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  3. Does happiness favor those of a【C1】______age, sex, or income level? Does happiness come with satisfying close【C2】______? Soc

Does happiness favor those of a【C1】______age, sex, or income level? Does happiness come with satisfying close【C2】______? Soc

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问题     Does happiness favor those of a【C1】______age, sex, or income level? Does happiness come with satisfying close【C2】______?
    Social scientists have exploded some【C3】______about who’s happy and who’s not by identifying predictors of happiness and life satisfaction.
    Many people believe there are unhappy times of life—typically the【C4】______filled teen years, the "mid-life crisis" years, or the【C5】______years’ of old age. But interviews with people of all ages reveal that【C6】______time of life is notably happier or unhappier.【C7】______do change with age: Satisfaction with social relations and health becomes more important in【C8】______life. And teens,【C9】______adults, typically rebound【C10】______either gloom or joy within an hour’s time. Yet knowing someone’s age gives no【C11】______to the person’s lasting sense of well-being.
    Does happiness have a【C12】______sex? Are men happier because of their greater incomes and social【C13】______? Are women happier because of their supposedly greater capacity【C14】______intimacy and social connection? Like age, gender gives no clue to subjective well-being. There are gender【C15】______in misery: When troubled, men more often become alcoholic, while women more often think deeply and get【C16】______Yet men and women are equally likely to declare themselves "very happy" and "satisfied" with life. This conclusion is【C17】______in scores of studies around the world.
    Living standards have soared during the twentieth century and are expected to continue【C18】______in the decades ahead. Does that mean that we humans can look forward【C19】______increasing happiness? Not necessarily. Steady improvements in the economy are not【C20】______by a steady increase in people’s assessments of their own happiness.
【C4】
选项 A、stress
B、pressure
C、strain
D、tension
答案A
解析 名词辨析题。stress指人所受的压力及由此引起的困扰、忧虑、不宁等情绪；pressure可以是物理的压力，而表示人的压力时含有被动的、受压抑的意义；strain表示受外界压力而造成的身心精疲力竭的结果；tension指由于冲突而造成关系的紧张状态。根据原文可知，人们的压力一般来自对生活的担忧与困扰并不是因为被动，受到外界压力或是冲突等。
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