外刊精读Can you delay ageing with a positive attitude 积极的态度可以延缓衰老吗学案+教案-2024届高三英语二轮复习

2024届高考备考 外刊精读 Day 59 Can you delay ageing with a positive attitude 积极的态度可以延缓衰老吗 学案 文本导读： 你也许听过 “年龄取决于你的想法” 这句话，实际上，这句话或许有些道理。研究表明，我们对待衰老的态度会对我们能活多久以及晚年的健康状况产生影响。本文讨论积极的态度是否可以延缓衰老。 Step 1:词汇温习 middle age 中年 unsurprisingly 不出所料地 have an impact on 对…产生影响 age (v) 衰老，变老 carry out 进行…，完成 wide-ranging 范围广的 participant 参与者 follow up 跟进，跟踪调查 poor physical health 糟糕的身体状况，身体状况不佳 how could (something or someone) possibly （某事或某人）怎么可能… prompt (v) 促使 underlying 潜在的 poor lifestyle 不良的生活方式 set in （不好的事情）到来，开始 adopt 养成…习惯 contribute to 导致 conscious 有意识的，在意的 take steps to 采取措施 stay in shape 保持健康 twilight years 暮年，晚年 ageing process 衰老过程 Step 2: 原文精听+精读 When do you think ‘middle age’ starts? What about ‘old age’? Unsurprisingly, the answer to these questions will depend on your culture, as well as how old you are when someone asks you. What is perhaps more surprising is that the answer to these questions could have an impact on how quickly your body begins to age. In 2003, the researchers Hannah Kuper and Sir Michael Marmot carried out a wide-ranging study in which participants were asked the question: when does old age start? They then followed up with the participants six to nine years later and found that those who had thought old age began earlier were more likely to be in poor physical health. But how could someone’s answer to a question about age possibly have an impact on their health? It might be that the question prompts people to think about their physical health, underlying health issues or poor lifestyle, which might then make them feel that old age is coming sooner. People who say that old age sets in earlier, may also be more fatalistic and less likely to visit a doctor or to adopt healthier routines. It’s even possible that the stress of having negative thoughts about ageing, contributes to more health problems. So, this is what happens when we think negatively about ageing, but what happens when we think positively? People who think old age starts later, may be more