11.A new study has discovered that meditation(冥想)and oxygen sport together reduce depression.The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination,done twice a week for only two months,reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.
"We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students,"said lead author Dr.Brandon Alderman."It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression."
Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect in combating depression.Alderman and Dr.Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training (MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.
Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport.They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing,enabling those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.
Shors,who studies the production of new brain cells in the hippocampus-part of the brain involved in memory and learning-says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.
The idea for the human intervention(干預)came from her laboratory studies,she says,with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.
By learning to focus their attention and exercise,people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past,Shors says.
"We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improving mental health."said Alderman."The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost."
29.What made the research so different?B
A.Adopting a way of meaningful talk.
B.Combining the two behavioral ways to treat depression.
C.Treating depression with special medicine.
D.Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.
30.The underlined word"combating"in Paragraph 3 can be replaced byA.
A.fighting
B.identifying
C.distinguishing
D.examining
31.What did the participants do in the research?B
A.They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking.
B.They thought quietly and then took exercise.
C.They took exercise longer than they thought.
D.They took exercise while thinking quietly.
32.What is Shors'main purpose of her studies?C
A.To find out certain brain cells of humans.
B.To study the production of new brain cells.
C.To offer people a new method to treat stress.
D.To decide the links between stress and exercise.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了一項新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)冥想和有氧運動能降低抑郁,Alderman和Traeey Shors博士發(fā)現(xiàn)將這兩種方法結(jié)合可以有效的緩解人們的壓力.
解答 29.B;細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中"It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression."(這是首次將這兩種行為方式結(jié)合起來處理抑郁癥),可知這項研究的困難是結(jié)合兩種方法治療壓力,故選B.
30.A;詞義猜測題,根據(jù)第三段Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect in combating depression.可知研究人員認為這兩個活動在打擊抑郁癥中有互動的效果,故選A.
31.B; 推理判斷題,根據(jù)文中"Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30minutes of oxygen sport."可知這項研究的參與者先冥想,后做有氧運動,故選B.
32.C; 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中"the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events."可知Shors的主要研究目的是向人們提供一種新的方法來緩解壓力,故選C.
點評 本文考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力以及細心程度,只要抓住文章的關鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié),就能找到正確答案