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c.generalpublicsupportd.rapideconomicgrowth

3.ItcanbeinferredthenationalfromthepassagethatmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesin1955viewedthenationaleconomywithanairof_________.

a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion

4.WhichofthefollowingwereLEASTsatisfiedwiththenationaleconomyinthe1950’s?

a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers

5.ThepassagestatesthatincomavailableforspendingintheU.S.wasgreaterin1955thanin1950.Howmuchwasit?

a.60％b.50％c.33％d.90％

参考答案

1-5cdabc

二、（UnitonePassage1）

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:

nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:

buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:

wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.

B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.

C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.

D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.

2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatisto__.

A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.

B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.

C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.

D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.

3.Intheauthor’sopinion,marriage___.

A.affordsgreaterfun.B.leadstoraisingchildren.

C.indicatescommitment.D.endsinpain.

4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren___.

A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight’ssleep.

B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.

C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.

D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.

5.Ifonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill__.

A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.

B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.

C.giveafreehandtomoney.

D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.

答案：

CBCDB

三、Thenewsthatfouroutof10shopswillhavetoshutinthenextfiveyears,castingfurtherdoubtonthefutureofthebeleagueredBritishhighstreet,neednotbegreetedwithdismay.

beleagueredadj.被围困的；

四面楚歌的

dismayn.灰心；

沮丧；

惊慌v.使沮丧；

使惊慌

Thereisnoreasontobedownhearted–weshouldembracechange.Thiscouldbeverypositive.Myhopeisthatthedisappearanceoflargeretailerswillprovideanopportunityforyoungentrepreneurstosetupinaffordablerentalshopfrontsandmarketunits.Istartedmyfirstfashionbusiness,RedorDead,inCamdenmarketandKensingtonmarket30yearsago,andinmanywaystodayfeelsliketheearly80sandweareseeingarenaissanceofavariationoftheserendipitousmarket.InWembley,northLondon,shopshaveclosedonthehighstreetandhavebeenturnedintomulti-businessoutletsbytheAsiancommunity.InGateshead,thereareexamplesofcreativecommunitiesgettingtogetherandattemptingtoreuseemptyspacessuchastheShedprojectonGatesheadHighStreetwhere,workingwiththecouncil,theyhavebroughtvibrancybacktothisareaofatownthatwassinkingfast.Ithassosuccessfullytransformedalarge,formerbedretailer（theBedShed）thatasecondShedwillbeopeningsoon.

Butforanynew-stylehighstreettoworkrequiresgoodtowncentreplanningandthecornerstoneofthisiscommonsense.Mostofuswantplacesthatgiveuseverythingweneedtofulfilourlives.Giveusatowncentrewherewecanliveinanaffordablehome,walk,cycleortakeeasypublictransporttoemployment,beabletogotothecinema,theatre,gallery,nightcluborgig,kickaballinaparkwithourmatesorourkids,readabookunderamagnoliatree,maybegrowabitofvegonanallotment,watchabitofsport,whileawaythetimeatacafeorabar,shopatcoolindependentstores.Wehavetodevelopplacesthatpeoplewanttoseeandbeseenin.Mostofuslovepeoplewatching,getabuzzfromotherhumanbeings.Idon'

tbelievewewanttodomostofourshoppingonline,especiallyaswearespendingmoreandmoreofourworkinglivesinfrontofascreen.

Vancouverisacitythathasgotitright.Itboastsawonderfulnaturalsettingbutitdoesn'

trelyonitsnaturalbeautyforliveability.Itscommitmenttothe"

greenagenda"

andtheserendipityofbeingabletofindindependentcafes,second-handvinylrecordstoresandvintageclothesstoresrightnexttothebigbrandsgivesthecityanambienceBritishcitieshavelosttothelandvaluegreedexertedbypension-fundlandlordsandshort-sightedcouncils.

Closertohome,Copenhagenhasensuredithasn'

tdriftedtowardsthe"

clonetown"

statusbestoweduponmostindistinguishableBritishtownsandcities.Therearestreetsfullofquirkystart-upbusinessesnexttochainstoresandithasemployedurbandesignerssuchasJanGehltoensurethecityisajoytowalkaroundandcarsarerelegatedtofourthplacebehindwalking,cycling（whatagreatcyclinginfrastructuretheyhaveestablished）andpublictransport.

Butwecan'

talwayswaitforgovernmenttodelivertheinfrastructure.Wehaveto"

haveago"

ourselvesatmakingsmallshopswork.

Ourvisionforthenew-stylehighstreetwillbeonshowatthepop-uphighstreetatourvintagefestivalatBoughtonHouse,Northampton,thisJuly.Thevintagehighstreetisaplacetopromenade,shop,watchstreetartists,eatanddrinkandjustsitandtakeinthemagicofthehighstreet,withtheauthenticityofafilmset,inthemiddleofawonderfullandscape.Butforourvisionstobecomearealityinourtownsandcities,wetheconsumerswillhavetofrequentthegalleries,cafesandnewindependentstoresthatriseoutoftheashesofthetiredoldretailchains.

downheartedadj.垂头丧气的；

无精打采的shopfront店面；

门面renaissancen.新生；

复活Renaissance（欧洲14-16世纪）文艺复兴serendipityn.意外新发现

vinylrecord黑胶唱片vintageclothes复古的衣裳ambiencen.气氛，布景exertv.运用；

发挥；

施以影响driftto转向quirkyadj.古怪的；