单选题
Many people view retirement as a time to stop working. But new research shows that people who take on full- or part-time jobs after retirement have better health. The finding is based on data collected from 12,189 men and women over a 6-year period. The participant.,;, who were from ages 51 to 61 at the start of the study, answered questions about their employment history, experiences after retirement and their physical and mental health. Researchers from the University of Maryland found that men and women who kept working after retirement had fewer major diseases or disabilities than those who quit work, according to the study. Retirees benefited whether the work was a full- or part-time job, self-employment or temporary. While working after retirement is good for you, the data also suggest that retirees shouldn't take on just any job. Among those who kept working, the retirees who found work related to their previous careers had the best mental health. The study authors speculated (猜测) that working outside a person's main area of expertness might lead to more stress. Other studies have also supported the idea that working after retirement is good for you. A long-term study of 1,000 men and women born in 1920 suggested that working after retirement was associated with living longer. The participants joined the study at age 70 and were tracked for 14 years by researchers from the Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. After controlling for individuals' health at the beginning of the study, the researchers found that whether a person was still alive after 12 years was strongly associated with whether they had been actively working or were fully retired. Among the 1,000 people studied, those who continued to work at age 70 and beyond were 2.5 times as likely to be alive at age 82 as those who had retired and were not working at the beginning of the study. Another study showed that losing a job at an older age can be destructive to health. Yale researchers followed 4,220 workers, ages 51 to 61, for 6 years. During the study period,457 workers lost their jobs. Being laid off close to retirement increased the risk for stroke by three times, according to the study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
单选题
What do we learn from the research mentioned at the beginning of the passage? A. The participants were investigated for 6 years between age 51 to age 61. B. The participants answered questions at the end of the study. C. People who kept working were in better shape than the others. D. AII kinds of jobs would be good for people as long as they kept working.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干关键词beginning of the passage定位原文开头部分第二句：But new research shows that people who take on full．or part-time jobs after retirement have better health．但是，新的研究表明在退休后从事全 职或兼职工作的人更健康。可知C)项“坚持工作的人健康状况比其他人好”正确。 [避错指导] A)项“研究对51岁至61岁之间的参与者进行了6年的调查”是对文章意思的曲解，原文是说以这些数据为基础；B)项“参与者在研究结束时回答问题”也与文中细节不符；根据第三段中…retirees shouldn't take on just any iob．可知D)项“只要坚持工作什么工作都行”也与原文不符。
单选题
What kind of retirees had the best mental health according to the passage? A. Retirees who tried any job they could find. B. Retirees who stopped working. C. Retirees who worked in a related area. D. Retirees who found another challenging job.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干关键词retirees，the best mental health定位到原文第三段第二句：…the retirees who found work related to their previous careers had the best mental health．从事和他们以前的职业相关的工作的退休者心理健康状况最好，因此选C)项。 [避错指导] A)项“尝试做能找到的任何工作的退休者”和D)项“找另外一份具有挑战性的工作的退休者”与文中“超出一个人专业领域的工作可能会导致更大的压力”不对应；B)项“停止工作的退休者”是文中提到对健康无益的做法。
单选题
What do we know about the study of 1,000 people aged 70? A. It shows working is also good for people's physical health. B. The participants were tracked over a 14-year period and then investigated at 70. C. Retirees will live another 12 vears if they keep on working. D. It finds the 70-year-olds would live another 2.5 years if they kept working.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干关键词1,000 people aged 70定位到原文第五段第二句：Among the 1,000 people studied， those who continued to work at age 70 and beyond were 2.5 times as likely to be alive at age 82 as those who had retired and were not working at the beginning of the study．在参加研究的1000人中，70岁和70岁以上还工作的人 活到82岁以上的可能性是那些在研究一开始就退休不工作的人的2.5倍，故选A)项。 [避错指导] 根据原文所说，参与者是在70岁的时候参与此研究，但并不是70岁时就接受调查，故B)项错误；C)项“继续工作的退休者能多活12年”的说法太绝对；D)项与原文不符。
单选题
What is the main finding of Yale's research? A. It is easier to lose jobs before retirement. B. People who are laid off are 3 times as likely to get stroke as those who are retired. C. If a person loses his job at an older age,it will do great harm to him. D. Retirement has increased the risk for stroke by three times.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干关键词Yale's research定位到原文最后一段。第一句提到：Another study showed that losing a iob at an older age can be destructive to health．可知另外一项研究表明在年岁较高时失去工作对健康具有毁灭性的影响，因此选C)项。 [避错指导] A)项“退休前更容易失去工作”和B)项“失业的人患中风的几率是退休的人的三倍”在文中未涉及；D) 项“退休使患中风的风险增加了三倍”与原文不符。
单选题
What can be the best title for the passage? A. Working and Health. B. For a Healthy Retirement, Keep Working. C. Watch out Your Retirement. D. Three Studies to Remind You of Your Health.