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(1)第***篇Happinessiscontagious_researchersreportedonThursday.Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spousesfriendsneighborsandrelatives—werealsothehappiestthedatashowed.“Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappier,”Christakissaid.“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersareconnectedtostillothers.ItisthisfabricofhumanitylikeanAmericanpatchquilt.”Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.“Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappyandunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharoundyou,”Christakissaid.“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeoplewhichtheydo.Aboveandbeyondthereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappinesstheydiscovered.“Ifasocialcontactishappyitincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15percent,”Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriendorthefriendofaspouseorasibling兄弟姐妹iftheyarehappyincreasesyourchancesby10percent,”headded.Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeunhappyby7percent,”Fowlersaid.ThefindingisinterestinganditisusefultooFowlersaid.“Amongotherbenefitshappinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreducedmortality死亡率painreductionandimprovedcardiac心脏的function.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety,”hesaid.Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbeinghappierbyabout2percent.“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20000,”Christakissaid.[语篇解读] 美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明,快乐感可以互相传递这项研究成果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法1.Accordingtotheresearchyourhappiness________.A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmatesB.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyouC.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyouD.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave[解析] 推理判断题根据第二段、第三段内容可知,快乐感会不断传递和扩散,你的配偶、朋友、邻居、亲戚等的快乐指数会直接影响你的快乐程度,故选B[答案] B2.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.infectiousB.beautifulC.effectiveD.prior[解析] 词义猜测题第一句是全文的主题句由文章第
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三、四段可知,快乐感可以在人们之间传播,故contagious的意思是“有感染力的,有传染性的”[答案] A3.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.happinessspreadsasfastandwidelyasunhappinessB.unhappinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanhappinessC.happinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanunhappinessD.thespreadofunhappinesshasnotbeenstudiedbyresearchers[解析] 推理判断题根据第六段“Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.”一句可推知选C[答案] C4.WhichofthefollowingwillincreaseyourchancesofbeinghappiermostA.Beinginapartywithahappyatmosphere.B.Ahappyexperienceofyourbrotheroryourparents.C.Ahappytriptoaforeigncountryofyourfriends.D.Happinessofyourfriend’sfriend.[解析] 事实细节题根据第
七、第八段讲述的别人的快乐感对你的影响几率可知,排在最前的是“Ifasocialcontactishappy”,故选A[答案] A5.WhatdoesChristakismeanbysaying“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20000”A.Ahappyfriendcanhelpyoubringinawealthof$
20000.B.Ahappyfriendisawealthwhichisworthabout$
20000.C.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby2%.D.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby8%.[解析] 句意理解题结合上一段中的“thathaving$5000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbeinghappierbyabout2percent”可知,一个快乐的朋友带给你的快乐相当于大约$20000带给你的快乐,也就是$5000的四倍,即一个快乐的朋友给你带来快乐的几率为8%,故选D[答案] D[长难句解读] Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbeinghappierbyabout2percent.该句为主从复合句,主句为Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdata,suggestedin1984为过去分词作定语修饰data,后面that引导的是同位语从句,说明data的内容该从句的主语为having$5000extra,aperson’schances为宾语,ofbeinghappier为定语修饰chances,byabout2percent为程度状语*****************************************************结束第***篇IfyoutraveltoanewexhibitattheSanFranciscoConservatoryofFlowersyouwillhavechancestoseesomemeat-eatingplants.Takebladderwortsakindofsuchplantforexample.Theyappearsosmallandgrowinaquietpond.Butthesearethefastest-knownkillersoftheplantkingdomabletocaptureasmallinsectin1/50ofasecondusingatrapdoor!Oncethetrapdoorclosesonthevictimtheenzymes酶similartothoseinthehumanstomachslowlydigesttheinsect.Whendinnerisovertheplantopensthetrapdoorandisreadytotrapagain.Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoilthatdoesn’toffermuchfoodvalue.Insuchconditionstheseamazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheirnutritionalneedsoverthousandsofyears.NorthAmericahasmoresuchplantsthananyothercontinent.Generallyspeakingthetrapsmayhaveattractiveappearancetofooltheeyelikepitcherplantswhichgettheirnamebecausetheylooklikebeautifulpitchersacontainerlikeabottlefullofnectar花蜜.TheAsianpitcherplantforexamplehasbrightcolorsandanattractivehalf-closedlid.Curiousinsectsaretemptedtoecloseandtakeasipandthenslidedowntheslippery光滑的slopetotheirdeaths.Hair-likegrowthsalongthepitcherwallsensurethatnothingcabescapeandthedigestiveenzymescangettowork.Atinyinsectcanbedigestedinafewhoursbutaflytakesacoupleofdays.Someofthesepitchersarelargeenoughtoholdtwogallons.Meateatingplantsonlyeatpeopleinsciencefictionmoviesbutsometimesabirdorothersmallanimalswilldiscoverthatapitcherplantisn’tagoodplacetogetadrink.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了一些特别的植物——靠捕食动物获得生长所需养分的“食肉植物”1.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthatbladderwortscan________.A.capture50smallinsectsinasecondB.captureaninsectintheshortesttimeC.befoundfloatingonaquietlakeD.digestaninsectin1/50ofasecond[解析] 细节理解题第一段指出,bladderworts能在1/50秒的时间内捕获一只小昆虫,是植物中已知的捕获动物速度最快的,因此选B[答案] B2.Ifthetrapdoorofameateatingplantisclosedtheplant________.A.isfoolinginsectsintotakingasipB.isproducingnectarC.istemptinginsectstoecloseD.isenjoyingadinner[解析] 细节判断题第二段说,一旦“陷阱门”将猎物关起来,类似于人胃里的那些消化酶就开始慢慢地消化它了,由此判断D正确[答案] D3.Meateatingplantscangrowinwetandpoorsoilbecausethey________.A.cangetnutritionfromanimalsB.don’tneedmuchfoodvalueC.canmakethemostofsuchconditionsD.havedevelopeddigestiveenzymes[解析] 推理判断题这些植物生长在潮湿贫瘠的土壤中,为获得生长所需的养分,在数千年的进化中,它们演化出了捕获昆虫的“陷阱”,由此推出它们主要从动物中获取养分,而不是从土壤中获取养分[答案] A4.WhichofthefollowingisthepictureoftheAsianpitcherplant[解析] 推理判断题根据第
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五、六段可知亚洲捕虫草主要有这些特征状如水瓶,颜色鲜亮,有半掩的盖子,综合此三项可知,只有A项最合适[答案] A5.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrueA.SouthAsiahasthemostmeateatingplants.B.Someofthemeateatingplantscaneveneatahuman.C.Hairlikegrowthsintheplantshelptrapinsects.D.Thetrapsoftheseplantshaveadullcolor.[解析] 细节理解题依据文章第三段最后一句可知,北美洲的食肉植物最多,故A错从最后一段中的第二句可知,食肉植物是不吃人的,所以B项错从文章倒数第二段可知,这些须状的东西可以防止小昆虫逃跑,故C项正确从文章第四段可知,食肉植物为了吸引昆虫一般有漂亮的外形,故D项错[答案] C*******************************************************结束。