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【題目】根據(jù)短文內容，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(情緒), and he will be likely to experience a sad winter. This is the basis of an illness called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).【3】

AniKalayjian, 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. Yet that link has no scientific basis.

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

C. It affects about10% of the population of northern Europe each year.

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】G

【3】C

【4】D

【5】E

【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】A 考查上下文的理解判斷能力。上一句提到北歐人把雨和傷心，陽光和快樂聯(lián)系在一起，而空格后面的內容講述的是研究顯示，天氣對情緒的影響很少，故A符合語境。

【2】G 本題的關鍵詞是a group of researchers，正好與G選項中的they相一致。

【3】C 選項中的it代指前句中的Seasonal Affective Disorder。故C符合要求。

【4】D 前句提到了大腦釋放的一種化學物質，答案D中介紹了另一種化學物質，而且這種化學物質能讓人高興，與后文內容一致。故D符合要求。

【5】E 前句提到我們告知他們離開電腦和室內游戲到外面去沐浴陽光，后句應該說這么做的益處，故可知E正確。

【學法指導】

上下文聯(lián)系，抓關鍵詞，再結合好七個選項是做好七選五題型的關鍵所在�！�2】G本題的關鍵詞是a group of researchers，正好與G選項中的they相一致�！�1】A 考查上下文的理解判斷能力。上一句提到北歐人把雨和傷心，陽光和快樂聯(lián)系在一起，而空格后面的內容講述的是研究顯示，天氣對情緒的影響很少，故A符合語境。