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2.
3.
4.
A.Health. | B.Education. | C.Employment. |
A.Have an interview. |
B.Raise some money. |
C.Receive some training |
3 . What is the happiest age? An evaluation of over 400 samples shows how subjective well-being develops over the course of a lifespan.
In their study, the researchers examined trends in subjective well-being over the lifespan based on 443 samples from longitudinal (纵向的) studies with a total of 460, 902 participants. “We focused on changes in three central components of subjective well-being: life satisfaction, positive emotional states and negative emotional states,” explains Professor Susanne Büeker, who initially worked on the study in Bochum.
The findings show that life satisfaction decreased between the ages of 9 and 16, then increased slightly until the age of 70, and then decreased once again until the age of 96. Positive emotional states showed a general decline from age 9 to age 94, while negative emotional states waved slightly between ages 9 and 22, then declined until age 60 and then increased once again.
The researchers owe the slight decline in life satisfaction between the ages of 9 and 16 to, for example, changes in the body and in the social life that take place during puberty (青春期). Satisfaction rises again from young adulthood onwards. Positive feelings tend to decrease from childhood to late adulthood.
In very late adulthood, all components of subjective well-being tended to worsen rather than improve. “This could be related to the fact that in very old people, physical performance and social contacts decrease, and health often deteriorates, not least because their peers pass away, ”guess the researchers.
The study highlights the need to consider and promote subjective well-being with its various components across the lifespan, as the authors of the study conclude. Their findings could provide significant guidance for the development of intervention programs, especially those aimed at maintaining or improving subjective well-being late in life.
1. What is mentioned in paragraph 2?A.The focus of the study. | B.The significance of the study. |
C.The result of the study. | D.The purpose of the study. |
A.Their decreased social contacts. |
B.Their physical and social-life changes. |
C.The wave of their emotional states. |
D.The influence from their school performances. |
A.Improves. | B.Maintains. | C.Recovers. | D.Worsens. |
A.Career guidance. | B.Intellectual development. |
C.Senior health. | D.Public education. |
4 . It’s no small deal to see danger and rush toward it to help total strangers. And yet, yesterday morning, that’s exactly what four people did in Tennessee. A two-story historic home was on
Two of the
Thanks to their actions, and the actions of another man and woman who offered
As for those mysterious heroes, they still haven’t been
A.ruins | B.shape | C.fire | D.show |
A.feeling | B.smell | C.house | D.ambition |
A.helpers | B.firefighters | C.elders | D.residents |
A.interest | B.imagination | C.breath | D.attention |
A.agreed | B.returned | C.stopped | D.promised |
A.proper | B.only | C.cautious | D.courageous |
A.check | B.assist | C.wait | D.shout |
A.cured | B.comforted | C.accompanied | D.rescued |
A.quickly | B.secretly | C.honestly | D.slightly |
A.treatment | B.shelter | C.advice | D.aid |
A.lesson | B.cause | C.heat | D.description |
A.melt down | B.consisted of | C.extended up | D.stuck on |
A.destroyed | B.restored | C.moved | D.separated |
A.praised | B.respected | C.identified | D.criticized |
A.creativity | B.forwardness | C.generosity | D.bravery |
5 . 阅读下面的材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Mom, I’m ready to go,” called Jason.
Every Saturday, Jason looked forward to going to Chinatown to shop for food because his mom let him pick his favorite snacks: roast pork buns and bubble tea.
The streets in Chinatown were crowded with cars and pedestrians. His mother could not find the same exotic vegetables in the local supermarkets, so they always came here to shop. What fascinated Jason was tasty roast pork, even the whole pigs hanging on big hooks in the windows, their skins roasted to a glistening brown. Jason’s mouth would water just looking at them.
As they passed the newsstand carrying Chinese newspapers and magazines, Jason spotted an old man sitting on the sidewalk. His hair was long, white, and messy. The face beneath was lined, dirty, and unshaven. Frayed and torn clothing wrapped around his thin frame, and in this kind of cold weather, he even wore sandals, his feet blue with cold. He banged an empty can against the sidewalk. As Jason walked by, he could smell a musty odor and pinched his nostrils together. The old man reached out and touched Jason’s left leg. Instinctively, Jason gathered all his strength to jerk(猛拉) his leg away and kick the old man’s hand heavily. Frightened, he hurried to catch up with his mother without looking back.
