首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will
Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will
admin
2011-01-10
99
问题
Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity(长寿)boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers(鳏夫) were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two to a woman’s. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.
Even if the odds are stacked against you, marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn’t smoke. There’s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse’s death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10, 000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.
So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological (生理的) mechanisms. For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.
A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100. The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but as Christakis says: "People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected. "
What does the author say about social networks?
选项
A、They have effects similar to those of a marriage.
B、They help develop people’s community spirit.
C、They provide timely support for those in need.
D、They help relieve people of their life’s burdens.
答案
A
解析
B)项“它们帮助人们发展团体精神”不符合文意;C)项“它们及时为有需要的人们提供帮助”也不符合文意;D)项“它们帮助人们缓解生活的压力”也不符合文章意思。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/X0y7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Two.B、Three.C、Four.D、Five.C
Buildingafterbuildingunderwater.【B1】______inshelters.Thousandsofothersunsurewheretogo.【B2】______forhelp.Anarchy.B
A、Itisnotcomfortable.B、Itisdifficulttosteer.C、Itcannotgolongdistancewithoutrecharging.D、Itsengineeasilyoverhe
Duringsleep,thefatigue(疲劳)ofthebody【S1】______andrecuperation(恢复)begins.Thetiredmindgathersnewenergy.Onceawake,the
MaunaKeainHawaii:AstronomyontheWorld’sHighestIslandMountainFourthousandyearsago,avolcanoexplodedinafara
Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-worndebatesinstudentonionbarsupanddownthecountryisresolvedasacademicresearchc
A、Relieved.B、Angry.C、Frustrated.D、Excited.A
A、ItisoneoftheChina’sforeignexchangereform.B、Itmaybringflexibilitytothemarket.C、Itisintheformerplan.D、They
ThesinglebusinessofHenryThoreau,duringfortyoddyearsofeageractivity,wastodiscovereconomycalculatedtoprovidea
Theconflictsbuildthroughcomplication.Thetensionamountsascharacterstakeactiontosolve
随机试题
肌梭传入纤维的神经冲动可
急进性肾小球肾炎主要的病理改变为
A、硝酸银试剂B、三苯四氮唑盐试剂C、苯胺-邻苯二甲酸试剂D、3,5-二羟基甲苯-盐酸试剂E、过碘酸加联苯胺使还原糖显棕黑色的显色剂是()。
建设工程档案移交应符合的要求包括( )。
发生铁路建设工程质量事故,建设、施工、监理单位应在事故发生后()小时内,向地区铁路监督管理局报告。
据虎门路东耗二村村民小组村民陈先生介绍,两年前,因修建广深沿江高速,包括他在内的26户村民近40亩土地(责任田和自留地)被征用。征用后,广深沿江高速以每亩15.2万元给予了社区补偿款,共600多万元。村小组的小组长多次表示,土地补偿款是集体所有,村小组将用
某中学在新生入学后,做了一项学生课余爱好调查,了解学生兴趣爱好,并依据学校教学计划,组建国学、器乐、生物、物理、航模等兴趣小组。其主要目的是()。
发展性评价的主要功能是()
假设你今天上午和朋友一起参观了一座现代化高中,该校示意图和你们的参观路线(图中的箭头所示)如下:请你写一篇日记,记述你们的参观过程。注意:词数100词左右。
WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanareainthebilateraltradebetweenChinaandArgentina?
最新回复
(
0
)