hooked melancholic sob comforting
5. The announcement that we were all getting a pay rise was _______!
music to my ears ear music to me music for my ears music to an ear
答案1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What’s the name of the natural hormone that determines who does or doesn’t enjoy sad music?
The natural hormone is called prolactin.
2. How might someone who doesn’t get enough of this natural hormone feel when they listen to sad music?
If prolactin isn’t released in someone or there isn’t enough of it, they just find that sad sounds don’t help to cheer them up.
3. True or false? People who enjoy sad music like the feeling of comfort it creates.
True. Professor David Huron says when people cry, they also release prolactin. And, there are circumstances in which prolactin seems to have this comforting effect.
4. According to research by Durham University, why might someone get a feeling of comfort by listening to sad music?
It may be the ability to cope with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort to people who enjoy listening to sad music.
5. Which word in the text means ‘deal successfully with a difficult situation’?
Cope. “Though the feeling may not be exactly the same as happiness, it may be the ability to cope with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort.”
2.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Seeing the poor conditions of some of the animals in the zoo really moved us to join an animal welfare charity.
2. I find a cup of hot, sweet tea very comforting after a long, cold winter walk.
3. News reports suggest it was the rise in temperature that triggered the avalanche.
4. My friend sounded very melancholic on the phone when she told me how her boyfriend had left her.
5. The announcement that we were all getting a pay rise was music to my ears!
