Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

How northern Europeans beat the winter blues

Ask a child from northern Europe to draw two pictures — one on a rainy day and a second in the sunshine — and this is what you will get: in the first, as raindrops fall from the top of the page, the man behind the window has an unhappy expression. When a yellow sun sends out some light from the corner, the man is smiling.

Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness. They think this is true because they are so aware of how their environment affects them. 【1】 In October 2008, a group of researchers examined the influence of different daily weather factors, including temperature, wind and sunlight, on 1,200 participants. The conclusion was that good or bad weather had little effect on people’s feelings. 【2】 A person who is upset on dark or cold days suffers from a negative mood, and he will be likely to experience a sad winter. This is the basis of an illness called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). 【3】

Kalayjian, professor of psychology at Fordham University, advises that we should take steps to strengthen the brain’s system against weather-driven mood changes. Research on SAD has been focused on the brain’s response to darkness and light. When our eyes detect darkness, the brain gives off melatonin, which starts sleep cycles. 【4】 It takes over to help us wake up and feel better when we detect light. “We can encourage people to take charge of their feelings,” says Kalayjian. “We tell them to leave the computers and the indoor games and get out there in the sun. 【5】”

A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect your mood. But as the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly once said: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing.”

A. Another chemical called serotonin, however, can make people happy.

B. That’s when people can recharge their serotonin and get a better mood.

C. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.

D. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity to weather changes.

E. Yet that link has no scientific basis.

F. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.

G. It affects about 10% of the population of northern Europe each year.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】G

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：環(huán)境對人的情緒有影響嗎？研究表明情緒和天氣關系不大，主要是自身的原因。要控制好自己的情感最重要。

【1】E 考查對上下文的理解。空前的意思是：北歐人將悲傷和雨聯(lián)系在一起，把陽光和快樂雨關聯(lián)系在一起。他們認為這是真實的，因為他們深知環(huán)境對他們的影響。但是這種情緒沒有科學依據(jù)，故選E。

【2】D 考查對上下文的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵航Y論是，好的或壞的天氣對人的感情影響不大。所以這里的意思是：他們斷定他們對天氣變化的敏感程度因人而異。故選D。

【3】G 考查對上下文的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵涸诤诎祷蚶涞娜兆颖瘋�的人患有消極的情緒，他將有可能經(jīng)歷悲傷的冬季。這是一種稱為季節(jié)性情感障礙 (SAD) 疾病的原理。所以這里的意思是：SAD影響到北歐每年約 10%的人口。故選G。

【4】A 考查對上下文的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵寒斘覀兊难劬Πl(fā)現(xiàn)黑暗時，大腦放出褪黑激素，開始睡眠周期。所以這里的意思是：但是，另一種化學稱為血清素能讓人快樂。故選A。

【5】B 考查對上下文的理解。空前的意思是：要管好自己的感覺，我們告訴他們離開電腦和室內(nèi)游戲，走出去到陽光下。就在那時人們可以重新制造血清素和有更好的心情。故選E。