单元质量检测(一) FestivalsandCelebrations

(时间:100分钟 满分:120分)

第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D

四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

SomeStrangestFestivalsfromaroundtheWorld

Throughtheyears,peoplehavefound

manywaystocelebrateimportantoccasions

intheirlives.Ifyou?relookingforaninterestingandoff-the-beaten-pathtraveldestination,herearesomemostwonderfulandunusualfestivalsfromaroundtheworld.

BoryeongAnnual MudFestival,Boryeong,ROK

Thisfestivaltakesplaceatthebeach,

with much mudresourcefrom thesea.At

thisfestival,peopletakepartinanumberof

activitiesinvolving mud, which not only

bringsbackhappychildhoodmemoriesbutis

goodfortheskin.

WorldBodypaintingFestival,Pärtschach,

Austria

Thisentirefestivalisnotstrangebecause

oftheactivitiesthatoccurduringit,butbecauseofthewaypeoplelookwhenit?sover.

Duringthistime,artistsworldwidefloodin

andholdlivebody-paintingactivities.They

arepaintingcreativedesignsonwillingparticipants(参与者).

Underwater Music Festival, Florida,

America

Ratherthanbeingheldatatypicalconcert hall,the Underwater Music Festival

takesplaceontheseabed.Thisuniquecustomisunlikeanyothersbecauseitfeatures

musiciansplaying musicbelow waterlevel.

100feetdeepinclearwater,talentedmusiciansweardivingequipment,performingfree

concertsforseacreaturesandhumansalike.

BattleoftheOranges,Ivrea,Italy

ThisItaliantownhostsoneofthemost

unusualfestivals.EachyearinFebruary,a

battletakesplaceamongthousandsofparticipantswhohavetothroworangesateachotherduringa30-minutefight.Theaimistotry

andknockdownotherparticipantsbyattackingthem withorangessothattheycannot

standanylonger.

1.WhatcantouristsdoattheBoryeongAnnualMudFestival?

A.Havetheirfacespainted.

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B.Enjoylivemusicunderwater.

C.Experiencemudbath.

D.Joininafightwithoranges.

2.From whichfestivalcanpeopledisplayart

withtheirbodies?

A.BattleoftheOranges.

B.WorldBodypaintingFestival.

C.UnderwaterMusicFestival.

D.BoryeongAnnualMudFestival.

3.Whatanimalsmaybetheaudienceofthe

UnderwaterMusicFestival?

A.Dolphins. B.Elephants.

C.Kangaroos. D.Pandas.

B

Iwenttomyfirstmusicfestivalwithmy

friendthissummer.Unlikethe majorityof

festival-goers,wedid notbuytickets.Instead,wevolunteeredasfestivalserversfor

Oxfam.Weeach workedinexchangefora

freetickettothefestival.

LeedsFestivalisalarge musicfestival

whichtakesplaceatBranham Park.Ittakes

placetowardstheendofAugust,andthousandsofpeopleattenditeachyear.Thereare

severaldifferentstages,eachsuitablefora

differentmusictaste.As wellasthegreat

musiconoffer,therearealsofunfairrides,

foodoutletsandasilentdisco.Amongthese

things,Ilovesilentdiscos:everyonehasaset

ofheadphoneswithtwochannelsandmusicis

playedthroughtheheadphones.Asaresult,

peoplecanbedancingandsingingalongto

completelydifferentsongs!

When we werenot working,we were

freetoenjoythefestival.Wesawawidevarietyofartistsacrosstheweekend.Myfavorite

daywastheSunday—inmyopinionthishad,

byfar,thebestlineup (阵容).Ireallyenjoyed seeing Imagine Dragons, Vampire

Weekendand,ofcourse,Arctic Monkeys,

whicharepopularbandsattractingthousands

ofpeople.

AlthoughitwasAugust,Icouldnotbelievehowcolditwasatnight! Wecampedfor

fivenights—a bitlongerthan the general

public—and it was freezing every night!

However,wehadareallyfantasticcampsite.

Peoplewhoworkatfestivalsstayinadifferentcampsitetothegeneralpublic.Ourcampsitewassmaller,quieterandalotcleaner!I

hadagreattimeand willdefinitelyreturn

nextyear!

4.Howdidtheauthorattendthemusicfestival?

