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1、训练162阅读理解阅读填空语法填空(建议用时45分钟).阅读理解AWhich comes first，happiness or money? Are richer people happier? And if so，how do people get much richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults tended to h
2、ave higher incomes by the time they turned 29.Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most depressed.The researchers，from University College London and the University of Warwick，say that very gloomy teens，no matter how tall or smart they were，earned 10% less
3、than their peers，while the happier ones earned up to 30% more.Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school，college and the job interview，chiefly because they always feel better about life.It may also be true that happier people find it easier to make friends，who are often the key to
4、homework help or networking.A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than dollars in terms of workplace happiness.In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women，Alas (the same gene doesnt appear to have the same effect on men)And in
5、October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.The big question is: if it is really true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids，is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? T
6、he fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades.Studies do show，after all，that more education leads to betterpaid jobs，which may give us a deep thought.“These findings show that the teenagershappiness is important to their future success，” one of the reports authors wri
7、tes.“But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork.”1What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study?AHappy teenagers grow up to be wealthier.BMoney can make people become happier.CWealth has nothing to do wit
8、h happiness at all.DSchoolwork can help teens achieve success.2The main reason why happier people have more chances to succeed is that _.Athey are easy to communicate with othersBthey are good at doing their schoolworkCthey are hopeful and optimistic about their lifeDthey eat much more fruit and veg
9、etables a day3The underlined word “gloomy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”AupsetBgloriousChappyDwealthy4What can be the best title for the text?AThe way to educate kids.BThe source of happiness.CHow to achieve your goal.DThe secret of being wealthier.A【语篇解读】本文为说明文。题材为财富与幸福。作者通过调查发现：越是幸福的人获得的财富就越多。
10、1解析：选A。推理判断题。在文章第二、三段中作者通过对几千名青年人的调查发现：越是幸福的人，他们的收入越高。最后一段作者得出了结论，即“These findings show that the teenagershappiness is important to their future success”(青少年的幸福对他们未来的成功很重要)。由此可见，幸福的孩子长大后会更富有，故答案为A项。2解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可知感到幸福的青年人更容易完成学业，更容易找到工作，其主要原因是他们总是感到生活是美好的，故答案为C项(他们对生活充满了希望并对生活持乐观的态度)。3解析：选A。
11、猜测词义题。画线词后“while the happier ones earned up to 30% more”中while表示对比，根据while后的the happier可推知画线词“gloomy”的意思应为“not happy”，故答案为upset(烦恼的，心烦的)。4解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文的主题是：幸福能使人更富有，故答案为D项(更富有的秘密)。BPicking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is most relevant.Thats why university rank
12、ings play such a vital role in students searching for their next academic direction.Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities.“ No university website is complete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other，” reported the BBC.The reason
13、is simple: rankings help them to attract students，staff and research investment.Currently there are numbers of university rankings，and each has its own list of criteria.But the main categories are the same: academic reputations，graduatesperformance and faculty resources.However，experts point out the
14、 ranking process isnt entirely reliable.Mark Kantrowitz，a US financial aid researcher，said university rankings were mostly just for show.He wrote in The New York Times，“ It may give your parents better bragging rights，but thats about it.”Moreover，its not difficult to see the limitations of universit
15、y rankings.Many rankings focus on the number of times research work is cited (引用) by other researchers.It helps British and US universities to dominate global rankings because English is the favored language of academia，John OLeary，a member of the QS Global Academic Advisory Board，told The Guardian.
16、Also，rankings such as QS mainly focus on the qualities of the university rather than its students.“Any university ranking is likely to help students make better decisions about where to study，but the need to balance them with other more human factors is also important，” said Phil Moss，an education and admissions consultant.“Advice from gradua
