专升本英语第2课第一部分阅读第二节匹配

专升本英语第2课第一部分阅读第二节匹配

 

Happiness is like a retirement account. The sooner you invest, the greater your return will be. Just as financial planners advise their clients to engage in specific behavior, so we can all teach ourselves to do some specific things at any age to make our last decades much happier.1

 

Don't smoke. 2 The earlier you start the quitting process, the more smoke-free years you can invest inyour happiness account.

 

3 If you have any drinking problem in your life,get help now. Although quitting drinking can be difficult,you will never be sorry if you make this decision.

 

Keep learning. 4 You don't have to go to Harvard; you simply need to engage in lifelong learning. 5 For most people, this includes a steady marriage, but other relationships with family, friends and partners matter as well. The point is to find people with whom you can grow, no matter what comes your way.

 

Develop the habits above today and see where you need to invest a little more time, energy or money. Start moving in the right direction.

 

A.Watch your drinking.

B. If you already smoke, quit now.

C. Develop stable, long-term relationships now.

D. More education means more active mind in old age.

E. Here are some habits that could lead to happiness in old age.

 

专升本英语第2课第一部分阅读第二节匹配答案解释

 

1．【精析】E 上文提到“在任何年龄，我们都可以自学做一些具体的事情，使我们的最后几十年更加幸福”，第二至五段分别从不同的方面提出了四条建议，所以E项“这是一些能让我们在老年时感到幸福的习惯”承上启下，符合语境。故选E。

2．【精析】B 根据本段的主旨句“Don＇t smoke．”可知，本段提出的建议是不要吸烟，所以B项“如果你已经吸烟了，现在就戒了”符合语境。故选B。

3．【精析】A 根据语境及空处所在位置可知，空处为本段的主旨句。空后提到“如果你在生活中有任何饮酒的问题，现在就去寻求帮助。尽管戒酒很难，但如果你做出了这个决定，你永远不会后悔”，即本段主要讲述饮酒的问题，所以A项“注意饮酒”能够概括本段内容，符合语境。故选A。

4．【精析】D 根据本段的主旨句“Keep learning．”可知，本段主要讲述要坚持学习，所以D项“更多的教育意味着老年时（有）更活跃的头脑”符合语境。故选D。

5．【精析】C 根据语境及空处所在位置可知，空处为本段的主旨句。空后主要讲述发展稳定关系的关键在于要找到能与之共同成长的人，所以C项“现在就发展稳定的、长期的关系”能够概括本段内容，符合语境。故选C。