【Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen．Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives．Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders．Aninvestigationshowsthatwhenevertheunemployment】
Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen．Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives．Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders．Aninvestigationshowsthatwhenevertheunemploymentrate（失业率）increasesby1%，thedeathrateincreasesby2%．Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint，workishelpfultohealth．
Whyisworkgoodforhealth？Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusyawayfromloneliness．Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy，worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo．Instead，thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy．Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard．Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality．Byworkpeoplecomeintocontactwitheachother．Bycollectiveactivitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth．Thisishelpfultohealth．Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything．Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimill．
Besides，workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement．Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety．Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow，theyarehappybeyondwords．
Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe．Letusworkhardandstudyhardandliveahappyandhealthylife．
12．Theunderlinedword"average"inParagraph1means___．
A．healthy B．lazy C．ordinary D．poor
13．Thereasonwhyhousewivesarenotashealthyascareerwomenisthat___．
A．housewivesarepoorerthancareerwomen
B．housewiveshavemorechildrenthancareerwomen
C．housewiveshavelesschancetotalkwithothers
D．housewiveseatlessfoodthancareerwomen
14．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2？___
A．Busypeoplehavenothingtodoathome．
B．Highachieversdon'tcareabouttheirfamilies．
C．Thereisnofriendshipandwarmthathome．
D．Asatisfying（令人满意的）jobhelpstokeeponehealthy．
15．Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe___．
A．PeopleShouldFindaJob
B．WorkingHardIsGoodforH