Question

【題目】 Old age may not sound【1】_______ (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people worried about【2】 (get) older.

The findings came from【3】_______ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned【4】________ by telephone in 2008.At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, 【5】_______(sad) and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress. The research team found that levels of stress were 【6】________ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped 【7】______ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.

Happiness 【8】_______ highest among the youngest adults and those【9】________ their early seventies. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 【10】______ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】exciting

【2】getting

【3】a

【4】them

【5】sadness

【6】 highest

【7】sharply

【8】was

【9】in

【10】However

【解析】

【1】exciting 考查形容詞。句意：年長聽起來不是那么令人興奮；

【2】getting 考查動詞 。worry about 擔(dān)心，about是介詞，后面加動名詞。

【3】a 考查冠詞。句意：結(jié)果來自于美國一項340.000成年人的調(diào)查。A表示泛指。

【4】them 考查代詞。句意：這個組織在2008年通過電話對他們進行提問。

【5】sadness 考查名詞。句意：研究者部一些問題，關(guān)于幸福，悲傷和擔(dān)心。

【6】 highest 考查形容詞 。句意：研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)壓力22到25歲的成年人壓力是最大的。

【7】sharply 考查副詞。句意：當(dāng)人們到達50歲時壓力水平極速下降。

【8】was 考查系動詞 句意：幸福感在最小的成年人和70左右的成年人中是最高的。

【9】in 考查介詞。In one’s seventies在某人七十歲時。

【10】However 考查副詞。句意：然而，女性被報告顯示壓力和擔(dān)心大過男性。