【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 onal health data archived by day for 16,452 adult therapy patients who were being treated at the BYU Counseling and Psychological Services Center. Exposure to sunlight is a significant factor in seasonal affective disorder. Research has shown that the brain produces more of the feelgood neurotransmitter serotonin on sunny days than it does on darker days. What39。s more, lack of sunlight is linked with lower vitamin D levels, which in turn has been correlated with depression and low energy. If you39。re getting enough sun, your emotions should remain relatively stable, the researchers found. But as the amount of sunlight in the day is reduced, levels of emotional pain can soar. Other weather variables including temperature, pollution and rain were not found to have an impact on mental health. We were surprised that many of the weather and pollution variables we included in the study were not significantly correlated with clients39。 scores on the distress measure once we had accounted for suntime, Dr. Mark Beecher, a professor of psychology at the university and the study39。s lead author, told The Huffington Post. People tend to associate rainy days, pollution, and other meteorological phenomena with sadness or depression, but we did not find that.（1）What does the author suggest we do in Paragraph 1? the benefits of sunshine. hibernating in springtime. up in a blanket in cold weather. sunshine even in cold weather.（2）The underlined word soar in Paragraph 5 most probably means ? sharply. unstably. slightly. greatly.（3）What does the passage say about the research done by BYU? is done on normal adults of various ages. is carried out by Dr Mark Beecher alone. concludes the sunshine means happiness. finds that temperature affects mental health.（4）What can be inferred from the passage? vitamin D levels are helpful in keeping us energetic research findings are inconsistent with the popular belief. more sunshine we get, the less excited we are likely to feel. link between sunshine and mental health was unknown before.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，研究表明：陽(yáng)光照射是影響心理健康結(jié)果的最重要的天氣因素。換句話說(shuō)：陽(yáng)光越多，幸福越多。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“But making time to get outside in the sun, even when it39。s cold out, could have bigger mood benefits than you might realize”花時(shí)間曬太陽(yáng)，甚至當(dāng)外面很冷的時(shí)候也要這樣做，這可能對(duì)你的情緒有很大好處?？芍?，作者建議我們曬太陽(yáng)，哪怕天氣很冷。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第五段中的“If you39。re getting enough sun, your emotions should remain relatively stable, the researchers found. But as the amount of sunlight in the day is reduced, levels of emotional pain can soar.”如果你獲得足夠的陽(yáng)光，你的情緒應(yīng)該會(huì)保持相對(duì)地穩(wěn)定?？梢酝浦?，當(dāng)光照量減少的時(shí)候，人們的情緒就不會(huì)那么穩(wěn)定，痛苦情緒就會(huì)增加。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“It finds that sunlight exposure is by far the greatest weatherrelated factor determining mental health outes. In other words: more sunshine, more happiness.”研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，陽(yáng)光照射是影響心理健康結(jié)果最重要的天氣因素。換句話說(shuō)：陽(yáng)光越多，越快樂(lè)。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“People tend to associate rainy days, pollution, and other meteorological phenomena with sadness or depression, but we did not find that”人們傾向于將雨天、污染和其他氣象現(xiàn)象與悲傷或抑郁聯(lián)系起來(lái)，但我們的研究沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)這一點(diǎn)。可知，BYU的研究結(jié)果和大眾的看法不一致。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科研類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Sleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for a person39。s wellbeing. Researchers have found that insufficient sleep increases a person39。s risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Now, a new study by Boston39。s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance. Jeffrey Grossman, who led the research, was not trying to find the link between sleep and grades when he handed out Fitbits to the 100 students in his introduction to SolidState Chemistry class. Instead, the professor of Computational Materials Science hoped the popular wristworn device which, tracks a person39。s activity 24/7, would show a connection between physical exercise and academic achievement. However, the study, published in the journal “Science Learning” on October 1, 2019, discovered a surprising insight. Then was a straightline relationship between the average amount of sleep a student got and his/her grade on the 11 quizzes, three midterms, and the final exam administered during the semester. Even more interesting, it was also not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Instead, it39。s the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most. The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in the early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher performing student. “When you go to bed matters. Grossman says. If you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours. So, quantity isn39。t everything.”（1）What is the new finding about sleep? 39。s essential for a person39。s health. less may cause obesity. too much is dangerous. sleep leads to better grades.（2）What does the underlined word Fitbits in paragraph 2 refer to? devices.. equipment..（3）Which of the following best describes the final result the new study? ....（4）What will benefit students39。 study according to Grossman? for 5 hours each day. to bed at 3 every day. enough sleep while learning. to bed early only before a test.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，一項(xiàng)新研究表明，睡眠質(zhì)量不足除了對(duì)身體健康造成不良影響之外，也會(huì)對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)產(chǎn)生影響。好的睡眠質(zhì)量是提高學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)的關(guān)鍵。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Now, a new study by Boston39。s Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT) has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance. ”現(xiàn)在，波士頓麻省理工學(xué)院的一項(xiàng)新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，充足的睡眠也是提高學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)的關(guān)鍵，可知關(guān)于睡眠的新發(fā)現(xiàn)是充足的睡眠會(huì)帶來(lái)更好的成績(jī)。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“Instead, the professor of Computational Materials Science hoped the popular wristworn device which tracks a person39。s activity 24/7, would show a connection between physical exercise and academic achievement.”可知相反，這位計(jì)算材料科學(xué)的教授希望這個(gè)流行的腕帶設(shè)備能夠顯示出體育鍛煉和學(xué)術(shù)成就之間的聯(lián)系?？芍狥itbits指的是一種可以穿戴的設(shè)備。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“However, the study, published in the journal “Science Learning” on October 1, 2019, discovered a surprising insight.”然而，發(fā)表在2019年10月1日《科學(xué)