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    Long working hours,the fewest holidays and the high cost of living mean the big salaries on offer（可使用的）in the UK do not go as far as those earned in other countries,making Britain and Ireland the worst places to live in Europe．
    France and Spain are the two countries topping the European Quality of Life Index（指数）out today,according to the place comparison website Switch．com．
    The French enjoy longer lives,better healthcare,more holidays and cheaper prices．In contrast Britons work three years longer and die two years younger after paying above the European average for fuel,food,alcohol and cigarettes．The amount we spend on healthcare and education is below the European average．
    Only Ireland and Poland spend less,but Ireland has more doctors and hospital beds and Poland has more beds than the UK．People in Germany,Spain,France,Italy,the Netherlands and Sweden all enjoy longer life expectancy than Britons．And while we may be giving up work earlier,the average age at which we retire is still the fourth highest in Europe——and the UK state retirement age is set to rise．
    Ann Robinson,of Switch．com,said:“There’s more to good living than money and this report shows why so many Britons are giving up on （对……不再抱希望）the UK and heading to France and Spain．We earn substantially more than our European neighbors,but this level of income is needed just to keep a roof over our heads,food on the table and our homes warm” ． “It’s giving us a decent standard of living,but it’s not helping us achieve the quality of life that people in other countries enjoy．For too long the focus in the UK had been on standard of living rather than quality of life．”
    小题1:In Europe,to enjoy the best quality of life,you’d better live in _______．
    A．Britian and IrelandB．Spain and France
    C．Ireland and PolandD．Britian and Italy
    小题2:Which of the following about the UK is TRUE according to the passage?
    A．People in the UK pay more than the European average for fuel,food,alcohol and cigarettes．
    B．People in the UK enjoy the highest quality of life．
    C．People in the UK spend most on the healthcare and education．
    D．People in the UK die two years older than in France．
    小题3:The underlined word“decent”in the last paragraph means “_______”
    A．good enoughB．bad enoughC．ordinaryD．neither bad nor good
    小题4:What do you think would be the best title for the passage?
    A．Money is a must to make you live a good life．
    B．High standard of living means good quality of life．
    C．High standard of living is one thing and good quality of life is another．
    D．To live a good life,go to Britian．

    小题1:B
    小题2:A
    小题3:A
    小题4:C

    试题分析：文章介绍英国人的收入水平很高，但是各方面的费用都要高于欧洲的其他国家，所以高生活标准不意味着高生活质量。
    小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：France and Spain are the two countries topping the European Quality of Life Index（指数）out today,according to the place comparison website Switch．com．可知在欧洲享受最高质量的生活应该在法国和西班牙，选B
    小题2:细节题：从第三段的句子：In contrast Britons work three years longer and die two years younger after paying above the European average for fuel,food,alcohol and cigarettes．可知英国人在燃料，食物，烟酒方面的费用都比欧洲平均水平高，选A
    小题3:猜词题：“It’s giving us a decent standard of living,but it’s not helping us achieve the quality of life that people in other countries enjoy．这句话的意思是：它给了我们很高生活水平，但是没有给我们其他国家的生活质量，decent意思是good enough，选A
    小题4:推理题：从最后一段的句子：For too long the focus in the UK had been on standard of living rather than quality of life．”可知高生活标准不意味着高生活质量，选C
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    Dr. Scott said the research showed customer-service workers who “fake smile” throughout the day worsen their mood and then withdraw from work, so their productivity drops. He added, “Bosses may think that getting their staff to smile is good for the organization, but that’s not necessarily the case.” Dr. Scott, assistant professor of management at Michigan State University, analyzed a group of bus drivers during a two- week period.
    The study is one of the first of its kind to examine emotional displays over a period of time and compare the different effect that has on men and women. His team examined the effects of surface acting — or fake smiling — compared to what was termed “deep acting”, or cultivating(培养) positive emotions by recalling pleasant memories.
    Dr. Scott said, “Women are harmed more by surface acting, meaning their mood worsens even more than the men and they withdraw more from work. However, they are helped more by deep acting, which means their mood improves more.”
    Although “deep acting” seems to improve mood in the short-term, Dr. Scott said it’s not a long-term solution to feeling unhappy.
    He said, “You’re trying to cultivate positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself anymore.”
    小题1:What does the underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
    A．Have the opposite effect.B．Lead to conflict.
    C．Drive people mad.D．Help a lot.
    小题2:What can we learn from the passage?
    A．Surface acting is good for organizations.
    B．Men benefit more from deep acting than women.
    C．Fake smiling causes more harm to women than men.
    D．Recalling good memories is a long-term solution to feeling down.
    小题3:The findings of the research might serve as a warning to _______.
    A．employeesB．employersC．researchersD．customers.
    小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?
    A．Solution to feeling unhappy
    B．How to cultivate positive emotions
    C．How to improve workers’ productivity
    D．Fake smiling makes you miserable

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