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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
答案: D
C
A
B