BC Social Report, August 14, 2010
Scandinavians may spend a lot of the winter in darkness but they are the happiest people in Europe, according to a study showed this month. Countries like Denmark and Finland scored highest on the study of happiness in Europe carried out by Cambridge University, which also found that the sunny southern countries of Italy, Portugal and Greece got the least joy out of life.
The survey entitled: "No Man is an Island" showed that countries where people enjoy time with friends and family, have trust in government and national institutions were more likely to be happy than those living in a sunny climate. The study rated respondent on their overall sense of happiness and life satisfaction on a scale of one to 10.
Danes (丹麦人)--who expressed a high level of trust in their politicians and public institutions--came top of the field at 8.3. Italians--who reported lower levels of satisfaction with their national quality of government--came last at 6.49.' "Italy, Greece, Portugal, Germany and France report the lowest levels of happiness while the Scandinavian Countries, Netherlands and Luxembourg report the highest," the study said.
Although Europeans are generally four times wealthier than their fathers and grandfathers, their levels of happiness are either equal to or lower than 40 years ago. The study also looked at factors contributing to happiness within countries and surprisingly found that an interest in politics actually increased happiness.
Lead researcher Luisa Corrado said tax cuts and throwing money at social problems appeared to have no effect on the happiness of citizens when compared with government policies which strengthened and supported wider social networks. "People are less naive ( 质朴的) than one would expect, politicians need to adapted their policies and target specific problems in specific areas," she said.
1. According to the passage, we can know .
A. Scandinavians are the happiest people in the world
B. the research is carried out by Oxford University
C. the people of the northern countries are much happier
D. Italians expressed their trust in politics and institutions
2.Which of the following factors increases happiness?
A. Interest in polities B. Wealth C. Health D. Websites.
3.The underlined word "scale" in the second paragraph means
A. sense B. life C. report D. range
4. What's the writer's attitude to the study?
A. Subjunctive. B. Objective. C. Pessimistic. D: Optimistic.
5.In what column may readers probably read the passage?
A. Lifestyle. B. Amusement. C. Politics. D. Health and Happiness.
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher:. Sams (March 29,2005)
ISBN: 0672327627
Product Dimensions: 8.4x5.5x0.6 inches
OVERVIEW
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REVIEW
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1.Where can you see this short passage?
A. In a section for ads in a website. B. In a book shop.
C. In a science magazine. D. In a fiction novel.
2.What is the book about according to the passage?
A. How to make a website interactive and dynamic. B. How to do things in ten minutes.
C. How to deal with all kinds of problems. D. How to configure PHP and more.
3.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell us something about a new book. B. To tell us something about PHP.
C. To make an ad for the book to sell it. D. To tell us how to use the book.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You can learn all kinds of things within only ten minutes.
B. It is a good book only for beginners.
C. The book is valuable for both experienced PHP coders and beginners.
D. The book is more useful for new or intermediate users than the experienced PHP coders.
5.What is the price of the book?
A. $19.99 CAN. B. US$19.99 C. The author doesn't tell us. D. $ 20.
Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed drinks. Now, a new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of cancer.
Dr. Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the connection between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck. Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions. She said, "So this finding from our new study was quite a surprise. We didn't really have any expectation of which direction it could go into."
To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her assistants used statistical (统计学 ) techniques to, in effect, make one big study out of the earlier smaller studies. She explained, "Thanks to the earlier studies, we have a lot more power than earlier studies that looked at this. And we included 4,000 cancer patients who have cancer of the mouth and throat. And then 9,000 controls, people who do not have cancer. '
Those studies--in Europe and the United States--found that people who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat. "We saw a protective effect for drinking more than 4 cups of coffee per day," Hashibe said. "This was the 40 percent decrease in risk. We did not see the same effect for drinking three cups or less per day."
Mia Hashibe said there was a weak connection between cancer risk and drinking coffee without caffeine. And she and her assistants found no proof that drinking tea provided the same protection as drinking Coffee. Their research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Hashibe says it is not clear how coffee might protect drinkers from certain cancers. "There are a few chemicals that are known to be antioxidants （抗氧化物）in coffee. So we are thinking perhaps they are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers."
1.This passage is probably taken from __
A. a literature book B. a travel journal
C. an old directory D. a medical magazine
2.Dr. Hashibe expected nothing of her research because __
A. it was impossible to get the desired result B. the research was much surprising in fact
C. no conclusions had been reached before D. the research team lacked faith in success
3.Which of the following might have something to do with the protection against mouth cancer?
A. Coffee without chemicals. B. Coffee without caffeine.
C. Four cups of tea a day. D. Antioxidants in coffee.
4.What do we know about Dr. Mia Hashibe and her research?
