英语听力与阅读答案年龄越大越幸福

英语四级考试阅读理解练习与答案英语四级考试阅读理解练习与答案下面是店铺整理的英语四级考试阅读理解练习与答案，希望对大家有帮助。

Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls (民意测验) sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general, but those who have a loving, affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone. Lovehas a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods are not necessarily happier adults.The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration, to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.21. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. happiness is predictableB. a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happyC. the rich are likely to be happier than the middle-income groupD. happiness is not necessarily connected to one's situation in society22. People with college education______.A. are not happier than those who have only an education at high schoolB. are much happier than those who did not graduate from high schoolC. have less opportunity to control their livesD. have more opportunity to control their lives23. According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon______.A. a happy childhoodB. great wealthC. a feeling that conditions are becoming for the betterD. a college degree24. Which of the following is most likely to contribute tohappiness? A. Being exceptionally good-looking.B. Having a loving, affectionate relationship.C. Having a good paying job.D. Meeting lots of people.25. Which of the following attitudes or feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?A. Having self-esteem.B. Being sure of keeping everything they already have.C. Never being jealous.D. Knowing how to be charming.21. D 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. AIn many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some ethnic(种族的) communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the hard labor in the rice fields, while men take it easy in their coffee shops.When I visited the island of Timor in eastern Indonesia in 1987, I was told by friends that in the interior of the islands, where roads are still non-existent,villagers traveled to market either on foot or on horseback. It was a common sight to see the husband riding a horse, with his wife walking behind him carrying a heavy bundle of produce on her head to the market. On the island ofAlor, also in eastern Indonesia, I met an old man aged about 80 years, proudly boasting to me that he had nine wives. "But you are a Catholic," I said to him. "How could you have nine wives?" He smiled, and said: "I married only once in church, but the other eight wives I married according to our traditional laws. " In many ethnic communities in Indonesia the good woman or wife is one who obey her husband, who does not go around gossiping, who cleans her home and cooks good food for the family, who is diligent in the field, who does not visit friends too much, and who gives birth of lots of children, especially boys.In Indonesia many years ago the wives of government workers or members of the armed forces were organized into women's organizations. The leadership of these women's organizations was set up according to the hierarchical positions of the members' husbands. For example, the organization of women of personnel of a government ministry would automatically have as its chairperson the wife of the minister at the national level, and the chairperson of the provincial organization would be the wife of the governor, and so on to the lower administrative levels. It is amazing how a woman who may have an interest in being a leader nevertheless automatically becomes a chairperson because of the official position of her husband. When the husband is no longer minister or governor, she also automatically loses her position. Many of these women have complained to me that they feel this is a straitjacket(约束物) imposed on them, but they feel they have to accept the role for the sake of safeguarding their husbands' careers.26. In some ethnic districts in Indonesia women should_______.A. do household activitiesB. give birth of childrenC. do the hard labor in the fieldsD. all of the above27. In the 2nd paragraph "roads" means_______.A. some roadsB. high waysC. country roadsD. heavy roads28. What does the question "How could you have nine wives?" imply?A. The old man is too old to have nine wives.B. The old man shouldn't have had nine wives.C. The old man could marry only once because he is member of the Church of Rome.D. The old man could have only a wife for he is a Christian.29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to Paragraph 3?A. Women's organizations were set up in the government administrative levels and the armed forces.B. The head of the women's organization of a province must be the wife of the governor.C. All the leaders of the woman's organizations enjoyed their roles.D. The wife of a governor loses her leading position for the sake of her husband. 30. The closest restatement of the last sentence in,the 3rd paragraph is______.A. many women would hate to be the chairperson without considering their husband's careersB. many governors' wives complain they have to accept the chairperson rolesC. many women are forced to become the leaders of women's organizations in order to protect their husband's professionD. many governors' wives feel it necessary to accept the roles26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. C。

阅读理解（人生百味）复习巩固专讲专练(章末复习+综合测评+答案)一、九年级中考英语阅读理解（人生百味）（含答案详细解析）1．阅读理解In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing （施肥）them.One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very _________ about this and a sked, “You can't see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you some reasons . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's you.”“Me? But you don't know me,” said the young man.“Yeah, it's true that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The blind man's work opened our eyes and pleased our heart, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?（1）Which is the best word we can put in the blanket”___________” in Paragraph 2?A. excited.B. surprised.C. worried.D. relaxed.（2）How many reasons did the old man mentioned??A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six（3）What was the correct order in which these events happened?a. The old man explained.b. The young man went by the garden.c. The old man watered the flowers.d. The young man found the old man was blind.A. b-c-a-dB. c-b-a-dC. b-c-d-aD. c-b-d-a（4）Who is Beethoven?A. The young man.B. The old man.C. A gardener.D. A musician.（5）What is the best title for the text？A. The Wise Young ManB. The Nice FlowersC. The Blind GardenerD. A Kind of Happiness.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）D（4）D（5）D【解析】【分析】⑴词义猜测。

那些看起来就很逗比的肯定都是第一帅翻的。

逗比的格式和正常人的一眼就能认出来。

鉴于是两个英语学渣翻的。

大家就凑活着看吧。

PS：考试范围之外的基本已经去掉，有些出入的注意看红字。

绝对最新！新视野大学英语视听说教程4（第二版）听力原文与答案Unit 1 Enjoy your feelings!Hit the roof-AngerII(1)M:I'm beside myself with joy. I'm so lucky. Guess what I've won a lotof money in the lottery.W:Really Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right Q:What does the woman mean我很高兴。

我是如此幸运。

你猜怎么着我买彩票赢了很多钱。

真的吗好吧，你知道钱权是一切罪恶的根源吗(2)W:Mary was furious when her son wrecked up her car.M:He shouldn't have driven a car on his own without a driver's license. He's still taking driving lessons.Q:What do we know about Mary's son玛丽非常生气，当她的儿子弄坏了她的车了。

他不应该自己一个人开车，在他还没有的驾照的时候。

他还在上驾驶课。

(3)M:Susan, I hear you're going to marry that guy. Maybe you'll regretit.W:Is that so Only time will tell.Q:What does the woman imply苏珊，我听说你要嫁给那个家伙。

1997年6月成人三级考试阅读理解文章How often one hears children wishing they were grown up , and old people wishing they were your again . Each age has its pleasures and its pains , and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets .Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult . if a child has good parents , he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do . it is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child----things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-konwn. but a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do :he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.when the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. if he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. and if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. if however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.译文人们不知道听过多少次孩子们希望长大成人，但是老人们希望他们再年轻一次。

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷119(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 4. Reading ComprehensionPart III Reading ComprehensionSection COn the day the Daily Express announces: “The secret to why humans grow old has been discovered by scientists in Britain, paving the way towards radical new treatments for age-related diseases. “ We know there’s a growing demand for higher education from older learners: the most recent Universities and Colleges Admissions Service figures showed a 63.4% increase in the number of mature applicants for undergraduate courses. Of course, it’s the baby boomers. Now hitting old age, they are determined to enjoy the pleasures maturity has to offer. The report coming from Universities UK, talks of unlocking mental capital, promoting well-being and preparing people for the “probable two decades” they’ll have after retiring. Learning is a popular leisure pursuit for those who have escaped the office, though heaven knows it’s tough to find a college still offering adult education classes these days. Chief executive of Universities UK, Nicola Dandridge, says the idea that people stop making a useful contribution to society when they reach the age of 60 is outdated. “We are facing a situation where older people are living longer and healthier lives and have, as a consequence, a huge amount to contribute. Universities have a significant part to play in developing that contribution,”she says. But hang about. Aren’t universities in the grip of a funding crisis? There are some who might argue that the baby-boomers have had their chance—they’ve been to university and they didn’t even have to pay for it. David Willetts, the Tories’ resident egghead certainly thinks baby boomers can be held responsible for nicking their kids’ future. “Of course, proposals to support older people into universities must be considered in light of the current funding climate facing the sector,” says Dandridge. She has a point. We recall the remarkable Bernard Herzberg, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who died in 2007 while putting the final touches to his second MA degree. He became the world’s oldest graduate at age 90 when he completed a BA degree in German literature at London University in 2000. But in these straightened times, can universities afford to priorities for the mental stimulation and well-being of older people?1．From the Daily Express’s announcement, we can see that______.A．the whole text is mainly about why humans grow oldB．the discovery provides a brand-new way to cure age-related diseasesC．it is a tendency to apply for some continuing educationD．scientists have found an effective way to treat various diseases正确答案：B解析：细节辨认题。

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷22(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 4. Reading ComprehensionPart III Reading ComprehensionSection BGraying Population Stays in the PinkA)Elderly people are growing healthier, happier and more independent, say American scientists. The results of a 14-year study to be announced later this month reveal that the diseases associated with old age are afflicting fewer and fewer people and when they do strike, it is much later in life.B)In the last 14 years, the National Long-term Health Care Survey has gathered data on the health and lifestyles of more than 20,000 men and women over 65. Researchers, now analysing the results of data gathered in 1994, say arthritis, high blood pressure and circulation problems—the major medical complaints in this age group are troubling a smaller proportion every year. And the data confirms that the rate at which these diseases are declining continues to accelerate. Other diseases of old age—dementia, stroke, arteriosclerosis and emphysema—are also troubling fewer and fewer people.C)”It really raises the question of what should he considered normal ageing”, says Kenneth Manton, a demographer from Duke University in North Carolina. He says the problems doctors accepted as normal in a 65-year-old in 1982 are often not appearing until people are 70 or 75.D)Clearly, certain diseases are beating a retreat in the face of medical advances. But there may be other contributing factors. Improvements in childhood nutrition in the first quarter of the twentieth century, for example, gave today’s elderly people a better start in life than their predecessors.E)On the downside, the data also reveals failures in public health that have caused surges in some illnesses. An increase in some cancers and bronchitis may reflect changing smoking habits and poorer air quality, say the researchers. “These may be subtle influences”, says Manton, “but our subjects have been exposed to worse and worse pollution for over 60 years. It’ s not surprising we see some effect”.F)One interesting correlation Manton uncovered is that better-educated people are likely to live longer. For example, 65-year-old women with fewer than eight years of schooling are expected, on average, to live to 82. Those who continued their education live an extra seven years. Although some of this can be attributed to a higher income, Manton believes it is mainly because educated people seek more medical attention.G)The survey also assessed how independent people over 65 were, and again found a striking trend. Almost 80% of those in the 1994 survey could complete everyday activities ranging from eating and dressing unaided to complex tasks such as cooking and managing their finances.H)That represents a significant drop in the number of disabled old people in the population. If the trends apparent in the United States 14 years ago had continued, researchers calculate there would be an additional one million disabled elderly people in today’ s population. According to Manton, slowingthe trend has saved the United States government’s Medicare system more than $200 billion, suggesting that the greying of America’s population may prove less of a financial burden than expected.I)The increasing self-reliance of many elderly people is probably linked to a massive increase in the use of simple home medical aids. For instance, the use of raised toilet seats has more than doubled since the start of the study, and the use of bath seats has grown by more than 50%.J)These developments also bring some health benefits, according to a report from the MacArthur Foundation’ s research group on successful ageing. The group found that those elderly people who were able to retain a sense of independence were more likely to stay healthy in old age.K)Maintaining a level of daily physical activity may help mental functioning, says Carl Cotman, a neuroscientist at the University of California at Irvine. He found that rats that exercise on a treadmill have raised levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor coursing through their brains. Cotman believes this hormone, which keeps neurons functioning, may prevent the brains of active humans from deteriorating.L)As part of the same study, Teresa Seeman, a social epidemiologist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, found a connection between self-esteem and stress in people over 70. In laboratory simulations of challenging activities such as driving, those who felt in control of their lives pumped out lower levels of stress hormones such as cortical. Chronically high levels of these hormones have been linked to heart disease.M)But independence can have drawbacks. Seeman found that elderly people who felt emotionally isolated maintained higher levels of stress hormones even when asleep. The research suggests that older people fare best when they feel independent but know they can get help when they need it.N)”Like much research into ageing, these results support common sense”, says Seeman. They also show that we may be underestimating the impact of these simple factors. “The sort of thing that your grandmother always told you turns out to be right on target”, she says.1．There has been a considerable reduction in the number of elderly people who are disabled.正确答案：H解析：题干意为，残疾老人的数量有大幅下降。

初中英语听力与阅读答案初中英语听力与阅读答案引导词：对于初中英语教学来讲，听力是其重要的组成部分，作用是读、写及说无法替代的。

高效的英语听力教学可以促进学生全面成长，同时，对听力教学进行优化是教学发展的必经过程。

所以，应对英语听力教学予以重视,把握听力教学的意义。

下面是初中英语听力与阅读答案，让大家练习：a)听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

(每小题1分)1. what would the woman like to drink?a. tea.b. water.c. coffee.2. when will the two speakers meet?a. 10：30.b.10：00.c.9：30.3.where does the dialogue probably happen?a. in the library.b. in the shop.c. in the restaurant.4.how much will the man pay for the two pens?a. twenty yuan.b. fifteen yuan.c. thirty-five yuan.5. why does the woman buy a new bike?a. the old one is broken.b. she doesn’t like the old one.c. the old one is lost.听力材料a)听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

(每小题1分) test1.m ： what would you like to drink, tea or coffee?w ： neither. just a glass of water.test 2. m ：shall we meet at ten o’clock?w ：i’m afraid it’s too late. let’s make it thirty minutesearlier.m: ok. let’s meet at half past nine.test 3. m： what can i do for you?w :i’d like a t-shirt for my son.m: what about the blue one ?w: it looks nice and i’ll buy it.test4.m：how much are these pens?w：the red one is twenty yuan and the black one is fifteen yuan.test 5.m ：is this your new bike?w：yes. my old one doesn’t work well.解析a)请听下面5段对话。

大学英语四级（听力篇章）专项练习试卷13(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.听力原文：The secret of a long and happy marriage appears to be not to expect too much from it. Far better, US researchers say, to aim low to ensure you are not disappointed. The key to keeping that newlywed glow appears to be forgiveness and communication. The study by researchers from Ohio and Florida Universities looked at 82 couples. They quizzed all the spouses independently over four years. Writing in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers led by James McNulty, professor of psychology at Ohio University, said: “In contrast to the idea that expectations in the early years of marriage exert main effects on satisfaction, the current findings suggest that the effects of expectations interact with the skills partners bring to their relationships.” The study also found that people tend to select like-minded partners who they believe will be able to maintain a stable relationship. The finding contradicts the old belief that opposites attract. Instead, the US researchers said people looking for long-term relationships should select partners who were similar to themselves, rather than seeking out the highest quality partner available.16. What is the key to a happy marriage according to the study?17. How many people are investigated in the study?18. Which is the belief of the researchers?1．A．High expectations.B．Opposite characters.C．Showing satisfaction.D．Forgiving and communicating.正确答案：D解析：短文开头处说：“使新婚夫妇容光焕发的要诀似乎是宽容与沟通。

Are people less happy or more happy the older they get? If you answered more happy, then you were right, based on a study in 2008. It 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. ⼈越长⼤幸福越少还是越多呢?如果你的回答是越多，那你就对了!2008年的⼀份研究表明，⼈在50岁后通常更快乐，烦恼更少。

研究发现，事实上⼈在85岁时⽐18岁时更幸福。

The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five. 这是盖洛普2008年对美国34万成年⼈的调查得出的结论，当时的被调查者年龄在18岁到85岁之间。

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 highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. 纽约⽯溪⼤学精神病学和⾏为科学系的亚瑟·斯通领导进⾏了这项研究，他的团队发现，22岁到25岁之间⼈的压⼒⽔平。