【Weallknowthatvolunteeringyourtimetohelpothersisgoodfortheword.Butitmightbegoodforyourbodyandbraintoo.Herearesomewaysthatvolunteeringcanbenefit(使……受益)thevolunteer.Benefitstoyourwell-being(幸福)】
Weallknowthatvolunteeringyourtimetohelpothersisgoodfortheword.Butitmightbegoodforyourbodyandbraintoo.Herearesomewaysthatvolunteeringcanbenefit(使……受益)thevolunteer.
Benefitstoyourwell-being(幸福)
It’snosecretthatdoinggoodthingscanmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.AccordingtoastudybyUnitedHealthGroup96%ofpeoplewhovolunteeredsaidthatitimprovedtheirmood(心情)and78%ofvolunteerssaidthatitloweredtheirstresslevels.
Doinggoodallowspeopletohelpimprovetheircommunitiesandgivesthemachancetolearnnewskillsandmeetnewpeople---allthingsthatcanaddtoaperson’ssenseofwell-beingaccordingtothestudy.
______
TheUnitedHealthGroup’sstudyalsofoundthat76%ofpeoplewhovolunteeredsaiditmadethemfeelhealthier.Andstudieshaveshownthatvolunteeringcanbegoodforyourhealth.
Forexamplein2013CarnegieMellonUniversitystudiedagroupofadultsover50andfoundthatiftheyvolunteeredformorethan200hoursinayeartheywerelesslikelytodevelophighbloodpressure(高血压)thanthosewhodidn’tvolunteeratall.
Inmostcasesthehopeofhealthbenefitsislikelyanaddedbonus(福利)ratherthanthereasonbehindvolunteering.Anywaygivingyourtimetoareasonyoucareaboutisawin-win.
( )1.WhichofthefollowingisfromtheUnitedHealthGroup’sstudy?
A.76%ofvolunteersthoughtvolunteeringcouldmakethemhappy.
B.78%ofvolunteerssaidvolunteeringraisedtheirstresslevels.
C.96%ofvolunteerssaidvolunteeringloweredtheirbloodpressure.
D.76%ofvolunteersthoughtvolunteeringcouldmakethemhealthier.
( )2.Whichofthefollowingsubtitles(副标题)canbeputin_____?
A.Waystovolunteer B.Benefitstoyourhealth
C.Benefitstoyourwork D.Volunteers’healthproblems
( )3.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat________
A.ifwevolunteerwecanhelpothersandmakeourselveshealthy
B.weshouldknowexactlywhywevolunteer
C.it’stimetovolunteerrightnow
D.thereasonbehindvolunteeringismoreimportant
( )4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Volunteersa