2015年职称英语考试理工类完形填空基础练习题(5)
<p> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Age">Age</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Low">Low</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Most">Most</span></p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="misery">misery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> 80 <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> , <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="geography">geography</span>, <span word="wealth">wealth</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="status">status</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Warwick">Warwick</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</span>, <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> 20, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bottoms">bottoms</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> 40<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="picks">picks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pooling">pooling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="including">including</span>: <span word="two">two</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>/<span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> , <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="about">about</span> 500,000 <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>; <span word="four">four</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Values">Values</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1981 <span word="and">and</span> 2004 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2004-2007 <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>-<span word="line">line</span>: <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="around">around</span> 44 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="as">as</span>-<span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="unexplained">unexplained</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="observed">observed</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="dipping">dipping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="early">early</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nadir">nadir</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="cautioned">cautioned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="skewed">skewed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="finding">finding</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="midlife">midlife</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="tenable">tenable</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span> , <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="mightbe">mightbe</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 40<span word="s">s</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p>
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