Question

11．Sadness is unpleasant，and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else，there is little tolerance for falling in despair．Especially now we've got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings-whether it's after losing a job，the break-up of a relationship or the death of a loved one．So it's no surprise that more and more people are taking them．
But is this really such a good idea？A growing number of voices from the world of mental health research are saying it isn't．They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is playing fast and loose．Sadness，they argue，serves a useful purpose-and if we lose it，we lose out．Yet many psychiatrists insist not．Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into depression they warn．Even when people are sad for good reason，they should take drugs to make themselves feel better．
So who is right？Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch？
There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life．It may be a kind of self-protection，as other primates （靈長(zhǎng)類） also show signs of sadness．A losing monkey that doesn't show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey-and that could result in death．
In humans sadness has a further function：we may display sadness as a form of communication．By acting sad，we tell other community members that we need support．
Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods．There are plenty of great artists，writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder．Scientists found that people with signs of depression performed better at a creative task，and negative moods make people think deeply over the unhappy experience，which allows creative processes to come to the front．There is also evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career．A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s．The happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them．
53．The underlined word"this"refers toA．
A．taking medicine                                  
B．falling in despair    
C．losing a job                                       
D．feeling sad
54． The author believes sadness isC．
A．a(chǎn) good thing for people's health         
B．something horrible never to touch
C．a(chǎn) necessary function of humans'
D．a(chǎn)lways to be treated as depression
55．Some animals show their sadness in order toB．
A．cheat their enemy                      
B．protect themselves 
C．comfort the loser                      
D．challenge the winner
56．We can infer from the last paragraph thatB．
A．people with great creativity tend to be happier   
B．unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career
C．too much happiness can be bad for your career
D．the happiest people are the most successful ones．

Answer 1

分析 本文為議論文．當(dāng)人感到悲傷的時(shí)候，是否應(yīng)該通過(guò)服藥來(lái)拜托，有人支持，有人反對(duì)．

解答 53-56 A C B B
53．A 考查代詞． 根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，悲傷的人可以通過(guò)吃藥來(lái)拜托這種情形．緊接著在第二段開(kāi)頭問(wèn)"這種做法真的有效嗎？"故"this"指"吃藥這種做法"，故答案為A．
54．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．"There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life"第四段開(kāi)頭告訴我們作者認(rèn)為悲傷是人一種必要的功能，故答案為C．
55．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第四段提到悲傷是人的功能，緊接著提到功能之一為自我保護(hù)，故答案為B．
56．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．最后一段主題句為"Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods"，提到悲傷對(duì)人來(lái)說(shuō)，也是一種動(dòng)力，"Scientists found that people with signs of depression performed better at a creative task"科學(xué)家也發(fā)現(xiàn)悲傷的情緒可以讓人更具有創(chuàng)造力，故答案為B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇閱讀理解有關(guān)sadness的功能性．難度較大，考生需閱讀全文然后抓住每段的中心句，并注意細(xì)節(jié)問(wèn)題的提煉．