Who cares if money can’t buy you love? But it can still be your best friend forever．That’s one of the surprising findings in a new research paper, “The Power of Money”，published in me journal Psychological Science．

  Like any best friend forever，money demonstrated to researchers its ability to soothe us，reduce our sense of social exclusion and even reduce life’s painful moments．

  “I was surprised” says Katherine Vohs，one of the researchers and professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management．“The findings were surprising because no one had connected the meaning of money to pain．The money wasn’t buying the subjects more friends；it was only psychologically helpful.”

   In the research ,students were told they would be participating in a test of finger dexterity(敏捷度)．One group was given some paper money to count，while the other group was given blank pieces of paper．Once the counting was complete, all the test subjects were asked to dip their fingers into bowls of water heated to 122 degrees—roughly the temperature of a very hot bath．

  Result? Those who had been counting money reported less pain than those who had not．Subjects also were asked about their feelings．Those who handled actual money reported feeling stronger even 10 minutes after they put down the cash．

  Combined with previous experiments，the findings confirmed what researchers have long doubted，that money acts as a general panacea(万能药)in the brain，giving us social self-confidence and reducing physical pain without having to spend a dime on aspirin．

  But can we get the same effect by using credit cards? “No，credit cards do not have the same effect，” Vohs says．“They are scary for most people，and they in fact represent debt m many ways．”The findings could have an interesting effect in the business world, where recent trends have been to issue non-monetary rewards and bonuses instead of what was thought of as “cold, hard cash”．

1.The underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to“____________” .

    A．encourage   B．remind     C．calm  D．trust

2.What’s Katherine Vohs’s attitude towards the result of the study?

    A．He found it totally unexpected．

    B．He had no doubt about it．

    C．He thought it needed further experiments．

    D．He thought it was not convincing．

3.What do we know about the students involved in the study?

    A．They were divided into two groups according to their ages．

    B．One group was given paper money while the other was given coins．

    C．They were holding the money while dipping fingers into hot water．

    D．Both groups were asked to dip fingers into hot water．

4.We can 1earn from the passage that_________．

    A．the effect of money can only last until we put it down

  B．money is both psychologically and socially helpful to us

    C．the result of the research hasn’t been confirmed（证实） by experts

    D．credit cards have the same effect on us as money

5.The last paragraph suggests that___________．

    A．the recent trend in the business world is to give cash as rewards

    B．employers should give non-monetary rewards to employees

    C．cash is a better way to reward employees than credit cards

    D．more and more employees prefer non-monetary rewards to cash

根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子。（每空一词，每空0．5分，共10分）

86．既然你不再需要那顶旧帽子，我将把它扔了。

                    you don’t need that old cap any longer，I'll     it      .

87．作为我的好朋友，你应该支持我，并尊重我的选择。

       As my friend，you should be in                  me and show                my decision．

88．为了确定他在家，我事先给他打了个电话。

       To make sure he was at home．I      him                          .

89．如果你不为自己的错误向他们道歉的话，他们是不会放过你的。

       If you don‘t       to them for your mistake, they won’t let you                         

it．

90．他父亲的去世使得他的家庭更贫困了。那就是他退学的原因。

       His father died，leaving the family even               . That            his dropping out of school．

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词或短语的正确、完整形式。
【小题1】Smith and Tom have a ________ (稍微) different attitude towards/to this problem
【小题2】We were all ________(惊恐) by the bomb attack happening in that street..
【小题3】What he said________ (证实) that he had cheated in the exam.
【小题4】The pollution here is so serious that the government should take________ (措施) to solve it.
【小题5】A _________(大臣, 部长) of this government will visit Beijing next month.
【小题6】The photo ___________（提醒）me of the days I spent on the far-away farm.
【小题7】It is _________（明显的）that a healthy diet does us a lot of good.
【小题8】Our government still have a lot to do to improve the         (福利)of all the people.
【小题9】Being         (谦虚的)allows you to learn more.
【小题10】Mr.Garcia _____________ (瞧不起) anyone who hasn’t had a college education.

