In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__, however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridle Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridle did not do __6__, her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that, there was only one __8__ to raise.

    “Have you a __9__ Bridle?” said I.

    “No, doctor, I have not,” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) __11__.

    “Well, you’d better __12__ and get one.” said I, “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”

    __14__ this she laughed.

    __15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for __18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.

1．A．an inclusion

B．a conclusion

C．an exception

D．a succession

2．A．chose

B．married

C．fired

D．met

3．A．made

B．offered

C．regretted

D．settled

4．A．deal

B．talk

C．quarrel

D．journey

5. A．pretty

B．clever

C．fit

B．busy

6．A．quickly

B．normally

C．secretly

D．properly

7．A．expense

B．pay

C．cost

D．take

8．A．report

B．test

C．question

D．statement

9．A．girl-friend

B．boy-friend

C．wife

D．husband

10．A．interest

B．cheat

C．encourage

D．notice

11．A．feelings

B．looks

C．sounds

D．voices

12．A．hurry up

B．turn up

C．take your time

D．take it easy

13．A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14．A．At

B．On

C．To

D．For

15. A．The day

B．The next day

C．In the day

D．To this day

16．A．young

B．strong

C．able

D．gentle

17．A．a letter

B．an examination

C．information

D．a remark

18．A．fear

B．horror

C．reason

D．cause

19．A．herself

B．her own

C．himself

D．the word

20．A．service

B．everything

C．no trouble

D．no notice

 

    In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__, however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridle Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridle did not do __6__, her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that, there was only one __8__ to raise.

    “Have you a __9__ Bridle?” said I.

    “No, doctor, I have not,” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) __11__.

    “Well, you’d better __12__ and get one.” said I, “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”

    __14__ this she laughed.

    __15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for __18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.

1．A．an inclusion

B．a conclusion

C．an exception

D．a succession

2．A．chose

B．married

C．fired

D．met

3．A．made

B．offered

C．regretted

D．settled

4．A．deal

B．talk

C．quarrel

D．journey

5. A．pretty

B．clever

C．fit

B．busy

6．A．quickly

B．normally

C．secretly

D．properly

7．A．expense

B．pay

C．cost

D．take

8．A．report

B．test

C．question

D．statement

9．A．girl-friend

B．boy-friend

C．wife

D．husband

10．A．interest

B．cheat

C．encourage

D．notice

11．A．feelings

B．looks

C．sounds

D．voices

12．A．hurry up

B．turn up

C．take your time

D．take it easy

13．A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14．A．At

B．On

C．To

D．For

15. A．The day

B．The next day

C．In the day

D．To this day

16．A．young

B．strong

C．able

D．gentle

17．A．a letter

B．an examination

C．information

D．a remark

18．A．fear

B．horror

C．reason

D．cause

19．A．herself

B．her own

C．himself

D．the word

20．A．service

B．everything

C．no trouble

D．no notice

 

Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.

Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.

Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.

“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors, for example，may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.

In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires, not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health,rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap. Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.”says Michalos.

Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad“Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied？”asks Professor Laura Carstensen.

In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people, Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.

“People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”

57．According to the passage, the feeling of happiness        .

A．is determined partly by genes      B．increases gradually with age

C．has little to do with wealth        D．is measured by desires

58．Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs      .

A．make them feel much better       B．provide chances to make friends

C．improve their social position      D．satisfy their professional interests

59．Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more       .

A．optimistic  B．successful        C．practical      D．emotional

60．Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if         .

A．the gap between reality and desire is bigger

B．they have a stronger desire for friendship

C．their income is below their expectation

D．the hope for good health is greater

    Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.

    Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.

    Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.

“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors, for example-may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.

In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires-not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health-rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap (差距)。Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” says Michalos.

       Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad“Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied？”asks Professor Laura Carstensen.

       In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people, Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.

       “People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”

72.According to the passage, the feeling of happiness        .

A.is determined partly by genes                  B.increases gradually with age

C.has little to do with wealth                      D.is measured by desires

72.Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs      .

A.make them feel much better                        B.provide chances to make friends

C.improse their social position                    D.satisfy their professional interests

74.Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more       .

A.optimistic                  B.successful               C.practical                   D. emotional

75.Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if         .

A.the gap between reality and desire is bigger     B.they have a stronger desire for friendship

C.their income is below their expectation            D.the hope for good health is greater

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Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy peopke and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.

  Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.

  Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply inereased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.

“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways-scientists or actors, for example-may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.

In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires-not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health-rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap (差距)。Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.”says Michalos.

       Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad“Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied？”asks Protessor Laura Carstensen.

       In one survey, Carstensen in tervicwed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people, Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic abour their time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.

       “People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.”

72.According to the passage, the feeling of happiness        .

       A.is determined partly by genes

       B.increases gradually with age

       C.has little to do with wealth

       D.is measured by desires

72.Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs      .

       A.make them feel much better

       B.provide chances to make friends

       C.improse their social position

       D.satisfy their professional interests

74.Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more       .

       A.optimistic                  B.successful              C.practical                 D.emortional

75.Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if         .

       A.the gap between reality and desire is bigger

       B.they have a stronger desire for friendship

       C.their income is below their expectation

       D.the hope for good health is greater