:江苏省各地2019届高三上学期10月英语试卷精选汇编：任务型阅读

任务型阅读

金陵中学10月月考

第六部分：任务型阅读（10分）

Following one million middle-aged women in Britain for 10 years， a study finds that the widely held view that happiness enhances health and longevity is unfounded。

The results come from the so-called Million Women Study， which took on women aged 50 to 69 from 1996 to 2001， and tracked them with questionnaires and official records of death and hospital admissions。 The questionnaires asked how often the women felt happy， in control， relaxed and stressed， and also instructed them to rate their health and list ailments like high blood pressure， diabetes， depression or anxiety。

When the answers were analyzed statistically， unhappiness and stress were not associated with an increased risk of death。 It is not clear whether the findings apply to men。

Professor Peto said particularly important data came from 500， 000 women who reported that they were in good health， with no history of heart disease， cancer， or stroke。 A minority of