In Daniel Gilbert's 2006 book "Stumbling(跌撞)on Happiness," the Harvard professor of psychology looks at several studies and concludes that marital(婚姻的)satisfaction decreases after the birth of the first child and increases only when the last child has left home．He also declares that parents are happier grocery shopping and even sleeping than spending time with their kids．
The most recent comprehensive study on the emotional state of those with kids shows us that the term "bundle of joy" may not be the most accurate way to describe our kids．"Parents experience lower levels of emotional well-being, less frequent positive emotions and more frequent negative emotions than their childless peers," says Florida State University's Robin Simon, a sociology professor．
Simon received plenty of hate mail in response to her research，which isn't surprising．Her findings shake the very foundation of what we've been raised to believe is true．In a recent NEWSWEEK Poll, 50 percent of Americans said that adding new children to the family tends to increase happiness levels．But which parent is willing to admit that the greatest gift life has to offer has in fact made his or her life less enjoyable?
Is it possible that American parents have always been this disillusioned(有幻觉的)? In pre-industrial America, parents certainly loved their children, but their kids also served a purpose－to work the farm, contribute to the household．Today, we have kids more for emotional reasons, but an increasingly complicated work and social environment has made finding satisfaction far more difficult．Raising children has not only become more complicated, it has become more expensive as well．The National Marriage Project's 2006 report says that parents have significantly lower marital satisfaction than nonparents because they experienced more single and child-free years than previous generations．
As for those of us with kids, all the news isn't bad．Parents still report feeling a greater sense of purpose and meaning in their lives than those who've never had kids．And there are other rewarding aspects of parenting that are impossible to quantify．
(1)
What's the main idea of the book Stumbling on Happiness?
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A．
Parents are happier shopping than looking after their children．
B．
Once they have children, the couples can never be as happy as before．
C．
Compared with their childless peers, parents are leading a sad life．
D．
The adding of children at home brings down marital satisfaction．
(2)
What can we infer from Para．3?
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A．
The Newsweek Poll shows that people think Prof．Simon's finding is right．
B．
Many people can't accept the fact that they are not happy with their children．
C．
It isn't surprising that Professor Simon's controversial research made her famous．
D．
Simon's findings are based on the belief passed down from generation to generation．
(3)
What can we learn about American's families in the past?
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A．
People had very good parents-children relationship in the family．
B．
Having children could be partly out of some practical purposes．
C．
Parents loved their children but they still asked them to work a lot．
D．
Children had to work very hard to make their parents love them．
(4)
What's the author's opinion about having children?
[ ]
A．
The author doesn't think having children is a good thing to the family．
B．
The author feels children make the life of a family happy．
C．
The author thinks parenting can still be rewarding in a certain way．
D．
The author believes that parents sacrifice a lot for having children．
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●have not turned 18; and
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c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
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Yours sincerely
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(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
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A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
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Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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