episodeA. n. 衰败；腐烂B. n. 插曲；片段；一段经历 n. 一集；一节C. n. 建筑师；设计师D. n. 院长，系主任；教务长

Money doesn't buy happiness, and now there's a study to prove it. Australian researchers found that people in well-off Sydney are among the most miserable in the country, while those in some of the _______ 26 _______ areas are much more satisfied with their lives. "Only at very, very high levels does money actually have any impact to act as a buffer (缓冲物)," said Deakin University researcher Liz Eckerman. "Money doesn't actually buy happiness and that's what was shown very _______ 27 _______ for the nearly 23,000 people we've _______ 28 _______ so far," she told ABC Radio.The findings, collated (比较) since 2001, _______ 29 _______ that while there are no extremes of wellbeing in Australia, the happiest areas had a lower population, more people aged 55 or over, more women, more married people and _______ 30 _______ income inequality. The survey _______ 31 _______ a person's satisfaction with their standard of living, health, relationships, life achievement, safety, community connection and future _______ 32 _______ . Robert Cummins, a professor of psychology at Deakin who compiled the survey's scorecard, put the _______ 33 _______ down to the higher cost of housing and high population _______ 34 _______ in cities. "People in these rural areas often have the advantage of _______ 35 _______ disposable income since the cost of living, particularly housing, tends to be reduced outside the cities," he told The Australian Newspaper.Of the 150 national electorates (选区) surveyed, one of the nation's poorest, Wide Bay in rural Queensland, was among the happiest.

4. 【单选题（4选1）】grantA. vt. 同意；授予；给予 vt. 承认 n. 拨款；补助金B. n. 慷慨，大方；宽宏大量C. n. 指数；标志；量度 n. 索引D. n. 租约，出租协议 vt. 租借；出租

One morning， when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams， he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible insect． He lay on his armor-like back， and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly， slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections． The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment． His many legs， pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him， waved about helplessly as he looked． "What's happened to me？" he thought． It wasn't a dream． His room， a proper human room although a little too small， lay peacefully between its four familiar walls． A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table-Samsa was a travelling salesman-and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice， gilded frame． It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur scarf who sat upright， raising a heavy fur muff（暖手筒）that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer． Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather． Drops of rain could be heard hitting the window， which made him feel quite sad． "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense，" he thought， but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right， and in his present state couldn't get into that position． However hard he threw himself onto his right， he always rolled back to where he was． He must have tried it a hundred times， shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs， and only stopped when he began to feel a mild， dull pain there that he had never felt before． He thought， "What a heavy career it is that I've chosen! Travelling day in and day out． Doing business like this takes much more effort than doing your own business at home， and on top of that there's the curse of travelling， worries about making train connections， bad and irregular food， contact with different people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or become friendly with them．" He felt a slight itch up on his belly； pushed himself slowly up on his back towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better； found where the itch was， and saw that it was covered with lots of little white spots which he didn't know what to make of； and when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold tremble． He slid back into his former position． "Getting up early all the time，" he thought， "it makes you stupid． You've got to get enough sleep． Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury． For instance， whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to copy out the contract， these gentlemen are always still sitting there eating their breakfasts． I ought to just try that with my boss； I'd get kicked out on the spot． But who knows， maybe that would be the best thing for me． If I didn't have my parents to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago， I'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think， tell him everything I would， let him know just what I feel． He'd fall right off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there at your desk， talking down at your inferiors from up there， especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hard of hearing． Well， there's still some hope； once I've got the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him-another five or six years I suppose-that's definitely what I'll do． That's when I'll make the big change． First of all though， I've got to get up， my train leaves at five．"（1）According to the passage， Gregor initially believes his transformation is a ____ ．A． curseB． diseaseC． nightmareD． fraud（2）The word "floundering" in paragraph 3 most nearly means ____ ．A． strugglingB． painfulC． pitifulD． trembling（3）The author most likely includes a description of Gregor's itch in paragraph 4 to ____ ．A． remind the reader that Gregor has already turned into an insectB． stress the disconnection between Gregors' thoughts and his actual situationC． present important details about what Gregor's new body looks likeD． show that Gregor's thoughts are focused on the changes to his body（4）The passage most strongly suggests which of the following about Gregor's attitude toward his profession？ ____ A． He is angry．B． He is eager to please．C． He is depressed．D． He is diligent．（5）What central idea does the excerpt（节选） communicate through Gregor's experiences？ ____ A． Imagination is a dangerous thing．B． People are fearful of change．C． Dreams become our reality．D． Man is a slave to work．（6）The main rhetorical（修辞的） effect of the final sentence of the excerpt （"First of all though， I've got to get up， my train leaves at five"） is to ____ ．A． provide a solution to the conflict Gregor facesB． foretell the conflict between Gregor and his bossC． illustrate Gregor's flexibility and ability to move onD． emphasize Gregor's extreme sense of duty

4. 【单选题（4选1）】moralA. n. （常用复数）道德规范；品德；品行 a. 道义上的；道德上的 a. 有道德的；品行端正的B. n. 缎带，丝带C. vt. 使持续；保持 vt. 经受；遭受 vt. 支持；支撑 vt. 供养；维持生计D. n. 脉搏；脉动 vi. 跳动，搏动

【单选题】financeA. vt. 调查；详细研究；审查B. vi. 惊讶不已；大为赞叹 n. 奇迹C. a. 真正的；非伪造的 a. 真诚的D. vt. 资助；为…提供资金 n. 财政；金融；财务状况

2. 【单选题（4选1）】admirationA. 精确的；确切的B. n. 赞赏，羡慕C. a. 足够的；丰裕的D. n. 候选人；求职者

scriptA. v. 投降；屈服 vt. （被迫）放弃，交出 n. 投降；屈服B. n. 剧本，讲稿，脚本C. n. 喷剂 v. 飞溅；喷洒D. n. 空位；真空；空白

74. 【单选题（4选1）】leagueA. n. 行为准则；规范；常规B. n. 缘故；理由；目的C. n. 联盟；同盟 n. 联赛D. n. 宗教；宗教信仰

55. 【单选题（4选1）】spoilA. n. 结构；构造 vt. 安排；组织B. vt. 预订；预约；保留 n. 储备C. v. 裂开；分开 v. （使）意见不合；（使）分裂D. vt. 毁坏；破坏 vt. 溺爱，宠坏

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