【I'musuallyfairlydoubtfulaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyim】
I'musuallyfairlydoubtfulaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.StillIwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday'schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenaged9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.
WhyareAmerica'skidssostressed?Accordingtothereporttherearetwomaincauses:increasingloneliness─broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlittlecommunicationwithsocietyamongotherthings─andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.
Giventhatwecan'tturntheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationhandlesuchdifficulties.Atthetopofthelistisgivingchildrenabetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism(个人主义).Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsprotectindividualsagainststress.TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.
Limittheamountofvirtual violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It'snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoudealwithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn'thavetoruinyourlife.
1.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchcomparingpeople'sstateofmindtodaywithpeople’sstateofmindinthepastare______.
A.surprising B.confusing C.interesting D.questionable
2.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays“wecan'tturntheclockback”(Paragraph3)?
A.It'simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.
B.Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.
C.Lessonslearnedfrom