注：不含主觀題第1題填空題(20分)Choosethebestanswerforeachblank.Overhalftheworld’speoplenowliveincities.Thelatest“GlobalReportonHumanSettlements”saysasignificantchangetookplacelastyear.Thereport____

thisweekfromU.N.Habitat,aUnitedNationsagency.Acenturyago,____

thanfivepercentofallpeoplelivedincities.____

themiddleofthiscenturyitcouldbeseventypercent,or____

sixandahalfbillionpeople.Alreadythree-fourthsofpeoplein____

countriesliveincities.Nowmosturbanpopulation____

isinthedevelopingworld.Urbanizationcan____

tosocialandeconomicprogress,butalsoput_________oncitiestoprovidehousingand____________.Thenewreportsaysalmosttwohundredthousandpeoplemove____citiesandtownseachday.Itsaysworseninginequalities,____

bysocialdivisionsanddifferencesin____,couldresultinviolenceandcrime____

citiesplanbetter.Anotherissueisurbansprawl(無序擴展的城區(qū)).Thisiswherecities_______quicklyintoruralareas,sometimes____amuchfasterratethanurbanpopulationgrowth.Sprawlis____

intheUnitedStates.Americansmovealot.Inarecentstudy,ArtHallattheUniversityofKansasfoundthatpeoplearemovingawayfromthe_________

citiestosmallerones.Heseesa____

toward“de-urbanization”acrossthenation.____

urbaneconomiesstillprovidemany____

thatruralareasdonot.

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［C］possibilities［D］realities正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["C"]第2題填空題(5分)Fillineachblankwithawordthatbeginswiththelettergivenbeforeeachblankaccordingtothecontext.Youneedtowritedownthewordincompleteformthoughthefirstletterisgiven.Iremovedthe

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surprisinglyGundoubtedly正確答案：:["F"]正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["E"]正確答案：:["G"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["D"]ChoosetheBestanswertocompleteeachsentence第1題單選題(1分)Imustcongratulateyou________theexcellentdesignofthenewbridge.AwithBofCatDon第2題單選題(1分)Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;_______itisveryexpensive.AontheotherhandBonthecontraryCinshortDorelse第3題單選題(1分)Althoughateenage,Fredcouldresist_______whattodoandwhatnottodo.AbeingtoldBtellingCtobetoldDtotell第4題單選題(1分)Infact,PeterwouldratherhaveleftforSanFranciscothan_____inNewYork.AtostayBstayedCstayingDhavingstayed第5題單選題(1分)Howisit_______yourroommate’srequestandyoursareidentical?AifBsoCwhatDthat第6題單選題(1分)Theownerandeditorofthenewspaper_______theconference.AwereattendingBweretoattendCistoattendDaretoattend第7題單選題(1分)Theresidents,____hadbeendamagedbythefire,weregivenhelpbytheRedCross.AalloftheirhomesBalltheirhomesCwhoseallhomesDallofwhosehomes第8題單選題(1分)_______theirworkwillgiveusamuchbetterfeelforthewidedifferencesbetweenthetwoschoolsofthought.ATohavereviewedBHavingreviewedCReviewingDBeingreviewed第9題單選題(1分)Iwasimpressed_____theefficiencyoftheworkdoneinthecompany.AinBwithCaboutDfor第10題單選題(1分)Manypeoplebelieveweareheadingforenvironmentaldisaster_____weradicallychangewaywelive.AunlessBalthoughCbutDlestPutthemissingparagraphintoitsoriginalplaceinthepassage第1題填空題(5分)Readthefollowingparagraphandtheattachedparagraphsandputthemissingparagraphstotheiroriginalplaceinthepassageaccordingtothecluesfromthecontext.

TwoSidesofKoreansTwoofthemostcommonfirstimpressionsthatforeignershaveofKoreansisthattheyareincrediblypolite,andthattheyareincrediblyrude.

