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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book   36  hand. Of course, we may   37  with our guide-books the history and   38  developments of a town and get to know them.   39  then, if we take out time and   40  in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we   41  it as a whole, we begin to have some   42  ,which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just   43  this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets   44   in this particular way, and not in any   45  why?
Here even the best guide-book   46  us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the   47  appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的)   48   of a town. However, one may get some idea of what I   49  look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50  the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   51  to develop.
What is the   52  of studying towns in the way? For me, it is   53  that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A   54  visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive   55  just reading about it in a guide-book.
36. A. in          B. at                  C. by                 D. on
37. A. write        B. study               C. tell               D. remember
38. A. strange      B. similar             C. separate           D. special
39. A. But         B. Before              C. Since             D. Until
40. A. look at       B. work               C. stay              D. wail
41. A. look at       B. look after         C. look for         D. look up
42. A. ideas         B. opinions            C. feelings        D. questions
43. A. of              B. for             C. like              D. as
44. A. open            B. run                 C. begin           D. move
45. A. one             B. more             C. other            D. such
46. A. helps           B. tricks           C. fails             D. satisfies
47. A. old             B. normal            C. first           D. present
48. A. capital         B. meaning          C. design          D. change
49. A. used to         B. seemed to        C. had to           D. happened to
50. A. what            B. how             C. when            D. where
51. A. stops           B. appears          C. starts           D. continues
52. A. point           B. view             C. problem         D. difficulty
53. A.nearly           B. simply           C. generally        D. hardly
54. A.costly           B. formal              C. group           D. personal
55. A. from           B.than                C. through            D. with
36.A  37.B  38.D  39.A 40.C  41.A  42.D  43.C  44.B
45.C  46.C  47.D  48.C  49.A  50.B  51.D  52.A  53.B  54.D  55.B

36. guide-book in hand是獨立主格結構,作狀語,表示方式。
37. 了解一座城市的方式很多,其中之一就是環(huán)城徒步旅行,當然,我們還可以借助guide-book來研究(study)其歷史和特有的(special)的發(fā)展并了解他們。我們不能借助導游手冊來寫(write)其歷史,也不需要講述(tell)和記憶(remember)其歷史。
38. special是指這個城市所特有的。
39.上文講我們可以借助導游手冊研究其歷史和發(fā)展,下文講如果我們從容一點,在一個城市小住幾天,則對其了解更多。此間有轉折的意思。
40. 略
41. look at 在本題中有“考慮,判斷”的意思,look at …as a whole意思是“從整體上看”。
42.下文有動詞answer,此處是先行詞,在定語從句中用answer的賓語,只有questions才能構成動賓關系。
43.介詞like意思是“像”。
44. run在這里意思是“延伸;延續(xù);繼續(xù)”(stretch)。例如:The road runs along the river bank. 這條路沿著河邊一直延伸。
45. in any other way以其它方式
46. fail在這里的意思是“使……失望”。從上下文看出,導游手冊也不能回答以上這些問題。
47. present adj 現(xiàn)在的,當前的。
48. the original design of a town一座城市最初的設計。
49. what it used to look like 城市過去的樣子,與上文the original design of a town相響應。
50.選項A是疑問代詞,用在此處語法結構錯誤;選項C和D分別指這座城市首次建造的時間和地點,與上文the original design of a town和what it used to look like沒有聯(lián)系;選項B表示這座城市設計建造的方式。
51.與上句一致,意思是人們還能更多地了解這座城市未來繼續(xù)發(fā)展方向。
52. point在本句的意思是“用途,目的”。Begin your work now. There’s no point in wasting time. 現(xiàn)在就開始你的工作吧,耗時間沒用。
53. nearly幾乎;generally一般地;hardly幾乎不,都不符合題意。simply僅僅,只是。作者以這種方式去了解一座城市的原因很簡單,僅僅是通過親眼去看,去感受一個人就能更獲得更大的快樂。
54. personal親自的,親身的,與上一句里的visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes意思相一致。
55.前面有比較級better,這里當然用介詞than。
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Happiness and sadness are states of being states of being that define the way we view the world. It is often said that some people by nature have a sunny character. Now scientists may have discovered why.
Some people may be hard-wired for happiness, while others are genetically negative, as
scientists have suggested in a study published in late February, in a British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Earlier research had already established that the gene known as 5-HTTLPR plays a key role in
determining how the neurotransmitter (神經傳遞素) serotonin (血清素) works within the brain. Serotonin, a hormone (荷爾蒙), passes chemical messages between nerve cells. It has been closely linked to mood. Several anti-depressant (抗抑郁) drugs regulate serotonin levels. Scientists had also identified three variants of the gene. Two so-called "short" variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and suicide attempts. Unlike the two "short" variants, the "long" variant of 5-HTTLPR showed a clear dislike of negative images, such as fierce animals, and a clear liking for positive ones, such as flowers.
Researchers from the University of Essex in Britain, led by Elaine Fox, showed participants a
series of images. The images were divided into three kinds: negative ones aimed at inspiring fear or stress such as a spider or person about to commit suicide, pleasant ones and neutral ones.
“The participants who had the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene showed a clear dislike of negative material alongside a careful attention for positive material,” the researchers found. They paid close attention to the pretty pictures, and ignored the frightening ones. On the other hand, the short variant groups had the opposite reaction.
In January, the Australian government organized "happiness workshops", teaching government
staff how to be happy. The department that held the "happiness workshops" said unhappy staff weren't productive staff. Australian political opposition parties have argued that the "happiness workshops" are probably a waste of money and couldn't increase productivity as intended. However, whether the workshop will have a happy or disappointing result, we will have to wait and see.
67.Form the third paragraph, we know that         .
A.affected by 5-HTTLPR, the neurotransmitter serotonin works within the blood
B.there are 5 variants of 5-HTTLPR genes which control people’s moods
C.how the neurotransmitter serotonin works is greatly determined by 5-HTTLPR
D.5-HTTLPR receives chemical messages from verve cells
68.What does “It” in the sentence “It has been closely linked to mood.” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?
A.Serotonin.          B.A nerve cell.        C.5-HTTLPR.         D.The brain.
69.If a person had the long variant of 5-HTTLPR, he or she would probably         .
A.like the images of spiders                     B.prefer the images of crocodiles
C.enjoy an image of green tress                D.suffer from depression very often
70.What can we infer from the passage?
A.People’s moods can change a little bit under the influence of certain drugs.
B.Researchers showed participants of the research two kinds of images.
C.A person possesses one long and one short variant of 5-HTTLPR at the same time.
D.The author firmly believes that “happiness workshops” will not change people’s moods.

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