Whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers?Youknowthestandardexplanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity(长寿)?Dosomekindsofpersonalitiesleadtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic(神经质的)thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother’spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe’readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.Personalityisn’tdestiny(命运),andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn’tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.1.TheaimofthestudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyis________.A.toseewhetherpeople’spersonalityaffectstheirlifespanB.tofindoutifone’slifestylehasanyeffectontheirhealthC.toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglifeD.toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity2.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople?A.Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.B.Theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.C.Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.D.Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.3.Whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation?A.Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.B.Personalitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywithtimes.C.Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.D.Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.4.WhatdoestherecentstudyofNorwegianmothersshow?A.Children’spersonalitycharacteristicsareinvariablydeterminedbytheirmothers.B.Peoplewithunhealthyeatinghabitsarelikelytodiesooner.C.Mothers’influenceonchildrenmaylastlongerthanfathers’.D.Mothers’negativepersonalitycharacteristicsmayaffecttheirchildren’slifespans.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingsofthetwonewstudies?A.Anxietyanddepressionmoreoftenthannotcutshortone’slifespan.B.Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.C.Personalityplaysadecisiveroleinhowhealthyoneis.D.Healthisinlargepartrelatedtoone’slifestyle.
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- It is clear from the passage that the author advocates ______. A: the natural development of children's intelligence B: early intervention in children's intellectual growth C: providing enough day-care centers for children of working mothers D: depriving poor mothers of the opportunities to raise their children at home
- Who has a special day on March 8th A: Mothers B: Children C: Women D: Elderly
- Mothers after the WWII _________. A: gave up their careers and stayed at home to take c, are of their children B: would rather find a job than look after their children at home C: preferred to be working mothers D: did not know what to do
- Many of the factory workers are single mothers whose children are left to fend __ themselves during the day. A: on B: for C: in D: to
- The mothers saw their children well___ at the nursery. A: taking care of B: to take care of C: to be taken care of D: taken care of