A.Bybuyingaticket.

B.Byaccompanyinghersister.

C.Byactingasawaiter.

D.Byslippingtheresecretly.

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5.WhydidtheauthorlovetheSundaymost?

A.Becauseshewasfree.

B.Becauseshegotmoretips.

C.Becausethereweremanybands.

D.Becausetherewerefewercustomers.

6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhercampsite?

A.Remote. B.Wonderful.

C.Dirty. D.Cold.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.VolunteersataMusicFestival

B.MyFirstMusicFestival

C.LoveAttendingMusicFestivals

D.MusicFestivalsArePopular

C

Whetheryoubelieveitornot,thereisa

festivalthat honors the monkeys. Called

“TheMonkeyBuffetFestival”,itiscelebratedinthecityofLopburi.Youmayfindthis

surprising,but when you ask somelocals

abouttheculturalsignificanceofthisfestival

youwillfindthatthereisreallynothing! The

MonkeyBuffetFestivalissupposedtobefor

business—acreativeandunique wayofattractingandincreasingtouristsinThailand.

However,you mayaskwhy,ofallthe

animalsinThailandtohonorwithafestivity,

choosemonkeys?Interestingly,thisisdueto

ancientfolklore(民间传说)thattellsthestoryofHanuman,aHindumonkeydeity (神)

whoisbelievedtohaverescuedabride (新

娘)fromaten-headedevilspirit.Itwassaid

thatHanumandiscoveredLopburi,andthese

monkeys,theoneslivinginLopburireceiving

afeasteveryyear,arehisdescendants.

TheyearlyMonkeyBuffetFestivalstartedin1989organizedbyalocalbusinessman.

Nowadays,thefestivalis a majortourist

eventandtravelersfrom alloverthe world

comeheretoseethesehugenumbersofmonkeysfillingtheirstomachs.

The Monkey Buffet Festivalisunique

eventhatwillgiveyouanewperspective(视

角)onhow monkeysaretreatedinLopburi.

Itmaybeastrangefestival,butpromisesa

lotoffunespeciallyforpeoplewholoveanimals.Theselong-tailed monkeysare very

usedtohumans,sotouristshavenoneedto

worrythatthey willgoawayseeingpeople

gettingnearthem.However,thiscouldbe

disadvantageousas well.Theycanbevery

aggressive(好攻击的)andhavebeenknown

totakeglassesandwalletsawayfromtourists.So keepan eyeon monkeyshanging

fromtreesinthearea.

VisitLopburiinThailandandenjoythe

MonkeyBuffet.Whatareyou waitingfor?

MarkyourcalendarforthelastSundayof

Novemberandexperiencethefestivitieswith

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thecutelittlemonkeys.Whereelsecanyou

findafestivalwheremonkeysarefedwithjellies,candies,sausages,andacanofCoketo

drink!

8.WhyistheMonkeyBuffetFestivalheld?

A.Toaskpeopletoprotectthewildanimals.

B.TospreadThaiculturalsignificance.

C.TodeveloptourisminLopburi.

D.Toshowrespecttomonkeys.

9.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thereasonwhymonkeysarehonored.

B.Thewaythefestivalisorganized.

C.Theinfluenceofthefestival.

D.thehistoryofLopburi.

10.Whatislikelytohappenwhenhumansare

around?

A.Monkeysfeartoshowup.

B.Monkeyslosetheirhabitats.

C.Monkeysshowunfriendlybehavior.

D.Monkeyshatehangingfromtrees.

11.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodointhelast

paragraph?

A.Callonpeopletocareaboutmonkeys.

B.Encouragepeopletoattendthefestival.

C.Askpeopletoreflectontheiractionstowardnature.

D.Discusstherelationshipbetweenhumans

andnature.

D

Everyfestivalhasitsownmeaning.LaborDay,forexample,celebratesthevalueof

hard work.Thanksgivingisaboutshowing

thanks to people around you. And

Valentines?Dayisatimewhenyouexpress

lovetoyourlovedones.Butsomehowitnow

seemsthatallfestivalswejustcareaboutone

thing—shopping.Andthatcanbeabigproblem.

