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When you were little, did you have a favorite blanket or stuffed animal that you carried everywhere? Most children become attached to specific objects that give them feelings of happiness, comfort, or security. These items are commonly known as ¡§security blankets.¡¨
Security blankets, whether an actual blanket, teddy bear, or some other toy, provide children with a sense of safety in an uncertain world. Over time, they develop feelings of affection for the items. Scientists aren¡¦t sure why children form these connections, but there is a consensus that security blankets are beneficial for them.
For children in unfamiliar situations, security blankets have proven to lower heart rates and reduce stress. Typically, as children grow up, the sense of security offered by the object fades. However, attachment to the item may last long into adulthood. Old security blankets often become symbols of happy memories and childhood innocence.
In fact, many adults throughout the world keep the security blankets they had as children. A recent study in Britain found that 35% of adults sleep with stuffed animals. The specific items may change throughout one¡¦s life, and people frequently form similar attachments with new objects. Think about your favorite sweatshirt, pillow, or blanket that you enjoy snuggling under at home. Items like these provide a sense of comfort and safety to help us relax and forget some of our worries.
Unsurprisingly, scientists have found that security blankets offer many of the same benefits for adults as they do for children. Some people believe that adults never really outgrow the need for items that provide feelings of familiarity and comfort. Adults simply don¡¦t use the term ¡§security blanket¡¨ to describe them.
1. Which of the following questions can be answered by the passage?(³æ¿ïÃD)
(A) Why do adults grow out of the need for security blankets?
(B) What are some positive aspects of keeping security blankets?
(C) When is the best time to give up security blankets?
(D) How do children create connections with security blankets?
2. Which word in the passage means ¡§an opinion that most people agree with¡¨?(²µª)
_______________________________.
3. Why does the attachment to childhood security blankets NOT disappear when people grow into an adult?(²µª)
Because these objects _______________________________.