高中英语阅读理解周周练（七）SPEED READING专题辅导.doc

高中英语阅读理解周周练（七）SPEEDREADINGA文章词数：约270词难度：★★建议做题用时：6分30秒Whatmakespeoplehappier?Moneyorhavinghappyfriendsandneighbors?Now,tworesearchersfindthatfriendsofhappypeoplehaveagreaterchanceofbeinghappythemselves.Andthesmallerthephysicaldistancebetweenfriends,thelargertheeffecttheyhaveoneachother’shappiness.Forexample,apersonis20percentmorelikelytofeelhappyifafriendlivingwithin1.5kilometersisalsohappy.Havingahappyneighborwholivesnextdoorincreasesanindividual’schanceofbeinghappyby34percent.Theeffectsoffriends’happinesslastforuptoayear.Sadnessalsospreadsamongfriends,butnotasmuchashappiness.Peopleremovedbyasmuchas3degreesofseparationstillhaveaneffectonaperson’shappiness.3degreesofseparationmeansthefriendofafriendofafriend.Thestudyshowsthathavinganextra5,000dollarscanincreaseaperson’schanceofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.Buttheinfluenceofafriendofafriendofafriendcanbegreaterthanthat.Anotherfindingisthatpeoplewhoworktogetherdonothaveasmuchofaneffectonhappinessasfriendsdo.Thestudyisdescribedasthefirsttoshowtheindirectspreadofhappiness.Inotherwords,youremotioncanbeaffectedbysomeoneyoudonotdirectlyknow.Earlierstudiesbythetworesearchersdescribedtheeffectsofsocialnetworksonobesity(肥胖)andeffortstostopsmoking.Thenewstudyshowsthathappinessspreadsthroughsocialnetworkslikeanemotionalvirus—aviruspeoplewouldbehappytocatch.1.Fromtothetext,welearn.A.howpeoplecangethappinessB.happinesscanspreadthroughpeopleC.therealmeaningofhappinessD.friendshavegreateffectsoneachother2.Theunderlinedword“emotion”probablymeans.A.astrongfeelingB.aresultofastudyC.afriendofyoursD.awaytodosth.3.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingmakesusmuchhappier?A.Havinganextra5,000dollars.B.Gettingalongwellwithourworkmates.C.Havingahappyfriendlivingwithin1.5kilometers.D.Havingahappyneighbourwholivesnextdoor.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthetextisTRUE?A.Noonecanmakeyouhappybutfriends.B.Friendsofhappypeoplecan’tbehappyatall.C.Friendscanbehelpfulinquittingsmoking.D.Sadnesscannotbespreadamongpeople.Key:1~4BADCB文章词数：约28