n years post-retirement.

　　As participants got closer to retirement age, their perception of their own health declined, but went up again during the first year of retirement.

　　Those who reported being in poorer health declined from 19. 2 percent in the year prior to retirement to 14.3 percent by the end of the first year after retiring. According to the researchers, that means post-retirement levels of poor health fell to levels last seen eight years previously.

　　The changes were seen in both men and women, across different occupations, and lasted through the first seven years of not punching the clock.

　　Workers who felt worse before retirement and had lower working conditions reported greater improvements as soon as they retired, the team found.

　　16. Most of the newly retired feel younger and healthier than before.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　17. Older workers are generally as fit for work as younger workers.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　18. Older workers usually get on very well with younger workers.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　19. Europe is aging faster than most other parts of the globe.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　20. The study analyzed the participants' perception of their own health in a certain period.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　21. The participants came from various countries in Europe.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　22. The findings of the study apply to conditions all over the world.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1分，共8分）

　　下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。

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