“Ina way,over-consumption (过 度 消

费)isthe motherofallourenvironmental

problems”KalleLasnoncetoldCNN.Lasn

istheorganizerofBuy NothingDay,aday

setupinCanadain1992tofightagainstunhealthyspendinghabits,andhasnowbecome

aninternationalevent.It?sheldontheday,

whichisknownasBlack Fridny—afamous

shoppingdayintheUSandCanada.

Youcanseetheirony(讽刺)here.

EventhoughtheideaofBuy Nothing

Daywasbroughtup26yearsago,weseemto

needitnow morethanever.It?sjustasLasn

said,allthedifferentkindsofpollutioninour

livestoday—badairquality,thereductionof

forestarea,endangeredanimalspecies,and

plasticbagsfoundintheocean—seemtobe

thesamecause:over-consumption.

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ThelatestexampleistheSingles?Day

shoppingcrazeofNov.11,whichsawanew

salesrecord.ButasNieLi,acampaignerat

Greenpeace,toldReuters.“Record-settingoverconsumptionmeansrecord-settingwaste.”And

itwasreportedthatlastyeartheSingles?Day

packagesleft morethan 160,000 tons of

waste,includingplasticandcardboard.The

Collinsdictionaryhasalsojustnamed“singleuse”its WordoftheYear,pointingoutthe

problemthatthere?retoomanythingswetow

outafteronlyusingthemonce.

So,BuyNothingDaymightonlybehere

foronedayayear,butit?snotjusttoremind

ustotakeabreakfromshoppingonthatday,

buttochangeourlifestylecompletely,focusingonfun“withpeoplewecareabout”ratherthanwastingmoneyonuselessthings.

12.What?stheauthor?spurposeof writing

thefirstparagraph?

A.Toexpressthepeople?sloveforall

festivals.

B.Totalkaboutthemeaningofthefestivals.

C.Toappreciatethevalueofthefestivals.

D.Tobringoutthetopicofthepassage.

13.WhydidKalleLasnorganizeBuyNothing

Day?

A.Tohelppeoplesavemoney.

B.Tocutthecostfordailylife.

C.Topreventover-consumption.

D.Tosetupanewsalesrecord.

14.What?s Nie Li?s attitudetowardsthe

shoppingcraze?

A.Opposed(反对的).

B.Supportive.

C.Unknown.

D.Neutral(中立的).

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.CreatingaNewLifestyle

B.BuyNothingDay

C.FestivalsAroundtheWorld

D.AChangeinPeople?sLife

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

You can?thelp spending much money

duringthefestivalseason.However,it?snot

impossibletosave.Herearesometipsyou

cantaketopreventyourselffrom overspending.

Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhomake

youfeelgood.There?sacommontrickplayed

bytheadvertisingindustry. 16 ,theadvertisingindustrytriestheirbesttoappealto

youremotionsinordertomotivateyoutobuy

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theirproducts.So,instead offallinginto

theirmarketingtrap,surroundyourselfwith

thepeopleyouloveand makeyourselffeel

good.

Don?tbuyanythinghot-headedly.Ever

heardofthesaying,“Afoolandhismoney

aresoonparted”? 17 .

Considerrenting. 18 .Afterall,how

oftenwillyoubewearingthatnormaldress?

19 .Whenitcomestoclothes,you

should often pick outthe unused.Selling

themoneBayorCarousellcangiveyouextra

cashtogoshoppingwith.

Remindyourselfofthethingsyouhave.

You may notknow aboutyourself.Every

timeyoulookatyourcloset(壁橱)andorganizeit,youfindjusthow manyitemsof

clothingyouhave. 20 .

A.Sellitemsyoudon?tneed

B.Ifyouareinabadmood

C.Putawaytheclothesyoudon?twear

D.Whenyouareattractedtobuycertainproducts

E.This prevents youfrom wantingto go

shoppingevenmore

F.Itwarnsyounottobeamanwhodoesn?t

thinktwiceaboutpartingwithhismoney

G.Rentingadressorabagforaspecialoccasioncouldactuallysaveyoumoremoney

第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D

四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

ThiswasthefirstThanksgivingwithout

Grandma.MomtoldJamestheywouldgoto

AuntAmy?sforThanksgiving, 21 that

Aunt Amy wasa vegetarian andthatshe

wouldmake “turkey”outof 22 .James

didn?twantto 23 vegetarianThanksgivingatAuntAmy?shouse.Hewantedthings

to be the 24 they used to be at

Grandma?s.JameswouldalwayshelpGrandmacookthemeal,andshe?dtellhimabout

Thanksgivingwhenshewasagirl.

