Question

12．Which comes first，happiness or money？Are richer people happier？And if so，how do people get much richer？A recent study could tell you the answer．
The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults tended to have higher incomes by the time they turned 29．Those who were happiest earned an average of $8，000 more than those who were the most depressed．
The researchers，from University College London and the University of Warwick，say that very gloomy teens，no matter how tall or smart they were，earned 10% less than their peers，while the happier ones earned up to 30% more．
Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school，college and the job interview，chiefly because they always feel better about life．It may also be true that happier people find it easier to make friends，who are often the key to homework help or networking．
A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than dollars in terms of workplace happiness．In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women，Alas （the same gene doesn't appear to have the same effect on men）．And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest．
The big question is：if it is really true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids，is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework？The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades．Studies do show，after all，that more education leads to betterpaid jobs，which may give us a deep thought．
"These findings show that the teenagers'happiness is important to their future success，"one of the report's authors writes．"But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork．"

28．What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study？A
   A．Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier．
   B．Money can make people become happier．
   C．Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all．
   D．Schoolwork can help teens achieve success．
29．The main reason why happier people have more chances to succeed is thatC．
   A．they are easy to communicate with others
   B．they are good at doing their schoolwork
   C．they are hopeful and optimistic about their life
   D．they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day
30．The underlined word"gloomy"in Paragraph 3 probably means"A"．
   A．upset            B．glorious              C．happy             D．wealthy
31．What can be the best title for the text？D
   A．The way to educate kids．           B．The source of happiness．
   C．How to achieve your goal            D．The secret of being wealthier．

Answer 1

分析 本文讨论如何让人变得更富有，幸福与富有有密切的关系．经过对青少年的调查发现感到最幸福的青年人比感到最不幸福的青年人收入高．调查还发现，家庭作业会伤害青少年，不会让青少年感到幸福．青少年的幸福对他们未来的成功很重要．

解答 28---31 ACAD
28．答案A．推理判断题．根据最后一段的"These findings show that the teenagers'happiness is important to their future success，"青少年的幸福对他们未来的成功很重要．故选A．
29．答案C．推理判断题．根据第四段的Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school，college and a job interview，chiefly because they always feel better about life．可知感到较幸福的青少年更容易考上大学，找到工作，主要是因为他们总是感到生活更美好，所以说态度乐观．故选C．
30．答案A．词义猜测题．第三段中while表示比对，while后面句子的主语是 the happier，幸福的人所以while 前面的句子主语应是不幸福的人，伤心的．故选A．
31．答案D．标题归纳题．本文主要讨论的是幸福能让人更富有，故选D．

点评 科普类文章一般由标题（Head line），导语（Introduction），背景（Back ground），主体（Main body）和结尾（End）五部分构成．标题是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括，但根据历年的高考情况来看，这类阅读理解材料一般不给标题，而要同学们选择标题．导语一般位于整篇文章的首段．背景交待一个事实的起因．主体则对导语概括的事实进行详细叙述，这一部分命题往往最多，因此，阅读时，同学们要把这部分作为重点．结尾往往也是中心思想的概括，并与导语相呼应，命题者常在此要设计一道推理判断题．在进行推理判断时，同学们一定要以阅读材料所提供的科学事实为依据，同时所得出的结论还应符合基本的科普常识．