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(2019·东北三省模拟)Spending money on time－saving services reduces stress and boosts(增进)happiness, according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.
Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “Buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we don't have enough minutes in the day to complete our tasks.”
The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchase—a gift for themselves. The next weekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time, from paying the neighbor's kid to run errands(跑腿)to taking an Uber instead of a bus.
“On the day they made the time－saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase，” said Whillans.
The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time－saving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” of $40, only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.
“One reason，” said Whillans, “is that we're very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that overburdened feeling in the future.” But another possible cause is good old－fashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing(外包)that task，” said Whillans, “or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way.”
1. In the Canadian experiment, the participants ________． A. were divided into two groups B. were given $ 40 every two weeks
C. were asked to give money to a neighbor's kid D. were asked to spend the money in different ways
2. According to the author, what can make people less time－stressed? A. Paying much for a concert ticket. B. Taking a regular bus to get to work. C. Employing someone to clean the garden. D. Buying themselves an expensive present.
3. When it comes to spending money on “buying time”， ________． A. no people would like to do it
B. a small percentage of people choose to do it C. more people will do it if extra money is given D. most people like the idea but don't practice it in life
4. What do the underlined words “that overburdened feeling” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. The good old－fashioned guilt.
B. The feeling of spending money on goods. C. The stress of having someone clean your house. D. The discomfort when completing tasks we hate doing. 答案与解析
【文章大意】 本文讲述了如何解决时间不足的问题并且提升快乐。 1. 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据“The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways.”可知，在加拿大的这个试验中，参加试验的人被要求用不同的方式花钱。 2. 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据“On the day they made the time－saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase.”可知，花钱雇佣别人打扫花园的人时间压力更少些。 3. 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据“The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time－saving services.”可知，很少有人在购买时间上花钱。 4. 答案 D
解析 词义猜测题。根据“‘One reason，’ said Whillans, ‘is that we're very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that overburdened feeling in the future.’”可知，我们在做讨厌的事情时曾经的痛苦感觉过后总会遗忘，这样就不会采取积极
行动，去避免将来这种难受不舒服的感觉再次发生。故选D项。
Pangolins(穿山甲) are strange－looking creatures, covered with hard scales(鳞). They can roll up into a ball to protect themselves from enemies and have tongues that are longer than their bodies.
Pangolins have recently become the focus of Chinese people. A screenshot of a microblog post showing some people eating pangolins at a feast spread. A few days later, people were angered again by pictures showing people eating protected animals, including pangolins.
Yet this is only the tip of the iceberg. Many more pangolins have been hunted or killed. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) , more than 1 million of them have been killed or sold in the last 10 years. It also said that they are the most illegally traded mammals in the world. In September 2016, the IUCN added the pangolin to the world's “endangered animals list”. They are now more endangered than pandas.
A growing trade of their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline in number. Many people in Asia and Africa consider pangolin meat is delicious. Some people even think pangolin scales have medical qualities. However, their scales are made of keratin(角蛋白) , the same material human fingernails are made of.
Luckily, the situation is getting better. World Pangolin Day is on the third Saturday of February each year. It's a day to help people know more about pangolins. The government now stops anyone from buying and eating pangolins in China. Breaking this law is regarded as a crime, and the trade of pangolins across the world is also not allowed, according
to the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
1. Pangolins have caught people's attention these years because ________． A. they look strange
B. they appear in some movies C. they are killed and eaten by people D. they have something to do with pandas 2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Pangolins can roll up into a ball to attack enemies. B. More than 1 million pangolins were killed or sold last year. C. Pangolins were named the most endangered animals in 2016. D. The pangolin is a kind of mammals.
3. The real aim of World Pangolin Day may be to ________． A. attract people to the zoo to watch pangolins B. lift people's awareness of protecting pangolins C. remind people of pangolins' medical value D. explain the law to people
4. What might be the author's attitude towards the measures taken to protect pangolins? A. Positive. C. Disappointed. 答案与解析
【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。本文阐述了穿山甲濒临灭绝的现状，以及为保护穿山甲而采取的举措。 1. 答案 C
解析 考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词“attention”和“these
B. Negative. D. Unconcerned.
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