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20.Happy People Make Their Partners HealthierPeople who are happier are usually also healthier-and not just because they're happy about being healthy.When humans feel good,they're more likely to be active and less likely to attempt to cheer themselves up with cheeseburgers,ice cream and a two-day Game of Thrones marathon.
But a new study suggests that people whose partners are happier are probably also in better shape,even independently of their own happiness.In fact,the study's  data suggests that people with a happy partner are 34% more likely to be healthy than those married to a downer.
The authors propose a couple of reasons why a happy person might improve the health of their lover.First,a happy spouse is a better caretaker; he or she is more likely to have the emotional energ y to look after a significant other,making sure they're O.K.,have taken their medicine and are looked after when they're ill.
Secondly,people with a positive outlook are more likely to be playing the long game; they eat better,they exercise,they sleep regularly,they make plans and avoid doing self-destructive things because they feel good about the future.And they bring their companions along for the ride."Happy people drag their partners out of bed to go exercise,and they encourage them to eat healthier,"says Bill Chopik an associate psychology professor at MSU,and lead author of the study.
And thirdly,happy partners make life eas ier for their partners because their partners aren't stressed by the fact that their closest companion is always in a bad mood,and they're not exhausted by efforts to make them happy or under constant pressure.
It's hard to know what moral to draw from the study-apart from try to marry a happy person-since the stress of trying to figure out how to improve your spouse's mood may well undo all the beneficial effects of having a happy spouse.Chopik has a workaround."Relationship satisfaction between couples is one of the largest predictors of happiness,"he says.So instead of trying to figure out what's up with him or her,he suggests working out what's up with the two of you.
Happy People Make Their Partners Healthier
Benefits of being a happy person(71)Owning good health
Bing active (72)ratherthan cheering themselves up with cheeseburgers,ice cream and a two-day Game of Thrones marathon.
Leading a healthy and (73)regularlife
Doing things as scheduled
Benefit of marrying   a happy partner Being in good shape,even having (74)nothing/littleto do with their own happiness.
(75)Factorsleading to a happy person   improving the health of their lovers◆Being considerate to their lovers
(1)Having the emotional energy to look after their partners  
(2)(76)Ensuring/Guaranteeing,Securingtheir partners keep fit
(3)Urging their lover to take medicine
◆Having a positive outlook and having positive (77)effects/impacts,influenceon their partners
(1)Helping them develop a healthy and regular life
(2)Urging them to work out and (78)accompanyingthem
◆Making life easier for their partners
(1)Being always in a bad mood
(2)(79)Riddingtheir partners of the pressure to amuse them
(80)Conclusion drawn from the study Marry  a happy person and there is no need to   figure out what's up with him or her.Working out what's up with the two of you matters a lot.

分析 本文是一篇议论文,文章首先提出论点,快乐的人可以使他们的伴侣更加健康.然后列举出做一个快乐的人的好处,以及与一个快乐的人结婚的好处.从而得出结论,和一个快乐的人做伴侣,很多事情就是两个人的事,不再是独自一人.

解答 71 Owning  推理题.根据"People who are happier are usually also healthier"越幸福的人也越健康,可知开心的人通常"拥有"健康,故填"Owning"拥有.
72 rather 推理题.根据"they're more likely to be active and less likely to attempt to cheer themselves up with cheeseburgers,ice cream and a two-day Game of Thrones marathon."可知幸福的人会更积极,而不是"cheer themselves up with cheeseburgers,ice cream and a two-day Game of Thrones marathon",词组"rather than"故填rather.
73 regular   推理题.根据文章可知幸福的人不会"cheer themselves up with cheeseburgers,ice cream and a two-day Game of Thrones marathon",即生活很"规律",不会有这些不健康的生活方式.故填"regular规律".
74 nothing/little  归纳概括题.根据文章给出的论据论点可知,与快乐的伴侣结婚的好处就是能处于良好状态,甚至与自己本身幸福与否无关."having nothing to do with"与…无关.故填nothing/little.
75 Factors    归纳概括题.根据该行表格的各种因素可知,本行要概括的是"促使一个快乐的人改善他们爱人的健康的因素",故本空填"Factors因素".
76Ensuring/Guaranteeing,Securing   推理题.根据"making sure they're OK"可知,幸福的人能"保证"伴侣保持健康,故填"Ensuring/Guaranteeing保证".
77 effects/impacts,influence推理题.根据"Happy people drag their partners out of bed to go exercise,and they encourage them to eat healthier.快乐的人把他们的伴侣从床上爬起来去锻炼,鼓励他们吃得更健康".可知快乐的人会有一个积极的"影响",可以影响他们的伴侣.故填"effects/impacts,influence影响".
78 accompanying  归纳概括题,根据文章举的几个例子可知,快乐的人会敦促他们的伴侣一起工作并陪伴他们.故填"accompanying陪伴"
79  Ridding    推理题,根据"happy partners make life easier for their partners because their partners aren't stressed by the fact"快乐的伴侣会让他们的伴侣生活得更轻松因为他们的伴侣不会因为事实而感到压力.可知,快乐的人可以消除他们伴侣的压力,故填"Ridding 消除".
80  Conclusion推理题,根据该空后的内容可知,本行是对全文的"总结".故填"Conclusion总结".

