Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right. Study found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.
The findings came from a Gallup Survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped greatly after people arrived at their fifties. Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.
The study also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns (情感模式) as they grow older. However, women at all ages were reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
So why would happiness increase (增长) with age? One theory (推测) is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
【小题1】How many adults are there in the study?A.300. | B.40,000. | C.340,000. | D.34,000. |
A.压力 | B.健康 | C.挑战 | D.成功 |
A.People become happier and feel less worried before age 50. |
B.People are happier with their life at 18 than they are at 85. |
C.Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the least stress. |
D.The kids and those in their early seventies feel the happiest. |
A.Because old people have no emotions. |
B.Because when people get older, they seldom have bad experiences. |
C.Because when people get older, they own more than before. |
D.Because old people are more thankful for what they have. |
A.Differences Between Men and Women |
B.Differences Between Young People and Older People |
C.Relationship Between Stress and Happiness |
D.Relationship Between Age and Happiness |
Everyone gets sad. Being sad can happen pretty often.
When sadness starts to go away, it feels like a big stone is being lifted from your body.
When depression happens, it’s very important for children to receive treatment.
A.This person can help you find the right kind of treatment. |
B.Many times, you cry, and it's hard to stop. |
C.When they do, they can get better quickly. |
D.More than half of teenagers go through a period of sadness at least once a month. |
E.If sad feelings go on for too long, it’s called depression. |
When it comes to raising children, Japan has probably achieved more than any other developed country. A recent report by UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) shows that Japan tops the list for the childhood health condition with a lower rate of childhood obesity(儿童肥胖率) in the world.
Experts say there are many reasons behind the achievement. Japanese people pay great attention to their health and organize physical examinations for their children at a certain time. Besides, the school lunch programme plays a key role.
The school lunch programme in Japan can date back to as early as 1889, when rice and fish were provided for children living in poor areas in the north of Japan. And after World War Ⅱ, the programme spread around the country.
School lunches with menus created by nutritionists(营养师) are provided for all primary schools and most junior high schools across Japan. Students have to eat school lunches and are not allowed to pack a lunch. Each meal is designed to have around 600~700 calories balanced with carbohydrates(碳水化合物), meat or fish and vegetables.
What’s more, the Japanese government studies nutrition and eating habits in Japan once a year, and uses the results to shape what should go into the school meals. In this way, the school lunches can include the nutrition that may not be available at home.
Different from some Western countries, Japanese school lunches are usually served in the classroom. Students usually give out the food to each other and clean up the room after eating. The school lunch programme is also seen as part of education under the law. It’s not just about eating food, but about children learning to serve and clean up on their own.
【小题1】What does the report by UNICEF show?A.It shows that Japanese children don’t get fat or sick easily. |
B.It shows that there are no very fat students in Japan because of their habits. |
C.It shows that Japanese people are the healthiest in the world. |
D.It shows that the childhood health condition in Japan is the best in the world. |
A.To save parents’ cooking time. |
B.To make sure children have a balanced diet. |
C.To provide food for children living in poor areas. |
D.To help children avoid being fat. |
A.According to the result of students’ taste survey every year. |
B.According to the result of research on nutrition and eating habits once a year. |
C.According to the suggestions and requirements of nutritionists. |
D.According to the teachers’ and parents’ eating habits twice a year. |
A.Japanese students can choose to eat their packed lunches. |
B.School lunches have been popular across Japan since 1889. |
C.The meals cooked at home are not good for students at all in Japan. |
D.The school lunch programme helps students become more independent. |
A.A textbook. | B.A storybook. | C.A newspaper. | D.An advertisement. |
Climate scientists are warning of serious problems for life in the Mediterranean Sea(地中海) because of high temperatures.
Temperatures have been reported from 3 to 5 degrees Celsius above usual temperatures for the summer. They reported that water temperatures have regularly gone above 30 degrees Celsius.
Marine heatwaves (海洋热浪) are caused by ocean currents (洋流) building up areas of warm water. Weather systems and heat in the atmosphere can also add warmth to the water’s temperature. And just like heatwaves on land, marine heatwaves are longer, happen more often and are more intense (强烈的) because of climate change.
“The situation is very worrying,” says Joaquim Garrabou, a researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Barcelona. “We are pushing the system too far. We have to take action as soon as possible.”
Garrabou is part of a team that recently published a report on heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea between 2015 and 2019. The report says the heatwaves have led to the deaths of a large number of marine species. The Mediterranean Sea makes up less than one percent of the world’s oceans. But experts estimate (估计) it contains between 4 and 18 percent of the world’s known marine species. The study found about 50 species, including corals, sponges and seaweed, were affected along the Mediterranean coasts. The warming seas are driving native species to the edge of survival. Every summer their desired temperature is exceeded (超过), he said.
Recent scientific studies say that surface temperatures on the Mediterranean Sea have increased by 0.4 degrees Celsius every 10 years between 1982 and 2018. Yearly, it has been rising by 0.05 degrees Celsius over the past 10 years. Some scientists say even very small increases in average temperatures can have serious effects on ocean health.
【小题1】Which is not mentioned as a reason for the marine heatwaves?A.Climate change. | B.Warm ocean currents. |
C.Human activities. | D.Heat in the atmosphere. |
A.They are in danger of dying out. | B.They are growing better than before. |
C.They are being killed by human beings. | D.They are forced to the edge of the ocean. |
A. | B. | C. | D. |
A.To draw attention to the problem of high temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea. |
B.To praise the work of Garrabou on temperatures. |
C.To introduce life in the Mediterranean Sea. |
D.To describe the species in Mediterranean Sea. |
A.A Math textbook. | B.A health Magazine. |
C.A Travel guidebook. | D.Newspaper. |
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