It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others a catastrophe(災(zāi)害) or even a wonder.
　　But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communication is affected as well: telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. And almost within hours, there are also certain shortages----bread, vegetables and other things-----not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on…just for fear that something bad should happen.
　　But why does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, the Austrians and the Canadians don‘t have such problems. It is simple because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs(掃雪機) and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snow-ploughs is that they are used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital, education, helping the old and so on..
　小題1:According to the writer, Britain is a country ________.
A．which has regular snowB．which is not well prepared for snow
C．for which snow is a catastropheD．for which snow is a wonder
　　小題2:After a few hours’ snowing there are often some shortages of food because ______.
　　A. shops have closed down B. people buy as much as they can
　　B. farmers cannot produce any more D. people eat more vegetables in winter
　　小題3:The words "two kinds" in the passage mean the countries ______.
A．which have weather as yearly happening to celebrate or as rare(少見) weather
B．which either have heavy snow or light snow
C．to which snow either causes problems or no problems
D．which either have snow-ploughs or no snow-ploughs

小題1:B
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B．It is a highly profitable industry.
C．It is based on the concept of positive thinking.
D．It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.
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B．Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one’s mood.
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D．Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.
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B．many Americans think their former president George W. Bush is smart
C．David Perkins believe that a person’s IQ doesn’t need to be developed
D．Keith Stanovich looked into the “clever fools” phenomenon 5 years ago
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B．People with high IQ scores must be good decision-makers
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