单选题 .  Moods, say the experts, are emotions that tend to become fixed, influencing one's outlook for hours, days or even weeks. That's great if your mood is a pleasant one, but a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely.
    Perhaps the best way to deal with such moods is to talk them out; sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modem pharmacology (药物学) offers a lot of tranquilizers (镇静剂), antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs. What many people don't realize, however, is that scientists have discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug approaches to make you free from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs, and have the added benefit of being non-poisonous. So next time you feel out of sorts, don't head for the drugstore, try the following approach.
    Of all the mood-altering self-help techniques, aerobic(增氧健体的) exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood. "If you could keep the exercise, you'd be in high spirits." says Kathryn Lance, author of Running for Health and Beauty.
    Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes that make exercise compared favorably to drugs as a mood-raiser. Physical exertion such as housework, however, does little. The key is aerobic exercise—running, cycling, walking, swimming or other repetitive and tamed activities that boost the heart rate, increase circulation(血液循环) and improve the body's utilization(利用) of oxygen. Do them for at least twenty minutes a session, three or five times a week.1.  What is the main subject of the passage? ______
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 综观全文,作者谈到了情绪问题,第一段先解释了情绪是什么,并提到了不好的情绪会给我们带来一些问题,紧接着就讲述了一些解除不良情绪的方法,因此选择A选项。其他选项仅仅是文中提到的一些解决情绪的方法。
[参考译文] 作者谈到了情绪问题,第一段先解释了情绪是什么,并提到了不好的情绪会给我们带来一些问题,紧接着就讲述了一些解除不良情绪的方法。比如药物治疗法,但是作者并不赞成药物治疗。接下来介绍了科学家发现的几种健康的有效的治疗方法:运动对于克服一些不良情绪的效果比药物要好一些。比如跑步、游泳等有氧运动有助于血液的循环而且可以改善心情。