A. She knew for sure how coffee may affect drinkers.
B. She included 4,000 people without cancer in study.
C. She found an effect for three cups of coffee a day.
D. She based her research on several earlier studies.
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Drinking Coffee May Protect Some Cancers B. Drinking Coffee May Prevent Some Cancers
C. Drinking Coffee May Cure Some Caneers D. Drinking Coffee May Cause Some Cancers
Paul was dealing with a crisis. The new girl Linda in class really liked him a lot. Paul was not happy about it.
Paul's good friend, Sam, tried to comfort him. "What's the big deal? I think Linda is kind of cute and nice enough."
Paul glared at Sam. "Then why don't you ask her to be your girlfriend? There she is, sitting all by herself at the other end of the cafeteria. Go there and ask her to be your honey!"
"She's crazy about you, not me," Sam replied.
"Well, I don't want any girlfriend, especially not a girl like her! "Paul growled.
Sam wouldn't give up. "The only thing pesky about her is that she keeps writing you those notes ."
"I don't like notes at all!" Paul interrupted. He took another sip of milk.
"Did you notice those strange brown eyes? Why aren't they normal red or pink?"
Sam took another look at Linda. "I think her face is a lovely shade of green. And her dark green curly hair is quite pretty. Besides, she's very gentle and that's what really matters."
Paul stuck out his tongue. "I think I'm going to be sick! I'd better save my dessert for later." He crammed a small bag of Maggot Munchies into his even smaller shirt pocket. "The fact is, I have a problem. That girl is getting on my nerves! "
Sam followed Paul’s example and decided to save his dessert for later. However, he carefully placed the bag into his lunch box. "Do you have any ideas about how to solve your problem?" Tremor asked.
"I'm going to be mean and rude to her," Paul announced. "I'll call her names and make ugly faces at her."
"That's how you treat everyone," Sam reminded his friend.
Paul nodded. "It's time that Linda got to know the real Paul !"
1. What does the underlined part "a crisis" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. how to get away from Linda B. how to win Linda over
C. how to get Sam's help D. how to save money
2.How did Linda feel about Paul ?
A. She didn't like him because he was rude. B. She was annoyed by his strange appearance.
C. She didn't have any strong feelings about him. D. She fell in love with him.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Paul pretended to be rude in order to make Linda stop liking him.
B. Sam thought that looks were more important than personality.
C. Sam thought that Linda was cute.
D. Paul offered his dessert to Linda to make her sick.
4. Sam appreciate Linda in the following aspects EXCEPT
A. her eyes B. her hair C. her face D. her character
5.What is implied from this passage?
A. Linda will be Sam's girlfriend. B. Paul has fallen in love with another girl.
C. Paul and Linda are classmates. D. Paul and Linda are colleges students.
A boy, about 10 years old, got to my clinic with his sick cat for cure. Thc cat was a tiny beautiful thing, about the boy's own 36 . I could see she was 37 very strong and lovely with the fur of a 38 and Tigress was her name. She 39 me with a friendly nub against my hand.
I 40 her and found a tumor(����). She had no 41 of recovery. I looked at the fresh-faced boy and back at Tigress. I began to 42 pity on the boy. At such a young age, he had to face to part with his beloved one.
I told him as 43 as I could what I had found, and what it meant. The boy's face twisted (Ť��) and turned away. I sat down and 44 Tigress to give the boy some time to recover. I felt Tigress's old beautiful fur 45 we discussed the possible choice with him: I could give her an operation, which would be very 46 and would not make her live longer than a month, or an injection and put her to sleep.
After some time, the boy accepted the reality. "I've seen her 47 recently, so I'd like her to die peacefully." I could see how 48 it was costing him in making such a 49 .
I asked if he wanted to take her home overnight to say goodbye. He said he just wanted to be 50 with her for a few minutes. I went to get the 51 which I would use to put her to sleep. I could not control the 52 streaming down my face.
She fell asleep, her head 53 in his hand, lovely and quiet, but her owner now had all the 54 . "This is the finest 55 you could give. You bear the pain so that the loved one might rest." The boy nodded and he understood.
1. A. age B. child C. baby D. size
2.A. always B. now C. once D. often
3. A. tiger B. animal C. cat D. dog
4.A. nodded B. greeted C. looked at D. saw
5. A. saw B. felt C. rubbed D. examined
6.A. desire B wish C. hope D .choice
7.A. give B. want C. feel D. take
8.A. possible B. gently C. long D. soon
9.A. turned away B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in
10.A. after B. before C. while D. because
11.A. expensive B. simple C. cheap D. quick
12.A. starve B. change C. play D. suffer
13.A. long B. often C. much D. soon
14.A. way B. effort C. leap D. decision
15.A. lonely B. alone C. sad D. glad
16.A. gift B. knife C. medicine D. operation
17.A. tears B. heart C. feeling D. emotion
18.A. shaking B. nodding C. turning D. lying
19.A. relief B. suffering C. sleep D. fun
20.A. gift B. injection C. examination D. treatment
It was in the small house ___ was built with stones by his father ___he spent his childhood .
A. which , that B. that , where C. which , which D. that , which
