职称英语考试理工类阅读理解的必备练习及答案(3)
<p> <span word="Pessimism">Pessimism</span> <span word="Increases">Increases</span> <span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="A">A</span> 70-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pessimismis">pessimismis</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="analyzed">analyzed</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Terman">Terman</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>-<span word="Cycle">Cycle</span> <span word="Study">Study</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="IQs">IQs</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1921 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1528 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="preadolescentswhen">preadolescentswhen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 80<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1936 <span word="and">and</span> 1940, <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="questionnaire">questionnaire</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="character">character</span>? <span word="Males">Males</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span>. <span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>, <span word="pessimists">pessimists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> . 31. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> ________ <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="hopeless">hopeless</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span>. 33. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>? ________ <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pessimists">pessimists</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="pessimists">pessimists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="people">people</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="over">over</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. 35. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span> <span word="people">people</span> ________ <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="people">people</span>. </p>
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