Old age may not sound exciting.But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty.In fact，they say by the age of eightyfive，people are happier 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 Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008.At that time，the people were between the ages of eighteen and eightyfive.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 stress were highest among adults between the ages of twentytwo and twentyfive.The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older.However，women at all ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men.
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 better control of their feelings.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 young children，being unemployed or being single.But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and wellbeing related to age.
1.According to the survey of The Gallup Organization，people are most likely to become happier .
A. when they are between ages of 18 and 85
B. when they come to their old age
C. when they are in their twenties
D. when they are eighteen years old
2.According to Arthur Stone，old people .
A. have a positive attitude toward their life
B. can control their behaviors better
C. dream about good things every day
D. have earned a large amount of money
3.From the last paragraph we can know that .
A. you must be worried if you have young children
B. health has nothing to do with your age
C. you can be happy even if you are still single
D. happiness depends on your family and job
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Getting Older Means Getting Happier
B. The Young Are Happier Than the Old
C. The Younger，the Happier
D. Women Are Easier to Happy in Life
A man worked in a post office.His job was to handle(处理) all ______ that had unclear addresses.One day he came across a letter which was ______ to God.He opened it and it ______，“Dear God，I am an 83yearold woman and I live on a very small pension(养老金)．Yesterday someone stole my ______.There was a hundred dollars in it，which was all the money I had ______ until my next pension comes.Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day，and I have invited my last two friends for ______.Without that money，I have ______ to buy food with.I have no family to ______，and you are my only ______.Can you please help me？” The man was ______，and went around showing the letter to all the other workers.Each of them ______ their wallets and donated a few dollars.By the time he ______ his showing，he had collected 96 dollars.______then he sent it to the old woman.Thanksgiving Day came and went.The workers _______forgot about it.Then one day，there came another letter from the old lady to God.All the ______ gathered around when the letter was ______.It read，“Dear God，how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me？Because of your kindness，I was able to ______ a lovely dinner for my friends.We had a very ______ day，and I told my friends about your ______ gift.Thank you very much！” Seeing this，all the workers felt ______ with the nice thing they had done.They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
1.A. stamps B. money C. mail D. postcards
2.A. spoken B. written C. recorded D. pointed
3.A. noticed B. talked C. read D. told
4.A. clothes B. purse C. house D. food
5.A. borrowed B. wished C. paid D. left
6.A. dinner B. fun C. business D. picnic
7.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
8.A. live in B. live on C. turn to D. turn back
9.A. family B. hope C. friend D. partner
10.A. excited B. amazed C. surprised D. moved
11.A. gained B. earned C. searched D. explored
12.A. finished B. planned C. started D. toured
13.A. Or B. As C. And D. But
14.A. gradually B. usually C. especially D. easily
15.A. friends B. workers C. officers D. guests
16.A. sent B. replied C. accepted D. opened
17.A. bring B. choose C. prepare D. enjoy
18.A. nice B. strange C. common D. formal
19.A. traditional B. wonderful C. expensive D. extra
20.A. annoyed B. confident C. pleased D. hopeful
假如你是李华。你的美国笔友 即将随其父母来中国，并中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问 有关中秋节的习俗，请你告诉他有关中秋节的习俗。
要点如下: 1 历史悠久。2 中国人独有的传统节日。 3 家庭团圆。4 共进晚餐。 5 吃月饼。 6 赏月。
要求: 1 词数100 左右。 2 可适当添加细节。 3 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here.
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Yours,
Li Hua
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，（____）并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy. He did not want share things with other people. For example, when he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place where I couldn’t find . Then he ate it all by himself. He never helped other. He said he is busy. That is, a game of tennis making him very busy. He did not care if something he did made people angry. For instance, on one night he played strong and loudly music till four o’clock in the morning. But he is difference now. He often helps grandma with housework, helps mom with cooking and helps his classmate with their lessons.
The earth was just 1. cloud of dust after the “Big Bang”．The earth exploded loudly with fire and rock.2. were in time to produce many things，which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. As the earth cooled down，water began to appear on 3.surface. It allowed the earth to dissolve 4.(harm)gases. Then life began to develop.
Small plants multiplied and filled the first oceans and seas with oxygen. This encouraged the 5. (develop)of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such6.insects，reptiles and dinosaurs appeared after green plants appeared. Small clever animals spread all 7. the earth. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere，8. prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space.9.life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can10. (solve)．
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know ____ you think you are a _____person or a coward (懦 夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question ___ you are tested in real life. Some people _____they are brave but when they come face to face with real ____, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like ____ .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a ___ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. ___, on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the ____water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very ____and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, ____ to the woman, and kept her head ___ the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not ____.
When you are in a very ____ situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin（肾上腺素）. ___ adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ____ to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ___ , the muscles（肌肉） become very hard and you find you _____move at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is ____when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified(惊呆的)”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are ____ frightened that we become stonelike.
1.A. how B. neither C. whether D. either
2.A. brave B. real C. hard D. certain
3.A. when B. until C. after D. once
4.A. realize B. find C. think D. agree
5.A. life B. question C. mouse D. danger
6.A. soldiers B. mice C. heroes D. cowards
7.A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. terrible
8.A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. Actually
9.A. fresh B. poisonous C. warm D. ice-cold
10.A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. excited
11.A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam
12.A. in B. under C. above D. from
13.A. an accident B. a mistake C. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine
14.A. dangerous B. comfortable C. different D. favorable
15.A. With B. Without C. For D. Like
16.A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious
17.A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes
18.A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
19.A. where B. how C. because D. why
20.A. really B. very C. such D. so
