单选题 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are (26) than housewives. Evidence (证据) shows that (27) are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows (28) the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应的) by 2%. All this (29) one point:Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, (30) loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel (31) and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are (32) . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as (33) between man and reality. By work, people (34) each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work (35) the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) (36) .
(37) , work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of (38) . Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When (39) finishes his writing or a doctor successfully (40) a patient or a teacher sees his students (41) , they are happy (42) .
From the above we can come to the conclusion (43) the more you work, (44) you will be. Let us work hard, (45) and live a happy and healthy life.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的主题句Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．可得出“职业妇女比家庭主妇更健康”的结论。A项为语法错误。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 该选项与下文的the，job-holders构成对比，“没有工作的人比有工作的人身体差”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] that引导宾语从句，从句中又有一个whenever引导的时间状语从句。句意为“研究表明当失业率上升1%，死亡率相应上升2%。”
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 该题句意为“所有这些归结为一点。”come down to“归结为”；equal to“等于”；add up to“合计为”；amount to“总共到；相当于”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 该句句意为“这是因为工作使人忙碌，使人们远离孤独和寂寞。”keep sb．away from是固定搭配，意为“使……远离/避开……”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 从下文...and lonely when they have nothing to do 进行逻辑推理，可知“没事做的人会感到不开心、焦虑和孤独”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从上文内容可知，最快乐的人是那些大忙人。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 该句句意为“工作充当了人与现实生活联系的桥梁。”
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 该句句意为“通过工作人们开始相互联系/接触。”
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 失去了工作就意味着失去了这一切。mean“意味着”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 从意义上分析，A、C项不符合上下文的逻辑关系；B项过于严重，失去工作还达不到死亡的程度。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的篇章结构上分析，上文讲述的是工作给人们带来的益处，下文还是讲述这方面的内容，属递进关系，不是转折关系。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从意义上判断，此题必须同前面的a sense of fulfillment(充实感)意义相类似，所以答案为B“成就感”。[知识拓展]sense常可以译作“观念、感、觉、感觉和意义”。如：a sense of time(时间观念)；a sense of duty(责任感)；a sense of humor(幽默感)；the sense of touch(触觉)；make sense(有意义)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从下文的his writing可判断出答案为C。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据医生从事的工作性质可断定是“成功地为病人动手术”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “学生成长”主要表现在知识、阅历上的长进。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] beyond words(相当于beyond description)“无法用语言表达”；in a word“简言之”； without a word“二话没说”；at a word“反应迅速地，立即”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从语法结构上分析，conclusion之后为同位语从句，that引导同位语从句时，不作成分但不能省略。[知识拓展]与conclusion相关的短语有in conclusion(总之)；arrive at a conclusion/reach a conclusion/draw a conclusion(得出结论)等。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一个“the+比较级，the+比较级”句型，句意为“工作越多，人就会越幸福、越健康”。[知识拓展]“the+比较级，the+比较级”是一个常考句型，如：The more we discuss with each other，the more we will get to know each other．The more l know him，the less l like him．
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从句子结构上判断，此句有三个并列的谓语动词；同时注意修饰动词要用副词不能用形容词。