Question

If you struggled to get up for work on Wednesdays, there could be a good reason: it is the day our mood reaches its lowest point.

       Psychologists （心理學(xué)家） have found that, on average, people's moods remain about the same on each day throughout the week.

       Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most depressing（壓抑） day of the week but according to psychologists, more attention should be given to midweek in reality.

       Wednesday proves the lowest point in the week as people are furthest away from the weekend and often feel stuck in work.

       Most people generally believe their worst moods were on Monday mornings and evenings but they became increasingly cheerful as the week went on, with their best moods falling on Friday and Saturday mornings and evenings. They saw them as less-organized days when they could choose how to spend their time.

       The psychologists asked 350 people. They found that, on average, people's moods remained about the same on each day throughout the week. Mondays were not as depressing and Fridays and Saturdays were not as exciting as predicted（預(yù)測）.

       Professor Charles Areni, who led .the study, said the day-of-the-week ideas come from a  cultural belief that people are generally happier when they are free to choose their activities  compared to when they are at work.

In reality, he said, weekends do not often mean happy moods because people are frequently taken up by energy-requiring activities and they may feel tired like work.

"Ideas like Monday morning blues and Thank God It's Friday are largely illusions." h said.

1．The passage is written to_____.

A．introduce the result of a psychological research

B．show the way of doing a psychological research

C．throw doubt on the old day-of-the-week ideas

D．keep people in high spirits during the week

2．The writer of the passage might agree with the idea that _____.

     A．Monday is the most depressing day of the week with a long week ahead

     B．on weekend people are generally happier when they are free from work

     C．people are always heavy-hearted at the very beginning of most weeks

     D．it's reasonable if you feet unwilling to get up and go for work in midweek

3．The underlined word "illusions" in the last paragraph means _____.

     A．good impressions                      B．wrong ideas

     C．happy feelings                          D．bad opinions

4．The best title for the passage falls on_____.

     A．Monday Morning Blues                  B．Depressing Weekends

     C．Wednesday Most Unhappy           D．Thank God It's Friday

Answer 1

ADBC