Money and Happiness
A Guide to Living the good life
Author: Laura Rowley
Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2005)
Laura Rowley makes us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and our efforts wisely. She offers insight that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.
The Happiness Makeover
How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day
Author: M. J. Ryan
Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2005)
Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led(引領(lǐng)) her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:
Clear away happiness hindrances(障礙物) like worry, fear, envy, and grudges
Discover happiness boosters like meaningful work, challenge, and gratitude
Learn to think optimistically(樂觀地)（it is really possible!）
Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life Happiness
The Science Behind Your Smile
Author: Daniel Nettle
Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2005)
This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.
Hormones（荷爾蒙）, health, and Happiness
Author: Steven F. Hotze
Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2005)
Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of health care. In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and maintain optional cell, tissue(身體組織), and organ（器官） functioning so that you can enjoy a better quality of life.
【小題1】At least how many books are written by women according to the passage above?

A．4 B．3 C．2 D．1
【小題2】Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health naturally(自然地)?
A．Laura Rowley B．Ryan’s C．Daniel Nettle’s D．Steven F. Hotze’s
【小題3】Which book is the result of the author’s own need to know more about happiness?
A．Hormones, health, and Happiness
B．Money and Happines
C．The Happiness Makeover
D．The Science Behind Your Smile


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文是對四本關(guān)于幸福的書簡介�！督疱X與幸�！贰ⅰ缎腋４蟾脑臁�、《微笑背后的科學(xué)》、《激素、健康和幸�！�
【小題1】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)題目中how many books are written by判斷，應(yīng)該到文章里去找作者。第一本書Money and Happiness 的描述里有She offers insight that every reader can use to make smarter decisions…可以判斷作者Laura Rowley為女性。第二本書The Happiness Makeover 的描述里有Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led(引領(lǐng)) her to study what is known about happiness… 可以判斷作者M(jìn). J. Ryan為女性。另兩本書看不出作者的性別，因此說至少有兩本的作者為女性。
【小題2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題中model及health到文中去找信息源。第四段Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of health care.……正在率領(lǐng)一次推進(jìn)衛(wèi)生保健新模式的健康革命。四本書中只有這一本提到health,因此，就算不懂這一段中某些句子的意思，也可以確認(rèn)答案為D。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題中the author’s own need…h(huán)appiness到文中去找信息源。第二段Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led(引領(lǐng)) her to study what is known about happiness…Ryan自己想要更加幸福的欲望引領(lǐng)她去研究……，由此可知答案為C。
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