Are people less or more happy when they get o...

Are people less or more happy when they get older? A study in 2018 found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.

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 the highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. 1.

Happiness was the highest among the youngest adults and those in their early 70's. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their 70’s and 80’s. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 2.The researchers also considered possible influences like, having young children being unemployed or being single. Bu, they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

3. One theory is that, as people get older, they become more than thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

4.In another study, people in their 80’s reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. 5.But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.

A. So why will happiness increase with age?

B. Researchers surveyed more than 150, 000 American adults.

C. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85.

D. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their 50's.

E Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age.

F. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women.

G. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

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Is it necessary to learn when we are 50s, 60s or even 70s?Most people consider when they get retired, they are supposed to be completely laidback, do something fun, or hang around.1. It’s particularly important to the elderly.

Through learning, we know how to think, how to memorize, how to ask questions and even how to interact with others. According to a study, while we are learning, “the brain creates neural(神经)pathways” that make us smarter. 2. The more we learn, the mote new  neural pathways develop in our brains.

When it comes to learning, it doesn’t mean we must load ourselves with lots of knowledge. What we need to do is just learn something we like day in and day out. 3. Everyone learns from bottom to up. If we have an interest to learn, that desire will naturally push us to move forward.

As we feel worn out from learning, don’t be discouraged.4. An old saying goes, “Birds of a feather fly together.” As long as we have partners to learn all together, our learning excitement will come alive again. On the contrary, if we don’t learn, and choose to distance ourselves from other, we might be getting dumb, and slow; eventually, we lose energy, and life passion. Instead of being bored, dumb, why don’t we keep learning?

5. More importantly, learning explores our life horizon, helps us build up our confidence; gradually, it leads us to a way of finding a sense of value and ach.

A. It’s never too old to learn.

B. Don’t worry if we cannot learn well.

C. You should set a high learning target.

D. Learning makes us understand how potential we are.

E. Look for a partner who has the same common interest as you do.

F. In other words, our brains are active as we learn something new.

G. However, the truth is that learning makes us energetic, and self-fulfilled.

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The older your parents get, the less stable they are on their feet, so you need to make sure that their home is as easy to walk around as possible. One of the most important rooms that needs to be accessible is the bathroom.1. In this article, we are going to give you　 some tips on how you can make your bathroom more accessible.

One of the best ways to make your bathroom more accessible is to fix some rails or handles.2. Rails　 can also　 be added near　 the　 shower and　 in　 other　 places in　 the　 bathroom to make the whole room a lot more accessible.

It is hard to predict how much your parents are going to be able to walk when they are older, so you need to make sure that you are thinking about the future. 3.　 If they need　　 to use a wheelchair then they will find that with small entrances, they won’t be able to get　 the wheelchair through.

4.　 This is because as they get older, their eyesight can start to worsen and so　　 they need a little more light to be able to see things. Think about fixing some overhead lighting as well as lights beside important things in the bathroom. This will help to prevent any sort of trips or falls and they will be able to feel a lot safer when they are using your bathroom in the future.

Are you planning on making your parents’ home a lot more accessible in order to prepare for the future?5.

A.Get advice from the experts.

B.This room can be very slippery.

C.Don’t ignore the lighting in their bathroom.

D.Keep reading if you want your parents to be more accessible.

E.Try out some of the tips that we have given you in this article.

F.This is why you need to think about making the doors in their home a lot wider.

G.These give them something to hold onto when your parents get up and down from the toilet.

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American college students are becoming more adventuresome as they study abroad, showing less interests in English-speaking destinations such as Great Britain and Australia and more in such countries as China, India, Argentina and Brazil.

Britain remained the most popular study destination in 2005, according to annual figures from the Institute of International Education, followed by Italy, Spain and France. But the number of American students studying in Britain and Australia descended a little, even as the number of American students abroad rose by 8%. The growth came in non-English speaking European countries and in Asia. China is now the eighth most popular destination for American students, attracting nearly 6,400 in 2005, up 35% from the number of the year before. Argentina and India saw increases of more than 50%.

Allan Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education, said that a range of factors contributed to the trend, from growing awareness of globalization after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to programs such as former President Bush’s National Security Language Initiative, which trains soldiers, intelligence officers and diplomats in foreign languages. “What Americans are doing is waking up and discovering there’s a world out there,” he said.