点评 题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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Have we agreed on the key issues?Rather than get locked in to a few things,complexifiers ask their people to keep multiple balls in the air.Simplifiers on the other hand narrow the focus to a few key things and give their people permission to stop doing things that don't make the cut.
Do we have an efficient process for rapid review and course correction?Complexifiers like to spend their time in long meetings,sorting through reports and analyses.Simplifiers have focused reviews of the key priorities and hold people accountable for their commitments and results.They also learn as they go,continually testing their hypotheses about what should be done against the reality of what's working and what is not.This allows them to shift course whenever necessary.
Can we explain our plan to others?Complexifiers have a hard time communicating their plans to colleagues and customers,relying on intricate (复杂的) charts and diagrams rather than simple,straightforward messages.Simplifiers tell stories that can get across the situation,the goals,and the plans-in a way that helps people understand what they need to do and how their work fits with everything else.
Some people are naturals at simplification.But for the rest of us,asking these questions can help keep us honest about whether we are avoiding complexity,or creating it.

Title:Overcome the Complexity Within You
(71)Characteristics/Features of complexifiers●They have a (72)tendency to make things complex.
●What they focus on is usually off the point.
●They are (73)crazy/mad about data collection and analysis.
An example of a complexifier-Phillip●He demanded extra data and blamed colleagues for their (74)inability/failing/failure to answer his detailed questions.
●He claimed more time to evaluate them,but never took (75)action/measures/steps.
●What he did proved to be an (76)inefficient/ineffective process.


Contrasts between complexifiers and simplifiers
●Complexifiers want more information while simplifiers consider obtaining complete data (77)unnecessary.
●Complexifiers keep their people busy with multiple things whereas simplifiers focus on key things.
●Complexifiers like to (78)sort/classify different reports and analysis while simplifiers focus reviews of the key priorities and results.
●Complexifiers employ complicated charts to inform people while simplifiers (79)convey messages through simple stories
A possible solution
to the problem
Asking questions can help identify if we are complexity avoiders or (80)creators of it.
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Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group.At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos,Switzerland,he said,"China and (the) U.S.will never have a trade war.Give Trump some time.He's open-minded,he's listening."
The Chinese billionaire said he would do all he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse.
Last week,Ma met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City.He is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U.S.businesses to sell goods on Alibaba's online shopping platform.
During the campaign and after winning the presidential election,Trump strongly criticized the Chinese government's support for its businesses.He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U.S.jobs.And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange value of its currency,the yuan.
Trump also has threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies.
According to the South China Morning Post,Ma said,"American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization."He added that the U.S.should not blame the loss of jobs and companies on globalization.
However,a new study by an American business group says many U.S.businesses feel unwelcome in China.The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing.They add that rules and regulations are unclear or not enforced in a consistent way.
The American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study,which looked at responses from 462companies.
William Zarit is chairman of the chamber.He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies.He says,"we feel that over the last few years that we've been taken advantage of to some extent,with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market."
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Ma defended Alibaba's efforts to fight fake products on its shopping platform.He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem.
"Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness,"Ma said.
I'm Mario Ritter.

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29.Where is the text likely to be taken from?A
A.Economic magazine.B.Trade speech.C.Website.D.TV news.
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A.Import taxes.B.Export policies.C.Domestic companies.D.Fake products.
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According to Adam Grant,a professor at Pennsylvania University,most people are matchers.They make careful observations on takers and make it a point for them to pay something back.They hate to see people who act so generously towards others without receiving any reward.Actually,most matchers will try to promote and support givers so that they can get the good they deserve.
Another professor named Hannah Rile Bowles,from Harvard University,led a study on the idea.She asked 200senior managers to sit down in pairs where one person would act as the boss and the other as an employee to negotiate salary promotions.Male employees asked for an average salary of 146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly141k.But why did they not bargain as hard as the men?Simply because they were more likely to be givers.
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33.In Adam Grant's opinion,most peopleD.
A.prefer giving to taking
B.prefer taking to giving
C.tend to depend on others
D.tend to balance between giving and taking
34.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?C
A.Cheer myself up.
B.Give up on myself.
C.Stay away deliberately.
D.Force myself to move forward.
35.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A
A.No good deed goes undone.
B.People who give are worth respecting.
C.Giving is the shortest path to success.
D.Sharing is the greatest human quality.

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