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An interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they mature (成熟)．
While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to get in shape.
The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older.
Women's interest in books reaches its peak (顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.
Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.
The research used anonymous (匿名的) data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the statuses，“likes” and “interests” they had posted on their profiles.
It found the average woman talks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31.
Men are also most likely to see a film in a cinema at age 31, while women go out to see films most when they are only 19.
Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, and men at 38.
And if you are middle aged, a safe topic for any audience is the weather, which is a key interest for many as they approach 60.
Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says，“It's almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people's typical interests.”
“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了一项在Facebook上刊登的研究结果：随着年龄的变化，男性和女性的兴趣爱好也都在不停地变化。
1. When do women love books best?
A．At the age of 22. B．At the age of 50.
C．At the age of 30. D．At the age of 15.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Women's interest in books reaches its peak (顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.”可知女性在22岁的时候阅读兴趣到达顶峰，而男性在50多岁的时候阅读兴趣才到顶峰。故A正确。
2. Men tend to ________ once they are 30.
A．gain more and more weight
B．be less interested in their jobs
C．do more exercise
D．pay more attention to their appearance
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一句“Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30”可知30岁以后，男性会把注意力从工作转移到其他事情上。也就是说男人30岁以后对工作不太感兴趣了。故B正确。
3. What are men and women both interested in when they are 16?
A．Getting in shape.
B．Going to the cinema.
C．Popular style of clothing.
D．Food and drink.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.”可知男性和女性在16岁的时候，都对时尚很感兴趣。而选项中只有C项Popular style of clothing属于流行和时尚。故C正确。
4. What does Stephen Wolfram think about the result of the research?
A．People's interests are different from each other.
B．People's interests change greatly with age.
C．It is normal for people to change their interests.
D．It is not good for people to change their interests.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章最后两句“It's almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people's typical interests”和“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”可知Stephen Wolfram认为人们的兴趣会随着年龄增长而不断变化。故B项正确。
