judge others and also boosts memory.

The study，authored by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales，showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of，and paid more attention to，their surroundings than happier people，who were more likely to believe anything they were told.

“Although positive mood seems to promote creativity，flexibility，cooperation，and reliance on mental shortcuts，negative moods trigger (引发) more attentive，careful thinking，paying greater attention to the external world，” Forgas wrote.

“Our research suggests that sadness...promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations.”

For the study，Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with inducing happy or sad moods in their subjects through watching films and recalling positive or negative events.

In one of the experiments，happy and sad participants were asked to judge the truth of urban myths and rumors and found that people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements.

People in a bad mood were also less likely to make snap decisions based on racial or religious prejudices，and they were less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed.

The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments，which Forgas said showed that a “mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete，accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style.”

“Positive mood is not universally desirable: people in negative mood are less prone to judgmental errors，are more resistant to eyewitness distortions (扭曲) and are better at producing high-quality，effective persuasive messages，” Forgas wrote.

The study was published in the November/December edition of the Australian Science journal.

【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍新的研究发现，情绪不好事实上对人有好处，使人不会轻易相信别人，且有助于提高判断能力和增强记忆。

6．The study suggests that when someone is in a bad mood，he ________. A．is particular about everything B．shows less concern about others C．is willing to believe what he hears D．cares more about his surroundings

【解析】 细节理解题。难度中等。根据第二段中的“people in a negative mood were more critical of，and paid more attention to，their surroundings than happier people，who were more likely to believe anything”可知，D项正确。

【答案】 D

7．Which of the following is connected with positive mood? A．New ideas.

B．Being stubborn.

D．Concentration.

C．Being careful.

【解析】 细节判断题。难度中等。根据第二段中的“happier people，who were more likely to believe anything they were told”可知，情绪好的人更容易相信别人的话，因此可知，应选A项。

【答案】 A

8．How did researcher put the subjects in good or bad moods? A．By watching sports programs.

B．By listening to happy or sad stories. C．By dealing with demanding situations. D．By thinking back on their past experience

【解析】 细节理解题。难度中等。根据第五段中的“through watching films and recalling positive or negative events.”可知，D项正确。

【答案】 D

9．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A．Positive mood contributes to better judgement. B．Sad people remembered what they saw precisely. C．Cheerful people were less likely to believe rumors. D．People in bad mood tend to make quick decisions.

【解析】 细节判断题。难度中等。根据第一段中的“being sad makes people less gullible，improves their ability to judge others...”可知，A项错误；根据倒数第四段中的“and they were less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed”可知B项正确；根据第六段中的“people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements”可知，C项错误；根据第七段可知，D项错误。故选B。

【答案】 B

10．The author intends to convice us that ________. A．Joseph Forgas made a great discovery B．bad moods can actually be good for us C．we should think positively and negatively D．the Australian study is of practical value

【解析】 目的意图题。难度中等。本文第一段为中心段，文章其余部分通过对情绪好的人和情绪不好的人做不同的实验，目的就是证明第一段第一句话“Bad moods can actually be good for you”，故作者的写作意图就是使读者相信“情绪不好事实上对你有好处”，故选B项。

【答案】 B

11．用30词左右概括文章大意

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【答案】 A study finds that bad moods can actually be good for you and being sad makes you less gullible，improves your ability to judge others and

also boosts memory.