happiness is contagious,

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1、Happinessiscontagious,　　Happinessiscontagious,_researchersreportedonThursday.　　Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed.“Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappier，”Christakissaid.　　“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandy

2、ouareconnectedtoothersandothersareconnectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”　　Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.“Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappyandunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharoundyou，”Christakissaid.　　“Itisn

3、otjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveandbeyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”　　Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.　　“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15percent，”Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,ort

4、hefriendofaspouseorasibling(兄弟姐妹),iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent，”headded.　　Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.　　“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeunhappyby7percent，”Fowl

5、ersaid.　　Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.　　“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreducedmortality(死亡率),painreduction,andimprovedcardiac(心脏的)function.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersoci

6、ety，”hesaid.　　Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.　　“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000，”Christakissaid.　　[语篇解读]美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明，快乐感可以互相传递。这项研究成果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法。　　1．Accordingtotheresear

7、ch,yourhappiness________.　　A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmates　　B.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyou　　C.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyou　　D.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave　　[解析]推理判断题。根据第二段、第三段内容可知，快乐感会不断传递和扩散，你的配偶、朋

8、友、邻居、亲戚等的快乐指数会直接影响你的快乐程度，故选B。　　[答案]B　　2．Theunde