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C.ThefirstinsurancecompanyinLondon.
D.Farmers.
22.Insurancemeans________.
A.Protectionagainstthelossesfromthestorms
B.protectionagainstillness
C.Protectionagainstaccidents
D.alloftheabove
23.Thefirstmoderninsurancecompanyoffered________.
A.lifeinsurance
B.fireinsurance
C.anewkindofinsurance
D.bothAandB
24.Whydomostpeoplebuysomekindofinsurancetoday?
A.Insurancewillkeeptheirhomesfromburning.
B.Peoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.
C.Insurancewillpayforsafety.
D.Theinsurancecompaniesgrowrapidly.
B
RecentlyChinesesocietyhasseenafloweringofanewvocabulary.Perhapsthemostinterestinghasbeenthedivisionofpeopleintotribes(zuinChinese).
Thepainsoftheyizu,ortheanttribe,havebeenwellknown—recentgraduatesfromoutsidethemaincitieswhomovetourbanareas,livecheaplyandworkhard,ofteninlowpaidjobs.Perhapslesswellknownarethekenlaozu,thebitetheoldtribe,thosebetween25and35whoareoutofwork,stillathomeanddependingcompletelyonMumandDad.Manyofthetribes,inevitably(必然地),aremadeupofpeoplelookingforlove.Thereisthejiawanzu,themarrythebowltribe.Theseareyoungwomensearchingforthemoststablehusbands,theoneswhoholdgovernmentjobs.Theshanhunzu,orlighteningmarriagetribe,marryfastandsometimesseparatefaster.Theyshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeyinhunzu,thehiddenmarriagetribe.Thesearewomenintheir20swhohidethefactthattheyaremarried.Andifyoucanonlyaffordapostagestampofanapartment,you'
reprobablyamemberofthewojuzu,thesnailhousetribe.
Youcanbelongtomorethanonetribe.Mostmembersoftheanttribealsobelongtothebenbenzu,therushrushtribe,towhich,infact,mosturbanChinesebelong.Allthatrushingaroundcancreatealotofanger,leadingtothenieniezu,thecrushcrushtribe,sonamedbecausetheygointosupermarketsandtakeouttheirangerbystandinginthepassagescrushingpacketsofinstantnoodles.
Anotherfamousoneistheyueguangzu,ormoonlighttribe,sonamedbecausetheChinesecharactersfor“moonlight”soundthesameasthephrase“spendallyourmonthlysalary”.Theirparentssaveeverycoin,butlifefortheseyoungpeopleisjusttospend,spendandspend.
25.Whoprobablybelongtotheanttribe?
A.Graduatesintheir20s.
B.Youngwomenlookingforlove.
C.Peoplebetween25and35.
D.Graduatesfromthecountryside.
26.Ifyouliveonyourparents,youareamemberof________.
A.thebitetheoldtribe
B.theanttribe
C.themarrythebowltribe
D.thesnailhousetribe
27.Mostyoungpeopleinthebigcityhaveto________.
A.dependcompletelyonMumandDad
B.rusharoundtomakealiving
C.hidethefactthattheyaremarried
D.spendalltheirmonthlysalary
28.What'
sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Chineserecentsociety
B.China'
smostfamoustribe
C.China'
snewtribes
D.Theyoungpeopleincities
C
IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractive,funfilledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.
Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelonglastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.
IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoexcitingparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir(回忆录)aftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:
depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildren,andlongtimeloneliness.
Thewaypeopleholdontothebeliefthatafunfilled,painfreelifeequateshappinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue.Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.
Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,chantableworkandselfimprovement.
29.Accordingtothepassage,“funactivities”________.
A.arethethingswedobeforewefindhappiness
B.couldprovidelonglastpositiveeffects
C.willleadustothetruehappiness
D.mayhelpusrelaxandforgetourproblemssometimes
30.Intheauthor'
sopinion,thoseHollywoodstars________.
A.possesshappinessbecausetheyarerichandfamous
B.experiencealmostallkindsofhappythings
C.tellushappinessisn'
tequaltofunusingtheirownstories
D.havetosufferalotbeforetheybecomesuccessful
31.Itisdifficultforpeopletofindrealhappinessbecause________.
A.theybelievehappinessisthefunlifewithoutpain
B.theyfindpainequalsunhappiness
C.theyfeartolosewhattheyalreadyhaveinlife
D.Theyareafraidalltheireffortswereinvain
32.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.
A.describethedifferencebetweenhappinessandfun
B.showthetruemeaningofhappiness
C.encouragepeopletopursuefunactivities
D.advisepeopletofindtheirreallife
D
Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?
Trysomeoftheseplaces:
Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'
interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghandmadepieces,travellingexhibits,booksignings(签名)bychildren'
sfavouritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.
Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.
GotoaYouththeatre.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Preshowplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet(木偶)makingandstagemakeuparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.
Tryhandsonscience.Visitoneofthemanyhandsonsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplaylandsaregreatfunforkidsandgrownupsalike.They'
llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding.Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.
33.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit________.
A.aYouththeatre
B.anartmuseum
C.anaturalhistorymuseum
D.ahandsonsciencemuseum
34.WhatcankidsdoataYouththeatre?
A.Lookatrockcollections.
B.Seedinosaurmodels.
C.Watchpuppetmaking.
D.Giveperformances.
35.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Asciencetextbook.B.Atouristmap.
C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.
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DecisionMaking
Makingdecisioninlifecanbeadifficulttask.__36__Infact,thedecisionsyoumaketodaywillnotonlyinfluenceyourfuture,butalsootherPeopleandtheworldinwhichyoulive.
Decisionmakinginvolvesthinking,talking,andsearchingforinformationrelatedtoaproblem.__37__Youdothisbytalkingwithotherswhoknowaboutthesubject,goingtothelibrary,andthinkingabouttwoormoresolutions.
__38__Anexampleisyourtenyearoldcarbreaksdownandneedsmuchmoneytorepair.Youneedtransportationtogettowork,doshopping,anddealwithothertasks.Youmustdecidethebestwaytospendthefamily'
smoney.
Indeciding—ormakingadecision—thereisasixstepprocess:
*Define(明确)theproblem.Understandtheproblemclearly