单选题
{{B}}Passage 1{{/B}}
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than {{U}}average{{/U}} men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than jobholders. An investigation shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health,
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. (76) {{U}}Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard.{{/U}} Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into with each other. By collective activity they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill.
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.
(77) {{U}}From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be.{{/U}} Let us work hard and study and live a happy and healthy life.
单选题 The underlined word "average" in Paragraph 1 means ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这道题属于词汇细节题,考查在句子语境中对词汇的理解。这种词汇细节题实际考查的是考生对词汇基本意义以外的文本含义的掌握。在本题中,就是从四个答案中找同义词。四个答案中C项ordinary意为“一般的,普通的”,而average表示“大多数的,普通的”意思。所以,答案选C。
单选题 The reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women is that ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这道题考查对文章上下文意思的把握。本文的中心问题是;“为什么家庭主妇没有职业女性健康?”从上下文看,文章第二段第二、三句话,“It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness.Researches show that people feel unhappy,worried and lonely when they have nothing to do.”可以看出家庭主妇更孤单,缺少交流。所以,答案选C。
单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这道题考查对文章第二段段落大意的理解。其实,第二段的第一句话就是该段的主题句,其他的句子都是支持性细节材料,主要讲述:你工作得越多,你就会越幸福、越健康。所以,答案选D:“一份满意的工作能使人保持健康”。
单选题 We can infer from the passage that those who do not work ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这道题属于推论题。标志性的词汇就是infer,考查对文章意思的整体推理。文章是从正面论述:有工作的人比没有工作的人更长寿。所以,选择答案A:“没有工作的人寿命更短”。
单选题 The best title for this passage may be ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题属于文章主旨大意题。考查对文章中心思想的掌握。其实,文章、的第一句话就是整篇文章的中心句,其他段落都是围绕该句展开。本文主题思想是:工作使人健康、长寿。所以,答案选B。