《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破18C8[2013·湖北卷]EAGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40，000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.Surveyrespondents(受访者)wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddle－agedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio(比率)ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade，”wroteFriederR．Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangen－Nuremberg.Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture.“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施)，”theauthorswrote.Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability.Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes.However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic，”theauthorsconcluded.67．Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfaction?A．Optimisticadults.B．Middle－agedadults.C．Adultsinpoorhealth.D．Adultsoflowerincome.68．Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople________．A．tofullyenjoytheirpresentlifeB．toestimatetheircontributionaccuratelyC．totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisksD．tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth69．Howdopeopleofhigherincomeseetheirfuture?A．Theywillearnlessmoney.B．Theywillbecomepessimistic.C．Theywillsuffermentalillness.D．Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife.70．Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?A．Pessimismguaranteeschancesofsurvival.B．Goodfinancialconditionleadstogoodhealth.C．Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutcomes.D．Expectationsoffuturelifesatisfactiondeclinewithage.【要点综述】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲述对未来过于乐观的人将面对残疾或死亡的巨大危险。在研究中，研究人员发现，年轻人对未来过于乐观，中年人对未来的预测很准确，而老年人相对低估。随着年龄的增长，人们对未来的预测越来越现实。67．B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“…whilemiddle－agedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.”知，中年人对未来预测得更准确。故B正确。68．C细节理解题。根据第六段中的“…peoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractions…”知，对未来悲观的人可能在行动时更小心、更谨慎。句中的bemo...
