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【题目】 How can you change negative ( 极其负面的) thoughts? Many people suggest 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 feeling 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 believe that the way we remember emotional ( 情绪的) messages is affected by our mood. Those who feel sad remember negative information far more easily than positive messages, especially when the information is about them.

In order to prove（证明）this, Troje and his team watched 47 people walking on the treadmill (跑步机) by cameras. Half of the people were encouraged to follow a depressive walking style, while the other half moved like a happy person. Walking speed was kept the same for both groups.

Meanwhile, the scientists read out a list of positive and negative words, asking people to decide whether or not each word described them well. Afterwards, people were asked to recall as many words as they could remember.

As expected, those who followed a depressed walk recalled more negative words than those that walk in a happy manner.

This shows that our walk influences the way we deal with information. And the scientists believe that using a happy walking style could help with treatment for depression.

【1】Scientists from Queen’s University think that we can change negative thoughts by .

A.remembering emotional messagesB.thinking about a happy person

C.walking like a happy personD.hanging out with friends

【2】What does the underlined word “depressive” mean in Paragraph 4?

A.快乐的B.快速的C.慢的D.抑郁的

【3】What do we know about Troje’s test?

A.Scientists took photos of the walking styles of 47 people.

B.47 people recalled all the words after walking.

C.47 people were asked to walk at different speeds.

D.Those who walked like a happy man recalled more positive words than those that followed a depressed walk.

【4】According to the story, the scientists’ findings can help .

A.treat depressed patientsB.improve one’s acting skills

C.deal with memory lossD.encourage people to exercise

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

你如何改变消极的想法？许多人建议思考一些光明和快乐的事情。然而，来自加拿大皇后大学的科学家说，可能还有另一种方法:像一个快乐的人一样走路。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中的句子“However, scientists from Queen’s University in Canada said that there might be another way: by walking like a happy person.”可知皇后大学的科学家认为改变消极的想法的另一种方法是：像一个快乐的人一样走路。故选C。

【2】词句猜测题。根据文中的句子“Half of the people were encouraged to follow a depressive walking style, while the other half moved like a happy person.”可知文中while连接的两个句子是正反对比的关系，所以句中的划线词depressive与happy是反义关系。结合选项，可知depressive应该是快乐的反义词“抑郁的”意思。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。“those who followed a depressed walk recalled more negative words than those that walk in a happy manner.”文中谈到遵循抑郁的方式走路的人比以快乐的方式走路的人记得更多的负面词汇。可推测那些走路像一个快乐的人的人比那些带着抑郁的人回忆起更多积极的词汇。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据“And the scientists believe that using a happy walking style could help with treatment for depression.”可知使用快乐的走路方式有助于治疗抑郁症。故选A。