【正文】 o get outside in the sun, even when it39。While the link between sunshine and mental health is nothing new, new research from Brigham Young University(BYU) has shown that the association may be even stronger than previously realized. It finds that sunlight exposure is by far the greatest weatherrelated factor determining mental health outes. In other words: more sunshine, more happiness. s Physics and Astronomy Weather Station with emotional health data archived by day for 16,452 adult therapy patients who were being treated at the BYU Counseling and Psychological Services Center. s more, lack of sunlight is linked with lower vitamin D levels, which in turn has been correlated with depression and low energy. re getting enough sun, your emotions should remain relatively stable, the researchers found. But as the amount of sunlight in the day is reduced, levels of emotional pain can soar. Other weather variables including temperature, pollution and rain were not found to have an impact on mental health. scores on the distress measure once we had accounted for suntime, Dr. Mark Beecher, a professor of psychology at the university and the study39。 ? sharply. unstably. slightly. greatly.（3）What does the passage say about the research done by BYU? is done on normal adults of various ages. is carried out by Dr Mark Beecher alone. concludes the sunshine means happiness. finds that temperature affects mental health.（4）What can be inferred from the passage? vitamin D levels are helpful in keeping us energetic research findings are inconsistent with the popular belief. more sunshine we get, the less excited we are likely to feel. link between sunshine and mental health was unknown before.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，研究表明：陽(yáng)光照射是影響心理健康結(jié)果的最重要的天氣因素。 （1）考查推理判斷。s cold out, could have bigger mood benefits than you might realize”花時(shí)間曬太陽(yáng)，甚至當(dāng)外面很冷的時(shí)候也要這樣做，這可能對(duì)你的情緒有很大好處。故選D。根據(jù)第五段中的“If you39?？梢酝浦?，當(dāng)光照量減少的時(shí)候，人們的情緒就不會(huì)那么穩(wěn)定，痛苦情緒就會(huì)增加。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。換句話(huà)說(shuō)：陽(yáng)光越多，越快樂(lè)。 （4）考查推理判斷。可知，BYU的研究結(jié)果和大眾的看法不一致。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科研類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。The cost of living in countries like the ., Britain, Australia or France has skyrocketed in recent years. However, if you39。Ecuador s cheaper to eat out every day than cook for yourself on a budget in the . You can even buy a property for around $50000 and hire someone to tend to it while you39。Mexico Argentina s not very expensive to live here. A decent sized home can cost around $139000, which is relatively cheap in relation to homes in the United States. Vietnam has also bee a popular tourist destination in recent years. There are many million dollar luxury homes by the beach, but you can find a modest fiat or small home for around $25000 to $50000 if you search in the right areas.（1）How much does it take at least to live in Mexico for a year? $7000 $8000 $8400 $9800（2）What does Argentina and Vietnam have in mon? both have great restaurants. cost of living in them is both expensive. middlesized homes both cost around $ 139000. are all fond of travelling to the two countries.（3）In which country did the purchaser probably pay extra money after he left? 【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，近年來(lái)，生活在美國(guó)、英國(guó)、澳大利亞或法國(guó)等國(guó)的成本猛增。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)Argentina部分中的“Argentina has been a popular tourist destination for many years.”和Vietnam部分中的“Vietnam has also bee a popular tourist destination in recent years.”可知，阿根廷和越南都是受歡迎的旅游目的地。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。re away”可知，在你厄瓜多爾甚至可以花大約5萬(wàn)美元買(mǎi)一處房產(chǎn)，在你不在的時(shí)候雇個(gè)人照看它。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇政治經(jīng)濟(jì)類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。It39。Both mammals and fish benefit from clean oceans. It is reported that more than 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year, and nearly half of the plastic we produce is singleuse only. s newest footwear uses recycled plastic materials and has created an education program that spreads awareness about how harmful plastic is for sea life. Vivobarefoot39。In the future, Vivobarefoot hopes to increase their production of shoes created from sustainable materials, and thankfully, they are now one of many brands that aim to increase environmentalism and educate munities on how global warming affects everyone. ll add more recyclable and traceable materials into more than half of their production line, and they have plenty of creative developments in the works as well. s operation philosophy? ...（4）Which of the following is True according to the text? 39。t been released. is the most popular shoe brand in the world. cares about not only its business but also public services. is the first pany to find the new function of waste materials.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。目前Vivobarefoot公司推出了使用可回收的塑料材料的最新鞋款，并創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)教育計(jì)劃，讓人們了解塑料對(duì)海洋生物的危害。根據(jù)文中的“around 5 trillion pieces of plastic”，“more than 8 million tons of plastic”，“up to 400 years to break down”可知，作者通過(guò)列舉一系列的數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)闡述事實(shí)。 （2）考查推理判斷。故選B。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“they are now one of many brands that aim to increase environmentalism and educate munities on how global warming affects everyone.”他們現(xiàn)在是眾多旨在增強(qiáng)環(huán)保主義并教育社區(qū)全球變暖如何影響每個(gè)人的品牌之一，可知，保護(hù)環(huán)境是Vivobarefoot的經(jīng)營(yíng)理念。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s newest footwear uses recycled plastic materials and has created an education program that spreads awareness about how harmful plastic is for sea life.”可知，同時(shí)還關(guān)心公共服務(wù)。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇新聞報(bào)道，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。Buck did not know that there was trouble ahead, Trouble for every dog with strong muscles and warm long hair, from Seattle to southern California. Some men had found a yellow metal in the Arctic darkness, and thousands of other men were rushing there. These men wanted dogs that were heavy, with strong muscles for working hard and furry coats to