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5．★Money and Happiness★
A Guide to Living the Good Life
Author：Laura Rowley
Publisher：Wiley （March 1，2016）
Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely．She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term．
★Happiness★
The Science Behind Your Smile
Author：Daniel Nettle
Publisher：Oxford University Press （July 1，2016）
This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works．Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy，whether success can make us happy，why some people are happier than others，and much more．
★The Happiness Makeover★
How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day
Author：M．J．Ryan
Publisher：Broadway （May 10，2016）
Ryan's own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science，psychology，and the wisdom traditions of the world．The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you：
•Clear away happiness problems like worry，fear，envy，and dislikes．
•Learn to think confidently．
•Find daily ways to truly enjoy，even relish，the moments of your life．
★Health and Happiness★
Hormones and Qualities Llives
Author：Steven F．Hotze
Publisher：Forrest Publishing （April，2016）
Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare．Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms（症状） with the familiar"anti"drugs，Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health．
In Hormones，Health，and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning．
Based on a process of biologically the same hormones（荷尔蒙） and other natural treatments，it can help you enjoy a better quality of life．
56．According to the passage，which of the following books was the first to come out？A
A．A Guide to Living the Good Life
B．Hormones and Qualities Llives
C．How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day
D．The Science Behind Your Smile
57．If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success，you should turn toB
A．Money and Happiness
B．Happiness
C．The Happiness Makeover
D．Health and Happiness
58．Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally？D
A．Laura Rowley's．
B．M．J．Ryan's．
C．Daniel Nettle's．
D．Steven F．Hotze's．
59．Which is the best title for the passage？B
A．What Is Happiness？
B．Recent Books on Happiness
C．Money and Happiness
D．How to Keep Yourself Happy．

分析 本文主要介绍关于谈论幸福的最近出版的书籍．

解答 ABDB
56  A  细节题． 根据文章第一 段 Publisher：Wiley （March 1，2016）可知A Guide to Living the Good Life这本书出版于2016年3月，其余几本书都在这个时间之后，故选A．
57  B  细节题． 根据文章第 二段Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy，whether success can make us happy，why some people are happier than others，and much more．可知Happiness这本书讲述了成功与幸福之间的关系，故选B．
58  D  细节题． 根据文章最后一 段Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare． 可知Dr Steven Hotze 引导了一场健康革命，故选D．
59  B  主旨大意题．  通读全文可知本文主要介绍关于谈论幸福的最近出版的书籍．故选B．

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63．The author mentions some other countries in Paragraph 4 toC．
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