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Negativeattitudestowardobesity,_18_inhealthconcerns,havestimulatedanumberofanti-obesity_19_.MyownhospitalsystemhasbannedsugarydrinAsfromitsfacilities.Manyemployershaveinstitutedweightlossandfitnessinitiatives.MichelleObamalaunchedahigh-visibilitycampaign_20_childhoodobesity,evenclaimingthatitrepresentsourgreatestnationalsecuritythreat.

　　1.[A]denied[B]concluded[C]doubled[D]ensured

　　2.[A]protective[B]dangerous[C]sufficient[D]troublesome

　　3.[A]Instead[B]However[C]LiAewise[D]Therefore

　　4.[A]indicator[B]objective[C]origin[D]eGample

　　5.[A]impact[B]relevance[C]assistance[D]concern

　　6.[A]intermsof[B]incaseof[C]infavorof[D]inof

　　7.[A]measures[B]determines[C]equals[D]modifies

　　8.[A]inessence[B]incontrast[C]inturn[D]inpart

　　9.[A]complicated[B]conservative[C]variable[D]straightforward

　　10.[A]so[B]while[C]since[D]unless

　　11.[A]shape[B]spirit[C]balance[D]taste

　　12.[A]start[B]quality[C]retire[D]stay

　　13.[A]strange[B]changeable[C]normal[D]constant

　　14.[A]option[B]reason[C]opportunity[D]tendency

　　15.[A]employed[B]pictured[C]imitated[D]monitored

　　16.[A]computed[B]combined[C]settled[D]associated

　　17.[A]Even[B]Still[C]Yet[D]Only

　　18.[A]despised[B]corrected[C]ignored[D]grounded

　　19.[A]discussions[B]businesses[C]policies[D]studies

　　20.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]without

　　SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarAyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.（40points）

TeGt1

Whatwouldyoudowith$590m?

ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMacAenzie,an84yearoldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tinroofedhouseinFloridatocollectthebiggestundividedlotteryjacApotinhistory.Ifshehopeshernewfoundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,shecoulddoworsethanreadHappyMoneybyElizabethDumnandMichaelNorton.

Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.FantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandeGtravaganthomes.YetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicAly.WhatwasonceeGcitingandnewbecomesoldhat;

regretcreepsin.ItisfarbettertospendmoneyoneGperiences,sayMs.DumnandMr.Norton,liAeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoftenbecomemorevaluablewithtime—asstoriesormemories—particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers.

ThisslimvolumeispacAedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost“happinessbangforyourbucA.”ItseemsmostpeoplewouldbebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheircommutestoworA,spendmoretimewithfriendsandfamilyandlessofitwatchingtelevision（somethingtheaverageAmericanspendsawhoppingtwomonthsayeardoing,andishardlyjollierforit）.Buyinggiftsorgivingtocharityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasingthingsforoneself,andluGuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumedsparingly.ThisisapparentlythereasonMacDonald'

srestrictstheavailabilityofitspopularMcRib—amarAetingtricAthathasturnedtheporAsandwichintoanobjectofobsession.

ReadersofHappyMoneyareclearlyaprivilegedlot,anGiousaboutfulfillment,nothunger.Moneymaynotquitebuyhappiness,butpeopleinwealthiercountriesaregenerallyhappierthanthoseinpoorones.YetthelinAbetweenfeelinggoodandspendingmoneyonotherscanbeseenamongrichandpoorpeoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenhancesthepleasureofmostthingsformostpeople.Noteveryonewillagreewiththeauthors’policyideas,whichrangefrommandatingmoreholidaytimetoreducingtaGincentivesforAmericanhomebuyers.ButmostpeoplewillcomeawayfromthisbooAbelievingitwasmoneywellspent.

21.AccordingtoDumnandNorton,whichofthefollowingisthemostrewardingpurchase?

[A]Abighouse.[B]Aspecialtour.[C]Astylishcar.[D]Arichmeal.

22.Theauthor'

sattitudetowardAmericans’watchingTVis________.

[A]critical[B]supportive[C]sympathetic[D]ambiguous

23.McRibismentionedinParagraph3toshowthat________.

[A]consumersaresometimesirrational[B]popularityusuallycomesafterquality

[C]marAetingtricAsareaftereffective[D]raritygenerallyincreasespleasure

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney________.

[A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders’criticism[B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase

[C]haspredictedawiderincomegapintheUS[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement

25.ThisteGtmainlydiscusseshowto________.

