【I'musuallyfairlydoubtfulaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyim】

　　I'musuallyfairlydoubtfulaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.StillIwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday'schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenaged9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.

　　WhyareAmerica'skidssostressed?Accordingtothereporttherearetwomaincauses:increasingloneliness─broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlittlecommunicationwithsocietyamongotherthings─andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.

　　Giventhatwecan'tturntheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationhandlesuchdifficulties.Atthetopofthelistisgivingchildrenabetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism(个人主义).Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsprotectindividualsagainststress.TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.

　　Limittheamountofvirtual violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It'snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoudealwithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn'thavetoruinyourlife.

　　1.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchcomparingpeople'sstateofmindtodaywithpeople’sstateofmindinthepastare______.

　　A.surprising B.confusing C.interesting D.questionable

　　2.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays“wecan'tturntheclockback”(Paragraph3)?

　　A.It'simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.

　　B.Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

　　C.Lessonslearnedfrom