People in Japan tend to live longer and stay ...

People in Japan tend to live longer and stay healthier in their later years, with an increasing number of old people living alone. Japan is on a fast track to “ultra-age” with people aged 65 or above accounting for 28 percent of its total population in 2017; it was 26.7 percent in 2015. On the other hand, the number of births in 2017 fell to its lowest (about 941,000) since records began in 1899.

Demand for care services for elderly people has boomed. A shrinking working population means fewer able-bodied adults are available to look after the elderly. There is a shortage of state-provided elderly care facilities (养老院), while private ones are expensive. Any elderly people do not have the heart to burden other family members who may not live nearby. So they choose to live alone, and often die alone.

The country will be short of 380,000 of health nurses by 2025. The government has to turn to advanced robots to meet the shortage. Now about 5,000 nursing homes are testing robots which assist the elderly with a lot of physical issues, even emotional and psychological issues. A study found that using robots encouraged one third of the people to become more active and independent. Yet there is no robot that can provide the emotional support to the elderly by listening to their need, taking care of them and in general making their twilight year (暮年) happy.

Japan provides a case study for China, which is too faced with a fast aging population. 17.23 million babies were born in China in 2017, about 630,000 fewer than in 2016. people aged 60 accounted for 17.3% of China’s population in 2017. With insufficient elderly care facilities and unbalanced supply, China may find it tough to cope with the rapidly increasing number of senior citizens.

To meet the challenge, the Chinese government should make policy changes, which Japan is unwilling or unable to do or even consider. China should pay attention to the signals its aging population is sending and take proper and timely action.

1.What do you learn about the old Japanese?

A.More and more Japanese choose to live on their own.

B.A lot of old Japanese have to continue working at old age.

C.Most of old Japanese remain active with the help of robots.

D.Japanese aged 65 or above make up one third of its population.

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The state-provided care facilities in Japan are affordable.

B.The family members do not have the heart to support the elderly people.

C.By 2025, the Japanese government will have brought in advanced robots to completely replace nurses.

D.Robots can make the elderly people more active and independent by providing emotional support to make their twilight year happy.

3.What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?

A.Japan has set a good example for China to cope with aging population.

B.China is never too late to deal with its aging population.

C.China is now faced with a fast aging population.

D.Japan’s aging population is a timely lesson for China.

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People tend to live more happily and longer if they are ________ about life.

A. pessimistic    B. enthusiastic    C. optimistic     D. terrific

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Helping and supporting others may be key to living a longer and healthier life, according to a new research from the University of Bagel in Switzerland. The findings published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, show that grandparents who care for their grandchildren enjoy longer lifespans. So do old people who care for others within their social networks.

Using data from the Berlin Aging Study, the researchers analyzed the longevity(寿命) and caregiving habits of more than 500 old people between the ages of 70 and 103. The study compared grandparents who acted as occasional caregivers with those who did not. It also compared these grandparents with old adults who did not have grandchildren but cared for people within their social networks.

Those grandparents who did not play the role of attending to grandchildren were more likely to have died within just five years of the testing period. While those old adults who provided, support to their family lived for an extra seven years on average and those provided support to their social networks lived for an extra four years on average.

Although the new study only focused on old adults, it's safe to assume that the health benefits of helping and taking care of others also reach those of all ages. However, it's important to note that too much caregiving often has just the opposite effect. There's a clear link between too much caregiving and a number of negative physical and mental health consequences.

1.How many groups of old people are involved in the study?

A. Two. B. Three.

C. Four. D. Five.

2.What does the research show?

A. Old people are more likely to support others.

B. Grandparents live longer than childless old adults.

C. Supporting others prevents diseases of old patients.

D. Helping others properly has a good effect on health.

3.What does the last paragraph imply?

A. Reducing earegiving can avoid bad health.

B. It's a good quality of all ages to be helpful.

C. Caregiving is not always beneficial to health.

D. Mental disorder is often caused by much caregiving.

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4 super－simple secrets to living longer，healthier and happier

Journalist Dan Buettner has spent over a decade studying the healthiest，longest－living people around the world，from residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa to the Greek island of Ikaria—so－called “Blue Zones”.

Now，he’s letting the rest of us in on their secrets in his new book，The Blue Zones Solution：Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People. Here are the most important longevity－boosting habits of 100－year－olds around the globe. 1.

1. Find your group

“Who you hang out with beats just about everything else when it comes to your health，” says Buettner. He found that the people who live longest surround themselves with people who support healthy behaviors. 2.

2. Eat smart

The world’s healthiest 100－year－olds stick with diets that are 95 percent plant－based，says Buettner. 3. British researchers tracked 65，000 people for 12 years and found that those who ate seven or more portions of vegetables and fruits every day lowered their risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular (心脑血管的) disease by 25 percent and 31 percent.

3. Seek a purpose

Very old Blue Zoners share another quality: They have an activity，passion or career that motivates them and gives their lives meaning. Sense of purpose can come from a variety of sources，but volunteering is a common one. 4.

4. Move it

5. What is unexpected: “They don’t exercise，per se(本质上)，” says Buettner. “Instead，their lifestyles encourage physical activity. ” They garden，bake bread and walk to the store or to work.

A. “They eat a little meat，but mostly fish，” he says.

B. They’re still working，riding bikes，and enjoying life.

C. For some people，a sense of purpose comes naturally.

D. It’s no surprise that physical activity also keeps Blue Zoners young.

E. One explanation：“Health habits can spread like an infectious disease. ”

F. Adopt even a few，and you’ll stand a better chance of living a long and healthy life.

G. There’s growing evidence that it not only keeps people healthier but helps people live longer.

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It’s becoming more and more common for people to live to 100 or longer. In fact, researchers say that more than a third of all babies now born in wealthy nations are likely to reach their 100th birthdays, thanks to advanced medical technology and treatment. Here are some of the best strategies for becoming a centenarian.