Other figures showed the flow of students in the opposite direction, from foreign countries into American universities. The institute found that international enrollment (入学) in American higher education remained steady at about 565,000. The figures are of keen interest to universities, which depend on foreign students for teaching and research help, and to policy-makers, who consider it important, as future foreign leaders may be familiar with the United States. The year of 2005 saw big increases in students from South Korea, Mexico and Taiwan of China. India sends the most students and China is No.2. Other countries that show large percentage increases in the number of students sent to the US include Nepal and Vietnam, while Japan, Turkey and Malaysia saw declines. About 58% of international students in the US come from Asia.

1.What does the underlined word “descended” in Paragraph 2 means?

A. Changed.　　 B. Declined.　　 C. Multiplied.　　 D. Increased.

2.Why do more American students study in Asia?

A. They expect to get more teaching and research help.

B. They lose confidence in English-speaking countries.

C. They are afraid that terrorist attacks will happen again.

D. They prefer to explore a different world from their own.

3.Where were most foreign students in America from in 2005?

A. China.　　 B. India.　　 C. Argentina.　　 D. Britain.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. There were 6,400 American students studying in China in 2005.

B. Chinese students to America will overpass Indians in the future.

C. International enrollment in American higher education changed a lot.

D. Asian students account for a large part of foreign students in America.

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It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble．That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.

“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville．As I got onto  Highway 40，blue lights and sirens(警笛)going.I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway．The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me．He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder．”

But Hyde couldn’t go after him．Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders，so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident．But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove，hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car．As it turned out，keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult．Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.

Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination(目的地)．At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene．His help wasn’t needed.Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird，who by this time had developed something new to panic about．

“Just about that time，” Hyde said，“I saw fire coming out from under that car，with blue smoke and oil going everywhere.He’d blown his engine．Now he had to stop．”

“After I arrested him．I asked him why he was running．He told me he didn’t have a driver’s license(执照)．”

That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty---a thousand dollars for the new engine---not to mention the charges for driving without a license，attempting to run away，and dangerous driving．

1.The underlined word“panicked”in Paragraph 2 means       .

2.The driver of the Firebird suddenly speeded down the highway because         .

3.Which of the following statements is true?

4.Choose the best title for the passage．

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Studies show that people with high self-esteem are less likely to be depressed anxious or lonely than ___________ with low self-esteem.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which     21     on younger people and on skills for employment is not      22    to meet the challenge of demographic (人口结构的) change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is currently spent on the oldest of the population.

The      23     include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in      24     , that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and 11.3 million people are over state pension age.

　“      25    needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources on young people cannot meet the new      26    ” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen.

　The major portion of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. When people are changing their jobs, home , partners and lifestyles more often than ever , they need opportunities to learn at every age.      27    , some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

　People need opportunities to make a “midlife review”to     28     to the later stage of employed life and to plan for the transition (过渡) to retirement, which may now happen    29                         at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

　And there should be more money      30     to support people in establishing a sense of identity and finding constructive roles for the “ third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

21. A) operates       B) focuses      C) counts     D) depends

22. A) superior       B) regular      C) essential    D) adequate

23. A)regulations     B) obstacles     C) challenges  D) guidelines

24. A)enjoyment     B) retirement     C) stability    D) inability

25. A) Identifying    B) Learning      C) Instructing   D) Practicing

26. A) desires       B) aims                 C) needs       D) intentions

27. A) For example   B) By contras    C) In particular     D) On average

28. A) transform     B) yield          C) adjust      D) suit

29 .A) unfairly      B) unpredictably    C) instantly   D) indirectly

30. A) reliable      B) considerable     C) available   D) feasible

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Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people happier? And if so, how do people get much richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.

The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults tended to have higher incomes by the time they turned 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most depressed.

The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, while the happier ones earned up to 30% more.

Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school, college and a job interview, chiefly because they always feel better about life. It may also be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.

A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than dollars in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women, Alas （the same gene doesn’t appear to have the same effect on men）. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.

The big question is: if it really is true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, after all, that more education leads to better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.

“These findings show that the teenagers’ happiness is important to their future success,” one of the report’s authors writes. “But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork.”

1.What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study?

A. Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier.

B. Money can make people become happier.

C. Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all.

