【Iusuallydoubtaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletopr】

　　Iusuallydoubtaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still1wasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenbetween9and17haveahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.

　　WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation(孤独)broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunityandagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.

　　Giventhatwecan’tturntheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationtocope.

　　Atthetopofthelistnurturing(培育)isabetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.

　　TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillthenhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.

　　Limittheamountofvirtual(虚拟的)violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.

　　Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.

　　Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoudealwithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidablebutitdoesn’thavetoruinyourlife.

　　1.WhatdoestheauthorthinksoftheconclusionthatpeopleinAmericaareunhappierthan50yearsago?

　　A．Surprising B．Confusing C．Illogical D．Questionable

　　2.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“wecan’tturntheclockback(Para.3)?

　　A．It’simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofthechange.

　　B．Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

　　C．Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgo