2007年11月北京學(xué)位英語真題及答案

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Passage 1

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than jobholders. An investigation shows that whenever the unemployment.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. (79)Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into with each other. By collective activity they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill.

Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Word makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.

(80)From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study and live a happy and healthy life.

1.The underlined word “average” in Paragraph I means ______.  C

A. healthy   B. lazy   C. ordinary  D. poor

2.The reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women is that ______.  C

A. housewives are poorer than career women

B. housewives have more children than career women

C. housewives have less chance to communicate with others

D. housewives eat less food than career women

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?  D

A. Busy people have nothing to do at home.

B. High achievers don’t care about their families.

C. There is no friendship and warmth at home.

D. A satisfying job helps to keep one healthy.

4. We can infer from the passage that those who do not work _____.  A

A. are likely to live a shorter life

B. will lose everything at home

C.can live as long as those who work

D.have more time to make new friends

5. The best title for this passage may be _____.  B

A.People Should Find a Job

B.Working Hard Is Good for Health

C.People Should Make More Friends by Work

D.The Loss of Word Means the Loss of Everything