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1、Womenofachievement李仕才一、阅读理解Agingbringswrinkies,saggingbodiesandfrustratingforgetfulness.Butgettingolderisnotallbadformanypeople・Mountingevideneesuggestsagingmaybeakeytohappiness・Thereisconflictingresearchonthesubject,however,andexpertssayitmayallboildowntothis:Attitudeiseve
2、rything.Olderadultstendtobemoreoptimisticandhaveamorepositiveoutlookonlifethantheiryoungermidstressedopposites.Thebigquestioniswhyseniorsarehappier.Arecentstudysuggestsonereason:Olderadultsrememberthepastthroughhappymemories・Agingcanbringmorecheeraspeoplebecomemorecomfortab
3、lewiththemselvesandtheirrolesinsociety・Theolderadultssaidtheywereenjoyingmoretimewiththeirfamily,spendingmoretimeonhobbiesandhavinggreaterfinancialsecurityanddidnothavetowork.Butothersaredoubtfulaboutthe1inkbetweenhappinessandgrowingolder・"Thenotionthatthoseinoldagearehappi
4、estismisleading,"saidRichardEastorlin,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia・"Itisbasedoncomparingpeopleofdifferentageswhoarethesameintermsofincome,health,fami1ylife•“Easterlinadded,"Whenyoutakeaccountofthefactthatolderpeoplehave1owerincomethanyounger,arel
5、esshealthy,andmorelikelytobe1ivingalone,thenyouwillfindithardtoacceptthattheyarehappier.Infact,scientistshavefoundthataspeopleage,theirhealthdeclinesandsocialnetworksdisappearastheirfriendsdie,whichcanmaketheelderlylesshappy.Evenifonedoesgiveintoage'sdarkside,healthandhappi
6、nessdon'talwaysgohand-in-hand.It'sallaboutattitude.ResearchbytheUniversityofChicago"sYangsuggeststhatattitudeaboutlifeandhappiness,ispartlyshapedbytheerainwhichapersonwasborn.Itturnsoutthatindividualswhoadaptthebesttochangesalsohavethehighestexpectedlevelsofhappiness.Despit
7、etheconflictingfindingsaboutagingandhappiness,thegoodnewsisthattheredoesn，tappeartobea1iniittohowmuchhappinessonecanachieveinone，slife.“Mostpeopledesirehappiness,”Easterlinsaid.“Tomyknowledge,noonehasidentifiedalimittoattainablehappiness.”1.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytel
8、lus?A.Thekeyfactortoolderadults'happinessB・Thereisaconflictbetweenagingandhappines
