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2015同等學(xué)力人員申請(qǐng)碩士學(xué)位外國(guó)語(yǔ)水平全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試英語(yǔ)試卷一PaperOne(100minutes)PartIOralCommunication(15minutes,10points)SectionADirections：InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneDoyouknowwhatahandicappedspaceisThesignsalwaystellyouhowlongyoucanparkthereandonwhatdays.Thenyoualsoneedtobeawareofthetimelimitsonthestreetsigns.Student:CanyoutellmewhereIcanparkClerk:AreyoudrivingamotorcycleoranautomobileStudent:Idriveanautomobile.Clerk:Fine.Youcaneitherparkinthestudentlotoronthestreet.1..Student:Yes,Ihaveseenthosespots.Clerk:Well,whenyouseethebluespotswiththehandicappedsign,donotparkthereunlessyouhaveaspecialpermit.AreyougoingtobeparkinginthedaytimeoreveningStudent:Iparkintheevenings.Clerk:2..HaveyouseenthosesignsStudent:Yes,Ihaveseenthosesigns.Clerk:3..DialogueTwoThehoursandlimitationsareprintedonthecardandthishandout.MayIhaveyourdriver'slicense,pleaseAreyoufamiliarwithourrulesandfinesStudent:Excuseme.Iaminterestedingettingalibrarycard.Librarian:Sure,letmegiveyouanapplication.Youcanfillitoutrighthereatthecounter.Student:Thankyou.I'IIdoitrightnow.Librarian:Letmetakealookatthisforyou.4..Student:Hereitis.Librarian:Youseemtohavefilledtheformoutallright.5..Student:Yes.Iknowwhattodo.Librarian:6.Student:OK.Isee.Librarian:Thankyouforjoiningthelibrary.Welookforwardtoservingyou.SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompletewhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.A.Andfooledtheboysforawhile.B.AndIdon'tthinktheboyshaveminded.C.Well,it'sbecausemyBritishpublisheD.AllthistimeIthoughtyouwere'J.KWinfrey:So,thisisthefirsttimewe'vemet.Rowling:Yes,itis.Winfrey:AndmyproducerstellmethatyourrealnameisJ.O.7..Rowling:(laughing)Yeah.A.reviseB.implementC.reviewD.improveWinfrey:J.KisRowling:8..Whenthefirstbookcameout,theythought'thisisabookthatwillA.arrestedB.stoppedC.scatteredWinfrey:J.KisRowling:8..Whenthefirstbookcameout,theythought'thisisabookthatwillA.arrestedB.stoppedC.scatteredD.watchedSecurityguardsdispersedthecrowdthathadgatheredaroundtheCapitol.appealtoboys',buttheydidn'twanttheboystoknowawomanhadwrittenit.Sotheysaidt6.Tostarttheprogram,insertthediskandfollowtheinstructions.me'couldweuseyourinitials'andIsaid'fine'.Ionlyhaveoneinitial.Idonname.SoItookmyfavoritegrandmother'sname,Kathleen.Winfrey:9..Rowling:Yeah,butnotfortoolong,becauseIstartedgettingmypictureinthepressandnooneA.takeoihaveamiddleB.turnoverC.trackdownD.putinThepatient'sconditiodeterioratedsincelastnight.A.improvedB.returnedC.worsenedD.changedIcouldn'taffordtoflyhome,andatrainticketwkewisebeyondmymeans.A.unfriendlyB.optimisticC.impatientD.positiveA.unfriendlyB.optimisticC.impatientD.positivehappenedtoDennisMartinandBrookeCurran.14.Sinceitislatetochangemymindnow,Iamresolvedtocarryouttheplan.couldpretendIwasamananymore.Winfrey:10..Rowling:NOithasn'theldmeback,hasitPartIIVocabulary(10points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.ThereareseveraldifferentoptionsforgettingInternetaccess.A.choicesB.definitionsC.channelsD.reasonsEarthhasanatmosphere,whichprotectsthesurfacefromharmfulrays.A.mineralsB.substancesC.gasesD.beamsThemanagergaveoneofthesalesgirlsanaccusinglookforherhostileattitudetowardcustomers.A.alsoB.nonethelessC.furthermoreD.otherwiseDespiteyearsofsearching,scientistshavedetectednosignsoflifebeyondourownsolarsystem.A.withinB.besidesC.outsideD.exceptIpreferchickentofishbecauseIamworriedaboutaccidentallyswallowingasmallbone.A.intentionallyB.unexpectedlyC.anxiouslyD.hurriedlyPartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneSometimesaraceisnotenough.Sometimesarunnerjustwantstogofurther.That'what

