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11．In America，each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan（口号）．I currently live in Utah，where the slogan is"Life Elevated"．It's a nod to outdoor entertainment in the high country，including the ski industry．I previously lived in Colorado，a land with red dirt，great mountains and golden plains．The slogan there is"Colorful Colorado"．Years ago I lived in the"Peach State"of Georgia，and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy，whose slogan is"Land of Enchantment（魔力）"．We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico，so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes．She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it．The newcomer said，"Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly，doesn't it？""That's not dust，honey，"the shop owner replied，"That's ENCHANTMENT．"．That made the problem more acceptable．That an escalator（自动扶梯）broke．He posted a sign to warn customers．He chose not to use the traditional"Out of Order"or"Do Not Use"warnings．Instead，his sign read，"This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway．"He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus．
And in fact there are some things，like the weather，we can't change．All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them．I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation．Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty，an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do．Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor．
30．The first paragraph is severed as a（n）C．
A．predication
B．explanation
C．introduction
D．conclusion
31．How would the newcomer probably feel after hearing what the shop owner said？D
A．Angry．
B．Curious．
C．Nervous．
D．Relaxed．
32．What's the purpose of the writer's writing the passage？A
A．To encourage people to find the funny side in their daily life．
B．To show the effects of using slogans to raise the position．
C．To explain the skills of turning a disadvantage into humor．
D．To tell the strange experience of a bargain in an antique shop．
分析 文章大意：本文主要讲了美国许多州都有自己的口号，作者根据自己的经历，主要讲述了新墨西哥州的口号及其含义．
解答 30．C 逻辑关系题． 联系上下文可知，第一段以及其中的例子都是为了引出这篇文章的主题，所以选C项．
31．D 推理判断题． 根据那个新来的人与店主的对话内容She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it．The newcomer said，"Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly，doesn't it？""That's not dust，honey，"the shop owner replied，"That's ENCHANTMENT．"．．以及文章倒数第二段中的"That made the problem more acceptable"可知听了古董店主人的话后，那个新来的人感到了放松，因此答案选D．
32．A 写作意图题．根据文章的内容特别是最后一段All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them．I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation．Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty，an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do．Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor．可知，作者通过这篇文章鼓励我们善于发现生活中有趣的、积极的一面，这样更有利于接受和面对困难，故A项正确．
点评 本题考查社会文化类阅读理解．这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考的内容，难度适中，考生可以通读全文，了解大意，在此基础上再根据问题结合选项及语境做出正确的选择．
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19．Following one million middle-aged women in Britain for 10years，a study finds that the widely held view that happiness enhances health and longevity is unfounded．
The results come from the so-called Million Women Study，which took on women aged 50to 69from 1996to 2001，and tracked them with questionnaires and official records of death and hospital admissions．The questionnaires asked how often the women felt happy，in control，relaxed and stressed，and also instructed them to rate their health and list ailments like high blood pressure，diabetes，depression or anxiety．
When the answers were analyzed statistically，unhappiness and stress were not associated with an increased risk of death．It is not clear whether the findings apply to men．
Professor Peto said particularly important data came from 500，000women who reported that they were in good health，with no history of heart disease，cancer，or stroke．A minority of these healthy women said they were stressed or unhappy，he said，but over the next decade they were no more likely to die than were the women who were generally happy．
"This finding refutes（驳斥）the large effects of unhappiness and stress on death rate that others have claimed，"Dr．Peto said．Unhappiness itself may not affect health directly，but it can do harm in other ways，by driving people to suicide，alcoholism or other dangerous behaviors，he warned．
This type of study，in which people involved depends on their self-assessments，is not considered as reliable as a designed experiment where people involved are picked at random and assigned to a treatment or control group．But the huge number of people in this study gives it power．Still，some observers noted that measuring emotions is more nuanced（细微的）and complex than simply declaring happiness or unhappiness．
"I would have liked to see more discussion of how people translate these complicated feelings into a self-report of happiness，"said Baruch Fischhoff，a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University．
The results of earlier studies have been mixed，with some finding that unhappiness causes illness and others showing no link，Dr．Fischhoff said．"It looks to me like people have collected a lot of data without finding a clear signal，"he said．However，an editorial accompanying the study in The Lancet noted that it had the largest population so far in happiness studies and praised its statistical methods．
Professor Peto said he doubted whether the new study would change many minds because beliefs about the risks of unhappiness are so rooted．"People are still going to believe that stress causes heart attacks，"he said．
The results come from the so-called Million Women Study，which took on women aged 50to 69from 1996to 2001，and tracked them with questionnaires and official records of death and hospital admissions．The questionnaires asked how often the women felt happy，in control，relaxed and stressed，and also instructed them to rate their health and list ailments like high blood pressure，diabetes，depression or anxiety．
When the answers were analyzed statistically，unhappiness and stress were not associated with an increased risk of death．It is not clear whether the findings apply to men．
Professor Peto said particularly important data came from 500，000women who reported that they were in good health，with no history of heart disease，cancer，or stroke．A minority of these healthy women said they were stressed or unhappy，he said，but over the next decade they were no more likely to die than were the women who were generally happy．
"This finding refutes（驳斥）the large effects of unhappiness and stress on death rate that others have claimed，"Dr．Peto said．Unhappiness itself may not affect health directly，but it can do harm in other ways，by driving people to suicide，alcoholism or other dangerous behaviors，he warned．
This type of study，in which people involved depends on their self-assessments，is not considered as reliable as a designed experiment where people involved are picked at random and assigned to a treatment or control group．But the huge number of people in this study gives it power．Still，some observers noted that measuring emotions is more nuanced（细微的）and complex than simply declaring happiness or unhappiness．
"I would have liked to see more discussion of how people translate these complicated feelings into a self-report of happiness，"said Baruch Fischhoff，a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University．
The results of earlier studies have been mixed，with some finding that unhappiness causes illness and others showing no link，Dr．Fischhoff said．"It looks to me like people have collected a lot of data without finding a clear signal，"he said．However，an editorial accompanying the study in The Lancet noted that it had the largest population so far in happiness studies and praised its statistical methods．
Professor Peto said he doubted whether the new study would change many minds because beliefs about the risks of unhappiness are so rooted．"People are still going to believe that stress causes heart attacks，"he said．
| Topic | Happiness Doesn't （71）NecessarilyBring Good Health |
| （72）Subjects/Participantsof the research | One million women aged 50to 69 |
（73）Procedure/Steps of the research | Track the women with questionnaires． Keep official records of deaths and hospital admission． Make statistical （74）analysesof the answers． |
Results of the research | It lacks basis that unhappy people （75）tend to suffer mortality more easily． Unhappiness may （76）account/make for some dangerous behavior． Whether the conclusion applies to men hasn't been （77）confirmed/proved |
（78）Drawbacks/Shortcomings/Disadvantages/Weaknesses of the research | It just depends on how people involved （79）assess/evaluatethemselves． Measuring emotion is more nuanced and complex． The results of earlier studies have been mixed． |
| Significance of the research | The largest population were involved． Statistical methods were used． |
| Professor Peto's concern | The study can （80）hardly change people's minds as the beliefs about the disadvantages of unhappiness are so anchored． |
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| A． | which； where | B． | which； in which | C． | that； where | D． | that； in which |