摘要:People were enjoying themselves at that time. People were a at that time. Unit 18

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Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they say by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 24 and 25. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They so spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
【小题1】According to the survey of the Gallup Organization people are most likely to become happier      .

A.when they are between the ages of 18 and 85B.when they come to their old age
C.when they are in their twentiesD.when they are 18 years old
【小题2】You may have the highest level of stress when you are at the age of      .
A.20B.25C.35D.40
【小题3】According to Arthur Stone, old people may      .
A.have a positive attitude towards their lifeB.know how to spend money wisely
C.dream about good things every dayD.control their behaviors better
【小题4】Who would probably show the greatest interest in the passage?
A.Those who are worried about getting oldB.Those who are single and unemployed
C.Those who feel unhappy all the timeD.Those who suffer from mental stress
【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Getting Older Means Getting HappierB.The Young Are Happier Than the Old
C.Women Are Easier to Be Happy in LifeD.The Younger, the Happier

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These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are  1    spread over the Internet. Many people were   2   by her. And people gave her a  3 nickname (绰号) “little strong girl”.
The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small   4   in Dezhou, Shangdong Province. When she was several months   5 , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident   6  riding his motorcycle and lost his  7 . Two years later her mother left her father   8  the poor life. As an old saying goes, “ The children of   9   people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She   10  her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 11   to her poor family. And   12   , the local government has   13   medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(费用).   14 the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girl’s   15  . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school(幼儿园) like other children,

【小题1】
A.happilyB.certainlyC.carefullyD.widely
【小题2】
A.movedB.marriedC.madeD.named
【小题3】
A.badB.wrong C.brightD.stupid
【小题4】
A.cityB.villageC.hospitalD.capital
【小题5】
A.youngB.littleC.oldD.big
【小题6】
A.whereB.whileC.whether D.how
【小题7】
A.legsB.sonC.daughterD.wife
【小题8】
A.becauseB.instead of C.insteadD.because of
【小题9】
A.richB.greatC.poorD.disabled
【小题10】
A.took careB.took care ofC.looked aroundD.looked for
【小题11】
A.sadnessB.successC.freedomD.hope
【小题12】
A.luckilyB.unluckilyC.likelyD.really
【小题13】
A.refusedB.noticedC.offeredD.bought
【小题14】
A.OnB.AtC.InD.To
【小题15】
A.informationB.interestC.suggestionD.education

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