Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists-only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.This wasn’t always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19th century onward, more artists began seeing happiness as meaningless, phony or, worst of all, boring, as we went from Wordsworth’s daffodils to Baudelaire’s flowers of evil.By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that______.

1 .In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily represent an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929. But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick together because_____.

A starting a new family would be hard B they wanted to better protect their kids C living separately would be too costly D they expected things would turn better

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2 .People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked until exhausted, lived with few protections and died young. In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms. Given all this, they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too.The word “bummer” (Line 5, paragraph 5) most probably means something______.

A religious B unpleasant C entertaining D commercial

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3 .Today the messages the average Westerner is surrounded with are not religious but commercial, and forever happy. Fast-food eaters, news anchors, text messengers, all smiling, smiling, smiling. Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an agenda—to lure us to open our wallets—they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. “Celebrate!” commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.In the author’s opinion, advertising______.

A emerges in the wake of the antihappy art B is a cause of disappointment for the general public C replaces the church as a major source of information D creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself

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4 .If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006’s World Cup tournament you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months. If you then examined the European national youth teams that feed the World Cup and professional ranks, you would find this strange phenomenon to be even more pronounced.What might account for this strange phenomenon? Here are a few guesses: a）certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills. b）winter-born babies tend to have higher oxygen capacity which increases soccer stamina. c）soccer mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime at the annual peak of soccer mania. d）none of the above.The word “mania”（Paragraph 2）most probably means ________.

A fun B craze C hysteria D excitement

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5 .Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment. Today’s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably (无法弥补地) ruined. So it is only when the economy is healthy again that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A A stable family is the best protection against poverty. B Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage. C Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships. D The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.

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7 .How do we fix this problem?It starts with reforming the physician reimbursement system, remove the pressure for primary care physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour, and reward them for optimally(最佳地) managing their diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine. Make primary care more attractive to medical students by forgiving student loans for those who choose primary care as a career and reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries.What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care?

A Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians. B Extend primary care to patients with chronic diseases. C Recruit more medical students by offering them loans. D Reduce the tuition of students who choose primary care as their major.

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8 .Ericsson and his colleagues have thus taken to studying expert performers in a wide range of pursuits, including soccer. They gather all the data they cannot just predominance statistics and biographical details but also the results of their own lavatory experiments with high achievers. Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated. Or, put another way, expert performers whether in memory or surgery, ballet or computer programming are nearly always made, not born.Ericsson and his colleagues believe that ________.

A talent is a dominating factor for professional success B biographical data provide the key to excellent performance C the role of talent tends to be overlooked D high achievers owe their success mostly to nurture

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9 .It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom—or at least confirm that he’s the kid’s dad. All he needs to do is shell out $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore—and another $120 to get the results.More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first become available without prescriptions last years, according to Doug Fogg, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the over-the-counter kits. More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.In paragraphs 1 and 2, the text shows PTK’s ________.

A easy availability B flexibility in pricing C successful promotion D popularity with households

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10 .Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to cash-only practices, further contributing to the decline of primary care.Medical students aren’t blind to this scenario. They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care. The recent numbers show that since 1997, newly graduated US medical students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%. This trend results in emergency rooms being overwhelmed with patients without regular doctors.Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary care as their career?

A They find the need for primary care declining. B The current system works against primary care. C Primary care physicians command less respect. D They think working in emergency rooms tedious.

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