Infact,thecourtesyandkindnessofKoreansislegendaryandattestedtobythousandsofpeoplewhoarefortunateenoughtohaveaKoreanfriend.Overwhelmingmeals,unexpectedgifts:allofthisandmorehasbeenyoursifyouhavebeeninvitedout.Thisisnotamoderninvention;traditionally,oneofthenamesofKoreawasthe“EasternLandofCourtesy.”Theobligationsofahostareparamount;theobligationoftheguestistolapitup.____

WesternershaveratherahardtimereconcilingthesetwoimagesofKorea,thesetwodifferentsetsofbehavior,bothofthemfromthesamepeople.Hostsaresofriendly,taxidriversaresonasty.IsKoreareallycomposedoftwototallydifferentsetsofpeoplelivingonthesamepeninsula?____

ForKoreans,theworldiscomposedoftwosetsofpeople---thosetheyknowandthosetheydon’tknow.Ifyouknowsomebody,thenyouhavearelationship,andareobligedtotreathimpolitely.Butifyoudon’tknowsomeone,ifyou’veneverformally“met”thatperson,thenthepersondoesn’texist.Suchpeopledon’tcount,andyoudon’thavetodoanything.

Thusyourfriendswillbuyyoumealsforever.IwasquiteclosetooneKoreancolleagueintheYonseiUniversityEnglishdepartmentforover25years,andIwashardlyeverabletopayforlunchwhenIwaswithhim.Hewouldsayhewasgoingtothemen’sroombutsneakofftopaythebill.Thiscouldhaveacaseofcourtesyusedasameansofputtingyouindebt(you’dbetterbelieveitcanbeusedthatway!)butinthisparticularcaseIthinkhejustknewmeandlikedmeandfeltobliged.____

ItturnsoutthatallsortsofthingsinKoreansocietyareexplainedbythisdistinctionbetween“in”and“out”.Forexample,itisonereasonwhytheritualofexchangingnamecardsissoimportant.Thatformalintroductionisthemomentwhenthe“other”ceasestobeanon-personandbecomesaperson.“Inandout”explainswhyKoreanstudentsaresocleanintheirhomesandsolikelytothrowtrashonthecampusstreets---thestreetisoutsidetheirarea,theterritoryofnon-persons.____

Americanstudentsassumethattheywillreceiveequalityandfairnessoftreatmentfrompublicagencies,andareoutragedwhenthingsare“unfair”.Koreanstudentshavelearnedfromtheirinfancythatpublicagencieswilltreatthemas“outsiders”andbeunlikelytodowhattheyask.Theyknowthattheword“no”onlymeanstheyhavenotyetfoundtheloophole,thebackdoor,thepersonalconnectionthatwilltreatthemas“in”.

WhenKoreanslookatAmericans,theytendtoadmireourpublicbehavior:trafficcourtesy,notpushingorbumping,standinginline,saying“ThankyouforshoppingatK-Mart,”etc.KoreansoftensaythatpublicbehaviorinKoreaneedstobeimproved.____

IntraditionalKoreansocietyeveryonelivedinavillageandkneweveryoneelseandhadtobepolite;thus,“EasternLandofCourtesy.”Perhapsonlywithmodernurbanlifehasthe“non-person”problembecomesoevident.MostforeignerswhoareinKoreaorwhointeractwithKoreansareinasmall“village”,agroupofpeopleproperlyintroducedbywhoknoweachother.Mostofthetime,thingsarefine.ButifyougooutinthedowntownSeoul,lookout!

A.ButwhentheygetinvitedoutbyAmericans,theytendtothinkthatwearen’tthatwonderfulashosts.Weinvitethemoverforwhatisannouncedasa“simplelunch”,andinsteadofthemassivespreadthataKoreanwouldprovideaftersuchaninvitation,theyarriveandit’sreallyonlyasimplelunch!Americansjustdon’tgo“allout”thewayKoreanswould.

B.

ButIamanAmerican.Incontrasttothisdualsystem,Americanstendtovalueasinglestandardoftreatmentforallpeople.Infact,equalityoftreatmentisoneofourmostprofoundtheoreticalvalues.Weshoulddothingsforpeoplenomatterwhotheyare;weshouldbekindtostrangers.Butthisisnottheonlywaytorunasociety.

C.

Ontheotherhand,thepeopleinthestreetinSeoulwhopushyouandwalkthroughyouaren’tactuallybeingdiscourteousandrude,andcertainlynotanti-foreign;theysimplydon’tseeyou.Theybumpeachotherjustasmuch,andnevernoticeit,whethertheybumporarebumped.Otherpeopledon’texist.

D.Actually,yes.

E.

