Mostpeopleareworriedaboutthehealthofeconomy.Butdoestheeconomyalsoaffectyourbodyhealth?
Itdoes,butnotalwaysthewaysyoumightexpect.Thedata(数据)onhowaneconomicdownturninfluencesanindividual’shealthismixed.
It’sclearthatalong-termeconomicriseleadstoimprovementsinapopulation’soverallhealth,indevelopinganddevelopedsocietiesalike.
Butwhethertheshort-termeconomicfallwilldamageyourownhealthdependsonyourhealthhabitswhentimesaregood.Andeconomicstudiessuggestthatpeopleusuallydonottakecareofthemselvesingoodtimes—drinkingtoomuch,diningonfattierrestaurantmealsandskippingexercises.
“Thevalueoftimeishigherduringgoodeconomictimes,”saidGrantMiller,aprofessorofmedicineatStanford.“sopeopleworkmoreanddolessofthethingsthataregoodforthem,likecookingathomeandexercising.”
Similarpatternshavebeenseeninsomedevelopingnations.Dr.Miller,whoisstudyingtheeffectsoffluctuatingcoffeepricesonhealthinColombiawherecoffeeplaysanimportantroleineconomydevelopment,saysthatalthoughfallingpricesarebadfortheeconomy,theyappeartoimprovethepopulation’soverallhealth.Whenpricesarelow,laborershavetimetoenjoytheirownlifesuchasdoinghousework,exercisingandtakingcareoftheirchildren,etc.
“Whencoffeepricessuddenlyrise,peopleworkharderontheircoffeefieldsandspendlesstimedoingthingsaroundthehome,includingthingsthataregoodfortheirchildren,”hesaid.
ChristopherJ.Rohm,professorofeconomicsatUniversityofNorthCarolina.USsharessimilarideas.
57.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?
A.Doestheeconomyaffectyourbodyhealth?
B.Doesyourlifehabitplayanimportantroleineconomydevelopment?
C.Economicriseleadstoimprovementinpeople’shealth.
D.Coffeepricesaffectpeople’shealth.
58.AccordingtoGrantMiller,itisimpliedthat_______.
A.along-termeconomicrisecandamageyourbodyhealth
B.along-termeconomicfallcandamagepeople’sbodyhealth
C.ashort-termeconomicrisecanimprovepeople’sbodyhealth
D.ashort-termeconomicfallcanimproveyourbodyhealth
59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fluctuating”inthesixthp