【題目】 Now, according to a recent Brigham Young University study, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the clear winner among other weather variables when it comes to improving your mental and emotional health.

In this unique study-which brought together a psychologist, physicist and statistician-the researchers explored how someone’s mood is linked to weather and associated factors such as sunshine, cloudy days, temperature, rain and pollution. The study found that people are more likely to report mental trouble during shorter days with less sunshine.

It is generally believed that hot days, rainy days or days with thick pollution would make one feel more down and depressed. But the study came up with a surprising finding. It found that more than any other factor, reduced sun hours could increase mental distress（痛苦）while soaking up in sun makes things all right.

The results highlighted that the duration（時(shí)長(zhǎng)）of the daylight was more significant in influencing people’s moods than the amount of sun rays being absorbed.

“On a rainy day, or a more polluted day, people assume that they’d have more distress. But we didn’t see that. We looked at solar irradiance（太陽(yáng)輻照）, or the amount of sunlight that actually hits the ground. We tried to take into account cloudy days, rainy days pollution… but they washed out. The one thing that was really significant was the amount of time between sunrise and sunset,” said professor Becker in a press release.

Many studies have attempted to explore the link between the weather and its effect on one’s mood, but the results were not conclusive. For this study, many important reason were taken into account-making the research an improvement to the previous ones.

The study concluded that public health should plan on effective strategies that can prevent emotional distress during periods when the sun time is less, such as in winter months.

【1】What will affect your emotion most according to the new study?

A.The surroundings.B.The amount of sunshine.

C.The weather conditions.D.The duration of sunlight.

【2】Why does the author think that the new finding in paragraph 3 is surprising?

A.Because it is a conclusion of three scientists.

B.Because it is different from the general belief.

C.Because it is too difficult to understand.

D.Because it is affected by so many factors.

【3】Which season benefits people’s emotion more according to this study?

A.Spring.B.Summer.

C.Autumn.D.Winter.

【4】What is the purpose of this new study?

A.To find ways to prevent depression.

B.To know more about the weather.

C.To provide strategies for public health.

D.To find how the weather affects mood.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文，最新研究表明，日出日落之間的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短比各種天氣以及人們接收的日照量更能影響人們的情緒。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中內(nèi)容和第二段中 “The study found that people are more likely to report mental trouble during shorter days with less sunshine.”“研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們?cè)谌照蛰^少的短時(shí)間內(nèi)更容易出現(xiàn)精神問題�！币约暗谒亩蝺�(nèi)容可知，這個(gè)新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：日照的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短是影響人們心情的主要因素。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段描述，普遍觀念認(rèn)為，炎熱天氣，陰雨天氣，或污染天氣使人情緒低沉，感到沮喪，而新發(fā)現(xiàn)令人驚奇，是因?yàn)樗l(fā)現(xiàn)：相對(duì)于其他因素而言，日照時(shí)間越短越會(huì)令人精神苦悶。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。這項(xiàng)研究表明：影響人們精神和情緒的主要是日照時(shí)間的長(zhǎng)短。根據(jù)文中最后一句 “… that can prevent emotional distress during periods when the sun time is less, such as in winter months.” 也可判斷出，夏季對(duì)人們的精神和情緒最有好處了。故選B。

【4】推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，許多研究都想探索天氣與情緒之間的關(guān)系，這個(gè)新研究考慮了許多重要因素，使得它在以往的基礎(chǔ)上有所改進(jìn)。所以，這個(gè)新研究的目的仍然是探索天氣對(duì)情緒的影響。故選D。

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