Question

Moving to a new town or even a new neighborhood is stressful at any age, but a new study shows that frequent moves in childhood are related to poorer well-being(幸福) in adulthood, especially among people who are more introverted(內(nèi)向的) or neurotic(神經(jīng)癥的).

The researchers tested the relationship between the number of childhood moves and well-being in a sample of 7108 American adults who were followed for 10 years.

“We know that children who move frequently are more likely to perform poorly in school and have more behavioral problems,” said the study’s lead author Shigehiro Oishi. “However, the long-term effects of moving on well-being in adulthood have been overlooked by researchers.”

The study’s participants, who were between the ages of 20 and 75, were contacted in 1994 and 1995 and were surveyed again 10 years later. They were asked how many times they had moved as children, as well as about their psychological well-being, personality type and social relationships.

The researchers found that the more times people moved as children, the more likely they were to report lower life satisfaction and psychological well-being at the time they were surveyed. The research also showed that those who moved frequently as children had fewer quality social relationships as adults.

The researchers also looked to see if different personality types affected frequent movers’ well-being. Among introverts, the more moves participants reported as children, the worse off they were as adults. “Moving a lot makes it difficult for people to keep long-term close relationships.” Said Oishi. “This might not be a serious problem for outgoing people who can make friends quickly and easily.”

The findings showed neurotic people who moved frequently reported less life satisfaction and poorer psychological well-being than people who did not move as much and people who were not neurotic. However, the number and quality of neurotic people’s relationships had no effect on their well-being, no matter how often they had moved as children. In the article, Oishi thinks this may be because neurotic people have more negative reactions to stressful life events in general.

“We can guess that moving often creates more stress,” Oishi said. “But we need more research on this link before we can conclude that moving often in childhood can, in fact, be dangerous to your health in the long-term.”

1.What can be learnt about the new study from the passage?

A．The participants were from all over the world.

B．It was carried out in two periods of time.

C．The participants were mostly old people.

D．The participants had poor health.

2.What is the purpose of the study?

A．To show the relationship between moving and performance in school

B．To show the relationship between moving and well-being

C．To investigate Americans’ well-being in general

D．To research the personality types of Americans

3.According to Oishi,            .

A．moving a lot is a serious problem for outgoing people

B．moving probably makes some people feel worried and tense

C．moving frequently is likely to help people make more friends

D．moving often is dangerous to people’s health in the long-term

4.The fifth and sixth paragraphs mainly talk about             .

A．the process of the study

B．the results of the study

C．the importance of the study

D．the theory of the study

5.It can be inferred from the passage that           .

A．a(chǎn)dults should take more care over their kids

B．neurotic people are likely to move frequently

C．children who move frequently behave well in school

D．personality types are related to frequent movers’ happiness

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行The study’s participants, who were between the ages of 20 and 75, were contacted in 1994 and 1995 and were surveyed again 10 years later.什么嗎這些研究對(duì)象在兩個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)接受調(diào)查，故B正確。

2.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段The researchers tested the relationship between the number of childhood moves and well-being in a sample of 7108 American adults who were followed for 10 years.說明B正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段“We know that children who move frequently are more likely to perform poorly in school and have more behavioral problems,” said the study’s lead author Shigehiro Oishi. “However, the long-term effects of moving on well-being in adulthood have been overlooked by researchers.”說明他認(rèn)為頻繁的搬家對(duì)孩子的影響很大，會(huì)導(dǎo)致很多方面的問題，對(duì)于富有的成年人的影響也是很大的，只是被忽視了。故D正確。

4.B 段落大意題。根據(jù)這兩段The researchers found that the more …和The researchers also looked to see …說明這兩段都是在說明研究的結(jié)果。故B正確。

5.D 推理題。根據(jù)第六段第一行The researchers also looked to see if different personality types affected frequent movers’ well-being.說明不同的性格對(duì)頻繁搬家的影響也是存在的，故D正確。

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點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章主要想我們分析了一種現(xiàn)象，就是那些在童年時(shí)期經(jīng)常搬家的經(jīng)歷對(duì)人的影響，并介紹了一個(gè)對(duì)此現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行研究的結(jié)果。