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A new study found that helping the environment—picking up trash, using less plastic, or walking instead of driving—can make people just as happy as doing activities like hobbies.
In his research, Michael Prinzing from Baylor University in Texas looked at how eco-friendly activities affect happiness.
“Many people think it’s hard to live in an eco-friendly way because it means giving up comfort,” Prinzing said. But helping others and being eco-friendly can actually make life more fun.
His study was made up of two smaller studies.
In the first study, 181 adults from 14 countries shared their daily activities and talked about how they felt for 10 days. The study found people felt happier on days when they did something good for the earth.
Prinzings’s second study looked at 545 college students in the US. They were put into three groups—one group did eco-friendly activities, another did fun activities, and the third just had a normal day. After two days, people in both the eco-friendly group and the fun activity group felt much happier than those in the third group.
These studies suggest that helping the earth helps people feel good.
Each study only took place over a few days, so more research is needed to see if the effects last longer. But either way, doing something good for the earth could make your day better!
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A. Good for the Earth.
B. Safe for plants.
C. Friendly to animals.
D. Common in daily life.
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A. 14.
B. 181.
C. 545.
D. 726.
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A. Most people aren’t interested in eco-friendly activities.
B. Those who often do eco-friendly things may feel happier.
C. Living an eco-friendly life always means giving up things.
D. The effects of eco-friendly activities on happiness last for a long time.
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A. To compare different ways of getting happiness.
B. To encourage people to take part in fun activities.
C. To tell people about the difficulty of eco-friendly life.
D. To introduce a study on eco-friendly activities and happiness.
D
A new study found that helping the environment—picking up trash, using less plastic, or walking instead of driving—can make people just as happy as doing activities like hobbies.
In his research, Michael Prinzing from Baylor University in Texas looked at how eco-friendly activities affect happiness.
“Many people think it’s hard to live in an eco-friendly way because it means giving up comfort,” Prinzing said. But helping others and being eco-friendly can actually make life more fun.
His study was made up of two smaller studies.
In the first study, 181 adults from 14 countries shared their daily activities and talked about how they felt for 10 days. The study found people felt happier on days when they did something good for the earth.
Prinzings’s second study looked at 545 college students in the US. They were put into three groups—one group did eco-friendly activities, another did fun activities, and the third just had a normal day. After two days, people in both the eco-friendly group and the fun activity group felt much happier than those in the third group.
These studies suggest that helping the earth helps people feel good.
Each study only took place over a few days, so more research is needed to see if the effects last longer. But either way, doing something good for the earth could make your day better!
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A
)23. What does the underlined word “eco-friendly” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Good for the Earth.
B. Safe for plants.
C. Friendly to animals.
D. Common in daily life.
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D
)24. How many people took part in Michael Prinzing’s two studies?A. 14.
B. 181.
C. 545.
D. 726.
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B
)25. Which can we learn from the research by Michael Prinzing?A. Most people aren’t interested in eco-friendly activities.
B. Those who often do eco-friendly things may feel happier.
C. Living an eco-friendly life always means giving up things.
D. The effects of eco-friendly activities on happiness last for a long time.
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D
)26. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?A. To compare different ways of getting happiness.
B. To encourage people to take part in fun activities.
C. To tell people about the difficulty of eco-friendly life.
D. To introduce a study on eco-friendly activities and happiness.
D
答案
23.A 24.D 25.B 26.D
解析
【分析】
23题是词义猜测题，需结合第一段列举的环保行为推断“eco-friendly”的含义；24题是细节理解题，需找到两项研究的人数并求和；25题是推理判断题，需根据研究结论判断选项正误；26题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容确定作者写作目的。
【解析】
23题：根据第一段“helping the environment—picking up trash, using less plastic, or walking instead of driving”可知，这些行为都是对地球有益的，因此“eco-friendly”意为“对地球有益的”，对应选项A。
24题：根据第四段“In the first study, 181 adults...”和第五段“Prinzings’s second study looked at 545 college students...”，总人数为181+545=726，对应选项D。
25题：根据第五段“people in both the eco-friendly group and the fun activity group felt much happier than those in the third group”，可知经常做环保活动的人可能更快乐，对应选项B；A项文中未提及，C项是人们的误解而非研究结论，D项文中提到需更多研究确认效果是否持久，均错误。
26题：全文围绕Michael Prinzing开展的关于环保活动与幸福感关系的研究展开，作者的写作目的是介绍该研究，对应选项D。
【答案】
23.A 24.D 25.B 26.D
【知识点】
词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的核心技能，要求学生精准定位原文信息，理解文章主旨，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6
23题是词义猜测题，需结合第一段列举的环保行为推断“eco-friendly”的含义；24题是细节理解题，需找到两项研究的人数并求和；25题是推理判断题，需根据研究结论判断选项正误；26题是主旨大意题，需梳理全文核心内容确定作者写作目的。
【解析】
23题：根据第一段“helping the environment—picking up trash, using less plastic, or walking instead of driving”可知，这些行为都是对地球有益的，因此“eco-friendly”意为“对地球有益的”，对应选项A。
24题：根据第四段“In the first study, 181 adults...”和第五段“Prinzings’s second study looked at 545 college students...”，总人数为181+545=726，对应选项D。
25题：根据第五段“people in both the eco-friendly group and the fun activity group felt much happier than those in the third group”，可知经常做环保活动的人可能更快乐，对应选项B；A项文中未提及，C项是人们的误解而非研究结论，D项文中提到需更多研究确认效果是否持久，均错误。
26题：全文围绕Michael Prinzing开展的关于环保活动与幸福感关系的研究展开，作者的写作目的是介绍该研究，对应选项D。
【答案】
23.A 24.D 25.B 26.D
【知识点】
词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的核心技能，要求学生精准定位原文信息，理解文章主旨，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6
