According to researchers, money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else. Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly bring you happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found.

Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably (适度地) happier when they spent money on others--even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.

“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.

They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.

“Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.

Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3,000 and $8,000.

“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social (有益社会的) spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.

They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.

“These findings suggest that very minor alterations in spending allocations (分配) --as little as $5--may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.

1.According to the passage, ________.

A. the more money you spend on others, the happier you are

B. spending money on others can bring you happiness

C. Elizabeth Dunn is a psychologist from Harvest Business School

D. six hundred volunteers took part in the experiment

2.The 16 employees mentioned in the passage _________.

A. were given clear instructions on how to spend the bonus

B. had more happiness than the size of the bonus itself

C. experienced greater happiness after receiving their bonus

D. felt happier after they contributed much of the bonus to charities

3.Dunn’s statement suggested that ________.

A. those who spent money on others felt happier no matter how much they earned

B. those who spent more money on themselves felt happier

C. people thought spending money could make themselves happier

D. the money spent was as important as the money earned

4.The best title of this passage is ________.

A. Experiment on Money Spending

B. Devoting Your Money to Charities

C. Spending Money on Others Makes One Happier

D. Bonus and Pro-social Spending

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It’s great to be part of a happy family. It is fun to be with people who like you. It is good to feel the and the love of the ones who care for you. It is fantastic when you can them when you have problems.

, it is also true that things are not always easy. Young people want to their own personality. Parents think they know better. They find it to accept that their son or daughter wants to think differently from how they used to think when they were themselves. As a result, young people are often unhappy and believe their parents do not them.

Many of my friends would love to be of their parents as soon as possible. They would love to have their own place where they can live the life they imagine must be .They think that not having a who tells them to tidy up their rooms or get up at a certain time must be paradise(天堂)。

How would I if I were asked whether I wanted to leave home? First of all, there is the financial(财务的) situation. Having your own flat costs a lot of . Secondly, being completely also means a lot of responsibility. , I admit I like to be reminded of urgent (紧急的) things I have forgotten to do ( I would never admit that to my parents). And thirdly, if members of a family accept that everybody is an individual and needs a certain amount of , life in a family can be great fun.

, I would not like to be on my own too soon. I would say that I am living with my family for now and I can .

1. A. warmth B. courage C. beauty D. need

2.A. look after B. turn to C. search for D. think about

3.A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However

4. A. change B. forget C. develop D. avoid

5.A. often B. still C. hardly D. never

6.A. interesting B. unfair C. important D. difficult

7.A. young B. old C. weak D. strong

8.A. like B. accept C. teach D. understand

9.A. glad B. proud C. careful D. independent

10.A. real B. perfect C. normal D. busy

11. A. friend B. parent C. teacher D. partner

12.A. feel B. study C. react D. prove

13.A. time B. money C. effort D. energy

14.A. on your own B. in silence C. in trouble D. on others’ side

15.A. As usual B. In short C. For example D. In all

16.A. if B. although C. unless D. because

17.A. attention B. help C. freedom D. respect

18.A. Surprisingly B. Unluckily C. Strangely D. Personally

19.A. happy B. brave C. sad D. afraid

20.A. leave B. stop C. wait D. Follow

The British Museum

What’s on

Although many parts of Asia have long been connected through trade along Silk Road and shared religious systems, there are strong regional differences. In addition to various languages, Asia has developed its cultural networks, patterns of government, technology and styles of artistic representation.

The diverse cultural life of Africa has been expressed through everyday cooking objects and unique works of art since ancient times. The Museum’s collection of over 200,000 African items includes archaeological and contemporary material from across the continent.

The Iron Age was a time of big change for the people of Britain and Europe.Iron replaced bronze as the material used to make tools and weapons, while religion, art, daily life, economics and politics changed greatly.

Admission and opening times

The Museum is free and open daily 10:00-17:30 except Friday, and is open until 20:30 on Fridays, except Good Friday. The Museum is open every day except for 24,25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Museum shops

Bookshop

Monday-Thursday 10:00-17:30 Friday 10:00-20:00

Saturday 10:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30

Collections shop

Monday-Thursday 09:30-17:30 Friday 09:30-20:00

Saturday 09:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30

Getting here

By Tube

Nearest underground stations:

Tottenham Court Road(500m) Holborn (500m)

Russell Square(800m) Goodge Street(800m)

By bus

Buses that stop near the Museum:1,8,19,X25,38,55,98,242

By car

The Museum lies within the Congestion(拥堵) Charge Zone. There is little on-street parking nearby. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square. There is limited parking in the Museum’s open space for disabled visitors only.

1.In the museum, you may not see items from ________.

A.AsiaB.AfricaC.EuropeD. America

2.If you want to buy artists’ works of the Iron Age,you may go to the Museum at ________.

A.20:15 Friday, July 11

B.14:45 Saturday, January 1

C.18:00 Wednesday, February 14

D.10:30 Sunday, December 28

3.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A.It is not convenient to drive cars to the Museum.

B.The No.55 bus stop is the nearest to the Museum.

C.It is 500 meters from Russell Square to the Museum.

D.The old can park their cars in the Museum’s open area.

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