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3.Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?
Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewsecretofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlylikelythatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two&
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thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.
However,itwasn'
tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whilefightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsattacking,whileadogdoingthesamesignalsgivingin.
Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'
slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk“dog”，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk“cat”．
What'
sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearntoreadeachother'
sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslythought.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'
spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachother.
Themeaningofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon'
tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.
1.Theunderlinedword“swimmingly”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______________.
A.earlyB.quicklyC.sweetlyD.violently
2.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen______________.
A.theyarecoldtoeachother
B.theylookawayfromeachother
C.theyareintroducedatanearlyage
D.theymisunderstandeachother'
ssignals
3.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs______________.
A.havecommoninterests
B.arelessdifferentthanwhatwethought
C.haveacommonbodylanguage
D.arelessintelligentthanwhatweexpected
4.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?
A.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.
B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.
C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.
D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.
4.AnneLaBastillewasborninNewYorkCityandgrewupinNewJersey.HerfirstexperiencewiththewildernesswasintheAdirondacksinthenortheastofNewYork,wheresheworkedatasummerresort（度假胜地）toearnmoneyforcollegetuition（学费）bycaringforthehorses,givingridinglessons,andworkingasawaitress.AndshehadmanychancestobeginheradventureintheAdirondackwilderness.
Annereturnedtoschoolinthefall,butshecontinuedtospendasmuchtimeasshecouldintheAdirondacks.Shegrewtolovehertimealoneinthemountains.Annegraduatedfromcollegewithabachelor'
sdegreeinconservationofnaturalresources（资源）andbeganworkingfortheNationalAudubonSocietyinFloridaasawildlifetourleader.
AlthoughAnnetookgreatpleasureinshowingpeopletheanimalslivingintheFloridaKeysandtheEvergladesNationalPark,shelongedforthemountainsinthenorthernpartsofNewYork.FinallyshedecidedtobuildacabinnearBlackBearLake.Overtheyears,however,moreandmoretouristsbeganhikingnearhercabin.Asaresult,AnnedecidedtobuildanothercabindeeperinthewoodsatLilyPadLake.
Annelivedinthewoodsformostofherlife.Sheenjoyedlivingaloneinthewoods,andherlifewasfartoobusyforhertobelonely.Whenshewasnotwritingbooks,shewrotearticlesforNationalGeographic,Reader'
sDigest,andothermagazines.Inherlateryears,AnneconductedresearchinGuatemalaonanendangeredbirdcalledthegrebe.Shealsolecturednationwideaboutecology.Besides,Anneworkedwithanumberoforganizationsdedicatedto（致力于）conservation.
Asarespectedguide,author,andconservationist,Annenotonlylovedthelandbutalsohadfoundawaytobecomepartofit.
1.Anne'
sworkatthesummerresort______________.
A.showedherloveforlongtours
B.helpedhertoexplorethewilderness
C.earnedherhighadmirationincollege
D.gaveherachancetolearnhorseriding
2.AnnebuilthercabinatLilyPadLakeinorderto______________.
A.liveinthemountains
B.enlargeherlivingspace
C.settleinamorebeautifulplace
D.getawayfromincreasingnumbersoftourists
3.WecanconcludefromthetextthatAnne______________.
A.feltverylonelylivinginthewoods
B.madethewildernessapartofherlife
C.triedtomakemorepeopleawareofthegrebe
D.longedtobeaneditorofNationalGeographic
4.What'
sthemainideaofthetext?
A.AbriefintroductiontoAnne’slife.
B.Anne’sachievements.
C.Anne'
sadventuresinthewilderness.
D.Anne'
spioneeringworkinwildlifeecology.
5.Taxpayers（纳税人）inAmericapaylessinincometaxthanmanyEuropeans,accordingtoaPewResearchCenterreport.Belgiumhasthehighestincometaxrate,atnearly56percentofincome,accordingtotheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,orOECD.TaxpayersintheU.S.paylessthan36percentoftheirincomesintothenationaltreasury.Taxespayforservicesprovidedbythegovernment.TheU.S.ranks25ofthe34developedcountriespolledinthereport.
