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  Happiness, rather than working hard, is the key to success, according to research published yesterday.Cheerfu1 peop1e are more 1ikely to try new things and challenge(wk战) themselves, which strengthens their good emotion and leads to success in work,good relationships and strong health,say psychologists(心理学家).

  The findings suggest that happiness is not a “ feel-good” luxury(奢侈品),but is necessary for people’s well-being.What is more, happiness can also reach an entire nation,with people in” happy” nations being more likely to help others.

  The link between happiness and success was studied by a team from the University of California Riverside,led by Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky.

  First, they examined questionnaires that ask peop1e about their 1ives.“ For example, they show that happy people are likely to earn higher incomes” said Lyubomirsky.Having established the link,they wanted to discover the cause.

  “Almost always it has been taken for granted that things that connect closely to happiness are the causes of happiness,but it could be just the opposite that those things are likely to be caused by happiness,” said Professor Ed Diener from the University of Illinois,another author on the paper.

  “ There was strong evidence that happiness leads people to be more sociable,more generous and more productive at work,to make more money,and to have stronger immune(免疫)systems,”said Lyubomirsky.

  The research shows that while success can put a spring in someone’s step,peop1e need happiness in the first place to achieve success.

  According to the study, around 4 out of 5 people in modern industrialized nations arc happy at any one time.

  Success was not just about earning lots of money.“ We describe success as having the things that culture or society values,whether it be friends,close family, money and income,or long life,”said Diener.

  However,sorrowful people arc not predetermined to lead a life of failure.

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In this passage,which of the following viewpoints does Professor Lyubomirsky state?

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A.

People in less happy countries are more likely to help others.

B.

Things connected to happiness are brought about by happiness.

C.

Happiness results in richer and healthier people.

D.

Success means possessing things that a cu1ture or society thinks highly of.

(2)

The underlined phrase “ put a spring in someone’s step” means ________ .

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A.

put you in good spirits

B.

put spring water on your feet

C.

have a pleasant walk in spring

D.

step into a cheerful spring

(3)

According to the passage,which of the following is true?

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A.

People arc happy because they earn more money.

B.

People earn more money because they are happy.

C.

Working hard is important for being successful.

D.

We can do whatever we like as 1ong as we feel happy.

(4)

We can infer from the passage that ________ .

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A.

fee1ing good is a cause and not an effect of achievement

B.

our life would be a failure if we were not happy

C.

happiness is just a personal problem

D.

being successful mainly means being wealthy

答案:1.C;2.A;3.B;4.A;
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  What do those countries in the world have in common? People are killing each other or driving others out of their families. Why is this hap pening? Very simple, really: in each h of these places, and elsewhere in the world, one group of people believes that another group is different from them and dangerous to them. It has been thus throughout history. How different are humans from each other?

  We come in different colors: red, blank, white, yellow and brown; we have a variety of political systems, social systems, religious views(宗教信仰) or none at all; we are different in mind, have different educational systems, different socio-economic classes. We speak different languages, and have different customs and dresses.

  If we were to break each of these further, we would have quite a long list of qualities and characteristics that make humans appear to be different from each other. I say they appear to be different , because most of what I have listed stands for what we see or hear, not what is true of human. Man is man everywhere, which is only because where he lives. when he lives there, with whom he lives there, and all have effect on how he lives, that is, what he believes, what he wears, his customs, his gods, his language and so on. These are man-made fact that each group develops over time living together, facing the same problems, needing and desiring the same things. They are his culture. The truth is that we are much more the same than different. If you wear one type of clothing and I wear another, we both wear some kind of clothing. Our culture demands it. If you speak one language and I another, we both speak so that others will understand us. We must communicate with each other. Nothing is gained by giving too many differences, but much lost . If we understood our differences as the ones of culture, then we could make our world more peaceful.

  Difference doesn't mean better or worse, right or wrong . It means only that differences have been made by society. Differences produce variety of thought, feeling and action, and that can be very helpful to work out human problems peacefully.

1.We've learned from the passage that ________.

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A.people are different

B.people are the same

C.people are different because of their cultures

D.people are the same in every way except their cultures

2.People in those countries fight each other for ________.

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A.they have different colors

B.they have different customs and dresses

C.they have different education systems

D.some people think that other people arc different and harmful to them

3.If we pay much attention to differences ________.

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A.we'll get something

B.we'll produce problems

C.we'll develop

D.nothing will be lost

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