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A．usual; few
B．cheap; many
C．regular; less
D．scarce; a few
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The factors that add up to a happy life for most people are not what we typically hear about. Things like earning a master’s degree don’t make people happy over an extended period of time. Rather, the key to happiness, and the difference between happy and unhappy Americans, is a life that reflects values and practices like, hard work, marriage, charity, and freedom.
Work
When more than 1,000 people across the country were asked in 2002, "If you were to get enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, would you stop working？" fewer than a third of the Americans answered yes. Contrary to widely held opinion, most Americans like or even love their work. In 2002 an amazing 89 percent of workers said they were very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their jobs. This isn&39;t true just for those with high-paying, highly skilled jobs but for all workers across the country. And the percentage is almost exactly the same among those with and without college degrees and among those working for private companies, nonprofit organizations, and the government. For most Americans, job satisfaction is nearly equivalent to life satisfaction. Among those people who say they are very happy in their lives, 95 percent are also satisfied with their jobs. Furthermore, job satisfaction would seem to be causing overall happiness, not the other way around.
Marriage & Family
In 2004, 42 percent of married Americans said they were very happy. Just 23 percent of never-married people said this. Overall, married people were six times more likely lo say that they were very happy than to report that they were not too happy. And generally speaking, married women say they&39;re happy more often than married men.
Marriage isn’t just associated with happiness --it brings happiness, at least for a lot of us. One 2003 study that followed 24,000 people for more than a decade documented a significant increase in happiness after people married. For some, the happiness increase wore off in a few years, and they ended up back at their premarriage happiness levels. But for others, it lasted as long as a lifetime. What about having kids？ While children, on their own, don&39;t appear to raise the happiness level (they actually tend to slightly lower the happiness of a marriage), studies suggest that children arc almost always part of an overall lifestyle. of happiness, which is likely to include such things as marriage and religion. Charity We&39;ve all heard that money doesn&39;t buy happiness, and that’s certainly true. But there is one way to get it: Give money away.
The evidence is clear that gifts to charitable organizations and other worthy causes bring substantial life satisfaction to the givers. If you want $50 in authentic happiness today Just donate it to a favorite charity. People who give money to charity are 43 percent more likely than nongivers to say they&39;re very happy. Volunteers are 42 percent more likely to be very happy than nonvolunteers. It doesn’t matter whether the gifts of money go to churches or concerts; religious giving and unreligious giving leave people equally happy, and far happier than people who don&39;t give. Even donating blood, an especially personal kind of giving, improves our attitude. Fundamentally, the more people give, the happier they get.
Freedom
In fact, freedom and happiness are intimately related: People who consider themselves free are a lot happier than those who don&39;t. In 2000 the General Social Survey revealed that people who personally feel "completely free" or "very free” were twice as likely as those who don&39;t to say they’re very happy about their lives. Not all types of freedom are the same in terms of happiness, however. Researchers have shown that economic freedom brings happiness, as does political and religious freedom. On the other hand, moral freedom ----a lack of constraints on behavior. ----does not. People who feel they have unlimited moral choices in their lives when it comes to matters of sex or drugs, for example, tend to be unhappier than those who do not feel they have so many choices in life.
Lessons for America
The data tell us that what matters most for happiness is not having a lot of things but having healthy values. Without these values，our jobs and our economy will bring us joyless riches. The facts can help remind us of what we should be paying attention to, as individuals and as families, if we want to be happy. Our happiness is simply too important to us -- and to America -- to do anything less.
What will probably bring about overall happiness？
A.To be satisfied with one’s job.
B.To earn a lot of money.
C.To work for big companies.
D.To gain a college degree.
Generally, men in marriage _____ than women in marriage.A.are probably under greater pressure
B.are more inclined to feel they are happy
C.are less likely to state they arc happy
D.are contributing more to the family
According to the author, in what way can money bring happiness？A.Buy anything you want.
B.Give your money away.
C.Pay to listen to a concert.
D.Own a large amount of it.
What rarely brings in happiness？A.Religious freedom.
B.Economic freedom.
C.Political freedom.
D.Moral freedom.
A、An American-type call
B、A European-type call
C、An American-type put
D、A European-type put
Repayment on these loans usually begins six months after the student leaves school. These loans carry no interest until this time. This current interest rate is 9 percent. Parents may borrow up to $ 300 annually for each dependent college. Repayment begins forty-five days after receiving the loan， and the interest rate is 12 percent.
Which of the following is the main purpose？
A.To remind students and their families to repay their loan.
B.To compare interest rates.
C.To inform students and parents of the various loans available.
D.To show that government loans charge the least interest.