“Mom, the old man touched me,” he cried, “He touched me with his dirty hands. It’s disgusting! And he smelled too.”
Jason’s mother glanced back at the man with a look of understanding and said gently, “Jason, he can’t help it. He’s homeless. He didn’t mean any harm.”
Mom’s words made Jason look back at the old man with regret, who now was looking up at other passersby, still banging his can.
On their way home, Jason asked, his voice filled with concern. “Why is that old man homeless? Where does he sleep?”
“I don’t know. It’s tough to be homeless, especially in this cold weather. He did look quite weak,” his mother replied.
Mom’s words made Jason’s regret deepened. He confessed his heavy kick to his mother, who reminded him that it was crucial to acknowledge his mistake and try to make up for it.
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The next day, with his mother’s help, Jason decided to do something.
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Hearing this, the old man looked at them with watery eyes.
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Recently, Chinese netizens expressed amazement at a map full of dotted signs. Wu Yunjie is the map maker, who is
In 2020, Wu started collecting information. Many historical sites cannot be located
Though facing difficulties, Wu has joy in this job. Now, the map includes nearly 10,000 historical landmarks using different colors
The cultural relics recorded on the map account
7 . The invention of rubber surgical gloves is celebrating its 135th anniversary in 2024!
Believe it or not, this little tool
Hospital procedures
Whenever I see gloves anywhere, I couldn’t help but think of this
A.seen | B.made | C.tested | D.confirmed |
A.sympathy | B.love | C.curiosity | D.thankfulness |
A.Instead | B.Besides | C.Indeed | D.Otherwise |
A.allow | B.cause | C.promise | D.require |
A.developed | B.discovered | C.controlled | D.cured |
A.succeed | B.graduate | C.resign | D.retire |
A.achievement | B.courage | C.legs | D.hands |
A.happened to | B.occurred to | C.answered for | D.waited for |
A.check | B.clean | C.count | D.fashion |
A.Original | B.New | C.Extra | D.Regular |
A.response | B.attitude | C.sensitivity | D.addition |
A.usually | B.actually | C.carefully | D.nearly |
A.said | B.known | C.reported | D.announced |
A.belief | B.identity | C.purpose | D.quality |
A.story | B.record | C.work | D.memory |
8 . Researchers have identified a growing threat to astronomy from the sunlight reflecting off communication devices in space. One such device, a communication satellite called BlueWalker 3, is currently one of the brightest objects visible from Earth, matching the brightness of Procyon and Achemar, two of the brightest stars in the night sky.
“BlueWalker 3 is visible in both dark sky and urban skies, though in urban settings this will be limited to when BlueWalker 3 passes overhead,” said Dr. Jeremy Tregloan-Reed, a co-author of the study at the University of Atacama in Chile. “Large constellations (星座) of bright artificial satellites in low Earth orbit pose significant challenges to ground-based astronomy,” the study’s authors wrote.
Tregloan-Reed said a large reflective brightness means that when a satellite crosses the detector of a telescope, it leaves a mark that can be difficult, if not impossible, to remove. This could lead to loss of data from the affected pixels (像素). But he said space-based astronomy also faced challenges from such satellites, noting that observations by the Hubble telescope had increasingly been affected by marks from Starlink satellites. Besides, the team notes the radio frequencies used by BlueWalker 3 are close to those used for radio astronomy, raising the possibility that such satellites could cause interference.
While BlueWalker 3 was folded when it was launched last year, once in space it opened up to reveal a huge surface area that reflected sunlight. Tregloan-Reed added that even if all the reflective brightness of all satellites was reduced to below the level visible by the naked eye, “the sky background glow will increase due to the accumulative effect of having hundreds of thousands of satellites from various operators from many countries in low Earth orbit. It is disastrous!”
BlueWalker 3, built by AST Space Mobile, is just the first one to be launched. The company is planning a constellation of satellites nicknamed BlueBirds, consisting of over 100 similar satellites and aimed to provide satellite network service for the whole world. You can imagine how bright the night sky will be at that time!
1. What can we know about BlueWalker 3?A.It threatens the sunlight. | B.It was invented by Dr. Jeremy. |
C.It is brighter than Procyon and Achernar. | D.It is visible in urban skies when passing overhead. |
A.earth orbit | B.space observation |
C.radio frequency | D.satellite communication |
A.It has potential drawbacks. | B.It is bound to be accomplished. |
C.It is irreplaceable for astronomy. | D.It provides network service for the world. |
A.BlueWalker 3—A Bright and Dark “Star” | B.BlueWalker 3—The Most Valuable Satellite |
C.The Night Sky—Glowing with BlueWalker 3 | D.The Night Sky—Heavily Polluted by BlueWalker 3 |
9 . In the 7th grade, I was a naughty boy. Ms. Dinos pulled me aside for a fateful chat. What she had to say was simple—I was a follower with the potential of a leader, and what I needed was some new friends and some time to grow up. She suggested to my mother that I repeat the 7th grade. After a pout (噘嘴), a plea and a prayer, I made a deal, “give me the summer and I’ll show you!”
That summer, I made it my business to do just that. By the following school year, I was awarded a medal that valued my efforts. Two of those three friends she warned me of eventually became alcoholics—one an ex-con (前科犯), the other a woman-beater. Ms. Dinos saved my life.
Twenty years later, Ms. Dinos and I were reunited on the internet. However, she didn’t remember the event at all. Right then it hit me. That event that meant so much to me was just a singular moment in her well-lived life. And I learnt that Ms. Dinos had since become a famous garden designer, for she had a gift for planting seeds.
It was only months after reuniting with Ms. Dinos that an old student of my own popped up online. She informed me of the moment that I inspired her. According to her, I once shared a drawing of mine with the class. That student was so moved by the drawing that she wanted to learn to do the same. That picture ignited in her a passion that she later turned into a career. My own little seed was planted and now has grown.
Now understanding what I do about the power of planting seeds, I take every opportunity: share what I can with as many young people as possible. I offer bits of wisdom or words of encouragement, but sometimes just a smile—it goes a long way. I know that one day, when they’re ready for it, that seed I planted will he there, ready to grow.
1. How did the author respond to Ms Dino’ suggestion?A.He ignored the advice. | B.He accepted it willingly. |
C.He begged for another chance. | D.He decided to change schools. |
A.Ms. Dinos could recall the event vividly | B.Ms. Dinos had become a famous leather |
C.the author had the same feeling as Ms. Dinos | D.the author was surprised by Ms. Dinos’ reaction |
A.Invited. | B.Unfolded. | C.Sparked. | D.Displayed. |
A.Seeds need planting. | B.We are all gardeners. |
C.Pictures perform miracles. | D.Ms. Dinos predicts the future. |
10 . Have you ever thought about what determines the way we are when we grow up? Remember the TV program Seven Up? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1963. We first meet them as wide eyed seven year olds and then catch up with them at seven year intervals (间隔): nervous 14 year olds, serious 21 year olds and then grown ups.
Some of the stories are inspiring, others sad, but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children’s early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives. For example, at seven, Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Nicki? She says, “I’d like to find out about the moon.” And she goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft spoken Bruce says he wants to help “poor children” and ends up teaching in India.
But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so interesting. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up?Are the children influenced by what their parents do, by what they see on television, or by what their teachers say?How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors, including Stephen Spielberg, say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives. Dr Margaret McAllister, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks that the major factors are parents, friends, and the wider society.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?A.New ways to make a TV program interesting. |
B.The importance of television programs to children. |
C.Different ways to make childhood dreams come true. |
D.The influence of childhood experiences on future lives. |
A.different groups of people at different periods of their lives |
B.different groups of people at the same period of their lives |
C.the same group of people at different periods of their lives |
D.the same group of people at the same period of their lives |
A.Many people’s childhood hopes are related to their future jobs. |
B.There are many poor children in India who need help. |
C.Children have different dreams about their future. |
D.A lot of people are very sad in their childhood. |
A.going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society |
B.a single childhood event may decide what one does as a grown up |
C.parents and friends can help a child grow up properly |
D.films have more influence on a child than teachers do |