“WillyoutellmeGrandma?sstorywhen

shewasa(n) 25 ?”Jamessaidbeforehe

wenttobed.Momsmiled,“Youwouldtellit

26 .AndIfoundsomethingatGrandma?s

thatmighthelpyou.”Shelefttheroomand

camebackwithajournal.

Jamesreadthetagonthejournal:For

James,wholoves 27 asmuchasIdo.

Writewhatisinyour 28 .Love,Grandma.

“She 29 itforyourbirthday,butI

thinkyouneeditearly.”Mom said.James

openedthe 30 andstaredattheblank

pageforawhile.Thenhebegantowrite.

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Thenextday,at Aunt Amy?s,James

feltalump(硬块)inhis 31 whenhesaw

thetable 32 with Grandma?s china.

Jameslookedatthetofuturkey AuntAmy

putonhisplate.Hetookasmall 33 anywayand wassurprised.“It?snotbad.”he

said.James 34 around.It wasn?t

Grandma?shouse,butitwas 35 “Hey,

everybody,wanttohearastory?”

21.A.noticing B.informing

C.adding D.pointing

22.A.pumpkin B.corn

C.chicken D.tofu

23.A.try B.enjoy

C.serve D.have

24.A.method B.way

C.mean D.approach

25.A.kid B.farmer

C.adult D.mother

26.A.more B.better

C.easier D.faster

27.A.Thanksgivings B.festivals

C.stories D.cooking

28.A.house B.heart

C.textbook D.school

29.A.meant B.sent

C.found D.posted

30.A.box B.book

C.brochure D.journal

31.A.eyes B.throat

C.stomach D.mouth

32.A.set B.placed

C.put D.located

33.A.sight B.smell

C.bite D.taste

34.A.talked B.turned

C.looked D.walked

35.A.party B.family

C.dinner D.feast

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的

单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

May21stthisyearmarkthefirstInternationalTeaDay,whichwasnamedofficially

36. theUnitedNationsonNovember

27th,2019.Tocelebrate37. festival,anumberofeventstookplaceattheChinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on

Thursday.

ThechairmanoftheChinaCulturePromotionSociety38. (address)the

openingceremony.“Asa mainpromoterof

theInternationalTeaDay,thebirthplaceof

teaandthe39. (large)tea-producingcountry,Chinahasa40. (re-

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sponsible)to work withothercountriesto

promotethehealthydevelopmentofthetea

industry.Itcanhelptobuildacommunity

witha41. (share)futureformankind,”hesaid.

The “FirstInternational Tea Day Tea

RoadCooperativeInitiative”issued(发布)at

theceremonycallsforpeopleworkinginthe

teaindustrytocometogethertopromoteinternationalcooperation42. cultural

exchanges.Afour-yearteapromotion-Tea

RoadCooperativePlan-wasalsoissuedin

accordancewiththeinitiative.

43. (strengthen)theconnection

withyoungpeople,theeventincludedanumberofpublicpromotionalactivitiesonsocial

media,44. (invite)twenty-ninetea

professionalsfromaroundtheworldtohave

thirty-sixhoursofuninterruptedlivebroadcasts.

TheChineseAncientTea Museum was

officiallyunveiled (揭 幕 )attheceremony

opening45. (it)firstexhibition:

TheAvenueofTruth-ASpecialExhibition

ofPu?erTea.

第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华,在“中国—爱尔兰文化节”

活动结识了爱尔兰朋友 Chris,现在他已回国。

请你给她写一封邮件,内容包括:

1.回忆活动经历;

2.分享个人收获;

3.希望保持联系。

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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单元质量检测(二) MoralsandVirtues

(时间:100分钟 满分:120分)

第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D

四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,

you willprobablybesurprisedtofindhow

“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.Taxis

inFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwitha

fareoftwoUSdollarsakilometre.Youcan

goanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodrop

youatanyplace,sayingthatyouhavesome

businesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnot

showtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnot

onlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutside

diners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,so

theynaturallygotothefreediningroomsto

havetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddoto

showtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistration(注册)cardstothewaiter.Withsuch

aloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendsto

dinefreeofcharge.