The highest interest rate is charged to _______.A.full-time students
B.parents
C.students borrowing from a credit union
D.half-time students
If parents had three children in college how much could they borrow annually？A.900
B.3， 000
C.300
D.9，000
According to the passage which of the following is true？A.The government lends students enrolled at least half time up to 3， 000 annually.
B.Students may borrow up to $4， 500 annually from four sources.
C.Students enrolled less than half time may borrow money.
D.The current interest rate from banks is 5 percent.
It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A.the student‘s school determines who is an eligible lender
B.money is available for student loans
C.students need not be enrolled half time to borrow money
D.the interest rate on student loans is increasing
Passage 5 Each time a person opens his or her mouth to eat, he or she makes a nutritional decision. These selections make a definitive difference in how an individual looks, feels, and performs at work or play.When a good assortment of food like fresh fruits, leafy vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins is selected and eaten, the consequences are likely to be desirable levels for health and energy to allow one to be as active as needed. Conversely, when choices consist of processed foods like packaged cookies, crackers, and sodas, items filled with sugars, hydrogenated fats, chemicals and preservatives – all of which can be harmful in large quantities – the consequences can be poor health or limited energy or both. Studies of American diets, particularly the diets of the very young, reveal unsatisfactory dietary habits as evidenced by the numbers of overweight and out-of-shape young children. Parents, who are supposed to be masters of their children’s dietary habits, often leave nutritional choices to their children, who are not informed enough to make healthy decisions. If anyone is to blame for the childhood obesity crisis in the United States today, it is the parents who allow their children to eat nutritionally bankrupt foods. The author most likely uses the phrase “filled with sugars, hydrogenated fats, chemicals and preservatives – all of which can be harmful in large quantities”in order to:
A、criticize the growing obesity crisis in the United States.
B、contrast poor choices in children in the United States with healthy choices.
C、identify the leading chemicals in processed foods so people know what to avoid.
D、intensify the negative reaction to processed foods.
A、ignorance
B、criticism
C、scorn
D、priority
A. before August 15th
B. after August 15th
C. August 1st to 15th,all dates inclusive
D. August 1st to 15th,exchding August 1st
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| CHILDREN are the future. In 2060,today's children will be parents,grandparents and possibly even great-grandparents. Those still alive in Valdosta,Georgia in 2060 will be able to share a part of their youth with the youth of the day, when the city's time capsule (时间胶囊) is dug up in Drexel Park. Students from the Valdosta City School System have had a hand in collecting information that will be placed in the time capsule. Kindergarten to the second graders studied transportation (交通). Third through fifth graders looked at the technology of today. Sixth through eighth focused on (关注) music and entertainment. Ninth through twelfth graders went to work on fashion and food. Students were asked to make a scrapbook (剪贴簿) page recording their specific (特定的) area. The high school pages are a wonder of color and design. Many students detai1(详述) the food of the moment. Susanna Sin,16,includes the local. restaurants. " People will want to know what is here,and maybe it will be here then," said Sin,an 11th grader. Sin doubts that much will change in 50 years. Teenagers will still want to hang out with friends,and people will still be searching for the things that make them happy,she said. Education,however,would be completely different,she added. Technology will be even more important in the lives of students in 2060. Katherine Wakeley,16,said the scrapbook would give the people of 2060 a chance to see what was popular in 2010 , especially where fashion was concerned (相关的). " Skinny jeans and rips in your pants are the biggest things , "Wakeley said. The hugely popular Glee television show,as well as teenage superstars Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers,is also mentioned in the scrapbook. Though fashion,music and movies will change. Wakeley doesn't believe that Valdosta will ever let go of its greatest passion-football. "It'll still be here," Wakeley said. All the students said it would be interesting to see the capsule opened,but the teenage dreaming of escaping the hometown stopped them from saying they would be here to see it in 2060. But "it would be cool to see them open it," Greenhaw said. |
| 1. What is the article mainly about？ |
| A. What today's youth want to share with the young people of the future. B. The possible changes in Valdosta over the next 50 years. C. The most popular things for children in Valdosta in 2010. D. Children in Valdosta collecting information for a time capsule. |
| 2. Which of the following pieces of information has been chosen for the time capsule？ |
| A. Baggy jeans. B. Famous hotels. C. The Jonas Brothers. D. Best US inventions in 2010. |
| 3. According to the article,what may be unchanged in 2060？ |
| A. The dream of escaping hometown. B. The passion for football. C. The lifestyle of the city. D. Education. |
| 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？ |
| A. Sin believes that much will change over the next 50 years. B. People are more interested in knowing what life will be like in 50 years' time than in the past. C. Different graders have been set the tasks of finding different kinds of information. D. Most students have promised to come back for the 2060 0pening of the capsule. |
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