Ontheotherhand,thediscourtesyandrudenessofKoreansislegendaryandattestedtobythousandsofpeoplewhoareunfortunateenoughtohavetowalkonaKoreanstreet.Overwhelmingcrowds,unexpectedshoving,constantandalmostpainfulinattentiontowhereotherpeoplearegoing:allthisandmorehasbeenyoursifyouhavegoneoutside.Thismaybeamoderninvention.

F.Therefore,theKoreansalwaystrytheirbesttofindconnections,becauseit’seasierforpeoplewithcomplexpersonalnetworktosolveproblemsthatmightcomeupeveryday.Obviously,theyacceptstrangers’indifferencewithoutoutrage.

ForKoreans,theworldiscomposedoftwosetsofpeople---thosetheyknowandthosetheydon’tknow.If正確答案：:["E"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["A"]Listentoalectureandanswerquestions第1題填空題(10分)Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.?瀏覽器不支持音頻?PreparingandGivingaPresentationInitialthoughtsMostimportantconsideration:youraudienceThreepointstobearinmind:

-whattheyneedtoknow

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-howbigtheaudiencewillbe

StructureStartwithinformationthatmakestheaudiencepay

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DesignThepresentationneedstobe______________Verycontentbyusingamixofwordsand_____________

PresentingLookattheaudience,beenthusiasticandenergeticVoice---varyspeedand____________Occasionallyadd_____________forgreaterimpactDonotuse_____________verbs(e.g.appears,seems)

QuestionsandInterruptionsWhenaskedaquestion,firstofallyoushould_____________itMinimiseinterruptionsby_____________them正確答案：:["supportive"]正確答案：:["attention"]正確答案：:["steps"]正確答案：:["consistent"]正確答案：:["graphics"]正確答案：:["tone"]正確答案：:["silences"]正確答案：:["weak"]正確答案：:["repeat"]正確答案：:["predicting"]Listentoatelephoneconversationandanswerquestions第1題填空題(10分)CompletethenotesbelowwithONEWORDORANUMBERONLYforeachanswer.?瀏覽器不支持音頻?PRESTONPARKRUNDetailsofrunExampleDayofParkRun:…Saturday…

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正確答案：:["cafe"]正確答案：:["9","nine"]正確答案：:["5","five"]正確答案：:["barcode"]正確答案：:["website"]正確答案：:["1.5","1.50"]正確答案：:["MAUGHAN","maughan"]正確答案：:["01444732900"]正確答案：:["guilde","guilding"]正確答案：:["photos","photographs"]Listentoanewsreportandanswerquestions第1題填空題(5分)Listentothenewsabouthurricaneseasonandchoosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.

?瀏覽器不支持音頻?1.

Whendoesthehurricaneseasonofficiallylast?_____

____A.ItofficiallyrunsfromJuly1sttoNovember.B.ItofficiallylastsfromJune1sttoNovember.C.ItofficiallyrunsfromJune1sttoDecember.

2.

WhendidtheKatrinahittheU.S.coastalarea?______

____A.Lastyear.B.Twoyearsago.C.Almosttwoyearsago.

3.

WhichstatementisnottrueaboutBayouLa.Batreaccordingtothereport?______

____A.MuchofthetownhasopenedagainafterKatrina.B.Itsmainindustriesareitsshrimpingandshipbuilding.C.ItisapleasanttownonAlabama’sGulfofMexicocoast.

4.

WhatistheVienDongfoodmarketexceptionalfor?

_______

____A.ItisthecenterofshipbuildingindustryinBayouLaBatre.B.ItistheonlyplacethattheimmigrantsfromAsiannationsoftenvisit.C.Itistheworst-hitareabyKatrina.

5.

Whydomaypeoplecomebackaftertheareawasseriouslydevastatedbyhurricane?______

____A.Theyworkontheshrimpboatsforliving.B.Theywanttohaveacloseobservationofthecominghurricane.C.Theyarenotafraidofthenature’spower.正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["A"]Reading-out-aloud第1題MakingaPresentation第1題Matchthemostsuitableheadingforeachparagraph第1題填空題(6分)Readthefollowingsummaryofthereportandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelist(A---G)forparagraphs(2---7).[A]EvidenceofClimateChange[B]ExpectedImpactsofClimateChangeintheFuture[C]DefinitionofClimateChangeandItsCauses[D]MeasurestoReduceGreenhouseGasEmissions[E]FutureTrendsofClimateChange[F]People’sResponsestoClimateChange[G]ObservedEffectsofClimateChange1.

