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

【题目】 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.

【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 考查形容词。句意：年长听起来不是那么令人兴奋；

【2】getting 考查动词 。worry about 担心，about是介词，后面加动名词。

【3】a 考查冠词。句意：结果来自于美国一项340.000成年人的调查。A表示泛指。

【4】them 考查代词。句意：这个组织在2008年通过电话对他们进行提问。

【5】sadness 考查名词。句意：研究者部一些问题，关于幸福，悲伤和担心。

【6】 highest 考查形容词 。句意：研究小组发现压力22到25岁的成年人压力是最大的。

【7】sharply 考查副词。句意：当人们到达50岁时压力水平极速下降。

【8】was 考查系动词 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 考查介词。In one’s seventies在某人七十岁时。

【10】However 考查副词。句意：然而，女性被报告显示压力和担心大过男性。