托福考试阅读练习题：better busy than doing nothing, scientist proves.pdfVIP

智 课 网 托 福 备 考 资 料 托福考试阅读练习题：Better busy than doing nothing, scientist proves 忙碌的工作生活让很多人觉得疲惫不堪，但是据芝加哥大学的研究 人员研究发现忙碌的人更加快乐。 ? The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found. ? Keeping the mind occupied with tasks - no matter how meaningless - staves off negative emotions, the study found. ? However, the bad news is that humans seem hard-wired to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioural scientist at Chicago University. ? In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. ? They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. ? Two-thirds (68 per cent) chose the lazy option. ? Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put. ? Prof Hsee concluded keeping busy helped keep people happy. ? He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy implications. ? Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless, he proposed. ? At the individidual level, he advised: Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it. ? He added: Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too. ? You do not need to be running around, – you just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally. ? 一项研究发现，快乐的秘诀就是让自己忙起来。 ? 该研究发现，让自己有点事情可想——无论是多么没意思的事—— 都有助于抵制消极情绪。 ? 然而，据芝加哥大学行为科学家奚恺元教授介绍，人类似乎生性懒 惰，旨在保存精力。 ? 研究人员让98个学生做了两项调查。这两个调查间隔15分钟。 ? 在此期间，学生可以就近提交第一个调查的结果，或者步行至一个 较远的地方递交结果。无论选择哪一种途径，他们都会获赠一块巧克力 。 ? 其中，三分之