[1] Scientist proves better busy than doing nothing, research has found. Keeping the mind occupied with tasks—no matter how meaningless—keeps off negativeemotions, the study found.
[2] However, the bad news is that humans seem born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioural scientist at Chicago University.
[3] In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever choice they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Two-thirds (68 per cent) chose to take a shortcut. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put. Prof Hsee concluded __________________ helped keep people happy.
[4] He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy guidance. "Governments may increase the happiness of idle（闲散的）citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless", he suggested.
[5] At the individual level, he advised: "Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it." He added, "By the way, thinking deeply or busy with self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too. You do not need to be running around—you just need to be busy, either physically or mentally."
【小题1】What is the purpose of the text? (no more than 8 words)
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【小题2】Why did two-thirds (68 per cent) choose to take a shortcut? (no more than 8 words)
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【小题3】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 2 words)
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【小题4】What does the word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to? ( no more than 2 words)
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【小题5】What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)
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【小题1】To persuade / advise / tell us to keep busy / busier.
To tell us the busier, the happier.
【小题2】Because humans seem born to be lazy.
【小题3】keeping busy/being busy
【小题4】doing things/doing something/being busy/keeping busy
【小题5】 We need to be busy, either physically or mentally. (答对逗号前部分，只得1分)
解析试题分析：本文主要讲述的是一些研究报告显示无论在什么时候，我们都要让自己一直很忙碌，因为忙碌对我们的身体有很大的好处。
【小题1】To persuade / advise / tell us to keep busy / busier.
To tell us the busier, the happier.
根据文章第一段内容可知让自己忙碌总比什么也不做好，对我们的健康有很大的好处。故本文是为了说服我们不要懒惰，要忙碌起来。
【小题2】Because humans seem born to be lazy.
细节题。根据第二段第一行the bad news is that humans seem born to be lazy in order to save energy。
【小题3】keeping busy/being busy
根据前句Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.可知那些选择步行的人感觉更快乐。故这里应该填写keep busy让自己忙碌。
【小题4】doing things/doing something/being busy/keeping busy
推理题。根据Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it." He added,说明这里的it就是指前面的让自己做一些事情，即使有些事情没有意义。
【小题5】 We need to be busy, either physically or mentally. (答对逗号前部分，只得1分)
段落大意题。根据本段最后一句You do not need to be running around—you just need to be busy, either physically or mentally."可知要让自己无论是精神上还是在身体上都忙碌起来，这样才充实。
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点评：本文主要讲述的是一些研究报告显示无论在什么时候，我们都要让自己一直很忙碌，因为忙碌对我们的身体有很大的好处。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。
亮点激活精编提优100分大试卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The income gap between China's rural and urban residents(居民) has continued to widen during the past few years in spite of rapidly rising rural incomes, Agricultural Minister Sun Zhengcai said here on Wednesday.
The income ratio(比率) between urban and rural residents was 3.28:1 in 2006, against 3.23:1 in 2003, said Sun in his report on the promotion of building a new countryside in 2007. Sun also said the net income of rural residents in different regions also varied widely. The income gap is only one of several problems in rural areas, according to Sun's report. While listing the achievements in rural areas in recent years, Sun believed that rural development still followed behind urban development.
"We have bigger pressure to ensure the supply of major agricultural products such as grain," he said. "China's urbanization(都市化) has been speeded up and more rural residents have gone to urban areas," he said.
"In this case, more agricultural producers become farm produce consumers, which created more pressure for supply," he said.
Another problem facing China's agricultural development is inadequate application of science and technology.
"Only 30 percent of scient ific and technological achievements have been applied to agricultural production, which is 40 percentage points lower than developed countries," he said.
Despite increased government spending in rural areas, the infrastructure(基础下部组织) is still poor and easily hit by disasters.
According to Sun, the government spent 431.8 billion yuan ($59.15 billion) on agriculture, rural areas and farmers this year, an increase of 80.1 billion yuan over the previous year.
China set aside 11.38 billion yuan to promote a new rural cooperative medical care system and 27.98 billion yuan to support the new compulsory education mechanism in rural area to ensure that all citizens shared the fruits of China's reform and opening-up, Sun said.
68．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the income gap between China's rural and urban residents will disappear this year.
B．The net income of rural residents in different regions is the same.
C．The government has taken measures to develop the economy in the rural areas.
D．Beca use of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the supply of major agricultural products is enough.
69．Can you infer the meaning of the underlined words in paragraph 5?
A．be made full use of B．be made little use of
C．be not made full use of D．be made good use of
70． How much is spent on agriculture, rural areas and farmers the previous year?
A．431.8 billion yuan B．511.9 billion yuan
C．351.7 billion yuan D．80.1 billion yuan
71． Which is NOT the problem in rural areas?
A．The income gap
B．The inadequate application of science and technology
C．The supply of major agricultural products
D．China's urbanization
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