Inthelastfewyears,scientificresearchandknowledgeonclimatechangehaveprogressedsubstantially,confirmingthatthecurrentwarmingoftheEarth’sclimateisverylikelyaresultofhumanactivitiessuchastheburningoffossilfuels.TheEarth’swarmingisalreadyhavingmeasurableconsequencesandfutureimpactsexpectedtobewide-rangingandcostly.2.

TheEarth’sclimateisinfluencedbymanyfactors,mainlybuytheamountofenergycomingfromthesun,butalsobyfactorssuchastheamountofgreenhousegasesandaerosolsintheatmosphere,andthepropertiesoftheEarth’ssurface,whichdeterminehowmuchofthissolarenergyisretainedorreflectedbacktospace.Theatmosphericconcentrationsofgreenhousegasessuchascarbondioxide(CO2)andmethanehavesignificantlyincreasedsincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution.Thisismainlyduetohumanactivities,suchastheburningoffossilfuels,landusechange,andagriculture.Itisverylikelythat,overall,humanactivitiessince1750havehadaglobalwarmingeffectontheEarth.

____3.

Therearemanyobservationsofincreasingairandoceantemperatures,widespreadmeltingofsnowandice,andrisingsealevels.Morespecifically,elevenofthelasttwelveyears(1995-2006)rankamongthe12warmestyearseverrecordedsinceglobalsurfacetemperaturesaremeasured(1850).Overthelast100years(1906-2005),globaltemperaturehasincreasedby0.74℃.Globalsealevelhasrisenby17cmduringthe20thcentury,inpartbecauseofthemeltingofsnowandicefrommanymountainsandinthepolarregions.Moreregionalchangeshavealsobeenobserved,includingchangesinArctictemperaturesandice,oceansalinity,windpatterns,droughts,precipitations,frequencyofheatwavesandintensityoftropicalcyclones.Mostoftheincreaseinglobaltemperatureobservedoverthepastfiftyyearsisverylikelyduetohumanemissionsofgreenhousegases.

____4.

Theglobalaveragetemperatureisexpectedtoincreasebyabout0.2℃perdecadeoverthenexttwodecades.Continuinggreenhousegasemissionsatorabovecurrentrateswouldcauseafurtherincreaseinglobaltemperaturesandmanyotherclimaticchangesduringthe21stcentury.Otherprojectedchangesincludeacidificationoftheoceans,reducedsnowcoverandseaice,morefrequentheatwavesandheavyprecipitation,moreintensetropicalcyclones,andsloweroceaniccurrents.

____5.

Regionalclimatechangeisalreadyaffectingmanynaturalsystems.Forinstance,itisincreasinglybeingobservedthatsnowandicearemeltingandfrozengroundisthawing,hydrologicalandbiologicalsystemsarechangingandinsomecasesbeingdisrupted.Despiteremaininggapsinknowledge,itislikelythattheseeffectsarelinkedtohumaninfluenceonclimate.Somepreviouslyunanticipatedimpactsofregionalclimatechangearejuststartingtobecomeapparent.Forinstance,meltingglacierscanthreatenmountainsettlementsandwaterresources,anddamageassociatedwithcoastalfloodingisincreasing.

____6.

Overthecourseofthe21stcentury,manyimpactsareexpectedtooccurinnaturalsystems.Forinstance,changesinprecipitationandthemeltingoficeandsnowareexpectedtoincreasefloodrisksinsomeareaswhilecausingdroughtsinothers.Ifthereissignificantwarming,thecapacityofecosystemstoadaptwillbeexceeded,withnegativeconsequencessuchasanincreasedriskofextinctionofspecies.Themostvulnerablepeopleareingeneralthepoor,sincetheyhavelesscapacitytoadapt,andtheirlivelihoodsareoftendependentonresourcesthatarelinkedtoclimate.Aprojectedincreaseintheseverityandfrequencyofdroughts,heatwaves,andotherextremeweathereventsisexpectedtocausemajorimpactsoverthecourseofthiscentury.

