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1、Unit15Learning阅读理解AAgingbringswrinkles,saggingbodiesandfrustratingforgetfulness.Butgettingolderisnotallbadformanypeople.Mountingevidencesuggestsagingmaybeakeytohappiness.Thereisconflictingresearchonthesubject,however,andexpertssayitmayallboildowntothis:Attitudeiseverything.
2、Olderadultstendtobemoreoptimisticandhaveamorepositiveoutlookonlifethantheiryoungerandstressedopposites.Thebigquestioniswhyseniorsarehappier.Arecentstudysuggestsonereason:Olderadultsrememberthepastthroughhappymemories.Agingcanbringmorecheeraspeoplebeemorefortablewiththemselv
3、esandtheirrolesinsociety.Theolderadultssaidtheywereenjoyingmoretimewiththeirfamily,spendingmoretimeonhobbiesandhavinggreaterfinancialsecurityanddidnothavetowork.Butothersaredoubtfulaboutthelinkbetweenhappinessandgrowingolder."Thenotionthatthoseinoldagearehappiestismisleadin
4、g,"saidRichardEasterlin,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia."Itisbasedonparingpeopleofdifferentageswhoarethesameintermsofine,health,familylife."Easterlinadded,"Whenyoutakeaccountofthefactthatolderpeoplehavelowerinethanyounger,arelesshealthy,andmorelikel
5、ytobelivingalone,thenyouwillfindithardtoacceptthattheyarehappier.Infact,scientistshavefoundthataspeopleage,theirhealthdeclinesandsocialnetworksdisappearastheirfriendsdie,whichcanmaketheelderlylesshappy.Evenifonedoesgiveintoage'sdarkside,healthandhappinessdon'talwaysgohand-i
6、n-hand.It'sallaboutattitude.ResearchbytheUniversityofChicago’sYangsuggeststhatattitudeaboutlifeandhappiness,ispartlyshapedbytheerainwhichapersonwasborn.Itturnsoutthatindividualswhoadaptthebesttochangesalsohavethehighestexpectedlevelsofhappiness.Despitetheconflictingfindings
7、aboutagingandhappiness,thegoodnewsisthattheredoesn’tappeartobealimittohowmuchhappinessonecanachieveinone’slife.“Mostpeopledesirehappiness,”Easterlinsaid.“Tomyknowledge,noonehasidentifiedalimittoattainablehappiness.”1.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.Thekeyfactortoolde
8、radults’happinessB.ThereisaconflictbetweenagingandhappinessC.Noonecandefinethelimi
