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(社会地位)，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．
Why are old people happier? Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it，or they're more realistic about their goals，only setting ones that they know they can achieve．But Carstensen thinks that with 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.”
【小题1】According to the passage，the feeling of happiness _________.   

A．has little to do with wealth	B．increases gradually with age
C．is measured by desires	D．is determined partly by genes

【小题2】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

【小题3】Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more _________.   

A．optimistic

B．practical

C．successful

D．emotional

【小题4】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(社会地位)，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．

 Why are old people happier? Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it，or they're more realistic about their goals，only setting ones that they know they can achieve．But Carstensen thinks that with 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.”

1.According to the passage，the feeling of happiness _________.   

A．has little to do with wealth       B．increases gradually with age

C．is measured by desires           D．is determined partly by genes

2.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

3.Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more _________.   

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

4.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

 

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选 出一个最佳答案。　　 　　

　　    A great 1 of middle-school students take part in the entrance　　 examination every year, but only a small part of them have 　　 2 to go to universities. Why do we go to universities? Different people hold　　 3 opinions. A 4 young student may be very imaginative (富有想象力). He may have a lot of colorful dreams. He wants to go university simply　　 because he always regards universities 5 the most interesting places　　 and he expects to 6 a romantic (浪漫色彩的) life during the year of　　 university education. In fact, 7 are not always like that.

　　     Sometimes the university life turns out to be so 8 that young students may feel very disappointed(失望).　　 Then is it 9 university graduates can make big money? A lot of young　　 people think that better jobs 10 higher pay will certainly result　　 11 a college education and therefore, it is 12 to get high social status (社会地位) if they can go to universities, yet, after 13 of hard study at university, the young person--if he is 14 enough to be taken into 15 university--may find 　　 16 graduation that the job 17 is not the one he likes and the pay is much less 18 than he expected.

　　     Why are 19 still so attractive (有吸引力的) to young persons? There are many 　　 20 : A university is a place of higher learning that　　 21 develop (发展) one's mind and 22 good chances to those who are　　 23 to learn 24 to get a better understanding of the society and a　　 good relationship (关系) with 25 .

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. many	B. part	C. number	D. group　　［　　］
2.	A. right	B. time	C. the chance	D. lucks　　［　　］
3.	A. different	B. same	C. good	D. bad　　  ［　　］
4.	A. foolish	B. clever	C. careful	D. simple-minded ［　　］
5.	A. as	B. like	C. with	D. to be　　［　　］
6.	A. take	B. make	C. lead	D. meet　　 ［　　］
7.	A. things	B. dreams	C. they	D. people   ［　　］
8.	A. pleasant	B. dry	C. happy	D. exciting ［　　］
9.	A. right	B. wrong	C. why	D. because  ［　　］
10.	A. without	B. with	C. against	D. having   ［　　］
11.	A. in	B. to	C. from	D. with　　 ［　　］
12.	A. easier	B. hard	C. harder	D. different［　　］
13.	A. months	B. days	C. weeks	D. years　　［　　］
14.	A. lucky	B. happy	C. hard	D. hard-working  ［　　］
15.	A. such	B. an	C. a	D. that　　 ［　　］
16.	A. before	B. upon	C. since	D. till　　 ［　　］
17.	A. offering	B. gives	C. taken	D. offered  ［　　］
18.	A. well	B. high	C. bigger	D. higher   ［　　］
19.	A. universities	B. schools	C. factories	D. hotels   ［　　］
20.	A. things	B. reasons	C. causes	D. answers  ［　　］
21.	A. help	B. helps	C. make	D. lets　　 ［　　］
22.	A. offers	B. has	C. takes	D. gets　　 ［　　］
23.	A. eager	B. like	C. likely	D. going　　［　　］
24.	A. because	B. and	C. simply	D. for　　  ［　　］
25.	A. the others	B. others	C. other countries	D. another country［　　］