____7.

Mitigationmeasuresthataimtoreducegreenhousegasemissionscanhelpavoid,reduceordelaymanyimpactsofclimatechange,andshouldbeimplemented.Changesinlifestylesandconsumptionpatternsthatemphasizeresourceconservationcancontributetodevelopingalow-carboneconomythatisbothequitableandsustainable.Educationandtrainingprogramscanleadtotheacceptanceofenergyefficiencyandbringsignificantreductionsingreenhousegasemissions.

____8.

Currentwarmingtrendsareunequivocal.Itisverylikelythatgreenhousegasesreleasedbyhumanactivitiesareresponsibleformostofthewarmingobservedinthepastfiftyyears.Thewarmingisprojectedtocontinueandtoincreaseoverthecourseofthe21stcenturyandbeyond.Climatechangealreadyhasameasurableimpactonmanynaturalandhumansystems.Effectsareprojectedtoincreaseinthefutureandtobemoreseverewithgreaterincreasesintemperature.Mitigationmeasuresthataimtoreducegreenhousegasemissionscanhelpavoid,reduceordelaymanyimpactsofclimatechange.正確答案：:["C"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["E"]正確答案：:["G"]正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["D"]IELTSReadingPractice第1題填空題(13分)ReadthepassageentitledWhatMakesUsHppyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollowthepassage.WhatMakesUsHappy?Doyouseriouslywanttobehappy?Ofcourseyoudo!Butwhatdoesittaketobehappy?Manypsychologistsarenowusingscientificmethodstotrytounderstandthenatureandoriginsofhappiness.Theirresultsmaysurpriseyou.Surprisingly,happinesshasbeenshowntobeaconstitutionaltrait.Thestudyofdifferenttypesoftwins,identicalandnon-identical,hasenabledscientiststocalculatethat50-60%ofself-identifiedhappiness---andwhatothersortisthere?---isdowntogenes.Ofcourse,thereisnoonespecificgenethatdeterminepersonality.Peoplewhoareemotionallystable,sociableandconscientious,tendtobehappieraccordingtotheresearch.Now,manypeoplebelievethatmoneymakesushappy.However,thereisnoclearrelationshipbetweenwealthandhappiness.Onceoutofpoverty,increasesinwealthdonotautomaticallyturnintorelativeincreasesinhappiness.Forexample,winningthelotterymaygivearushofjoyandexcitementbutdoesnotensurelong-termcontentment.Infact,studieshaveshownthatlotterywinnerstakelesspleasureineverydayeventsfollowingtheirwin.Itseemsthattheysoongethabituatedtotheirmoney,whileatthesametimetheyhavedistancedthemselvesfromtheirformerlivesandidentitiesbyleavingjobs,friendsandlifestyle.Nordoesasteadyincreaseinincomemakeforgreaterhappiness.Themorewehave,themoreweseemtowant,sowearealwaysstuckatthesamelevelofsatisfaction/dissatisfaction.Theperceptionofwealthisarelativething:wearediscontentedwhenthosewhowecompareourselveswitharebetteroffthanourselves.Thisgoessomewaytoexplainwhy,inmostWesterncountries,averageincomeshaveincreasedconsiderablybutwithoutanyincreaseintheaveragelevelsofhappiness.Ifwealthdoesnotbringhappiness,whataboutspendingit?Thereisnodoubtthatshoppinggivesusashortlivedburstofpleasure---butverylittlemorethanthat.Theonlytypeofshoppingthatmightprovidelongertermhappinessiswhenwebuythingsforotherpeople.Nordoeshappinessdoesnotcomeinliquidortabletform.Acoupleofdrinksatapartymaylightenourmoodandbegoodforusmedicallyandmentally,butalcoholabusedestroysourbody,mindandrelationships.Similarly,drugsmaygivebriefburstsofjoybutthereisamassivepricetobepaidwhenthehighisover.So,whatcanwedotoimproveoursenseofwell-being?Firstweneedtorealisethatwearenotpassivevictimsofexternalevents.Wecanandshouldtakecontrolofourlifetomakeitrewardingandsatisfying.Weshouldadoptapositiveattitude,andovercomefeelingsofworthlessnessandbuildourownself-confidenceandself-esteem.Weshouldtrytoreducetheburdenofunnecessaryworry.Ifthereissomethingthatcanbedoneaboutaproblemweareworryingaboutwhenweshoulddoit,andstopworrying.Andofcoursethereisnopointinworryingaboutthingswecan’tchange.Asenseofhumourisgoodprotectionagainstadversityandastrongantidotetodepression.Oneofthekeysymptomsofdepressionisthelossoftheabilitytolaugh.Akeyfeatureofhappyandcontentedpeopleisthattheyhaveasenseofmeaningandpurposeinlife.Ratherthanjustdriftingthroughlife,theyhaveaclearsetofvaluesandgoalsthattheyaretryingtoachieve.Thiscouldbeassociatedwithfaith,humanitarianismandfamilyvalues,artisticorscientificaspirationsandcareerambitions.Allthesethingsprovideasenseofidentityaswellassomethingtoworktowardsorlookforwardto.Happinessisapositiveby-productofkeepingactive.Butnotjustbeingbusy,weneedtobedoingthingsthatraiseself-esteemandbringussatisfaction;controllingourownscheduleandprioritizingactivitiesthatsatisfyourownneeds.Andsaying“no”tootherpeopleifnecessary.Ofcourse,thisdoesn’tmeanwehavetobeselfish.Beingactivemembersofthecommunityorvolunteeringforacharityorhelpingyourfamilycanallcreatehappiness---particularlyforolderpeople.So,shouldweactivelypursuehappiness?Curiously,thehappiestpeopleseemtobethosewhodonotactivelyseeit---indeedthe“pursuitofhappiness”maybecounterproductive.Toalargeextent,happinessemergesasaby-productofwhoweareandwhatwedo.Conversely,peoplewhofocusonmakingothershappyusuallymakethemselveshappyintheprocess.

