people in a bad mood are more likely toA.
A.judge other people more exactly
B.believe anything they are told
C.make quick decisions based on prejudices
D make mistakes when asked to describe an event
57.We can learn from the text that Joseph ForgasD.
A.carried out the experiments alone
B.is a psychology professor in Britain
C.likes to deal with demanding situations in life
D believes bad moods might benefit people's health
58.In what way did Joseph Forgas conclude the study?A
A.By comparison
B.By explanation
C.By analysis
D By inference
59.The text is mainly aboutC
A.how to change bad moods into good moods
B.the differences between good and bad moods.
C.benefits of bad moods
D how to beat bad moods.

分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,主要讲了最新的一项研究发现糟糕的情绪事实上是有好处的.

解答 56-59.ADAC
56题答案:A考查细节推理,根据原文第一段的an Australian study finds that being sad makes people less possible to be taken in,improves their ability to judge others and also improves memory.一项意大利研究表明悲伤使人被欺骗的可能性变小,并提高他们判断他人的能力及记忆力.可知本题答案为A选项(提高判断他人的能力的结果是能够更加准确地判断他人).
57题答案:D考查细节推理,根据原文第一段的an Australian study finds that being sad makes people less possible to be taken in,improves their ability to judge others and also improves memory.一项意大利研究表明悲伤使人被欺骗的可能性变小,并提高他们判断他人的能力及记忆力.可知本题答案为D选项(提高了记忆力当然是有助于健康).
58题答案:A考查细节推理,根据文章第三段For the study,Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with inducing (引起,导致)happy or sad moods in participants through watching films and recalling positive or negative events.为了该研究,Forgas及其团队进行了几个实验--实验是以包括参与者通过观看电影或回忆积极的或消极的事件获得的快乐或悲伤的情绪开始的.可知该项研究运用的是"比较"的方法,故本题答案为A选项.
59题答案:C考查主旨大意,文章主要讲的是糟糕情绪的一些好处;故本题答案为C选项.

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.

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