英语六级(CET6)考试阅读材料:快乐成长的重要性
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="disposition">disposition</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="earners">earners</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happiest">happiest</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>.</p><p> 一项研究表明：童年性格开朗的小孩，长大以后赚钱更多;无论其出生在富贵还是清贫人家。并且，在同一个家族中，最快乐的孩子长大以后赚的最多。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Branson">Branson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span>, <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>.</p><p> 这项研究结果对白手起家的亿万富翁<span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Branson">Branson</span>爵士(维京集团创始人)来说毫不意外。他自己曾说过，童年的自己是个非常幸运的孩子，因为他有一对善解人意的父母。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> 90,000 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> 该研究测试了美国9万个青少年的快乐程度，并与他们成年后的收入相比较。虽然研究里也含有其他影响因素，但经济学家们发现，年少时的快乐指数显著地决定了成年的收入水平。</p>
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