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　　The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan．But scientists know there are some patterns that almost all people share．Even if you’ve passed some of your“Best Times”, you still have others to experience in the future．Certain important ones seem to come later in life．

　　When are you smartest?

　　From 18-25, according to I.Q．scores; but you’re wiser and more experienced with increasing age．

　　You’re sharpest in your 20’s; around 30, memory begins to decline．But your I.Q．for other tasks climbs．Your vocabulary at age 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college．At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21．

　　When are you happiest?

　　You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense from 40 to 49．

　　Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 30, we believe that they’re behind us．A National Health Survey agrees：After age 30, we“become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself．If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, ________”．

　　When are you most creative?

　　Generally between 30 and 39, but the peaks(顶峰)varies with different jobs．

　　Mozart wrote a symphony and four sonatas by age eight, and Mendelssohn composed his best known work A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at 17, but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39．

　　Though the peak in most fields comes early―most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their late 20’s and 30’s―creative people continue to produce quality work throughout their lives．For the“well―conditioned mind”, there is no upper limit．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Answer within 10 words)

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2．Fill in the blank with proper sentence or words according to the passage．(Please answer within 10 words.)

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3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

When we are young, we think we will be happier in the future．However, we grow up only to find that our best times have passed．

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4．What does the last sentence of the passage suggest to you?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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Answer 1

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解析：

　　1．Best Times in Life

　　2．We feel happiness will follow/we will feel happy/happiest

　　3．Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 30, we believe that they’re behind us．

　　4．We should never stop trying and working hard．In that case, you will be creative all your life．

　　5．60岁时，你的大脑所储存的信息量几乎是你21岁时的4倍。