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阅读理解 NEW YORK：Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defence against getting ill, new study findings suggest． 　　In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny disposition were less likely to fall ill．The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help protect us from the common cold and other illnesses． 　　Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective－as in happiness improving immune function－and subjective－as in happy people being less troubled by a sore throat or runny nose．“People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus，”explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh．“And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their illness as being less severe．” 　　Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional trait itself had the effect． 　　For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality traits, self-perceived health, and emotional “style”．Those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense, and hostile had a negative style． 　　The researchers gave them nasal(鼻的)drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus．Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, sneezing or congestion they had, while the researchers collected objective data．Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal troubles, happy people were less likely to develop a cold． (1) Which is the best title for the passage? [　　] A． Stay Away from Being Negative B． Positive or Negative, It's Up to You C． An Effective Medicine for Being Fit D． Warm People Likely to Keep Cold A way (2) According to Dr Cohen's research, the reason why some people are unlikely to catch a cold is that ________． [　　] A． their cheerful mood benefits the immune system B． they have developed a certain gene against flu virus C． they are less likely to have a sore throat and runny nose D． they have got a stronger self-confidence in their health (3) The passage is probably written for ________． [　　] A． medical students B． lead authors C． the public D． the volunteers (4) The research is done by ________． [　　] A． getting volunteers in one emotional group and analyzing them B． conducting a medical experiment on volunteers of different emotional styles C． collecting and analyzing volunteers' objective nasal production data D． having volunteers answer questions on personality, health and emotions

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答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．B;
解析：

(1)	考查主旨大意。第一段是文章的中心段，本句是说在寒冷季节保持积极的状态是抵抗疾病的最佳方式，由此可判断此项正确。
(2)	考查细节理解。结合第三段开头部分的“…as in happiness improving immune function”和中间部分中的“People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus．”可知乐观的情感态度对免疫系统很有好处。C项答非所问。
(3)	考查推理判断。这是一项公开发表的最新研究成果，所以读者对象是所有人。另外，保持积极的精神状态是每个人都能做到的，由此也可以判断此项正确。
(4)	解析：考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段的后半部分可知是对两组不同情感型的人进行试验。研究人员是亲自进行试验，而不是通过四处收集数据并加以分析得出结论，因此C项不正确。 　　文章大意：信不信由你，最近一项研究表明，积极乐观的心态可以帮你在寒冷的冬天抵御疾病的侵袭。