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請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)完成文章后的表格。注意：補(bǔ)全填空應(yīng)符合語(yǔ)法和搭配要求，每空只填一個(gè)單詞。

Happiness is U-shaped, for we are happier at the start and end of our lives but hit a slump when we are middle-aged, British and US researchers say.

Economists from the University of Warwick, central England, and from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, looked at data on the mental health of two million people from 80 countries.

In Britain, the probability of depression for men and women peaks at around 44 years of age, Warwick University said in a press release.

In the United States, though, there was a big difference between men and women.

Among women, unhappiness peaked at around the age of 40, whereas among men, it was about 50.

But the U-shape of happiness is constant around the world, and mid-life depression takes place  regardless of marital status, changes in job or income.

The study appears in Social Science & Medicine, published by the Dutch publishing house Elsevier.

"It happens to men and women ,to single and married people, to rich and poor and to those with and without children." said co-author Andrew Oswald.

One possibility may be that people realize they  won't achieve many of their aspirations at middle age, the researchers said.

Another reason could be that after seeing their fellow middle-aged peers begin to die, people begin to value their own remaining years and embrace life once more.

But the good news is that if people make it to aged 70 and are still physically fit, they are on average as happy and mentally healthy as a 20-year old.

"For the average persons in the modern world, the dip in mental health and happiness comes on slowly, not suddenly in a single year," Oswald said. "Only in their fifties do people emerge from this low period,"

Title: People happiest at start and end of lives, but slump in middle

Theme	Happiness is in the (1)           of U, for we are happier when are young and old but unhappy when we are middle-aged.
Findings	For (2)          men and women, depression is most (3)         to peak when they are about 44 years old.
For American people, men and women are very (4)       . Most women feel (5)         at around the age of 40. Among men, unhappiness peaks at about 50.
The U-shape of happiness is constant around the world, and mid-life depression  (6)         regardless of marital status, changes in job or income.
(7)	Possibly because people realize they are (8)        to achieve many of their aspirations at middle age.
Possibly because after they have seen their fellow middle-aged peers’ deaths, people begin to value their own years (9)         and embrace life once more.
Good news	If people are still in good (10)         when they reach 70, they are on average as happy and mentally healthy as a 20-year old.

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

 shape/ form 

 British/ English        

  Likely 

  different

  unhappy 

  happens/ occurs   

  Reasons

  unable 

  left                                     

 condition/ health

【解析】略