Question

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are__1___ than housewives．Evidence shows that __2_  are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that _3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate in-creases correspondingly by 2%．All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health．

Why is work good for health? It is because work ___4_   people busy,  _5__ loneliness and  solitude . Researches show that people feel unhappy，_6__ and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are  _7___．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as __8___  between man and reality．By work，people_9__  each other．By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work __10__  the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and __11_   him liable to disease．

__12__  ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _13__  ．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When __14__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15__   a patient or a teacher sees his students __16_  ，they are happy ___17__ ．

From the above we can _18__  to the conclusion that the more you work, _19___ and healthier you will be．Let us work hard，study well and __20__  a happy and healthy life．

1.                A．richer          B．weaker         C．healthier  D．wors

2.                A．the old         B．the busy        C．the hard-working   D．the jobless

3.                A．whether        B．whenever       C．though   D．since

4.                A．forces          B．keeps          C．needs    D．require

5.                A．away from      B．in lack of        C．in touch with   D．in charge of

6.                A．worried        B．joyful          C．concerned    D．interested

7.                A．free           B．busy           C．lazy  D．dull

8.                A．a bridge        B．a gap           C．a channel D．a guard

9.                A．come across     B．look down upon  C．come into contact with   D．watch over

10.               A．stands         B．means         C．helps D．matches

11.               A．makes         B．orders         C．finds  D．forces

12.               A．Then          B．Besides         C．However  D．Yet

13.               A．disappointment B．regret          C．achievement   D．apology

14.               A．a worker       B．a farmer        C．a manager D．a writer

15.               A．makes friends with                 B．has a talk  C．deals with D．operates on

16.               A．raise           B．rise            C．grow D．increase

17.               A．beyond words   B．without a word   C．at a word D．in a word

18.               A．reach          B．come          C．arrive     D．draw

19.               A．the happier     B．the weaker      C．the stronger    D．the lonelier

20.               A．make          B．lead           C．earn  D．share

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是研究表明工作会使人健康和快乐，工作给了人满足感和成就感，让我们努力工作，好好学习，过一种快乐和健康的生活。

1.根据Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women.故选C。

2.根据than the job-holders．故选D。

3. 这里想说什么时候失业率提高到了1%，死亡率就相应提高到了2%，故选B。

4.这里想说工作使人繁忙，远离孤独和幽静，故选B。

5.这里想说工作使人繁忙，远离孤独和幽静，故选A，away from远离。

6.根据feel unhappy，以及 and lonely when they have nothing to do．故选A，worried担心的。

7.根据It is because work keeps people busy,故选B。

8.根据between man and reality，故选A，a bridge桥。

9.这里想说通过工作，人们接触到彼此，故选C，come into contact with 接触到。

10.这里想说失去工作意味着失去一切，故选B，means意味着。

11.这里想说使得他易受疾病的困扰，故选A，makes使。

12.这里想说，除此之外，工作给了人满足感和成就感，故选B，Besides此外。

13.这里想说，除此之外，工作给了人满足感和成就感，故选C，achievement成就。

14.根据finishes his writing，故选D。

15.根据or a doctor successfully，故选D。

16.根据or a teacher sees his students，故选C，grow成长。

17.这里想表达他们的快乐是无法用语言表达的，故选A，beyond words无法用语言表达。

18.这里想说从上面可以得出这样的结论，故选B，come to the conclusion得出结论。

19.这里想说你工作的越多，你就会越健康，越快乐，故选A。

20.这里想说让我们努力工作，好好学习，过一种快乐和健康的生活，故选B，lead a ... life是固定用法，意思是过......的生活。

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