He gladly _____ the offer to teach at the school.

　 A. promised 　 B. agreed

　 C. received 　 D. accepted

 

★Money and Happiness★

A Guide to Living the Good Life

Author: Laura Rowley

Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2008)

Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.

★Happiness★

The Science Behind Your Smile

Author: Daniel Nettle

Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2008)

This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.

★The Happiness Makeover★

How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

Author: M. J. Ryan

Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2008)

Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:

Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.

Learn to think confidently.

Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.

★Health and Happiness★

Hormones and Qualities Llives

Author: Steven F. Hotze

Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2008)

Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(症状) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.

In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.

Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷尔蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.

According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out?

   A. A Guide to Living the Good Life

B. Hormones and Qualities Lives

   C. How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

D. The Science Behind Your Smile

If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _________________________________.

   A. Money and Happiness                   B. Happiness

   C. The Happiness Makeover                D. Health and Happiness

Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally?

   A. Laura Rowley’s.     B. M. J. Ryan’s.     C. Daniel Nettle’s.    D. Steven F. Hotze’s.

Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. What Is Happiness?                     B. Recent Books on Happiness

   C. Money and Happiness                   D. How to Keep Yourself Happy

Monkeys prefer heavy metal to classical music, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin whose findings are published this week in Biology Letters.

Scientists played a selection of music to a group of South American cotton-top monkeys but the only sound that got a reaction were from the heavy metal band Metallica. They were seemingly disinterested in Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis and Bach, but after the beautiful sound of Master of Puppets by Metallica was played the monkeys calmed down.

"Monkeys interpret rising and falling sounds differently than humans. Oddly, their only response to several samples of human music was a calming response to the heavy-metal band Metallica," said Professor Charles Snowdon, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Rather than making them excited or aggressive, the heavy metal tracks had a comforting effect. Dr Snowdon, who teamed up with National Symphony Orchestra musican David Teie, also played the monkeys music composed specifically for them. Although they enjoyed Metallica, they were much more interested in these pieces.

A melody(乐曲) based on the short calls of scared monkeys led to anxiety levels rapidly growing, researchers found, while one based on long calls the creatures make when they are happy had a calming effect.

Frans B.M. de Waal, a professor of psychology at Emory University who studies animals, said the findings appear to say more about how monkeys respond to the sounds they make than they do about music or the evolution of music.

Dr Snowdon no longer has a monkey colony to use in his research, but he said his co-author David Teie is exploring the concept of music for cats.

"If we understand how we can affect their emotional states through using musical sound and aspects of our speech, maybe those of us living with companion animals can have a better relationship with them, too," Snowdon said.

1.The research mentioned in the passage is mainly about ______.

A. the change of music over time         B. animals’ response to music

C. special music for animals               D. the origin of music

2.When the monkeys heard the music they liked, they ______.

A. looked anxious                       B. became restless

C. felt at ease                             D. made long calls

3.According to the passage, the monkeys are most interested in the music ______.

A. of Led Zeppelin                        B. of Miles Davis

C. of Metallica                            D. specially composed for them

4.The aim of the research, according to Professor Snowdon, is to ______.

A. build better ties between animals and humans

B. compare monkeys and cats in term of music

C. develop new music based on animals’ calls

D. find better ways to keep animals under control

 

Nothing can stop a _____ student _____ his mind to give up his studies.   

A. promised; to change                      B. promised; changing  

C. promising; changing                      D. promising; to change

★Money and Happiness★

A Guide to Living the Good Life

Author: Laura Rowley

Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2008)

Laura Rowley helps us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.

★Happiness★

The Science Behind Your Smile

Author: Daniel Nettle

Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2008)

This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.

★The Happiness Makeover★

How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

Author: M. J. Ryan

Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2008)

Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:

Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.

Learn to think confidently.

Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.

★Health and Happiness★

Hormones and Qualities Llives

Author: Steven F. Hotze

Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2008)

Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(症状) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.

In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.

Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷尔蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.

72. According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to come out?

   A. A Guide to Living the Good Life

B. Hormones and Qualities Llives

   C. How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day

D. The Science Behind Your Smile

73. If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _________________________________.

   A. Money and Happiness                   B. Happiness

   C. The Happiness Makeover                D. Health and Happiness

74. Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally?

   A. Laura Rowley’s.     B. M. J. Ryan’s.     C. Daniel Nettle’s.    D. Steven F. Hotze’s.

75. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. What Is Happiness?                     B. Recent Books on Happiness

   C. Money and Happiness                   D. How to Keep Yourself Happy