FindingsfromanewstudywerepresentedatarecentmeetingoftheAmericanPsychosomatic(身心的)Society.ResearchersintheUnitedStatesstudied100000womenduringaneight-yearperiodbeginningin1994.Allofthewomenwerefifty

　　FindingsfromanewstudywerepresentedatarecentmeetingoftheAmericanPsychosomatic(身心的)Society.ResearchersintheUnitedStatesstudied100000womenduringaneight-yearperiodbeginningin1994.Allofthewomenwerefiftyorolder.ThestudywaspartoftheWomen’sHealthInitiativeorganizedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth.

　　Thewomenwereaskedquestionsmeasuringtheirbeliefsorideasaboutthefuture.Theresearchersattemptedtoidentifyeachwoman’spersonalityeightyearsaftergatheringtheinformation.

　　Thestudyfoundthathopefulindividualswere14%lesslikelythanotherwomantohavediedfromanycause.Thehopefulwomenwerealso30lesslikelytohavediedfromheartdiseaseaftertheeightyearsHilaryTinklefromtheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniawastheleadauthorofthereport.Shesaidthestudyconfirmedearlierresearchthatlinkedoptimisticfeelingstolongerlife.

　　Theresearchersalsogatheredinformationaboutpeople’seducationfinancialearningsphysicalactivityanduseofalcoholorcigarettes.Independentofthosethingsthefindingsstillshowedthatoptimistshadlessofachanceofdyingduringtheeight-yearperiod.

　　Somewomenwhoansweredthequestionswerefoundtobehostile(敌意的)orhighlyuntrustingofothers.Thesewomenwere16%morelikelytodiethantheothers.Theyalsowere23%morelikelytodieofcancer.

　　Thestudyalsofoundwomenwhowerenotoptimisticweremorelikelytosmokeandhavehighbloodpressureordiabetes.Theywerealsomorelikelymottoexercise.

　　Tindlesaysthestudydidnotconfirmwhetheroptimismleadstohealthierchoicesorifitactuallyaffectsaperson’sphysicalhealth.Shealsosaysthestudydoesnotprovethatnegativeemotionsordistrustleadtobadhealtheffectsandshorterlife.Yettheredoesappeartobealinkthatcallsformoreresearch.

　　1.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadtheabovepassage?

　　A.Nation.B.Opinion.

　　C.Business.D.Science.

　　2.Researcherscarryoutthestudyto.

　　A.decidewhoismorelikelytoenjoyahappierlife.

　　B.gatherinformationfortheNationalInstitutesofHealth.

　　C.findoutthelinkbetweenpersonalityandhealth.

　　D.compareeachwo