Question

 Tall people live happier lives than their more vertically challenged peers,according to a new study. It is 1        that most miserable men are almost an inch shorter than average.

  Researchers found that shorter people tended to be more 2        with their lot in life.

  The study interviewed more than 450,000 adults about 3        they viewed their life.

  The volunteers were asked to 4        themselves somewhere on a " life ladder" and asked about their emotions.

  5       the findings,people who were taller were also more likely to be 6        about their life and were more likely to judge themselves as happy. They were also 7        likely to feel a range of 8       emotions including sadness and physical pain,9       they were more likely to experience stress and anger,and 10       they were women,to worry.

  Men who reported that their lives were the " worst possible" were in general more than eight tenths of an inch,or two centimeters,11       than the average height.

  Women who 12        themselves as " on the bottom step" on the life ladder were shorter than the average woman 13        half all inch,or 1. 3 centimeters.

There was also a (n) 14       between height and education,the findings,published in the journal Economics and Human Biology,found.

  Men who did not 15        secondary school were found to be half an inch,or 1. 27 centimeters,shorter than average and more than an inch,or 2. 54 centimeters,shorter than the average height of those who had gone on to 16        from university.

  17      ,there was no such clear link when it came to 18       ,with just small differences in height. The 19       of the report,from Princeton University in New Jersey,conclude that the link between education,income and height mostly explained the link with happiness and life sat?isfaction. The data was 20        from the Galluphealthways Wellbeing Index daily poll of the American population.

(   ) 1. A. known   B. improved   C. invented   D. found

(   ) 2. A. dissatisfied   B. satisfied   C. comfortable   D. relaxed

(   ) 3. A. what   B. how   C. which   D. why

(   ) 4. A. put   B. set   C. place   D. discharge

(   ) 5. A. Thanks to   B. Due to   C. Owing to   D. According to

(   ) 6. A. positive   B. negative   C. pessimistic   D. gloomy

(   ) 7. A. more   B. less   C. much   D. little

(   ) 8. A. positive   B. negative   C. new   D. old

(   ) 9. A. since   B. because   C. so   D. although

(   ) 10. A. whether   B. if   C. because   D. although

(   ) 11. A. shorter   B. higher   C. older   D. younger

(   ) 12. A. looked   B. proved   C. viewed   D. encouraged

(   ) 13. A. in   B. at   C. on   D. by

(   ) 14. A. difference   B. link   C. gap   D. agreement

(   ) 15. A. finish   B. end   C. start   D. begin

(   ) 16. A. study   B. start   C. graduate   D. learn

(   ) 17. A. However   B. But   C. Besides   D. Therefore

(   ) 18. A. women   B. men   C. boys   D. girls

(   ) 19. A. publishers   B. sponsors   C. readers   D. authors

(   ) 20. A. come   B. taken   C. judged   D. reported

Answer 1

1-5 DABCD    6-10 ABBDB 

11-15 ACDBA   16 -20 CAADB

一项最新研究显示：与矮个子的人相比，高个子的人生活更幸福。

1. D新的研究"发现"。

2. A根据第一段内容可知高个子的人更幸福，所以此处矮个子的人应该是对他们的生活不满意才对。A项符合文意。B项意为"满意"。与文意相饽；C项意为"舒服"；D项意为"轻松地"。三项均不符合文意。故正确答案为A项。

3. B这项研究调查的是这些人对于生活的态度，即他们是如何看待生活的。how在宾语从句中充当状语。

4. C这句话的意思是"研究人员要求调查对象将自己置于人生阶梯的某个位置"。

C项有"使……处于某种环境"的意思。符合文意。A项意为"放"，一般指将物品放在某处;B项意为"放,搁置"，一般侧重于摆放；D项意为"卸载，排放"。故正确答案为C项。

5. D下文为调査的结论。这个结论是以调查材料为依据的。A、B、C项均为"因为，由于"。故正确答案为D项。

6. A文章开始就提到高个子的人对自己的生活更满意，此处应选择一个褒义词。

A项意为"积极的"，符合文意。B项意为"消极的"；C项意为"悲观的"；D项意为"忧郁的"；这三个词均为贬义词，可排除。故正确答案为A项。

7. B下文提到的是消极的情绪。这种情绪对于高个子的人来说应该出现得少一些。这里暗含有比较意义，B项符合文意。A项意为"更多的"，与文意相反；C、D两项为形容词的原级形式。故正确答案为B项。

8. B下文所提到的这几种情绪都是消极的情绪。

9. D这句话的意思是"高个子的人不大容易出现消极情绪，包括悲伤、身体的疼痛等等，不过他们更容易感到压力和愤怒"。这里表示转折关系，D项符合语法及文意。A、B、C 三项都表示因果关系。故正确答案为D项。

10. B这里表示假设关系。B项可引导条件状语从句，符合语法及文意。

A项作"是否"讲时与if用法相似，但是它表示条件的选择;C 项引导原因状语从句；D项引导让步状语从句。故正确答案为B项。

11. A上文说到"称自己的生活'最糟糕'的男性"的身高应该是低于平均身高的，A项符合文意。

B项意为"高于"，与文意相悖；C、D两项是描述年龄的。故正确答案为A项。

12. C view... as意为"把……看做……；认为……是……"，符合文意。

13. D表示差额一般使用介词by,D项符合语法结构。

A项一般表示方式;B项一般表示时间；C项一般表示方位。故正确答案为D 项。

14. B这里是指身高和受教育程度两者之间的关系。B项符合文意。

15. A这里指完成学业，A项为及物动词，符合语法及文意。

B项意为"完成"，常作不及物动词;C、D两项意为"开始"。故正确答案为A项。

16. C graduate from university"大学毕业"。

17. A联系上下文可知此处表示转折意义。A 项符合语法及文意。

B项也可表示转折，但是它后面不用逗号隔开;C项表示递进关系； D项表示因果关系。故正确答案为A项。

18. A联系上下文可知本文描述男人与女人心态与身高的关系。

when it comes to sth. /sb. "当谈论到……"，故正确答案为A项。

19. D这里指"研究报告的撰写者"。D项意为"作者"，符合文意。

A项意为"出版商"； B项意为"赞助商"；C项意为"读者"，三项均不符合文意。故正确答案为D项。

20. B这段话讲述的是文章使用的数据来源， B项符合文意。

A项与from连用意为"来自"，但是这个词组不能用于被动语态；C项意为"判断"；D项意为"报道"，三项均不符合文意。故正确答案为B项。