Staying happy and enjoying life appear to be the key to () healthy in old age.
A.staying
B.stay
C.being stayed
D.have stayed
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A.staying
B.stay
C.being stayed
D.have stayed
A.To tell the woman that Johnson got a bad headache.
B.He'd like to go the art exhibition.
C.To tell the woman that Johnson was happy about staying in bed.
D.He hoped that Johnson would feel better soon.
听力原文:Why did the man make the telephone call?
(11)
A.To tell the woman that Johnson got a bad headache.
B.He'd like to go the art exhibition.
C.To tell the woman that Johnson was happy about staying in bed.
D.He hoped that Johnson would feel better soon.
The research identified happy and unhappy spouses, culled(选出) from a national database. Of the unhappy partners who divorced, about half were happy five years later. But unhappy spouses who stuck it out often did better. About two-thirds were happy five years later. Study results contradict what seems to be common sense, says David Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values, a think-tank on the family. The institute helped sponsor the research team based at the University of Chicago. Findings will be presented in Arlington, Va., at the "Smart Marriage" conference, sponsored by the Coalition for Marriage, Families and Couples Education.
The study looked at data on 5,232 married adults from the National Survey of Families and Households. It included 645 who were unhappy. The adults in the national sample were analyzed through 13 measures of psychological well-being. Within the five years, 167 of the unhappy were divorced or separated and 478 stayed married.
Divorce didn't reduce symptoms of depression, raise self-esteem or increase a sense of mastery compared with those who stayed married, the report says. Results were controlled for factors including race, age, gender and income. Staying married did not tend to trap unhappy spouses in violent relationships. What helped the unhappy married turn things around? To supplement the formal study data, the research team asked professional firms to recruit focus groups totaling 55 adults who were "marriage survivors". All had moved from unhappy to happy marriages. These 55 once-discontented married felt their unions got better via one of three routes, the report says:
Marital endurance. "With time, job situations improved, children got older or better, or chronic ongoing problems got put into new perspective." Partners did not work on their marriages.
Marital work. Spouses actively worked "to solve problems, change behavior. or improve communication".
Personal change. Partners found "alternative ways to improve their own happiness and build a good and happy life despite a mediocre marriage." In effect, the unhappy partner changed.
According to David Blankenhorn, people commonly believe that ______.
A.divorce is a better solution to an unhappy marriage than staying together
B.divorce is not necessarily the only solution to an unhappy marriage
C.keeping an unhappy marriage needs much courage and endurance
D.to end an unhappy marriage or net is a tough decision for the spouses
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
听力原文:M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we've gone to the beach instead.
W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington, I'll be happy here no matter what the temperature.
Q: What does the woman mean?
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A.The man should visit the museums.
B.She can't stand the hot weather.
C.The beach resort is a good choice.
D.She enjoys staying in Washington.
Warm people likely to keep cold at bay
Staying positive2 through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill,.new study findings suggest.In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus.3 researchers found that people with a generally sunny disposition4 were less likely to fall ill.
The findings,published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine,build on evidence that a“positive emotional style”5 Can help ward off6 the common cold and other illnesses.Researchers believe the reasons may be.both objective as in happiness boosting immune function and subjective as in happy people being less troubled by a scratchy throat or runny nose.7
“People with a positive emotional style. may have different immune responses to the virus,”explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.“And when they do gel a cold,they may interpret their illness as being less severe.”
Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that,happier people seemed less susceptible to8 catching a cold,but some questions remained as to9 whether the emotional trait itself had the effect.
For the new study,the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality traits,selfperceived health and emotional“style.”Those who tended to be happy,energetic and easy—going were judged as having a positive emotional style,while those who were often unhappy,tense and hostile had a negative style.
The researchers gave them nasal drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus.Over the next six days,the volunteers reported on any aches,pains,sneezing or congestion they had,while the researchers collected obliective data,like daily mucus production Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes,,happy people were less likely to develop a cold.
第 41 题 According to a study author,when people with a positive emotional style. do get a cold,they may think______
A.that their illness is very serious
B.that their illness is not so serious
C.that thev do not get any illness at all
D.that the illness they get is not a mild one
Mr Richards has worked in a small seaside town for about ten years and he and his wife have a comfortable house near the sea. During the winter they would be quite happy, but every summer a lot of their relatives used to spend holiday in their house, and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel. Finally one day in June Mr Richards complained to a clever friend of his who lived in the same place. "One of my wife's cousins is going to bring her husband and children and spend ten days with us next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives from coming to live with you in summer?" "Oh," the friend answered, "that is not difficult. I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor ones. After that, they seldom come again." Hearing this Mr Richards smiled.
The relatives preferred to stay in Mr Richards's house because().
A.it was cool in summer
B.they might spend less money
C.they were more welcome
D.it was a comfortable place
During the winter they would be quite happy, but every summer a lot of their relatives used to spend holiday in their house, and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel. Finally one day in June Mr. Richards complained to a clever friend of his who lived in the same place. “One of my wife’s cousins is going to bring her husband and children and spend ten days with us next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives from coming to live with you in summer?” “Oh,” the friend answered, “that is not difficult. I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor ones. After that, they seldom come again.” Hearing this Mr. Richards smiled.
第40题:The relatives preferred to stay in Mr. Richards’ house because ________.
[A] it was cool in summer
[B] they might spend less money
[C] they were more welcome
[D] it was a comfortable place
听力原文:Customer: Can I reserve a room for the day after tomorrow, please?
Clerk: Yes, sir. Single, double or twin?
Customer: Oh, er,.., twin room, please.
Clerk: With bathroom or without?
Customer: Is there much difference in price?
Clerk: Well, it's US $ 100 per night without bathroom and US $ 120 with bathroom en suite.
Customer: With bathroom then, please.
Clerk: And how many nights will you be staying?
Customer: Four nights.
Clerk: Very good, sir. That's a twin room with bathroom for four nights from July 24th to 27th. And what is the name, please?
Customer: Mr. and Mrs. McPherson.
Clerk: And have you any idea when you'd be arriving, sir?
Customer: Quite late.., perhaps about half past nine.
Clerk: Very good, Mr. McPherson. I've reserved the room for you. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night.
What kind of room does the customer want to reserve?
A.A single room.
B.A twin room.
C.A beautiful room.
D.A warm room.
In the first paragraph, the author expresses the belief that______.
A.nothing but diet and exercise determines health
B.diet and exercise have nothing to do with health
C.health after retirement depends on money alone
D.wealth also plays a role in staying healthy
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