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1、2013年四六级精选阅读文章2013年四六级阅读：研究显示快乐的人比一般人长寿35%本篇阅读材料“研究显示快乐的人比一般人长寿35%”选自《今日美国》(原文标题：Happy?Youmaylive35%longer,trackingstudysuggests2011.10.31)。如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步^^Behappy.Livelonger.No,it’snotth
2、atsimple,butnewresearchsayshappylivesarelonger—by35%.Thestudy,publishedtodayinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,foundthatthosewhoreportedfeelinghappiesthada35%reducedriskofdyingcomparedwiththosewhoreportedfeelingleasthappy.Ratherthanr
3、elyonrecollectionsabouttheirfeelingsofhappinessasinearlierstudies,thisBritishstudyof3,853participantsages52-79ratedtheirfeelingsatdifferenttimesononeparticularday.Fiveyearslater,researchersrecordedthenumberwhodiedandcontrolledforavarietyoffactors,inclu
4、dingage,gender,health,wealth,educationandmaritalstatus.relyon依靠;依赖Thisapproach"getsclosertomeasuringhowpeopleactuallyfeel"ratherthanrelyingonrecollectionsorgeneralquestionsaboutwell-being,saysepidemiologistAndrewSteptoe,apsychologyprofessoratUniversity
5、CollegeinLondon,whoco-authoredthestudy.epidemiologistn.流行病学家Howhappyapersonisatanypointintime,hesays,isaproductof"somebackgrounddisposition;somepeopletendtobehappierthanothers,"butalso"whattheyaredoing,whotheyarewith,andotherfeaturesofthatpointintime.B
6、othareimportant.""It’sperfectlytruethatsomeone’shappinessoverasingledaywillbeaffectedbywhathappenstothemoverthatperiod,"Steptoesays."However,surveyexpertsandpsychologistshavecometotheviewthatinmanyways,thisisabetterapproachtounderstandinghowpeopleactua
7、llyfeelthanaskingthemgeneralquestionsabouthowhappytheyare.Responsestogeneralquestionsareinfluencedstronglybypersonality,bywhatpeoplethinkthey’ought’tosayandbyrecollectionsthatmightnotbequiteaccurate,"Steptoesays.What’snotclear,hesays,iswhetherhappyfeel
8、ingsarethekeytolongevityorifit’ssomethingelsethatcausesextendedlife."Wecan’tdrawthekindoffinalconclusionthatthehappinessisleadingdirectlytobettersurvival,"hesays.longevityn.长寿;寿命drawaconclusion下结论Otherswhohavedoneresearchinthisareabutha