Martin,68,aretireddetectiveformNewYorkCity,tookuprunningafterhisfirstwifedied.Curran,46,aphilanthropist（慈善家）fromAlexandria,startedrunningtogetoutofthehouseandcollectherthoughts.BothsheandMartingotgoodatrunningbutfeltthedesiretodomore.moreItrained,thebetterIgot,accomplishment.”Eventually,theyworkeduptorunningmarathons（馬拉松）（andlongerraces）inothercountries,onothercountries.Nowbothhaveachievedanotable-andincreasinglylessrate-milestone;runningthe26.2-mileraceonallsevencontinents.Curransaid,butIwouldcrossthefinishlinewithnoAenmeeifrequirementsofhisjobCurransaid,butIwouldcrossthefinishlinewithnoAenmeeifrequirementsofhisjobruncations,whichcombinedistance.ralidnpeg）wehwholiveanactivelifeafterretirementGeorgeIsland.OffthetipoftheAntarcticPeninsula;160runnersgottothestartinglineofadirt-andice-trailrouteviaaRussianicebreakerthroughtheDrakePassage.AtthebeginningThartintookuprunningjustto.winarunningracejoininaphilanthropicactivityD.getawayfromhissadnessMartinandCurranarementionedasgoodexamplesof.winnersinthe26.2-mileraceonallsevencontinentspeoplewhoenjoylongrunningasalifestyleactivityrunningracerssatisfiedwiththeirownperformancetraveltoexoticplaces.Theretrips,asexpensiveastheyarephysicallychallenging,areagrowingandcompetitivemarketinthetravelindustry.“Inthebeginning,runningwasenough,wsaidSteenAlbrechtsen,apressmanager.Theclassicmarathonwastheultimategoal,thencamethesupermarathons,likeLondonandNewYork.Butwhen90,000peopleayearcantakethatchallenge,itisnolongerexcitingandadventurous.Hence,thesearchfornewadventuresbegan.”“Noonecouldeverhaveimaginedthatrunningwouldbecomethelifestyleactivitythatitistoday,saidThomGilligan,founderandpresidentofBoston-basedMarathonToursandTravel.Gilligan,whohasbeeninbusinesssince1979,ispartlyresponsiblefortheseven-continentphenomenon.ItstartedwithacasualtalktoaninterviewerabouthiscompanyofferingtripstoeverycontinentexceptAntarctica.Andthenin1995,MarathonfourshosteditsfirstAntarcticaMarathononKingAnewtrendinthetravelindustryisthedevelopmentof.A.challengingruncationsB.professionalracesC.AntarcticatravelmarketD.expensivetoursTheclassicmarathonnolongersatisfiessomepeoplebecause.A.itdoesnotprovideenoughchallengeB.itmaybetoughanddangerousC.itinvolvestoofierceacompetitionD.ithasattractedtoomanypeopleThefirstAntarcticaMarathononKingGeorgeIernationalcooperationisamusttosuchaneventruncationsareexpensiveandphysicallychallengingMarathonToursisaleaderofthetravelindustryadventurousrunninghasbecomeincreasinglypopularPassageTwoBeforethe1970s,collegestudentsweretreatedaschildren.Somanycollegesraninlocoparentisaboutsafetyissuesandgrades.TheywanttomakesuretheirfinancialinvestmentisnotbeingItdescribeswhenwasted.sparents,hesays,areoftenheavhyvedifferentopinionsontheirchildrenItdescribeswhenwasted.sparents,hesays,areoftenheavhyvedifferentopinionsontheirchildrenPassageThreesystem."Inlocoparentis"isaLatimetsming“inthplaceofaparent.someoneelseacceptsresponsibilitytoactintheinterestsofachild.ThisideadevelopedlongagoinBritishcommonlawtodefinetheresponsibilityofteacherstowardtheirstudents.Foryears,AmericancourtsupheldinlocoparentisincasessuchasGottversusBereaCollegein1913.Gottownedarestaurantoffcampus.Bereathreatenedtoexpelstudentswhoateatplacesnotownedbytheschool.TheKentuckyhighcourtdecidedthatinlocoparentisjustifiedthatrule.Inlocoparentismeantthatmaleandfemalecollegestudentsusuallyhadtoliveinseparatebuildings.Womenhadtobebackattheirdormsbytenorelevenonschoolnights.Butinthe1960s,studentsbegantoprotestrulesandrestrictionslikethese.Atthesametime,courtsbegantosupportstudentswhowerebeingpunishedforpoliticalandsocialdissent.In1960,AlabamaStateCollegeexpelledsixstudentswhotookpartinacivilrightsdemonstration.Theysuedtheschoolandwon.Afterthatitbecameharderandhardertodefendinlocoparentis.Atthattime,studentswerenotconsideredadultsuntil21.Then,in1971,the24thamendmenttotheConstitutionsetthevotingageateighteen.Soinlocoparentisnolongerreallyapplied.Slowly,collegesbegantotreatstudentsnotaschildren,butasadults.Studentscametobeseenasconsumersofeducationalservices.GaryDickstein,anassistantvicepresidentatWrightStateUniversityinDayton,Ohio,saysinlocoparentisisnotreallygone.Itjustlooksdifferent.Todayinvolvedinstudents'liveTheyareknownas“helicopterparents."Thalwaysseemtohoverovertheirchildren.GaryDicksteinsaystheseparentsarelikelytoquestiondecisions,especiallyBeforethe1970s,manycollegesraninlocoparentissystembecause.theycouldtaketheplaceofthestudents'parentsparentsaskedthemtodoitfortheinterestsoftheirchildrenthiswasatraditionestablishedbyBritishcollegescollegestudentswereregardedastooyoungtobetreatedasadultsWhowonthecaseofGottversusBereaCollegein1913A.BereaCollege.B.Gott.C.Itwasawin-wincase.D.Thestudents.Theword“dissent”(Para.5)probablymeans””.A.extremebehaviorsB.violationoflawsC.strongdisagreementD.WrongdoingsIn1960,thecourtruledthatAlabamaStateCollegeA.hadnorighttoexpelthestudentsB.wasjustifiedtohaveexpelledthestudentsC.shouldn'tinterferewithstudents'DasyiotedsupportcivilrightsdemonstrationsAccordingtoGaryDickstein,today's"helicopterparentsdon’tsettheirheartsatrestwithcollegeadministratorskeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildren'slifeandstudycarelessabouttheirchildren'seducationthanbeforeseducationtmaplantshavetobuildtheirownweapontofightoffbugsanddiseases.HowdotheyknowwhentoplaydefenseTheyarewarnedfirstbytheirfriendlyplantneighbors.tmaplantshavetobuildtheirownweapontofightoffbugsanddiseases.HowdotheyknowwhentoplaydefenseTheyarewarnedfirstbytheirfriendlyplantneighbors.Itisacomplextale,anditmaybehappeninginmoreplantspeciesthantomatoes.Itmayalsobehappeningwithmorechemicalsignalsthatarestillunknowntous.Fornowthough,weknowthatplantsnotonlycommunicate,theylookoutforoneanother.WhatdoestheauthortrytoemphasizeParagraph1.Howplantscommunicateisstillamystery.Enoughattentionhasbeenpaidtoplanttalk.Plantsarethefurnitureofthenaturalworld.Plantscancommunicatewitheachother.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatremainsunknownishowplantsreceiveandhandlethesignalsfromtheirneighborswhyplantsspreadchemicalinformationtotheirneighborhowmanytypesofplantsreleasecompoundsintotheairwhetherplantssendchemicalwarningstotheirneighborsThetomatoplantsintheexperimentwereplacedseparatelybutconnectedthroughairexposetodifferentkindsofpestsexposedtothepestatthesametimeplacedtogetherinaclosedcompartmentTheexperimentshowsthattheinfestedplanthelpsitsneighborsbyA.makingmoreHexVictoattractthepestWetendtothinkofplantsasthefurnitureofthenaturalworld.Theydon'tmovetheydonsounds,theydon'tseemtorespondtoanythanleastnotveryquickly.Butasisoftenthecase,ourhumanviewoftheworldmissesquitealot.Plantstalktoeachotherallthetime.Andthelanguageischemical.Overtheyearsscientistshavereportedthatdifferenttypesofplants,fromtreestotomatoes,releasecompoundsintotheairtohelpneighboringplants.Thesechemicalwarningsallhavethesamepurposetospreadinformationaboutoneplant'dsseasesootherplantscandefendthemselves.Butexactlyhowplantsreceiveandactonmanyofthesesignalsisstillmysterious.Inthisweek'sProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersinJapanoffersomeexplanations.Theyhaveidentifiedonechemicalmessageandtraceditallthewayfromreleasetoaction.Thescientistslookedattomatoplantsinfested（侵害）bycommonpest,thecutwormcaterpillar（毛蟲(chóng)）.Tostartout,theygrewplantsintwoplasticcompartmentsconnectedbyatube.Oneplantwasinfestedandplacedupwindandtheotherswereuninfestedandplaceddownwind.Thedownwindplantswerelaterexposedtothecutwormcaterpillar.Theresultsshowedthatplantsthathadpreviouslybeennearsickneighborswereabletodefendthemselvesbetteragainstthecaterpillar.Theresearchersalsostudiedleavesfromexposedandunexposedplants.Theyfoundonecompoundshowedupmoreoftenintheexposedplants.ThesubstanceiscalledHexVic.WhenthescientistsfedHexVictocutworms,itknockeddowntheirsurvivalrateby17%.ThescientistsidentifiedthesourceofHexVic,andsprayeditlightlyoverhealthyplants.Thoseplantswerethenabletostartproducingthecaterpillar-killingHexVic.ResearchersconfirmedthatuninfestedreleasingHexVicintotheairtowarnthemlettingthemknowhowtoproduceHexVicD.producingenoughHexVictokillthepest35.WhatmaybethebesttitleforthepassageA.SurvivalofPlantsB.PlantWorldTalkingPlantsD.PlantBugKillerPassageFourVancouveristhebestplacetoliveintheAmericas,accordingtoaquality-of-liferankingpublishedearlierthismonth.Thecityregularlytopssuchindexesasitscleanair,spacioushomesandweekendpossibilitiesofsailingandskiing.Butitsstatusasalivablecityisthreatenedbyworseningcongestion（擁擠）.Overthenextthreedecades,another1millionresidentsareexpectedtoliveintheGreaterVancouverregion,addingmorecars,bicyclesandlorriestoroadsthatarcalreadystrugglingtoservetheexisting2.3millionresidents.AproposalbyVancouver'stopreventtheworseningconditions.Upgradeswouldbemadeto2,300kilometresofroadlanes,aswellasbusroutesandcyclepaths.Fourhundrednewbuseswouldjointhefleetof1,830.Therewouldbemoretrainsandmore“sei）us"ferrycrossingsbetweenVancouveranditswealthynorthernsuburbs.Togetallthat,residentsmustvotetoacceptanincreaseinsalestax,from7%to7.5%.Pollssuggesttheywillvoteno.Everyoneagreesthatamoreefficienttransportsystemisneeded.Confinedbymountainstothenorth,theUnitedStatestothesouthandthePacificOceantothewest,Vancouverhasspreadintheonlydirectionwherethereisstillland,intotheFraserValley,whichjustafewdecadesagowasmostlyfarmland.Theroadisoftenovercrowded.Yetcommuters'suspicionoflocalbureaucratsmayexceedtheirdislikeofcongestion.TransLink,whichrunspublictransportintheregion,isunlovedbytaxpayers.PassengersblameitwhenSkytrain,thelight-railsystem,comestoastandstillbecauseofmechanicalorelectricalfaults,ashappenedtwiceinoneweeklastsummer,leavingcommutersstuckincarriageswithnothingtodobutexpressingtheirangeronTwitter.ThatsortofthinghasmadevoterslesswillingtopaytheC$7.5billionincapitalspendingthattheten-yeartrafficupgradewouldinvolve.Despitethecomplaints,Vancouver'stransportsystemisadeceirttag@tedoneonwhichtobuild,reckonsToddLitman,atransportconsultantwhohasworkedforTransLink."Theseupgradesareall-importantifVancouverwantstomaintainitsreputationforbeingadestinationotherswanttogoto."Hesays.ThebiggestproblemthreateningVancouverasalivablecityis.A.increasingcongestionB.climatechangeC.shortageoflandD.lackofmoneyTheupgradeproposalbyVancouver'mayormaybeturneddownbyresidentsbecausetheydonotwantmorepeopletomoveintheyarereluctanttomovetonewplacesupgradeswouldtakeawaytheirlivingspaceupgradeswouldaddtotheirfinancialburdensTheonlydirectionforVancouvertofurtherexpandistowards.A.theeastB.thewestC.thesouthD.thenorthTransLinkismentioned(Para.4)asanexampleof.worldfamoustransportcompanieslocalresidents'complaintsaboutthebureaucratslocalefforttoimprovepublictransportworseningtrafficcongestionAccordingtoToddLitman,theupgradeproposal.willsolvethetrafficproblemwillbenefitlocaleconomysatisfiesthetransportcompanydeservespublicsupportSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Towardstheendofthe1990s,morethanadecadeandahalfDietCokewasfirstintroduced,saleofCocaCola's-tilinglowcaloricdrinkappearedtoslowdown.However,inthedecadethatfollowed,dietsodasgrewbymorethan30percent.In2009,salespushedabove$8.5billionforthefirsttime.ButAmerica'toirstforDietCokeisrunningdryagain-andthistimeitcouldbeforgood.Thedietsodaslowdownisn'tmerelyanAmericaR-thln^salsohappeningworldwide.ButthefutureofdietcolasisparticularlycloudyintheUnitedStates.LowcaloriesodasarefightingahardbattleagainstnotonebuttwotrendsamongAmericanconsumers.Thefirstisthatoverallsodaconsumptionhasbeenonthedeclinesincebefore2000.Dietsodas,thoughtheymightcomesugar-andcalorie-free,arestillsodas,somethingAmericansareprovinglessandlessinterestedindrinking.Thesecond,andperhapsmoresignificanttrend,isagrowingmistrustofartificialsweeteners（甜味齊U）.aConsumers'attitudestowardssweetenershavereallychKai（d|itbwardTelford,anindustryanalyst.There'saverynegativeperceptionaboutartificialsweeteners.Theindustryisstilltryingtogetitsheadaroundthis.industryanalyst.Comment1Addmetothenumberofpeopleaddictedtodietcolaswhoquitdrinkingsodaaltogether.IhonestlythinksodaisaddictiveandI'mhappynottobedrinkingitanymore.Comment2Perhapstheslowdownhassomethingmoretodowiththeskyrocketingcostofsoftdrinks.Comment3ILOVEdietdrinks!AmIunhealthyWhoknowsIguaranteeIhaveabetterphysiquethanmost43-year-oldmen.Comment4Thisisasillyandshallowpiece.Thereasonforthefalloffissimplytheexplosioninconsumptionofbottledwatersandenergydrinks.CommentsAspeoplelearnmoreabouthealthandwellnesstheywillconsumelesssugar,lesssoda,lessartificialsweeteners.WhatdoweknowaboutdietsodasaleItbegantoundergoagradualdropstartingfrom2000.Itwasonthedeclinesincethe1990sbutisontherisenow.Itreacheditspeakinthe2000sbutbegantodropsincethen.Ithasbeendecreasingsincethe1990s.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheprospectsofdietsodasaleItwillcontinuetodrop.Itwillgetbettersoon.Itishardtosayforsure.D.Itmayhaveupsanddowns.WhichcommentgivesapersonalreasonforquittingdietcolasA.Comments.B.Comment4.C.Comments.D.Commentl.Whichcommentsupportstheauthor'erfpiswtA.Comment2.B.Comments.C.Comment4.D.Comments.WhichcommentsdisagreewiththeauthorontheauthoronthecauseofsodasaleslowdownA.CommentsandComments.B.Comment2andComment4.C.CommentlandComment4.D.Comment2andComments.PartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked,A,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Whenaskedabouttheimpactofdisturbingnewsonchildren,onemothersaid:-year-olddaughterdoesn'tlikewatchingthenews.Shehas46aboutwhatshehasseen.Onetime,shewatchedareportaboutapersonwhokilledafamilymemberwithaknife.Thatnightshedreamedthatshetoowasbeingkilled.wAnotherintervieweesaid:Mysix-year-oldniecesawreportsoftornadoes(龍卷風(fēng))fromelsewhereinthecountry.Forweeks47,shewasterrified.She48callmeonthephone,convincedthatatornadowascomingherwayandthatshewasgoingtodie.”DoyouthinkdisturbingnewsreportscanfrightenchildrenInonesurvey,nearly40percentofparentssaidthattheirchildrenhadbeen49bysomethingtheysawinthenewsandthat,50,thechildrenhadfearedthatasimilareventwouldhappentothemortheirlovedones.WhyOnefactoristhatchildrenoften51thenewsdifferentlyfromadults.Forexample,smallchildrenmaybelievethata52thatisbroadcastrepeatedlyisreallyhappeningrepeatedly.Asecondfactoristhatdailyreportsofdisturbingeventscandistortachild's53oftheworld.True,welivein“criticaltimeshardto54.“Butrepeatedexposuretodisturbingnewsreportscancausechildrentodeveloplastingfears."ChildrenwhowatchalotofTVnews55tooverestimatetheoccurrenceofcrimeandmayperceivetheworldtobeamoredangerousplacethanitactuallyis,“observestheKaiserF甘airilyFounda46.A.thoughtsB.nightmaresC.ideasD.pictures47.A.afterwardB.agoC.beforeD.later48.A.shouldB.mightC.couldD.would49.A.boredB.angeredC.upsetD.disappointed50.A.innotimeB.byallmeansC.allthemoreD.asaresult“tellB.interpretC.narrateD.treat52.A.tragedyB.comedyC.playD.drama53.A.imaginationB.viewC.sightD.look54.A.giveupB.sticktoC.dealwithD.setdown55.A.preferB.turnC.comeD.tendPartVTextCompletion(20points)Directions:Inthisparttherearethreeincompletetextswith20questions(Rangingfrom56to75).Aboveeachtexttherearethreeorfourphrasestobecompleted.First,usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletethephrases.Second,usethecompletedphrasestofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.TextOneA.angrierB.gettingC.actionPhrases:TextThreeA.laterregrettedB.spendingC.tendtoschancsrtoVbeingting(15points)schancsrtoVbeingting(15points)whichmakesyou56like57anycompensationtotakeany58Picturethissituation:youhaveboughtafaultyitemfromashopandyoutakeitbacktocomplain.Yougodirectlytotheshopassistantandtellthemyourproblem.Theysaytheycannothelpyou,59tothepointperhapswhereyoustartinsultingthepoorshopassistant.Thiswilldoyounofavours,60,orevenyourmoneyback.Ifyougodirectlytothefirstpersonyousee,youmaybewastingyourtimeastheymaybepowerless61.Sotheimportantlessontobelearntistomakesurefirstlythatyouarespeakingtotherelevantperson,theonewhohastheauthoritytomakedecisions.TextTwoA.thesmallerB.asmuchasC.uptoayearD.morelikelyPhrases:20%62tofeelhappy63thephysicaldistancebetweenfriendsbutnot64happinesslastedfor65Thenewstudyfoundthatfriendsofhappypeoplehadagreaterchanceofbeinghappythemselves.And66,thelargertheeffecttheyhadoneachother'shappiness.Forexample,apersonwas67ifafriendlivingwithinoneandahalfkilometerswasalsohappy.Havingahappyneighborwholivednextdoorincreasedanindividualhappyby34%.Theeffectsoffriends'happiness68.Theresearcherfoundthathappinessreallyiscontagious(傳染的).Sadnessalsospreadamongfriends,69.Phrases:rememberpastimpulsepurchasesthatyou70youmay71purchaseonimpulsekeep72undercontrolInadditiontotheexternalpressurewefacefrommarketing,ourownfeelingsandhabitscancontributetoexcessivespending.Herearesomesuggestionstohelpyou73.First,resistyourimpulsebuying.DoyouenjoytheexcitementofshoppingandfindingabargainIfso,74.Toresist,slowdownandthinkrealisticallyabou