Questions1-3ChoosethecorrectletterA,B,CorDforeachquestion.1.

Themaintopicdiscussedinthetextis______________.A.thedangerofworryingaboutthingsbeyondourcontrolB.thedifficulttaskofidentifyingwhatmakesushappyC.keyindicatorsofdepressionD.activitieswhichcanmakeushappy

2.

Astudyofdifferenttypesoftwinssuggests________________.A.happinessismostlyagenetictraitB.“happiness”and“personality”arenotrelatedC.identicaltwinsaremoreemotionalthannon-identicaltwinsD.scientistsarenothappypeople

3.

Accordingtothetextasteadyriseinincome_______________.A.increasesanyone’slevelofhappinessB.createsasteadydeclineinhappinessC.happensfrequentlyinWesternculturesD.doesnotnecessarilyleadtogreaterhappiness

Questions4-6Completethesentencesbelow.ChooseONEWORD

fromthepassageforeachanswer.

4.

Observationoflotterywinnerssuggeststhatthereisnorelationshipbetweenhappinessand______________________.5.

Whenwecompareourselvestootherswediscoverthattheconceptof“wealth”is_________________.6.

Thetypesofpurchaseswhicharemostlikelytoprovideuswithhappinessarethosepurchasedfor_________________people.

Questions7-9Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthepassage?Forquestions7-9writeYESifthestatementagreeswiththeclaimsofthewriterNO

ifthestatementcontradictstheclaimsofthewriterNG

ifitisimpossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis

7.

Weareallunwillingparticipantsineventsbeyondourcontrol.

________8.

Acrucialdeterminerofhappinessisstartingeachdaybywritinga“to-do”list.

____

_____9.

“Happiness”hasastrongrelationshipwithouractionsandattitudes.

________

Questions10-13Completethesummaryusingthelistofwords,A-I,below.

AlifestyleBimportantCby-productDrelatedEindependentF

relevantGscientificHselfishIexclusiveInthisarticle,theauthorgivesusadiscussionof“happiness”froma_____________perspective.Theinvestigationintotheinfluenceofmoneyonhappinesssuggeststhatthetwoarenot_____________.Weshouldbeabletosay“no”tootherpeople,butthisdoesn’trequireustobe___________.Theauthorconcludesthathappinessisthe___________ofactivityfocusedonmakingothershappy.正確答案：:["B"]正確答案：:["A"]正確答案：:["D"]正確答案：:["wealth","money"]正確答案：:["relative"]正確答案：:["other"]正確答案：:["NO"]