填空题The situation today is obviously quite different______(和50年前的).

填空题{{B}}SectionB{{/B}}{{B}}PassageOne{{/B}}Doesmoneybuyhappiness?Not!Ah,butwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?Manyofussmirk(傻笑，假笑)andnod.Thereis,webelieve,someconnectionbetweenfiscalfitnessandemotionalfulfillment.ThreeinfourAmericancollegians(大学生)nowconsiderit"veryimportant"or"essential"thattheybecome"verywellofffinancially."Moneymatters.Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaccordlife'snecessities,increasingaffluencematterssurprisinglylittle.Thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis"surprisinglyweak,"observedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone1B-nationstudyof170,000people.Oncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.Thesecondpieceofpie,orthesecond100,000,nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes'100wealthiestAmericanshaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth:itsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,buthavingitdoesn'tguaranteehappiness.Happinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.Hasourhappinessfloatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?Arewehappiertodaythanin1940s,whentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?Actually,wearenot.Since1957,thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyare"veryhappy"hasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhile,thedivorceratehasdoubled,theteensuicideratehasnearlytripled(使成三倍),theviolentcrimeratehasnearlyquadrupled(使成四倍)(evenaftertherecentdecline),andmorepeoplethanever(especiallyteensandyoungadults)aredepressed.Thissoaringwealthandshrinkingspiritiscalled"theAmericanparadox".Morethanever,wehavebighousesandbrokenhomes,highincomesandlowmorale,securedrightsanddiminishedcivility.Weexcelatmakingalivingbutoftenfailatmakingalife.Wecelebrateourprosperitybutyearnforapurpose.Wecherishourfreedomsbutlongforconnection.Inanageofplenty,wefeelspiritualhunger.

填空题For many students

填空题Many state colleges and universities develop from the____________ operated about 200 years ago.

填空题Children love Soft drinks, _____________ (因为它味道很甜而且有多种口味).

填空题We are all for your proposal that ____________________(推迟讨论).

填空题Could the reason for the world's economic misfortunes all come down to finger length? Although certainly an oversimplification of our (47) troubles, scientists have shown that financial traders who lose the biggest dollars are more (48) to have shorterring fingers than index fingers. Former Wall Street trader and scientist John Coates of the University of Cambridge wondered whether finger ratio really correlated with trader success. His team (49) that traders with the lowest index-to-ring-finger ratios made the most money over a 20-month period, even when the researchers controlled for years of experience. They averaged the (50) of $1,232,590, nearly six times more than that of men with (51) ratios. "I almost fell off my chair," says Coates. "I could not believe what I was seeing." Tim Harford, a columnist for the Financial Times and author of The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World, calls the study "fascinating." He says he's glad to see that economists have (52) . looking at financial markets in terms of natural (53) instead of looking at them in terms of rational people making rational decisions. Coates, (54) , says it is important to note that this study (55) on only one type of trading, and increased confidence and quick reactions may in fact be an obstacle to those trading over long periods of time, like investors at hedge funds and investment banks. "Each (56) of trading may require a different set of traits," he says.A) focusesB) startedC) howeverD) figureE) strengthensF) likelyG) equivalentH) styleI) highJ) conventional K) found L) studied M) moreover N) selection O) current

填空题As students, we must not relax our efforts to engage ______ our study so as to serve society and our nation in the future.

填空题Conflict resolution is an extremely important communication experience;here are a tew suggestions tor preparing for resolving conflict. Try to fight in (36) . When you air your conflicts in front of others,you create a variety of other problems. You may feel you have to save face and therefore use (37) to win the argument rather than to resolve the conflict. You may become so (38) by the image that others will have of you that you forget you have a relationship problem to resolve. Also, you run the risk of (39) your partner in front of others, which may create resentment and (40) . Be sure you're each ready to fight~ Although conflicts (41) at the most inopportune times, you can choose the time to resolve them. (42) your partner when she or he comes home after a hard day of work may not be the right time. Make sure you're both (43) free and ready. Know what you're fighting about. (44) . The problem at the center of the conflict is merely an excuse to express anger. (45) . Instead, the underlying hostility, anger, and frustration need to be addressed. Fight about problems that can be solved. (46) . Instead,it creates additional difficulties.

填空题Basically, there are two problems with regard to recycling: one is______; the other ______.

填空题______ (他不愿意接受母亲的建议) annoyed her.