【正文】 g cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully municate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. By doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people. （1）What39。即使人快樂的因素，故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“People who think positively by being grateful, mindful and optimistic are more likely to be happy.”積極樂觀的人感恩，專注，樂觀，更容易快樂。根據(jù)第二段中的“If you39。根據(jù)第一段中的“Our brains have developed this way because threats, like dangerous animals, had a more immediate effect on our ancestors39。The factors that make people happy.D.C.B.Negative things tend to affect human survival immediately.（2）How does the author like looking for happiness in material things? A.Dangerous wild animals are a threat to us.C. People who think positively by being grateful, mindful and optimistic are more likely to be happy. Being grateful means being thankful, Bejing mindful means being open to, focusing on and enjoying the experiences of the present moment. Being optimistic means being hopeful about the future.（1）Why does the human brain remember negative things more easily? A. People who form close relationships tend to be happier than those who do not. The number of friends we have is not important. What matters is the quality of our relationships. Relationships that bring happiness usually involve the sharing of feelings, mutual respect, acceptance, trust and fun. Research suggests that our level of happiness depends partly on factors we cannot control—our genes and our life circumstances. But our level of happiness is also shaped by the choices we make. If you39。 The human brain remembers negative experiences more easily than positive ones. Our brains have developed this way because threats, like dangerous animals, had a more immediate effect on our ancestors39?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，結合題目要求，選出正確答案。(2)考查細節(jié)理解。D.B.It offers dog sledding to tourists for nothing.Rossland. British Columbia.（2）What is the feature of the event in Montreal? A.Montreal, Quebec.C. The 26th Whistler Pride will be filled with celebration of annual events with adventurous winter activities including ski and snowboard touring, snowmobile trips, and snowshoe adventures, dogsledding through the Callahan Valley,and backcountry ventures, as well as featuring nightlife highlights of drag shows, as well as winetastings, fine dining and even edy shows.（1）Where will you go if you like art works from ice? A. A popular event for more than decade,the Ice on Whyte Festival in Edmonton, is one of the top 10 events and festivals in Edmonton, Alberta. The festival features a wealth of ice carvings and creations along with 10 days of festival funfrom a giant ice slide, games, and ice carving lessons to live music, fashion, food, and culturally themed days and even a marketplace.Fete des Neiges de Montreal mid January to early FebruaryMontreal, Quebec (QC)s longestrunning winter carnival (狂歡), the Rossland Winter Carnival has been a popular event for over 116 years. Popular parts of this event include snow volleyball, a parade, and a kid39。 Rossland, British Columbia (BC)本文是圍繞禁止給小費這一事件寫的，Restaurants39。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Rather, Union Square Hospitality Group means to raise menu prices enough to fully cover the cost of a meal.”可知Union Square Hospitality Group打算提高菜單價格，這樣顧客就會為飯菜多支付錢，故選D。s pay in the hands of customers has a feeling of classism (階級歧視)．This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty arbitrary (隨意的) about their tipping behavior.”和“All of this doesn39。根據(jù)第一段中的“Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the pany39。The popularity of notipping restaurants.Restaurants39。Its cooks earn much more than its servers.C.s enthusiasm for work. management.C.Supportive. bills. Rather, Union Square Hospitality Group means to raise menu prices enough to fully cover the cost of a meal. If Meyer manages to move away from tipping at all without hurting his profits, it would almost certainly set the stage for others to follow suit.（1）What39。 What, exactly, is wrong with tipping? As Brian Palmer has explained, more or less it39。 Forcing waiters and waitresses to survive on tips from customers rather than normal wages is a pointless, crude, and unique American custom that, in the past several years, a handful of progressive restaurant owners have attempted to do away with. Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the pany39?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。故選C。s what I thought it was”可知之前他們曾經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)過一些石化的木材以及內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時的遺物，所以他的母親認為這次他們發(fā)現(xiàn)的還是內(nèi)戰(zhàn)里死亡的人的遺物。故選B。D.Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in Mississippiteaches kids to be more aware of their surroundingsC.the prehistoric bone（3）The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it mother thought the jawbone was The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like elephants. They were clearly different from their modernday counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (猛犸).（1）How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon? A. They were exploring near the brothers39。 mother said. This is our first set of teeth we39。t expect to find that, Michael39。 Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that was recentl