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Does the language we speak determine how healthy and rich we will be? New research by Keith Chen of Yale Business School suggest

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问题     Does the language we speak determine how healthy and rich we will be? New research by Keith Chen of Yale Business School suggests so. The structure of languages【C1】________our judgments and decisions about the future and this might have【C2】________long-term consequences.
    There has been a lot of research【C3】________how we deal with the future.【C4】________, the famous marshmallow studies of Walter Mischel and colleagues showed that being able to resist【C5】________is predictive of future success. Four-year-old kids were given a marshmallow and were told that【C6】________they do not eat that marshmallow and wait for the experimenter to come back, they will get two marshmallows instead of one. Follow-up studies showed that the kids who were able to wait for the bigger future【C7】________became more successful young adults.
    Chen’s recent findings suggest that an unlikely【C8】________, language, strongly influences our future-oriented【C9】________. Some languages strongly distinguish the present and the future【C10】________other languages can only weakly tell them apart. Chen’s recent research suggests that people who speak languages that weakly distinguish the present and the future are better【C11】________for the future. They accumulate more wealth and they are better able to【C12】________their health. The way these people conceive the future is similar【C13】________the way they conceive the present. As a result, the future does not feel very【C14】________and it is easier for them to act【C15】________their future interests.
    Chen analyzed individual-level data from 76 developed and developing countries. The analyses showed that speaking a language that does not have obligatory future markers, such as Mandarin, makes people accumulate more retirement【C16】________smoke less, exercise more, and【C17】________be healthier in older age. Language also has an impact on countries’ national savings rates.
    Chen’s research shows that language【C18】________our future-related thoughts. And the research also points at the possibility that the way we talk about the future can shape our mindsets. Language can【C19】________the future back and forth in our mental space and this might have significant【C20】________on our judgments and decisions.
【C17】
选项 A、lately
B、scarcely
C、generally
D、definitely
答案C
解析 吸烟少、锻炼多的人通常身体会较好，都是从整体上来进行阐述。C项generally意为 “通常地，普遍地”，符合语义。A项lately意为“近来”，表示时间，与in older age相矛盾。B项scarcely意为“几乎不”，吸烟少和锻炼多的人不会几乎不健康，不符合语义逻辑。D项definitely意为“肯定地”，过于绝对，通常太绝对的选项都不是正确答案。
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