Text 1 What would you do with$590m?This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie,an 84yearold widow who recently emerged from her small,tinroofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lotte

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Text 1 What would you do with$590m?This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie,an 84yearold widow who recently emerged from her small,tinroofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.If she hopes her newfound fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes.Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly.What was once exciting and new becomes oldhat;regret creeps in.It is far better to spend money on experiences,say Ms.Dumn and Mr.Norton,like interesting trips,unique meals or even going to the cinema.These purchases often become more valuable with time—as stories or memories—particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most“happiness bang for your buck.”It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work,spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television(something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing,and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself,and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib—a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of Happy Money are clearly a privileged lot,anxious about fulfillment,not hunger.Money may not quite buy happiness,but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world,and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors’policy ideas,which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
According to the last paragraph,Happy Money_____

A.has left much room for readers’criticism
B.may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
C.has predicted a wider income gap in the US
D.may give its readers a sense of achievement
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第1题:

B

"Well ,we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to go along with it.Mrs Brown said to her husband.

"That sounds like a pretty good idea ,"he answered. "Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?"

" Let-s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go ,"she said.

The next morning the Browns met MrS now at the animal shelter. "We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes ,"Mr Snow said ,"so I need to ask you some questions. " After they talked for a while ,the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need-a big

house or a big yard; A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care ,they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mrs now told them to return on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, "Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy. "The Browns thanked the doc- tor and took Shadow home.

( )26. From the reading we learn that_________ .

A. the Browns have never had a pet before

B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper

C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog

D. Mr Brown didn-t quite agree with his wife


正确答案:C
26.C【解析】从文中可知Brown夫妇是在动物收容所见到了Shadow,结合短文可知C为正确选项。

第2题:

You have recently created an application, and want to capture all debugging text messages generated by it.You would like these debugging messages to display on the command line. The application that you created contains the following code:Debug.WriteLine ("Start the processing");Console.WriteLine ("Generated by Console.WriteLine");Debug.WriteLine ("End the processing");You need to ensure that you are able to capture all debugging messages to the command line.What should you do?()

A.

B.

C.

D.


参考答案:C

第3题:

Scarlett's status as a widow prevented her from dancing, which she loved to do .()

此题为判断题(对,错)。


正确答案:√

第4题:

If there were only one question left ,what would it most probably be?

A.What was your childhood dream?

B.What is your biggest achievement?

C.What is your parents view of you?

D.What was your handest expenrience in the war?


正确答案:B

第5题:

Q:Could you project what you would like to be doing five years from now?(你能预料五年后你会做什么吗?)


正确答案:
   

第6题:

(作文)1.What is your biggest dream?

2.Why do you have it? For how long have you got it?

3.What are your plans to achieve your dream?


参考答案:
The Biggest Dream of My Life
I know many people whose biggest dreams are things such as what career they want to get into, how much money they can earn.My dream is nothing like that.My biggest dream has always been and will always be to travel around the world.I have one life here on Earth, so I don’t want to die regretting that I didn’t see it all.
Actually I have had this dream ever since I was in primary school.In one geography class, when the teacher presented us the globe and national fl ags of various nations, I thought I found the dream in the depth of my heart.And the moment I came to college, I had always envisioned myself of becoming a nomad.I would roam around the world.No permanent address.Any place can be my home and I am home within myself.
Meanwhile, I am aware that it’s really a costly dream.The first step I need to take is to begin to save money to support it.And I think it’s a good idea to start exploration from my hometown and the city where my university is located.Just as a saying goes: a big dream begins with the first step.

第7题:

You would like to create a custom performance counter for an application that you created recently.To do this, you decide to create a custom category named ApplicationPerformance and a performance counter named HitNumber.You need to ensure that this counter is shared across numerous applications.What should you do?()

A.

B.

C.

D.


参考答案:D

第8题:

– Good morning. Far East Logistics Company.(). – Good morning. This is Maggie Bonner. I would like to know more about your freight forwarding business.

A、Who is that calling?

B、What do you want?

C、What can I do for you


参考答案:C

第9题:

You are in the process of creating a new application.This new application has to be able to read all data from a text file.What should you do?()

A.

B.

C.

D.


参考答案:A

第10题:

What can be concluded from the passage?

A. A fuelling ambition plays a leading role in one’s success.

B. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.

C. As to the growth of a genius, I.Q. doesn’t matter, but just his/her efforts.

D. What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.


正确答案:D

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