题目内容
Happiness is associated with smiling．But do we always smile when we are happy?
During the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992，Spanish researchers analyzed the facial expressions of 22 gold medal winners at the medal ceremonies．The researchers were surprised to see that these medal winners didn't smile very much．In fact，throughout the different medal ceremonies，they only smiled about 10% of the time．But during the brief moment when the gold medal was put around their neck， the medal winners grinned （露齿笑） about 70% of the time．
The researchers interviewed the winners they had watched to find out how they felt．All the winners interviewed said that they felt intensely（强烈的）happy throughout the ceremony．
Though they were profoundly（衷心地）happy，they didn't smile a great deal．The researchers concluded that smiling was not the automatic expression of happiness．The fact that the gold medal winners smiled much more when they were actually being given their medals could be explained because，according to the Spanish researchers，smiling was a form of communication between individuals．The happy athletes were smiling at the people who were giving them gold medals．Perhaps we can support the findings of the Spanish researchers by making some observations of our own behaviors．When we are all alone，for example， do we smile at ourselves when we are happy? Probably not very often．If someone greets us with a friendly smile，do we respond with a smile? Yes，we probably do．When a friend gives us a beautiful present，will we show our appreciation with a smile? Yes，of course．But if we are sitting alone watching television，do we smile at a commentator （讲解员）who smiles at us?
1．How much of the time did the gold medal winners smile during the medal ceremonies?
A．10%． B．70%． C．22%． D．92%．
2．According to the passage， when did the athletes smile quite a lot?
A．Throughout the medal ceremony．
B．When they were informed of their success．
C．When the gold medal was put around their neck．
D．When their national flag was raised．
3．According to the passage，on which of the following occasions would we most probably NOT smile?
A．When we are sitting alone watching TV．
B．When someone greets us with a friendly smile．
C．When a friend gives us a beautiful present．
D．When we feel intensely happy．
4．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The gold medal winners were too nervous that they would hardly smile at the medal ceremonies．
B．People will always smile automatically when they feel happy．
C．Smiling is a way of communication．
D．When the gold medal was put around their neck，the gold medal winners were smiling at the audience but not at those who gave the medal．
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way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and begin to tremble (颤抖)”suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out（伸出）their tongues”! Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting（侮辱）or expresses disgust.Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, he dreams of country clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of wants is food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as cars and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels mean physical satisfaction—the feeding, comfort, safety and transportation of the human body—this level means mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumers spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level probably would be wants that can be achieved by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes and crime. After filling our stomachs, our garages, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health and safety to enjoy more fully the good things on the first three levels.
【小题1】According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _______
| A．he has saved up enough money |
| B．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter |
| C．he has satisfied his hunger |
| D．he has learned to build houses |
| A．were very rich |
| B．were very poor |
| C．Had the good things on the first three levels |
| D．didn’t own cars |
| A．A successful career | B．A comfortable house |
| C．A good service | D．A family car |
| A．would be a little better than the fourth level |
| B．may be a lot more desirable than the first four |
| C．can be the last and most satisfying level |
| D．will come true if the government takes actions |
Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
【小题1】The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.
| A．at the age of 13 |
| B．before she got married |
| C．after they moved to new homes |
| D．before the writer’s family moved away |
| A．got married |
| B．had little time to do so |
| C．didn’t like writing letters |
| D．could see each other on special time |
| A．was in trouble |
| B．didn’t know Linda’s address |
| C．received the card that she sent |
| D．didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness |
| A．for about 40 years |
| B．for about 27 years |
| C．since they got married |
| D．since the writer’s family moved away |
nwide. Even since, the 4th of July has been marked in the American calendar as Independence Day, and there are parades and festivities of all kinds.
B．make every effort to free oneself from pain