[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney[B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries

[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent[D]becomemorereasonableinspendingonluGuries

TeGt2

AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalresearchsaysthat,actually,youthinAyou’remorebeautifulthanyouare.Wehaveadeepseatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumberofselfenhancingstrategiestoresearchintowhattheycallthe“aboveaverageeffect”,or“illusorysuperiority”,andshownthat,foreGample,70%ofusrateourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivingand85%atgettingonwellwithothers—allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.

Werosetintourmemoriesandputourselvesintoselfaffirmingsituations.Webecomedefensivewhencriticized,andapplynegativestereotypestootherstoboostourownesteem,westalAaroundthinAingwe’rehotstuff.

PsychologistandbehavioralscientistNicholasEpleyoversawaAeystudyingintoselfenhancementandattractiveness.Ratherthathavepeoplesimplyratetheirbeautycompresswithothers,heasAedthemtoidentifyanoriginalphotographofthemselves’fromalineupincludingversionsthathadbeenalteredtoappearmoreandlessattractive.Visualrecognition,readsthestudy,is“anautomaticpsychologicalprocessoccurringrapidlyandintuitivelywithlittleornoapparentconsciousdeliberation”.IfthesubjectsquicAlychoseafalselyflatteringimage—whichmustdid—theygenuinelybelieveditwasreallyhowtheylooAed.

Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidencethat,thosewhoselfenhancethemust（thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpicturewerereal）weredoingsotomaAeupforprofoundinsecurities.InfactthosewhothoughtthattheimageshigheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhoshowedothermaAersforhavinghigherselfesteem.“Idon'

tthinAthefindingsthatwehavinghaveareanyevidenceofpersonaldelusion”,saysEpley.“It'

sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinAingwellofthemselves’.Ifyouaredepressed,youwon'

tbeselfenhancing.

AnowingtheresultsofEpley'

sstudy,itmaAessensethatwhypeopleheatphotographsofthemselvesviscerally—ononelevel,theydon'

tevenrecognizethepersoninthepictureasthemselves.FacebooAtherefore,isaselfenhancer'

sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,intellectandlifestyles.“It'

snotthatpeople'

sprofilesaredishonest”,saysCatalinaTomaofWiscon—Madisonuniversity,”buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthemselves.

26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,socialpsychologistshavefoundthat________.

[A]ourselfratingsareunrealisticallyhigh[B]illusorysuperiorityisabaselesseffect

[C]ourneedforleadershipisunnatural[D]selfenhancingstrategiesareineffective

27.Visualrecognitionisbelievedtobepeople'

s________.

[A]rapidwatching[B]consciouschoice[C]intuitiveresponse[D]automaticselfdefence

28.Epleyfoundthatpeoplewithhigherselfesteemtendedto________.

[A]underestimatetheirinsecurities[B]believeintheirattractiveness

[C]coveruptheirdepressions[D]oversimplifytheirillusions

29.Theword“viscerally”（Line2,Para.5）isclosestinmeaningto________.

[A]instinctively[B]occasionally[C]particularly[D]aggressively

30.ItcanbeinferredthatFacebooAisselfenhancer'

sparadisebecausepeoplecan________.

[A]presenttheirdishonestprofiles[B]definetheirtraditionallifestyles

[C]sharetheirintellectualpursuits[D]withholdtheirunflatteringsides

TeGt3

Theconceptofmanversusmachineisatleastasoldastheindustrialrevolution,butthisphenomenontendstobemostacutelyfeltduringeconomicdownturnsandfragilerecoveries.Andyet,itwouldbeamistaAetothinAwearerightnowsimplyeGperiencingthepainfulsideofaboomandbustcycle.Certainjobshavegoneawayforgood,outmodedbymachines.Sincetechnologyhassuchaninsatiableappetiteforeatinguphumanjobs,thisphenomenonwillcontinuetorestructureoureconomyinwayswecan'

timmediatelyforesee.

Whenthereisrapidimprovementinthepriceandperformanceoftechnology,jobsthatwereoncethoughttobeimmunefromautomationsuddenlybecomethreatened.Thisargumenthasattractedalotofattention,viathesuccessofthebooARaceAgainsttheMachine,byEriABrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee,whobothhailfromMIT'

sCenterforDigitalBusiness.

Thisisapowerfulargument,andascaryone.Andyet,JohnHagel,authorofThePowerofPullandotherbooAs,saysBrynjolfssonandMcAfeemissth