C

You don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough.

The institute opened its door last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying $ 200 an hour for lessons on how to feel great.

“You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute.

Experts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets (财产)and other financial factors. As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.

Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that.

Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness.

Many decades ago, the sage (圣人、哲人)of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning $100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband”.

Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off materially.

“The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do:

Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you---poorer, smaller house and

car,” said Sharp.

The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account”.

“If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp.

A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney (肾脏) transplant and heart surgery in recent years.

64. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. You may increase your happiness levels after attending the classes at The Happiness Institute.

B. Most of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn more.

C. Earn $100 more than your wife’s sister’s husband if you want to be happy.

D. Both Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy.

65. The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word______.

A. healthy　 　　B. unhealthy　 　　　C. free　 　　　D. wealthy

66. The author wrote the passage to tell us_____.

A. happiness is everything

B. wealth is the foundation of happiness

C. we can’t have fun at The Happiness Institute

D. money doesn’t always mean happiness

67. According to the passage, happiness mainly depends on_____.

A. income, assets and other financial factors

B. additional wealth apart from the satisfaction of the basic needs of shelter and food

C. things like attitude, life control and relationships

D. society development

B

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Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over (被绊倒)Sheba.

“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医).

When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

　　 “Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

　　 “Sure.” said the doctor.

　　 　Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more　entering the hallway,　 the phone by the door began to ring.

　　 　“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”

　　 　At that moment, a police car screeched (发出尖锐的声音)to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.

“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now. ”

Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man,　 who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

　　 “My God, ” said Joanne,　 “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

　　 “I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”

56. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？

　　 A. To walk her dog.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To see her doctor.

　　 C. To attend a club meeting.　　　　　　 　　 D. To play tennis with her friends.

57. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again　　　　　　 .

　 　　A. to dress up for the meeting　　　　 　 　　 B. to phone the police station

　 　　C. to catch the badly hurt burglar　　　 　 　　 D. to wait for her dog to be cured　

58. From the passage, we can infer that　　　　　 .

　 　　A. Sheba fought against the burglar

　 　　B. the police found the burglar had broken in

　 　　C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

　 　　D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

59. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is　　　　　　 .

　 　　A. clever　　 　　　　　 B. friendly　　 　　　　　 C. frightening 　　　　　 　D. devoted

35. The number of traffic accidents that _______ in developing countries _______ increasing.

A. happen; is 　　B. happens; is　 　　C. happens; are　 　　D. happen; are

34. --- Would you do me a favor and carry these books?

　 --- ________.

　 A. Yes, that’s right　　　 B. No trouble　　　 C. No wonder　　　 D. With pleasure

33. _______ is necessary for you to lock the car when you don’t use it.

A. What　　 B. This　　　 C. It　　　 D. That

32. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _______ all four people on board.

A. killed　　 B. killing　　　 C. kills　　　 D. to kill

31. My breakfast mainly ________ chocolate-covered biscuits and glasses of milk.

A. consists of　　 B. makes up　　 C. makes of　　 D. consists in