Say sorry to your wife---it may help her live longer, according to scientists.

“Sorry” may be the hardest word, but scientists say it could be one of the healthiest. Researchers have discovered that women who receive an apology for hurtful behavior suffer less stress and possible damage to their heart than those who don’t.

It is said that the heartbeat of a wronged woman returns to normal 20 percent quicker after a well-timed “sorry” than without it. But for men, their heartbeat takes longer to recover, according to the research.

The research was undertaken by American scientists using 29 men and 59  women whose diastolic blood pressure was measured throughout an experiment. Diastolic blood pressure

is a measure of pressure in the blood vessels( 血管 ) between heartbeats---if it is continuously high it can increase the chances of heart attacks.

The men and women were asked to undertake a difficult mathematical task. They were told they had five minutes to complete it but were disturbed after a minute and told rudely to carry out the task more quickly. They were disturbed twice more before five minutes had passed and told to speed up. Finally they were told, “ You’re obviously not good enough.” Two minutes later researchers said sorry to half of the men and women.

The researchers found that, on average, the women’s diastolic blood pressure dropped back to normal 20 percent---quicker if they received an apology from the researchers, while the men’s took 20 percent longer to return to normal. One of the researchers said, “Results indicates that the effects of apology and forgiveness on women are greater.”

1.The term “sorry” is considered as one of the healthiest words because it _________.

2.We can know from Paragraph 3 _________.

3.Which of the following is the RIGHT time order for events in the study?

a. Half of them received apologies.

b. They were disturbed a minute later.

c. They were told that they weren’t good enough.

d. They were asked to finish a math task in five minutes.

e. They were disturbed two more times during the study.

4.The research confirmed (证实) that _________.

What is red but green, open but closed and old but new?

    The answer is: London’s new double-decker（双层）buses.

    Red double-deckers are a symbol of the city. Their status was sealed (确定) in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing to collect a special passenger: the Olympic Flame.

On November 11, a life-size model of the new bus was shown to the media. The Guardian reported that the new design shares some of the features of the much-missed double-decker Routemaster bus. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 but December 2005 saw the end of the old bus’s general service. It was because the bus was difficult for some passengers to use and not environmentally friendly. But it can still be seen on two heritage routes in the city.

Its replacements —boxy, modern double—deckers—have failed to win Londoners’ affection.

London mayor Boris Johnson told the BBC that the new buses were “a combination of nostalgia（怀旧）and the latest technology”. “Standing on the back platform of this bus brings a sense of nostalgia but also shows the best part of the latest technology and design, making this bus fit for the 21st Century,” he said.

The new bus also returns to the driver—and—conductor model—a key feature of the original version. It will be quieter than the old type and have a platform offering passengers the traditional hop—on hop—off service.

The first five new buses will be seen on the roads by early 2012.

1.Which of the following shows that red double—deckers are a symbol of London?

    A．They have a long history and are seen everywhere in London.

    B．They have nothing in common with the traditional Routemaster bus.

    C．One such bus went from London to Beijing to collect the Olympic Flame.

    D．They carried British athletes from London to attend the Beijing Olympics.

2.Which of the following is true of the original Routemaster?

    A．The bus came into use in the 1960s.

    B．The bus was banned because it was harmful to the environment.

    C．Passengers didn’t like the bus because it was slow.

    D．Visitors to London cannot see such buses on the roads any more.

3.According to London mayor Boris Johnson, the new Routemaster          .

    A．has not been as well received as was expected

    B．will be widely used in London in 2012

    C．is the most environmentally friendly bus in the UK

    D．combines the latest technology with key traditional features

4.What is the characteristic of the new red double – deckers?

    A．The buses will make no noises.

    B．The buses will have no conductors.

    C．They will be equipped with air – conditioning.

    D．The bus platform will offer passengers a traditional service.