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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.

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 85 B.when they come to their old age

C.when they are in their twenties             D.when they are 18 years old

2.You may have the highest level of stress when you are at the age of      .

A.20               B.25               C.35               D.40

3.According to Arthur Stone, old people may      .

A.have a positive attitude towards their life     B.know how to spend money wisely

C.dream about good things every day          D.control their behaviors better

4.Who would probably show the greatest interest in the passage?

A.Those who are worried about getting old     B.Those who are single and unemployed

C.Those who feel unhappy all the time         D.Those who suffer from mental stress

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Getting Older Means Getting Happier        B.The Young Are Happier Than the Old

C.Women Are Easier to Be Happy in Life        D.The Younger, the Happier

 

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  Good health is very important.Everyone should do all he can to stay healthy.Being in good health means having both body and mind in good order, free from illness and pain.

  Good food, plenty of water, cleanness and plenty of rest all help in keeping our machines running as they should.Food does many things for our bodies.It gives what we need for keeping good health.It gives us energy for work and play.No food gives everything we need.We should eat foods of different kinds.Having enough to eat is not the same as having the right food.

  The water we drink helps wash away wastes formed inside our bodies.It also puts back the water we lose when we perspire(流汗).Our bodies are actually more than half water.We must drink enough to replace what we lose.

  We feel better and look better when we are clean.A bath every one or two days is a good rule for most of us.Brushing our teeth is important part of keeping clean.

  Sleep is the best kind of rest.Growing children need more sleep than grown-ups.Children's bodies not only have to be repaired; they also have to grow, No one's body can grow bigger properly while he is working and playing and wearing it out(疲劳).

  It has been useful to work for good health.Millions of years ago, people live only 20 years.Now people can live about 70 years.It has gone up 20 years just since the beginning of the present century.

(1)

You are thought to be healthy only when ________.

[  ]

A.

your body is working properly

B.

you can do all you like to

C.

both you mind and body work well

D.

you have good food to eat

(2)

You should have foods of different kinds because ________.

[  ]

A.

some foods are not good

B.

no food can give everything you need

C.

different foods taste different

D.

different people like different foods

(3)

We drink water in order to ________.

[  ]

A.

perspire

B.

form wastes in our bodies

C.

feel better

D.

replace the water we lose

(4)

At the beginning of the present century people live about ________.

[  ]

A.

20 years.

B.

70 years

C.

40 years

D.

50 years

(5)

Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

Grown-ups sleep less than children because they have a lot of work to do.

B.

If one's mind does not work well, he is not considered to be healthy.

C.

One cannot grow well when he works too hard.

D.

About half of man's body is water.

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Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
小题1:Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.
A.in or around the citiesB.in cities
C.around citiesD.in the country
小题2:How many American families own a cat?
A.About 40%.B.About 20%.
C.About 74%.D.About 26%.
小题3:On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.
A.more than 3B.only 3.5
C.less than 2D.about 2.64
小题4: ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.
A.All of the peopleB.Most of the children
C.Half of the teenagersD.Only some of the teenagers
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?
A.In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.
B.Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.
C.A Japanese moves more often than an American.
D.An American moves more often than an Englishman.

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Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
【小题1】Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.
A.in or around the citiesB.in cities
C.around citiesD.in the country
【小题2】How many American families own a cat?
A.About 40%.B.About 20%.
C.About 74%.D.About 26%.
【小题3】On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.
A.more than 3B.only 3.5
C.less than 2D.about 2.64
【小题4】 ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.
A.All of the peopleB.Most of the children
C.Half of the teenagersD.Only some of the teenagers
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.
B.Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.
C.A Japanese moves more often than an American.
D.An American moves more often than an Englishman.

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Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
【小题1】Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.

A.in or around the citiesB.in cities
C.around citiesD.in the country
【小题2】How many American families own a cat?
A.About 40%.B.About 20%.
C.About 74%.D.About 26%.
【小题3】On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.
A.more than 3B.only 3.5
C.less than 2D.about 2.64
【小题4】 ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.
A.All of the peopleB.Most of the children
C.Half of the teenagersD.Only some of the teenagers
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.
B.Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.
C.A Japanese moves more often than an American.
D.An American moves more often than an Englishman.

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