Question

12．Which comes first，happiness or money？Are richer people happier？And if so，how do people get much richer？A recent study could tell you the answer．
The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults tended to have higher incomes by the time they turned 29．Those who were happiest earned an average of $8，000 more than those who were the most depressed．
The researchers，from University College London and the University of Warwick，say that very gloomy teens，no matter how tall or smart they were，earned 10% less than their peers，while the happier ones earned up to 30% more．
Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school，college and the job interview，chiefly because they always feel better about life．It may also 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 dollars in terms of workplace happiness．In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women，Alas （the same gene doesn't appear to have the same 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．
The big question is：if it is really true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids，is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework？The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades．Studies do show，after all，that more education leads to betterpaid jobs，which may give us a deep thought．
"These findings show that the teenagers'happiness is important to their future success，"one of the report's authors writes．"But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork．"

28．What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study？A
   A．Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier．
   B．Money can make people become happier．
   C．Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all．
   D．Schoolwork can help teens achieve success．
29．The main reason why happier people have more chances to succeed is thatC．
   A．they are easy to communicate with others
   B．they are good at doing their schoolwork
   C．they are hopeful and optimistic about their life
   D．they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day
30．The underlined word"gloomy"in Paragraph 3 probably means"A"．
   A．upset            B．glorious              C．happy             D．wealthy
31．What can be the best title for the text？D
   A．The way to educate kids．           B．The source of happiness．
   C．How to achieve your goal            D．The secret of being wealthier．

Answer 1

分析 本文討論如何讓人變得更富有，幸福與富有有密切的關(guān)系．經(jīng)過對(duì)青少年的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)感到最幸福的青年人比感到最不幸福的青年人收入高．調(diào)查還發(fā)現(xiàn)，家庭作業(yè)會(huì)傷害青少年，不會(huì)讓青少年感到幸福．青少年的幸福對(duì)他們未來的成功很重要．

解答 28---31 ACAD
28．答案A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段的"These findings show that the teenagers'happiness is important to their future success，"青少年的幸福對(duì)他們未來的成功很重要．故選A．
29．答案C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段的Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school，college and a job interview，chiefly because they always feel better about life．可知感到較幸福的青少年更容易考上大學(xué)，找到工作，主要是因?yàn)樗麄兛偸歉械缴�活更美好，所以說態(tài)度樂觀．故選C．
30．答案A．詞義猜測(cè)題．第三段中while表示比對(duì)，while后面句子的主語(yǔ)是 the happier，幸福的人所以while 前面的句子主語(yǔ)應(yīng)是不幸福的人，傷心的．故選A．
31．答案D．標(biāo)題歸納題．本文主要討論的是幸福能讓人更富有，故選D．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 科普類文章一般由標(biāo)題（Head line），導(dǎo)語(yǔ)（Introduction），背景（Back ground），主體（Main body）和結(jié)尾（End）五部分構(gòu)成．標(biāo)題是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括，但根據(jù)歷年的高考情況來看，這類閱讀理解材料一般不給標(biāo)題，而要同學(xué)們選擇標(biāo)題．導(dǎo)語(yǔ)一般位于整篇文章的首段．背景交待一個(gè)事實(shí)的起因．主體則對(duì)導(dǎo)語(yǔ)概括的事實(shí)進(jìn)行詳細(xì)敘述，這一部分命題往往最多，因此，閱讀時(shí)，同學(xué)們要把這部分作為重點(diǎn)．結(jié)尾往往也是中心思想的概括，并與導(dǎo)語(yǔ)相呼應(yīng)，命題者常在此要設(shè)計(jì)一道推理判斷題．在進(jìn)行推理判斷時(shí)，同學(xué)們一定要以閱讀材料所提供的科學(xué)事實(shí)為依據(jù)，同時(shí)所得出的結(jié)論還應(yīng)符合基本的科普常識(shí)．