Hard-working Making People Live Longer 努力工作使人长寿
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___1___ than housewives, Evidence (证据) shows that ___2___ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this ___4___ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __5___ loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel __6___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___7___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___8___ between man and reality. By work, people ___9___ each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __10___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___11___.
__12___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of ___13___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___14___ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___16___, they are happy __17___.
From the above we can come to the conclusion ___18___ the more you work, __19___ you will be. Let us work hard, __20___ and live a happy and healthy life.
A．more healthier B．healthier C．weaker D．worse
A．career women B．the busy C．the jobless D．the hard-working
A．that whenever B．whether C．that though D．since
A．comes down to B．equals to C．adds up to D．amounts to
A．不填 B．off C．in touch with D．away from
A．happy, interested B．glad, joyful C．cheerful, concerned D．unhappy, worried
A．busy B．free C．lazy D．empty
A．a river B．a gap C．a channel D．a bridge
A．come across B．come into contact with C．look down upon D．watch over
A．means B．stands C．equals D．matches
A．success B．death C．victory D．disease
A．Besides B．Nevertheless C．However D．Yet
A．disappointment B．achievement C．regret D．apology
A．a worker B．a farmer C．a writer D．a manager
A．manages B．controls C．operates on D．deals with
A．raise B．grow C．rise D．increase
A．in a word B．without a word C．at a word D．beyond words
A．that B．which C．what D．不填.
A．the lonelier and weaker B．lonelier and weaker C．happier and healthier D．the happier and healthier
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up with a fat dad------450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he’d try a new diet, and my family____ eating whatever freeze-dried he was trying at that moment. He hoped every new diet could stop his waistline from______ .My mother, on the other hand, had no____ in preparing food. Therefore, almost all of our meals____ my dad’s diet foods.
What I remember most about those years is that I was always hungry ------ hungry for food, hungry for nice clean clothes, hungry for someone to ____ when I ran away from home or hid in the closet(壁橱) for hours. I just ____ to be cared for.
But on Friday nights, I was____ hungry. My grandmother would take me to her home for the weekend. When we____, there was always a pot of something cooking on the stove. She taught me how good it felt to be cared for, and how to care for myself and others through____. My grandmother was always____ of my parents’ strange eating habits and ____ on processed diet foods, and made it her duty to teach me how to ____ myself.
After my third-grade year, my dad changed his jobs. ____ as I was, I had to move away from my hometown, Chicago, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food behind. I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I____ my grandmother terribly. My grandmother knew just how I felt------ and she knew the ____: Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. Her____ filled my body and soul.
Now I’ve grown to better understand my father’s struggles with____. Today, he weighs 220 pounds. Food is no longer a barrier that keeps us____, but a bridge that keeps us connected. There’s nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight-loss____. And now I am the one____ sending recipe cards to my father’s house, just as my grandmother did for me.
A．put off B．set out C．gave up D．ended up
A．changing B．expanding C．decreasing D．disappearing
A．fault B．difficulty C．interest D．pride
A．consisted of B．differed from C．belonged to D．made up
A．follow B．accompany C．stop D．notice
A．forgot B．desired C．proved D．pretended
A．undoubtedly B．especially C．even D．never
A．arrived B．approached C．agreed D．returned
A．creativity B．guidance C．cooking D．observing
A．envious B．skeptical C．proud D．fond
A．judgment B．influence C．dependence D．impression
A．feed B．relax C．convince D．enjoy
A．Embarrassed B．Unfortunate C．Ashamed D．Unwilling
A．appreciated B．missed C．imagined D．responded
A．cure B．reason C．feeling D．rule
A．expectations B．recipes C．promises D．words
A．health B．money C．weight D．promotion
A．apart B．down C．up D．out
A．problems B．anxieties C．benefits D．victories
A．completely B．casually C．regularly D．gradually
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his , quickly moved to the piano, and in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully experience. The audience was strongly .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish (实现) on our own is hardly . We try our best, but the aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested
A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk
A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually
A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered
A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure
A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently (纯洁地)
A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening
A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered
A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing
A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing
A．addicted(入了迷的) B．invited C．attacked D．attracted
A．abnormal (反常的) B．remarkable (卓越的) C．unimportant D．ordinary
A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes
A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately
A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．become
But for the help of the kind policeman, we ________ our way to the hotel in this foreign city.
A．wouldn't find B．wouldn't have found C．would find D．would have found
________ can be good at something for 40 years if he doesn't love it.
A．Anybody B．Everybody C．Nobody D．Somebody
I have been applying, interviewing, etc since July with no prospects(前景). I have been told mostly that I am overqualified, or they need fulltime etc. I had been getting pretty down and discouraged. I was actually asking myself why can’t someone be kind enough to take me on as an .
This past Tuesday evening it was outside and going to be 9 pm as I was waiting at a bus stop. Just as the bus a young woman approached me. She had a T-shirt, Capri pants, and slippers on. She also was wearing several hospital bracelets.
I my purse and took out $5.00 so she could get something to eat. I then took off my jacket and and gave them to her. I said, “These are a little big but they should keep warm.” She looked at me and said “Aren’t you going to be cold?” I told her my being cold for 15 minutes I got to my place was worth it if I knew she would be a little warmer. She sobbed and thanked me with a hug. I just told her to .
Then after I got on the bus that’s the miracle of spreading happened. I stepped up to pay the and the bus driver said, “Mam, I saw what you just did and your fare is me, even though technically we aren’t supposed to let you get on the bus without shoes.” he said with a wink.
A lady who was dressed in a very business suit called me over to her seat. She said, “I want to know the of the person who just did the most thing I have ever seen.” I told her my name and she said , “What can I do for you to what I just witnessed?” I said a paying job would be nice.
The next day she called me and said that she had a administrative assistant position in her company and wanted me to meet with the manager. It that the lady was the head Human Resources person.
I start Monday morning at 9am! Thank you all for inspiring me to keep passing the kindness on! I never expected to get so much back in return!
A．engineer B．entertainer C．employee D．employer
A．burning hot B．pouring C．snowing D．freezing cold
A．pulled up B．picked up C．broke down D．dropped off
A．brought out B．cut in C．dug in D．reached
A．gloves B．sweater C．blouse D．tennis shoes
A．her B．him C．you D．me
A．until B．before C．after D．since
A．pass it on B．go ahead C．cheer up D．come on
A．where B．why C．when D．how
A．luck B．kindness C．generosity D．mercy
A．ticket B．fare C．money D．check
A．to B．for C．on D．with
A．informal B．casual C．professional D．practical
A．job B．address C．religion D．name
A．inspiring B．courageous C．amazing D．grateful
A．praise B．repay C．appreciate D．admire
A．seriously B．eagerly C．hopefully D．jokingly
A．part-time B．tough C．simple D．novel
A．empty B．open C．offer D．opportunity
A．came about B．occurred to me C．turned out D．worked out