1、36AliveBstandCrelyDassist37AsomethingBeverythingCnothingDanything38AquarrelBshareCsupportDdislike39AhappilyBsparatelyClonelyDdisappointedly40AUnfortunatelyBUnexpectedlyCNaturallyDSimilarly41AleadingBbringingCcausingDresulting42Aturned toBturned downCturned offDturned against43AaloneBfreeCindependent
2、Dsuccessful44AarmsBwingsCdreamsDpromises45AinterviewBradioCsportsDhealth46AuncertainBhopefulCbrightDmiserable47AcalmnessBpatienceCenthusiesmDexcitement48AhandsBstrengthCtoesDmouths49AchatactersBdesiresCopinionsDattitudes50AunexpectedBpassiveCroughDserious51AemergencyBaccidentCdifficultyDmisfortune52
3、AtestBreflectionCdisplayDproblem53AignoreBresistCcomplainDsuffer54AproblemBresultChardshipDfailure55AsolutionsBhopesCwaysDrewards AResearchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty five, people are happier
4、 with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old. The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup(民意调查) Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and
5、 eighty-five.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 stres
6、s were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative
7、emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.The findings appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.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
8、 better control of their emotions. They also 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 you
9、ng 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.The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness,
10、 stress and worry than men.56What is the best title of the passage?AThe older a person is , the happier he grows. BThe more lighthearted a person is, the happier he is.CThe older a person is, the cleverer he grows. DThe older a person is, the more stressed he feels.57We can learn from the research t
11、hat .Aonly when people get older, will they feel happierBolder people usually have no worries in their lifeColder people are more likely to be thankful in lifeDstress levels among the youngest are the highest of all58According to the researchers, what is probably the reason why people grow happier w
12、hen they get older?AWhen people get older, they cant remember bad experiences.BWhen people get older, they have no young children to care about.CWhen people get older, they dont care about their feelings.DWhen people get older, they learn to adjust their feelings.59What would the writer probably dea
13、l with in next paragraph?AAdvice to the young people on how to keep happy.BWhy women at all ages are more sad, stressed and worried.CAdvice to the old people on how to live longer.DWhy people will grow happier with their ages.60What do you think the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is
14、?AA Gallup organization.BA University in New York.CA popular science magazine.DA research institution. BEach new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, t
15、he more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight. Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, w
16、ith a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally th
17、e same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, year-round schools dont really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer
18、than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.But calling them summer school could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different
19、 parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like summer camp, enrichment, extra time and hands-on
20、learning.61According to the first paragraph the summer learning gap .Ahelps children to gain weightBleads children to work harderCimproves childrens memoriesDaffects childrens regular studies62Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones .Aperform better and have more learning ga
21、insBhave much less time for relaxation every yearChave generally the same number of class daysDhold more classes with more free weeks off63Which of the following statements is true?AStudents from poor families often fall behind after the vocation.BYear-round schools can solve the problem of the lear
22、ning gap.CThere are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.DNothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.64Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?AThey cherish the childrens rights of freedom very much. BThey are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.CThey want their children to be forced to make up the gap.DThey cant afford to the further study during vacation.65What would be the best title of this passage?AOpening Summer Camps BForbidding Summer SchoolsCSpreading Year-Round Education DMinding the Summer Learning Cap
