20．Do you know what Fear and Faith have in common？Fear believes in a negative future．Faith believes in a positive future．Both believe in something that has not yet happened．So I ask you，if neither the positive nor negative future has happened yet then why not choose to believe in the positive future？
I believe during these challenging times we have a choice between two roads：the positive road and the negative road．And （our bus can't be on two roads） at the same time．So we have to make a choice and this choice determines our belief about the future and the attitude and actions we bring to the present．
I'm not saying we shouldn't have any fear．There are times when fear is a gift．A healthy dose（劑量） of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future．It moves us to smell the cheese and expect change．When used wisely it allows us to manage risk and make better decisions．Some fear is good．
However，what I have observed lately is a supersized，huge dose of fear that is spreading the hearts and minds of far too many people．This oversized fear is causing leaders and their organizations to either act unreasonably or to not act at all．They are either hurrying in a million different directions because of fear．In both cases，fear is leading them to take the negative road to failure．
The answer is the positive road paved （鋪滿） with faith and a belief that your best days are not behind you but ahead of you．With this belief you make the right choices and actions today that will create your positive future tomorrow．You stay calm，focused and committed to your purpose．You look for ways to save money and cut costs without making unreasonable fear-based decisions that sacrifice your future success．You identify opportunities in the midst of the challenges and you focus on solutions instead of problems．
Your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions today．The future has not happened yet and you have a say in what it looks like by the way you think and act．Fear or Faith．The choice is yours．

41．According to the passage，we can know thatB．
A．Fear and Faith have nothing in common
B．both Fear and Faith trust something in the future
C．neither negative nor positive future will happen
D．people usually choose to believe in the positive future
42．What does the writer mean by saying"our bus can't be on two roads"？C
A．We usually choose the negative road．
B．We should choose the positive road．
C．We must choose either a positive or negative road．
D．Our belief about the future depends on our choice．
43．Which of the following about"Fear"is true？B
A．We should have fear because it is a gift． 
B．Reasonable fear helps to plan for future． 
C．Fear can bring cheese and risk to people． 
D．Leaders usually have oversized fear．
44．If we have faith in future，we willD．
A．have the best days ahead of us    B．be committed to saving money
C．stay away from any challenges     D．take powerful actions today
45．What does the writer intend to tell us in the passage？C
A．Fear is closely related to faith．
B．Life is full of fear and faith．
C．We should have faith in a positive future．
D．Wrong decisions sacrifice our future success．

分析 本篇文章分析了人的兩大心態(tài)，然后告訴我們它們對(duì)我們生活的影響，呼吁我們以積極的心態(tài)面對(duì)未來(lái)，這樣才能信心百倍地做好今天的事情．

解答 41：B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第一段中的"Do you know what fear and faith have in common？Fear believes in a negative future．Faith believes in a positive future．"可以看出，fear和faith的共同之處就是對(duì)未來(lái)的某種篤定．注意選項(xiàng)中的trust和原文中的believe in的同義替換．
42：C  句意理解題．上文告訴我們未來(lái)有兩條路可以選擇：the positive road and the negative road，再結(jié)合下文的內(nèi)容"So we have to make a choice"可以看出，畫線句的意思就是，這兩條路我們只能選擇一條．
43：B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第三段中的"A healthy dose（劑量） of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future．"告訴我們，健康劑量的恐懼能幫助我們更好地計(jì)劃未來(lái)．故選B項(xiàng)．
44：D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由最后一段中的"Your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions today．"可知答案．
45：C  推理判斷題．文章首先分析了人的兩大心態(tài)，然后告訴我們它們對(duì)我們生活的影響，最后一段呼吁我們以積極的心態(tài)面對(duì)未來(lái)，這樣才能信心百倍地做好今天的事情．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解題測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說(shuō)明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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10．Men are happier with money，while women find greater joy in friendships and relationships with their children，co-workers and bosses，a new global survey indicates．
The online survey of 28，153people in more than 51countries by global marketing and information firm Nielsen found that as the world struggles with a recession（衰退） and financial markets remain declined，many people are reminding themselves that money can't buy happiness．
The Nielsen Happiness Study found that globally，women are happier than men in 48of the 51countries surveyed in August 2009，and only in Brazil，South Africa and Vietnam were men found to be happier than women．
"Because they are happier with non-economic factors，women's happiness is more recession-proof which might explain why women around the world are happier in general than men are，"Nielsen Vice President of Consumer Research Bruce Paul said in a statement．    Japanese women reported the greatest difference and are 15percent happier than Japanese men．Women are also more optimistic about the future，scoring higher than men on predictions of their happiness in the next six months．
Women were also more content with their marriage life，the study found．Japanese and New Zealand women reported the greatest difference in satisfaction with their marriage life．
Men are generally happier with their physical health than women，and this is especially pronounced in South Africa．Egypt   bucks the trend，with women rating their happiness with their health considerably higher than men．
Globally，men rated their happiness with their mental health higher than women．It was the same in Belgium，South Korea，Mexico，Norway，Spain，Sweden，Egypt，and Israel．
There are three main drivers of happiness globally，according to the study：personal financial situation，mental health and job/career．Being satisfied with your partner is also important for happiness．

61．The passage mainly centers aroundB．
A．key drivers leading to happiness
B．a(chǎn) study on happiness between sexes
C．a(chǎn) medical survey on men and women
D．comparisons between men and women
62．Compared with women，men tend to be happier withD．
A．money，friendship and their family
B．financial situation，health and marriage life
C．the future，mental health and money
D．mental health，physical health and money
63．The underlined word in Paragraph 7is closest in meaning toB．
A．strengthens    B．opposes    
C．follows        D．continues
64．According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT right？C
A．Globally，women are happier than men in general．
B．Women in Vietnam are not as happy as men．
C．Women score higher than men on predictions of their future．
D．Women's happiness is less likely affected by financial crisis．
65．Which country has the biggest difference in happiness between men and women？A
A．Japan．      B．New Zealand． 
C．Egypt．      D．South Africa．

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