Old age may not sound[1] .But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people [2]

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

【答案】

【1】exciting

【2】worried

【3】a

【4】them

【5】sadness

【6】highest

【7】sharply

【8】was

【9】in

【10】However

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇调查研究类的文章，变老可能听上去不那么令人兴奋，但是最近的研究给老年人带来了一些好消息。研究发现，老年人的生活压力比年轻人小很多，幸福感也很高。

【1】exciting 考查形容词。系动词Sound后面接形容词，主语为old age用exciting。

【2】worried考查形容词。Be worried about doing sth 为固定搭配，为...感到担忧，人们担忧自己会变老，用worried。

【3】a考查冠词。Survey是单数，用冠词a。

【4】them考查代词。代 340,000 adults 的实验对象，是复数，用them。

【5】sadness考查名词。与 happiness, worry并列，词性相同，用名词sadness。

【6】highest考查最高级。后面没有than之类的用比较级的提示词，并且根据 among adults可知是在许多的成年人中，应该用最高级，用highest。

【7】sharply考查副词。修饰动词drop，故用副词sharply。

【8】was考查时态。全文都是过去时，用过去时态was。

【9】in考查介词。In one’s seventies 为固定搭配，在某人七十多岁时，用in。

【10】However考查连词。前面提到男人和女人的感情发展是一样的，但是女人普遍比男人忧虑的更多，中间是转折关系，用However。