Question

    You know the saying “You’re as young as you feel." Well, there may be some truth to that, according to researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who studies how the mind influences the body, and colleagues reviewed the scientific literature for evidence that a person’s perception of their age might influence their health. They published their results in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.

In one study that Langer led, 47 women had their hair done. The women who thought their new hairdos made them look younger did look younger to objective observers, who were shown before-and-after pictures. The women who thought they looked younger also showed a drop in blood pressure. Another study involving 4,421 men found that those who became bald at a relatively young age were more likely to get cancer and heart disease than men who did not. Similarly, another study involving 2,017 men found that those who lost their hair early were more likely to develop heart disease. “We believe that the feelings associated with being older than one’s real age account for some of these health outcomes,” the researchers wrote.

The researchers also described studies that found that women who had children later in life were more likely to be healthier and live longer than those who had children early, which they attributed to the fact that these mothers tend to spend more time with younger women. Similarly, people who marry younger partners tend to live longer than those who marry older partners, according to other studies.

Taken together, the research “supports the general mind-body hypothesis (假说) that when a younger mind is prepared, a younger body can accompany it.” While the mechanism(机制) remains unclear, the researchers figured that suggestions associated with aging can “make one unconsciously or consciously aware of old age and set in motion a series of physiological processes that can have real effects on short-term and long-term health."

1.What’s the author’s attitude towards the research results?

A.Negative. B.Indifferent.

C.Supportive. D.Objective.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to paragraph 3?

A.Blood pressure is highly related to hairdos.

B.Getting cancer or heart disease is the cause of hair losing.

C.Feeling older than real age may be tied to health problems.

D.The women who love hairdos look younger than those don’t.

3.It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ________.

A.often staying with younger people can benefit people's health

B.the younger one of a couple lives much longer

C.a younger mother is more likely to live longer

D.people who want to live longer need to marry

4.The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A.Getting bald too early is not good for health

B.People’s feeling of their age may have an effect on their own health

C.Feeling younger to a couple is very important to their health

D.Women had better give birth later in their life

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章告诉人们对自己年龄的感觉可能对自己的健康有影响，经常和年轻人呆在一起能有益于人们的健康。

1.词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句They published their results in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. 他们在《心理SC透视》杂志上发表了他们的研究成果。可知上句的意思是：同事们审阅科学文献以获取证据：一个人对自己年龄的看法可能影响他们的健康。划线词的意思是“观点，看法”。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句We believe that the feelings associated with being older than one’s real age account for some of these health outcomes,“我们认为，与实际年龄有关的情绪导致了一些健康问题，”可知感觉比实际年龄老可能与健康问题有关。根据句意可知选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段The researchers also described studies that found that women who had children later in life were more likely to be healthier and live longer than those who had children early, which they attributed to the fact that these mothers tend to spend more time with younger women. Similarly, people who marry younger partners tend to live longer than those who marry older partners, according to other studies.“研究人员还描述了一些研究，这些研究发现，晚育的女性比早育的女性更健康，寿命更长。研究人员认为，这是因为晚育的女性与年轻女性相处的时间更长。同样，根据其他研究，与年轻伴侣结婚的人往往比与年长伴侣结婚的人寿命更长。”可知经常和年轻人呆在一起能有益于人们的健康。根据句意可知选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句You know the saying "You're as young as you feel." Well, there may be some truth；你知道这句话:“你感觉自己有多年轻，你就有多年轻。”嗯，也许有些道理；根据最后一段the researchers figured that suggestions associated with aging can “make one unconsciously or consciously aware of old age and set in motion a series of physiological processes that can have real effects on short-term and long-term health.” 研究人员认为，与衰老相关的建议可以“让人在不知不觉中或有意识地意识到自己变老了，并启动一系列的生理过程，这些生理过程可能对短期和长期的健康产生真正的影响。”可知本文告诉人们对自己年龄的感觉可能对自己的健康有影响。根据句意可知选B。