Anunmarriedpersonwithnochildrenwasusedasanexampleinthereport.InAmerica,anunmarriedperson,withnochildren,makingtheaveragewageof$50,000in2014paid24.8percentoftheirincomeinfederal（联邦的）incometaxandpayrolltaxes（工资税）.AsimilarpersonlivinginBelgiumwouldpay42.3percentoftheirincome.Theaverageamongthe39countriesinthepollwas27.3percentincometax.
ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallyApril15.Thisyear,thedeadlineisApril18.Americantaxpayerscomplainthatwealthypeopleandlargecompaniespaytoolittletax,accordingtoaPewResearchCenterpollfrom2015.
AmericanspaytaxtofundprogramslikeSocialSecurityandMedicaid,accordingtothePewResearchCenter.Lastyear,Americantaxespaidfor$888billioninSocialSecuritybenefits.SocialSecuritypaystheelderlyanincomeaftertheystopworking.Thegovernmentalsopaidmorethan$546billioninMedicaidandMedicarebenefits.Thoseprogramspayforhealthandmedicalcaretopeoplewhocannotaffordit,accordingtotheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities.
1.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.TheincometaxrateofAmericaranks25oftheworld.
B.NocountriesintheworldhaveahigherincometaxthanthatinBelgium.
C.TaxpayersinAmericapaymoreinincometaxthanmanyEuropeans.
D.ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallybetweenApril15andApril18
2.ThemajorityofpeoplebenefitingfromthetaxesinAmericaare________.
A.wealthypeopleandcorporations
B.unmarriedpeople
C.marriedcouples
D.theelderlyretirees
3.HowisPassage2mainlydeveloped?
A.Byshowingdifferences______________B.Byanalyzingcauses
C.BydescribingprocessD.Byexplanations
4.Theauthormainlywantstotellus________.
A.howAmericansusetheirtaxes
B.howmuchdoAmericanspaytheirtaxes
C.thatAmericanspaylessincometaxthanmanyothers
D.thatmanypeoplearecomplainingaboutthetaxes
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6.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Researchershaveshownthatyourtalentforhappinessis,toalargedegree,determinedbyyourgenes（基因）.1.Wecandothisbyovercomingnegativeemotionsanddevelopingpositiveemotions.
Strategy（策略）1:
2.
Thefirststepistomakeachoicetobehappy.InSeekingHappiness,BertrandRussellsaid,“Happinessmustbeanachievementratherthanagiftofthegods,andinthisachievement,effortmustplayagreatpart.”
Onceyou’vedecidedtobehappier,youcanchoosestrategiesforachievinghappiness.
Strategy2:
Developgratitude（感激）.
InAuthenticHappiness,psychologistMartinSeligmanencouragesreaderstoperformadaily“gratitudeexercise”.3.
Strategy3:
Remember,moneycan’tbuyhappiness.
Researchshows:
4.Yes,“wealwaysthinkthatsomethingsarewrongbecausetheycannotbringushappiness.”writesDanielGilbertinStumblingonHappiness.
Strategy4:
Takepartinmeaningfulactivities.
“Peopleareseldomhappier,”saysJackson,“thanwhenthey’redoingmeaningfulactivities.”
Yet,hehasfoundthatthemostcommonleisure（休闲）activity—watchingTV—producessomeofthelowestlevelsofhappiness.5.Activeleisurethathelpsapersongrowdoesnotcomeeasily,hewritesinFindingFlow.
A.Choosetobehappy.
B.Seekhappiness.
C.However,psychologistsbelievewecanpursuehappiness.
D.Thisdrivesbitternessfromourheart,andpromoteshappiness.
E.Happinessisdecidedbymanythings.
F.Togetmoreoutoflife,weneedtoputmoreintoit.
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