feel? Whether it is a small or large amount of money. People feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.

This idea of connecting your happiness to the happiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree. 'The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat. Surprising, all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched the tree at the same time. The man asked why they had done this. 'The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one. 19. The writer says that buying things _______________. A. can make people worried C. may lead to sadness for long short time

20. Where can we best put \Paragraph 2? A. ①

B. ②

C. ③

D. ④

B. can make people nervous D. may lead to happiness for a

21. Why does the writer quote(引用) a story in Paragraph 3? A. To explain Africans like sweets. enough-

C. To make the writer's opinion clearer. children.

22. What does the writer try to tell us? A. Buying new things can make people happy. B. The key to happiness is making others happy. C. If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa. D. People who have a lot of money might not be happy. 【答案】19. D 20. B 21. C 22. B 【解析】 【分析】

很多人都觉得如果他们有更多的钱，他们就会更快乐。是的，钱的确能使我们更

D. To express happiness is from B. To show examples are not

快乐，但不是有钱能让我们快乐，而是给予别人钱能让我们快乐。人们在奉献的时候会更快乐，这是因为让别人快乐，同时也会使自己快乐。 【19题详解】

细节理解题。根据短文第一段最后一句话But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long可知，用钱买东西不能长时间给我们带来快乐。由此可知应选D。 【20题详解】

推理判断题。题干中这句话But its not having money that brings happiness.意为：但是不是拥有钱带来快乐。根据上下文的逻辑关系可知，Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier. 提到：事实上，钱使人们更开心；后面又提到Instead, it's giving money to others that makes people happy是给别人钱使人们开心。故这句话应放在②处，能使上下文意衔接，故选B。 【21题详解】

推理判断题。这篇短文是议论文，讲述了真正让人们快乐的不是有钱，而是用钱来使别人快乐。第二段的最后提到 This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.“让别人快乐也会让给予者快乐”。为了使读者更好地理 解这一点，作者讲了下面的故事。因此C选项“使作者的观点更清楚”是正确的。【22题详解】

主旨大意题。这是一篇议论文，作者先讲述了用钱买东西并不能长久地使人们快乐，然后引出作者的观点This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.“使别人快乐也会让给予者快乐”。故B选项“快乐的关键是使别人快乐”，符合文章大意和主旨，故应选B。

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The year was 1859. America and England had already fought two wars. Now, they were at peace. But one day a pig got hungry. And it nearly caused another war between the two countries.

The pig was owned by a British man who lived on a small island. The island was just of the western part of North America. Both England and the US said the island was theirs. Across the island from the British man lived some American farmers.

Everyone on the island got along peacefully. But the peace ended the day the British man's pig decided to eat some of an American farmer's potatoes.

One of the American farmers shot and killed the pig. Then the pigs owner wanted $100 from the man who shot the animal. That was a lot of money, so the farmer refused to pay it. The British and Americans began to argue, and the situation got worse. The farmers asked the governor over the island at that time for help. He sent a group of soldiers to protect the farmers. The British answered by sending 2,000 soldiers. The British were on one side of the island, and the Americans were on the other. The problem that began with the pig was about to become a shooting war.

When news of the problem reached Washington and London, both leaders were surprised. Neither country wanted another war. They sent some men to try to fix the problem. After a discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island. Then the others would have to leave.

Twelve years went by. Neither side wanted to give up the island, but they knew they had to do something. They asked the leader of Germany to help decide. After nearly a year of discussion, a decision was made. America would get the island.

Finally, the Pig War was over and only one shot was fired. That was the shot that killed the pig!

23. What caused the problem on the island according to the passage? A. An American shot a British man. B. A group of soldiers came to the island. C. British men destroyed an American's farmland.

D. A British man's pig ate some potatoes of an American farmer's. 24. The underlined word \A. the farmers Germans

25. According to the passage, the real purpose of the two countries was _________________. A. to own an island

B. to kill a pig

C. to get more money

D. to start

B. the leaders

C. the soldiers

D. the

a war

26. Which of the following might he the best title for the passage? A. The Pig Island C. The Pig on the Island

【答案】23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 【解析】

你知道吗，因为一头猪，两个国家差点开始一场战争？这说的是1859年的英国和美国，那时他们共同占有一个岛。其中有一个英国人饲养了一头猪，这头猪太饿了，吃了美国农民种植的土豆，于是美国农民就把猪杀死了，英国人索要赔款，于是双方开始了争论，最后竟然动用了士兵，双方战事即将展开。但两国政府都不愿意打仗，派人去解决这个问题。直到12年之后，他们请了一个德国的领袖来裁决这个岛的归属，经过一年的讨论，美国人得到了这个岛。这场由猪引发的冲突也结束了。 【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据短文第二段The pig was owned by a British man who lived on a small island. Across the island from the British man lived some American farmers. Everyone on the island got along peacefully. But the peace ended the day the British man's pig decided to eat some of an American farmer's potatoes.可知，由于英国人饲养的猪吃了美国农民种植的土豆，岛上的和平被打破了。由此可知应选D。 【24题详解】

细节理解题。They是一个代词，代指上文提到的人或物，因此根据上句话After discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island.“讨论之后决定每个国家都会在岛上保留一小部分士兵”，以及这句话They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island.“他们会一直待在那儿，直到两个国家决定谁拥有这座岛”可知，“他们”指的是留在岛上的士兵，故应选C。 【25题详解】

推理判断题。根据短文第四段They sent some men to try to fix the problem. After . discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the

B. The Pig War D. The Island War

island. Then the others would have to leave.可知，猪引发了两国之间的冲突这只是直接原因，而他们问题的根本是谁拥有这座岛。因此两个国家对峙的目的是想拥有这座岛。故应选A。 【26题详解】

主旨大意题。根据短文第一段But one day a pig got hungry. And it nearly caused another war between the two countries和最后一段Finally, the Pig War was over可知，这篇短文给我们讲述了一场由猪引发的冲突。故B选项The Pig War最能概括文章大意，选B。

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Big data(数据) is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information from many sources, such as information that comes from schools, social media sites, companies and governments. One set of data can have people's names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer

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How can big data be used for good and bad things? It is because the computer