Does the language we speak determine how healthy and rich we will be? New research by Keith Chen of Yale Business School suggests so. The structure of languages【C1】______our judgments and decisions about the future and this might have【C2】______long-term consequences. There has been a lot of research【C3】______how we deal with the future.【C4】______, the famous marshmallow studies of Walter Mischel and colleagues showed that being able to resist【C5】______is predictive of future success. Four-year-old kids were given a marshmallow and were told that【C6】______they do not eat that marshmallow and wait for the experimenter to come back, they will get two marshmallows instead of one. Follow-up studies showed that the kids who were able to wait for the bigger future【C7】______became more successful young adults. Chen's recent findings suggest that an unlikely【C8】______, language, strongly influences our future-oriented【C9】______Some languages strongly distinguish the present and the future【C10】______other languages can only weakly tell them apart. Chen's recent research suggests that people who speak languages that weakly distinguish the present and the future are better【C11】______for the future. They accumulate more wealth and they are better able to【C12】______their health. The way these people conceive the future is similar【C13】______the way they conceive the present. As a result, the future does not feel very【C14】______and it is easier for them to act【C15】______their future interests. Chen analyzed individual-level data from 76 developed and developing countries. The analyses showed that speaking a language that does not have obligatory future markers, such as Mandarin, makes people accumulate more retirement【C16】______smoke less, exercise more, and【C17】______be healthier in older age. Language also has an impact on countries' national savings rates. Chen's research shows that language【C18】______our future-related thoughts. And the research also points at the possibility that the way we talk about the future can shape our mindsets. Language can【C19】______the future back and forth in our mental space and this might have significant【C20】______on our judgments and decisions.
【答案解析】解析：本段下文提到陈的研究显示：语言和财富积累(wealth)、健康(health)及认知(conceive)都有关系，并且能影响到他们的行为(it is easier for them to act)。C项behavior意为“行为，举止”，代入后语义符合。
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【C10】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：空格前提到一些语言中表示现在和未来的说法区别明显(strongly distinguish the present and the future)，空格后又谈到其他语言很难区分这种差别(can only weakly tell them apart)，前后是对比关系。D项while“然而”表示对比。
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【C11】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：下句提到使用区分现在和未来不明显的语言的人积累更多的财富(accumulate more wealth)，可以推断这类人对未来的准备更充分。A项prepared意为“准备好的”，符合此处的语境。
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【C12】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：从本句的前半句They accumulate more wealth推断，and后面提到的health也应是好的方面；下文也提到使用不带有强制性标记“未来”的语言的人吸烟少、运动多，可以推断这样的人身体更健康。C项maintain意为“保持”，符合语义逻辑。
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【C13】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：此处提到的these people指代的是前文提到的使用区分现在和未来不明显的语言的人，对于现在和未来他们没有感觉到明显的差别。be similar to是固定搭配，表示“与……相似”，即这些人构想未来的方式和他们看待现在的方式类似，故选C项。