D. Schoolwork can help teens achieve success.

2.The main reason why happier people have more chances to succeed is that ________.

A. they are easy to communicate with others

B. they are good at doing their schoolwork

C. they are hopeful and optimistic about their life

D. they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day

3.The underlined word “gloomy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A. upset          B. glorious          C. happy           D. wealthy

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. The way to educate kids.             B. The source of happiness.

C. How to achieve your goal.            D. The secret of being wealthier.

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They are the little sweeties who look pretty cute in a photo，or when sleeping——but a lot less appealing at 30，000 ft，crying loudly in the seat fight next to you．

According to a new survey，almost seven in ten Britons dislike flying with babies so much that they would like to see child-free areas introduced on planes．As for long-distance flights where people want to sleep，almost one in four British travelers believes that no-kid-zones should be fixed as required sections．

The survey was conducted by bookings website LateDeals．co．uk，with 1，108 UK consumers questioned as to what they hate most about air travel．

And our dislike of noisy children and babies on planes runs deep．it seems．

More than a third of us—35 per cent—would pay extra to travel on a childless service．

Long-distance passengers would be prepared to pay an additional ￡63 to the cost of a return ticket if it meant adults only on board．And on short-distance flights，an extra ￡28 on the price of a return fare would be considered good value if it guaranteed an absence of angry babies in the middle of the economy-class aisle(走道)．

However，screaming babies are not the only source of annoyance for British travellers．In fact，according to the research on the most annoying types of airline passengers，a crying baby ranks as only the fourth．Over half of those surveyed—58 percent—selected ‘drunk travellers’ as their pet peeves．People with‘bad personal hygiene(卫生)’and travellers who kick the back of the seat in front were also near the top of the list，causing anger to 48 and 47 per cent of us respectively(分别地)．

Crying babies came in at fourth on the list，a pet peeve for 43 per cent of those surveyed．

1.Britons dislike flying with babies because they_________．　　

A．make too much noise

B．get angry easily

C．sleep right next to them

D．stay in the economy-class aisle

2.How many British travellers surveyed would like to have no-kid-zones on planes?

A．About 35％．　　 B．About 43％．

C．About 70％．　　 D．About 58％．

3.What kind of passengers is most disliked by British airline travellers?

A．The crying babies on a flight．

B．People with bad personal hygiene．

C．Those who have drunk too much alcohol．

D．Those who kick the back of the seat in front

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Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people ________? And ________, how do people get richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.

The study ________ thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about ________ as young adults ________ to have higher incomes by the time they ________ 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most ________.

The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy（沮丧的）teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, ________ the happier ones earned ________ 30% more.

Happier teenagers have an easier time ________ school, college and the job ________, ________ because they always feel better about life. It may ________ be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.

A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than ________ in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the ________ for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have ________ effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.

If it is really true that happier kids ________ being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that ________ homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, ________, that more education ________ better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.

1.A. busier　　 B. safer　　 C. happier　　 D. braver

2.A. if not　　 B. if so　　 C. if any　　 D. if ever

3.A. looked around　　 B. looked into　　 C. looked out　　 D. looked through

4.A. life　　 B. time　　 C. money　　 D. work

5.A. attached　　 B. attained　　 C. attended　　 D. tended

6.A. turned　　 B. grew　　 C. went　　 D. got

7.A. admirable　　 B. fantastic　　 C. delighted　　 D. depressed

8.A. while　　 B. when　　 C. as　　 D. though

9.A. right now　　 B. up to　　 C. right away　　 D. down to

10.A. getting down　　 B. getting through　　 C. getting out　　 D. getting over

11.A. drama　　 B. interview　　 C. review　　 D. schedule

12.A. simply　　 B. just　　 C. chiefly　　 D. only

13.A. even　　 B. also　　 C. ever　　 D. once

14.A. jobs　　 B. dollars　　 C. friends　　 D. parents

15.A. gene　　 B. brand　　 C. character　　 D. nature

16.A. the best　　 B. the different　　 C. the same　　 D. the most

17.A. come up　　 B. end up　　 C. take up　　 D. turn up

18.A. no　　 B. nor　　 C. not　　 D. few

19.A. first of all　　 B. for all　　 C. at all　　 D. after all

20.A. exists in　　 B. contributes to　　 C. results from　　 D. relies on

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