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     John lived with her mother when he was young.  He didn't know who his father was. The woman did

some washing for the 'rich and could buy onl'y some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

     One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the

policemen took her to the hospital.  She didn't tell John that his father deserted (遗弃) her before he was

born until she died.  She left her son the name and address of his father.

     John found his father, Mr.  Brown, in another city.  He was one of the richest shopkeers and he had

to receive his son.  From then on the boy lived a rich life.  He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore

beautiful clothes.  But he didn't go to school and could not read or write.

     Once his father took him to a party.  He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while

others were talking about a film.  He had a look at it and found a car's wheels (轮子) were upward

(向上). He called out,  "Oh, dear! An accident.

     All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper.  But soon they all began to laugh.  

Do you know why?

1. John didn't know his father because___________.

A.  the man was rich            

B.  the man deserted his mother

C.  his mother left the man      

D.  the man didn't like him

2.  John was short and thin because___________.

A.  he didn't like sports

B. his parents were short, too

C.  he was often hungry when he was young

D. his mother never gave him food

3.   The woman told John who his father was___________.

A.  after she was knocked down by a car    

B.  before her son left

C.  before she was in hospital                

D.  before she died

4.  After John found his father, ___________.

A.  he was angry with the man  

B.  he started a rich life

C.  he wouldn't live with him    

D.  the man was bad to him

5.  The people at the party laughed at him because                        .

A. he held the newspaper upside down  

B. he wasn't polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday's        

D. he wasn't clever

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1-5 BCDBA

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Most people look forward to retirement as a time when they can finally take up activities that they never had the time or energy to pursue before.But some recent studies on people in their golden years are disturbing: they suggest that retirees are more likely to suffer from depression and possibly higher rates of other diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure.That’s why a new study of French workers is welcome news.

Led by Hugo Westland, a professor of psychology at Stockholm University, the study of more than 14,000 workers found lower rates of depression and fatigue (疲劳) in people after they got tired while they were still employed.

The scientists followed the employees of the French national gas and electric company for 14 years.They found in the year immediately after retirement, the volunteers reported 40% fewer depressive symptoms than they had in the year before their retirement.The researchers also found an 81% drop in reports of both mental and physical fatigue over the same time period.

Clearly, said Westerlund, much of these decrease in physical and mental fatigue can be traced back to relief from the stresses of work.The decline in depressive symptoms suggests that retirement may be having a positive mental effect, too, which may have a lot to do with the generous pensions (养老金) that French workers enjoy.Most retirees in that country still benefit from about 80% of their yearly salaries.

“The economic or financial situation in retirement is very important,” Westerlund says.“We don’t know if the decrease in fatigue and depressive symptoms is because of the removal of something bad while in work or the addition of something good while in retirement.But no matter the reason, if life in retirement is not comfortable, then we won’t see the improvements we did.”

However, in European nations like France, governments are considering changes to pension plans, which may affect retirees’ health after they leave their jobs-with less of a financial safety net, workers may no longer seem so mentally and physically happy to be out of work.   

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)

小题1:According to some recent studies, retired people may have depression and higher rates of other diseases like __________.

小题2:Westerlund’s group found that in the year just after the retirement most retired French workers felt much less tired both __________.

小题3:What does the word “improvements” in paragraph 5 refer to?

小题4:Retirement may make people happier with __________.