Question

Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people ________? And ________, how do people get richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.

The study ________ thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about ________ as young adults ________ to have higher incomes by the time they ________ 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most ________.

The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy（沮丧的）teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, ________ the happier ones earned ________ 30% more.

Happier teenagers have an easier time ________ school, college and the job ________, ________ because they always feel better about life. It may ________ be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.

A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than ________ in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the ________ for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have ________ effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.

If it is really true that happier kids ________ being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that ________ homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, ________, that more education ________ better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.

1.A. busier    B. safer    C. happier    D. braver

2.A. if not    B. if so    C. if any    D. if ever

3.A. looked around    B. looked into    C. looked out    D. looked through

4.A. life    B. time    C. money    D. work

5.A. attached    B. attained    C. attended    D. tended

6.A. turned    B. grew    C. went    D. got

7.A. admirable    B. fantastic    C. delighted    D. depressed

8.A. while    B. when    C. as    D. though

9.A. right now    B. up to    C. right away    D. down to

10.A. getting down    B. getting through    C. getting out    D. getting over

11.A. drama    B. interview    C. review    D. schedule

12.A. simply    B. just    C. chiefly    D. only

13.A. even    B. also    C. ever    D. once

14.A. jobs    B. dollars    C. friends    D. parents

15.A. gene    B. brand    C. character    D. nature

16.A. the best    B. the different    C. the same    D. the most

17.A. come up    B. end up    C. take up    D. turn up

18.A. no    B. nor    C. not    D. few

19.A. first of all    B. for all    C. at all    D. after all

20.A. exists in    B. contributes to    C. results from    D. relies on

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】本文主要讲了如何让人变得更富有，幸福与富有有密切的关系。经过对青少年的调查发现感到最幸福的青年人比感到最不幸福的青年人收入高。调查还发现，家庭作业会伤害青少年，不会让青少年感到幸福。青少年的幸福对他们未来的成功很重要。

1.C 考查形容词。由Which comes first, happiness or money? 可知越富有的人越快乐吗？ busier更忙碌， safer 更安全，happier更快乐，braver更勇敢。

2.B 考查固定短语。如果是这样的话，人们怎样才能变得更富有呢？if not如果不，if so 如果是这样的话， if any 若有的话， if ever如果有过的话。

3.B 考查动词短语。由and found that those who felt better about ____4____ as young adults ____5____ to have higher incomes by the time they ____6____ 29. 可知这是一项调查研究。looked around到处寻找， looked into调查， looked out 当心， looked through浏览。

4.A 考查名词。由下文内容____12____ because they always feel better about life.可知到他们29岁时，对生活感到幸福的年轻人趋向于收入更高。life生活， time时间， money 钱，work工作。

5.D 考查动词短语。到他们29岁时，对生活感到幸福的年轻人趋向于收入更高。tended to倾向(于)。

6.A 考查动词。到他们29岁时，对生活感到幸福的年轻人趋向于收入更高。表示到29岁时，用turn。

7.D 考查形容词。在下文内容The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy（沮丧的）teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers,捕捉到关键词gloomy ，这里应填gloomy的同义词。admirable令人钦佩的， fantastic奇异的， delighted 高兴的，depressed沮丧的。

8.A 考查连词。然而，快乐的人挣得多达30%。while 然而， when当……时， as 作为，though尽管。

9.B 考查固定短语。然而，快乐的人挣得多达30%。right now马上， up to一直到， right away立刻， down to下至。

10.B 考查动词短语。快乐的青少年在学校、大学和工作面试中度过更轻松的时光。getting down 使沮丧， getting through 度过，getting out 离开，出去， getting over克服。

11.B 考查名词。快乐的青少年在学校、大学和工作面试中度过更轻松的时光。drama戏剧， interview面试，review 复习， schedule时间表。

12.C 考查副词。主要是因为他们对生活感到更好。simply 简单地， just仅仅，chiefly主要地，only仅仅。

13.B 考查副词。快乐的人更容易交朋友，这也是真的。even甚至， also也， ever 曾经，once一次。

14.B 考查名词。六月的一份报告表明在职场幸福中，职业尊重比美元更重要。Jobs工作， dollars美元，friends朋友， parents父母。

15.A 考查名词。在下文内容The same gene doesn’t appear to have ____16____ effect on men.中捕捉到关键词gene。 gene基因，brand商标， character 性格， nature自然。

16.C 考查语义理解。相同的基因在男士身上看起来没有起到相同的作用。the best最好的，the different不同的，the same 相同的， the most最多的。

17.B 考查动词短语。如果真的幸福的孩子会以富有的孩子告终。come up发生，end up结束， take up 开始从事，turn up出现。

18.A 考查形容词。事实上没有家庭作业会让孩子们幸福，但是会损害孩子们的分数。表示“没有家庭作业”，用no。

19.D 考查固定短语。毕竟，研究表明接受更多的教育有助于获得更高收入的工作。first of all 首先， for all尽管， at all根本，after all毕竟。

20.B 考查固定短语。毕竟，研究表明接受更多的教育有助于获得更高收入的工作。exists in 存在于，contributes to有助于， results from由……引起， relies on依靠。