Module 9学霸新视野外刊阅读-【拔尖特训】2023-2024学年九年级上册英语 外研社版

外刊阅读 ▶ “答案与解析”见P35 什么是幸福? Scientists at Harvard Medical School started the world􀆳s longest scientific study of happiness in 1938. After so many years, this year the research found that happy people al share one common quality: They have good relationships. The Harvard Study of Adult Development was launched to find out what makes people grow healthy. The study firstly focused on 724 men but later expanded(扩大) to include more than three generations(代) of their children. In al, more than 2,000 were studied. The results were published in a book—The Good Life: Lessons from the World􀆳s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. The researchers found that having strong, positive relationships makes people feel the happiest. The relationships could be with a partner, another family member, or a friend. “The reason why the relationships may be the key to happiness is that they help people manage stress,” said Dr Robert Waldinger, the study director. In addition, the study concluded that a chalenging life is often a happy one because people get satisfaction from doing hard tasks, such as raising children or opening a business. The study found it􀆳s also OK not to feel happy al the time. A Researchers tracked the lives of the study participants, starting when they were teenagers. B They colected information about their physical and mental health, including exercise levels and top worries. The scientists met with the participants. C Study participants also rated(评估) their lives in surveys and were given physica