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I.词汇填空
Directions:
Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeuseonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.publicB.inadequate
C.loweredD.releasedE.disappointment
F.castingG.possibilityH.objective
I.desperatelyJ.balanceK.compared
WhyAren’tWomenHappier?
Whyaren’twomenhappierthesedays?
That’sthequestionraisedbyathought-provokingstudy,TheParadoxofDecliningFemaleHappiness,__31__lastmonth.Theresearchshowedthatoverthepast35yearswomen’shappinesshasdeclined,both__32__tothepastandrelativetomeneventhoughthelivesofwomenintheUShaveimprovedinrecentdecadesbymost__33__measures.
Theresearch,byUniversityofPennsylvaniaeconomistsStevensonandWolfers,andmade__34__bytheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch,foundthedeclineinhappinesstobewidespreadamongwomenacrossavarietyofdemographic(人口统计的)groups.Theresearchers,forinstance,measuredsimilardeclinesinhappinessamongwomenwhoweresingleparentsandmarriedparents,“__35__doubtonthehypothesis(假设)thattrendsinmarriageanddivorce,singleparenthoodorwork/family__36__areattherootofthehappinessdeclinesamongwomen,”theywrote.
Onetheoryforthedeclineinhappinessisthatexpectationsforworkplaceandgeneraladvancementwereraisedtoohighbythewomen’smovementandwomenmightfeel__37__fornot“havingitall,”asaLosAngelesTimescolumnistrecentlyputit.
Theresearchersacknowledgethat’sa__38__:
“Ifthewomen’smovementraisedwomen’sexpectationsfasterthansocietywasabletomeetthem,”thepapersays,“theywouldbemorelikelytoexperience__39__intheirlives.”Buttheyaddthingscouldchangeforthebetter:
“Aswomen’sexpectationsmoveintoadjustmentwiththeirexperiences,thisdeclineinhappinessmayreverse.”
Readers,whydoyouthinkwomenareunhappierthaninthepast?
Doyouthinkthatifexpectationsfor“havingitall”were__40__to“moveintoadjustmentwithexperiences,”womenmightbehappier?
AstatusesB.relevantlyC.reservesD.highlightingE.population
F.estimated
G.downgradedH.drivingI.criticallyJ.enforcedK.reverse
Goodnewsforgiantpandalovers:
thecuteandcuddlycreaturehasjustbeenbroughtbackfromtheedgeofextinction.
TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN)__31__thespeciesfrom“endangered”to“vulnerable”astheunionreleaseditsupdatedRedListonSept.4atHawaiiwiththeir__32__growingby17percentinthedecadeleadingupto2014.
Chineseconservationefforts,includingforestprotectionandreforestation,areconsideredtobethe__33__forcebehindtheanimal'
sre-prosperity.Thenumberofpanda__34__inChinahasalsojumpedto67,from13in1992.Nearlytwo-thirdsofallwildpandaslivethere.Restoringthepanda’shabitathasgiventhembacktheirspacewithfoodavailabletothem.
Apartfromgiantpandas,theTibetanAntelopehasalsomovedfrom“endangered”to“nearthreatened”.AccordingtoastatementfromIUCN,theanimal'
snumbershaveshrunkseverely-droppingfromaround1milliontoa(n)__35__65,000--72,500inthe1980sandearly1990s-duetocommercialpoaching(偷猎).Rigorousprotectionhassincebeen__36__toprotectthebeastsandthepopulationisnowlikelytobebetween100,000and150,000.
Despitetheimproved__37__,wildanimalslikethegiantpandaandtheTibetanAntelopestillfacechallenges.TheIUCNwarned,forexample,thatongoingthreatsfromclimatechangecouldeliminatemorethan35percentofthepanda'
sbamboohabitatinthenext80years,whichwould__38__thespeciesrecentgains.
Goodprogresshasbeenmadebutthereisstillworktodo.TheIUCNRedListofThreatenedSpeciesisdevotedto__39__speciesfromaroundtheworldandtheirstatusesinrelationtotheirriskofextinction.Thelistcurrentlyhaseightcategories,includingextinct,extinctinthewild,__40__endangered,endangered,vulnerable,nearthreatened,leastconcernanddatadeficient.Thesecategoriesarebasedoncriteriarelatingtopopulationtrends,sizeandstructure,andgeographicrange.
II.完形填空精选
Aboutfiveyearsago,whenthefirstgenerationofwearablefitnesstrackersbecamepopular,theywereannouncedasthedawnofarevolution.Healthexpertsandbusniesspeoplealikesaidthatgivingpeopleaccesstoreal-timecalorie(卡路里)-burningandstep-countdatawouldinspirethemtoloseweight,eatbetterand-mostimportant-____41____more.ButevenastheU.S.marketfor___42____deviceshits$7billionthisyear,there’sevidencethattheirpromiseisn’tquitepayingoff.
TheU.S.hasanexerciseproblem,with28%ofAmericansages50andoverconsideredwholly___43____.Thatmeans31millionadultsmovenomorethanisnecessarytoperformthemostb