Eat vegetables and nuts. A study found that those who ate mainly vegetables gained an extra year and a half over meat-eaters; those who ate nuts regularly lived two years longer.

Make friends. Another study found that people with strong social networks were 50 percent less likely to die over a certain period. If you don’t have many friends or relatives in your local community, you can join in the voluntary activities or take part in a hobby group. You will stay happy and healthy through building the connections.

Don’t smoke. This is important: With occasional exceptions, smokers die younger than non-smokers. Even if you have had the habit for decades, quitting will help with your health greatly. It’s important to get your loved ones to stop it, too. People who breathed in secondhand smoke were 26 percent more likely to get heart disease than those who rarely stayed with smokers.

Improve your lifestyle. Along with healthy eating, you should focus on stress management, regular exercise, and building healthy relationships. When you eat more healthily, manage stress, exercise and love more, your brain actually gets more blood flow and more oxygen.

Have a sense of purpose. A study found that the common feature in communities with many people who are 100 or older was that older people still took part in daily life, through tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. They feel the motivation(动机) to stay active, to get out of bed in the morning and live for a purpose.

1.What does the text mainly talk about? (No more than 8 words.)

2.Please explain the underlined word “centenarian” in English? (No more than 8 words.)

3.Why is secondhand smoke harmful to people according to the passage? (15 words.)

4.How can we make friends if we don’t have many friends or relatives nearby in the author’s opinion? (No more than 10 words)

5.If you want to live longer, which of the strategies do you think is the best and why?(No more than 25 words.)

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Contrary to popular belief, people who sleep six to seven hours a night live longer, and those who sleep eight hours or more die younger, according to the latest study ever conducted on the subject. The study, which has tracked the sleeping habits of 1.1 million Americans for six years, weakens the advice of many sleep doctors who have long recommended that people get eight or nine hours of sleep every night.

“There’s an old idea that people should sleep eight hours a night, which has no more scientific basis than the gold at the end of the rainbow,” said Daniel Kripke, professor of psychiatry（精神病学）at the University of California at San Diego who led the study published in a recent copy of JAMA Psychiatry.

The study was not designed to answer why sleeping longer may be harmful or whether people could extend their lifespan by sleeping less.

But Kripke said it was possible that people who slept longer tended to suffer from short-term absence of sleeping, a condition where weak breathing puts stress on the heart and brain. He also stressed that the need for sleep was similar to that for food, where getting less than people want may be better for them.

The study quickly caused warnings and criticism（批评）, with some sleep experts saying that the main problem of America’s sleep habits was deprivation（剥夺）, not sleeping too much.

“None of this says sleep kills people,” said Daniel Buysse, a psychiatrist at the university of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

“You should sleep as much as you need to feel awake, alert and attentive the next day,” Buysse added. “I’m much more concerned about people short-changing themselves on sleep than people sleeping too long.”

“Sleeplessness produces a variety of health consequences that were not measured in the study,” critics said.

1.The traditional idea about sleeping is that ________.

A. people who sleep longer die younger

B. people who sleep less than six or seven hours live longer

C. people need to sleep less to keep healthy

D. people need to sleep eight or nine hours a night

2.Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the study made by the American scientists according to the passage?

A. People can extend their lifespan by sleeping less.

B. Sleeping longer may be harmful to people’s health.

C. People should sleep as much as they need to keep awake, alert and attentive.

D. It is possible that people who sleep longer tend to suffer from short-term absence of sleeping.

3.“The gold at the end of the rainbow” mentioned in the passage shows that ________.

A. sleeping is quite valuable in our lives

B. the traditional idea that people should sleep eight hours a night has no scientific basis at all.

C. sleeping longer is as valuable as the gold at the end of the rainbow.

D. the idea of long sleeping hours comes from the gold at he end of the rainbow.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A new idea challenges the scientists

B. Sleep less, live longer

C. Sleep more, die younger

D. A new idea about sleeping causes criticism

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（题文）（2017·北京）People ______ better access to health care than they used to, and they’re living longer as a result.

A. will have　　 B. have

C. had　　 D. had had

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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say thatpeople should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.

1.The best title for this passage is _____.

A. The Right to Live    B. The Right to Die

C. The Doctor’s Duty   D. Life Is Better Than Death

2.

In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .

A. the development of medical technology

B. big hospitals

C. good doctors

D. both B and C

3.According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____ .

. A. the doctors            B. the surroundings

C. his or her family      D. the patient himself or herself

4.In the writer’s opinion _____ .

A.death is better than life

B. life is better that death

C. neither death nor life is good

D. none of the above

5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B. The argument has ended in favor of the patient.

C. The argument hasn’t ended yet.

D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself, so it is generally thought that people should not be allowed to die under any conditions.

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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of (不赞成) these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality (质量) of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite (明确) answer.

1.The best title for this passage is ___________.

A. The Right to Live　　　　 B. The Right to Die　　

C. The Doctor’s Duty　　　　 D. Life Is Better Than Death

2.In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of ___________.

A. the development of medical technology　　　　　 B. big hospitals

C. good doctors　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good living conditions

3.According to some people, whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to (该由)　 _____.

A. the doctors　　　　　　 B. the surroundings　　

C. his or her family　　　　 D. the patient himself or herself

4.In the writer’s opinion ______________.

A. death is better than life　　　　　　 B. life is better than death

C. neither death nor life is good　　 D. None of the above

5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B.The argument has ended in favor of the patient.

C.The argument hasn’t ended yet.

D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself.

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People ________ better access to health care than they used to, and they are living longer as a result

A. will have　　 B. have

C. had　　 D. had had

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