The Finnish workersare paid bythe

hour.Theywillworkontheirownassoonas

theyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.

Fromthenon,theyjustsayhow manyhours

theyhaveworkedandthey willbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheavento

thosewholovetotake “pettyadvantages”.

Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengers wouldalwayscomebacktopaytheir

faresaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingle outsider haseverbeen

foundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.And

workersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountofthe

exacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnishesalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,

livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryone

intoareal“gentleman”.

Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,

whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard

againstothers?

1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland, .

A.apassengercangoanywhere without

havingtopaythedriver

B.apassengerpaystwo USdollarsfora

taxiride

C.apassengercanneverberefusedbythe

taxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

D.apassengerneedstoprovideademonstration of good faith beforeleaving

withoutpaying

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2.Weknowfromthepassagethatbighotels

inFinland .

A.aremostlypoorlymanaged

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.providemealsforonlythosewholivein

thehotels

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythe

hour.

B.The workersarealways honest with

theirworkinghours.

C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmake

anagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusyto

checkthe workinghoursoftheiremployees.

B

OneMooreElementarySchoolteacheris

showingstudentstheimportanceofcommunicationthrough“shout-outs”.

Thethird-gradeteacherLindseyWinders

saidashout-outisacompliment(称赞)that

students can say or write down.“Like,

‘Hey,Inoticedyoudoingareallygreatjob

solving your maths problems yesterday.I

wantedtomakesureyouknowthatIsawyou

dothat,’”Winderssaid.

Winderssaidshemakessuresheisgivingshout-outstoherstudentseveryday.“I

mightwritethemastickynote,orwritethem

aquicklittlenoteintheirplanner.Imight

justsayittothemontheirwayintotheclassroomorontheirwayoutoftheclassroom.

Butmostimportantly,Itrytodoitevery

day,”Winderssaid.

Inadditiontothecompliments,Winders

hasthestudentsgreeteachothereverymorning duringthe morning meeting.She will

havestudentsgiveexamplestotheclassof

howtocommunicateindifferentsettings(场

景).Athird-gradestudentNayelliMoranchel

saidshehadgivenatleastsixshout-outsthis

year.“Itmakesmehappy,becausetheyalways write something back,” Moranchel

said.

Recently,Winderstookitonestepfurther

andwroteapersonalisednoteoneachofher

students?desks. “In ourclassroom,sometimesitcanbechallengingformetogivea

complimentorashout-outtoeachandevery

oneoftheminawaythatisequalandvaluableatthesametime.SoIdecidethatthereis

nobetterwaythanleavinganoteontheir

desksthatcanstayforaslongastheywantit

to,”Winderssaid.

Winderssaiditisencouragingwhenshe

seesherstudentscopytheactandgiveeach

othercomplimentswithoutherguidance.

4.Whatdoestheunderlined word “that”in

Paragraph2mean?

A.Givingashout-out.

B.Solvingmathsproblems.

C.Teachingimportantlessons.

D.Writingdownthenamesofstudents.

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5.Howdoes Windersshowherstudentsthe

importanceofcompliments?

A.Byhelpingthemtakenotes.

B.Bymakingpracticalplansforthem.

C.Byservingasadailyexampleherself.

D.Bygreetingthem duringthe morning

meeting.

6.WhatisthebestwaythatWindersfindsto

giveherstudentscompliments?

A.Leavinganoteoneachstudent?sdesk.

B.Praisingthemaslongastheywantit.

C.Explainingthevalueofcompliments.

D.Giving them shout-outs atthe same

time.

7.WhatcanweinferaboutWinder?swayof

praisingstudents?

A.Itisverysuccessful.

B.Itisfacingchallenges.

C.Itneedsproperguidance.

D.Itiscopiedbyotherteachers.

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InastudypublishedinNatureCommunications,researchersfromtheUniversityof

Zurichtold50peoplethey?dbereceivingabout$100.Halfofthepeoplewereaskedto

spendthat moneyonthemselves,and half

wereasked to spendit on someonethey

knew.Beforegivingoutanymoney,theresearchersbroughteveryoneintothelaband

askedthemtothinkaboutafriendthey?dlike

togiveagifttoandhow muchthey would

spend.TheythenperformedfunctionalMRI

scans (扫 描 )to measureactivityinthree

partsofthebrainrelatedtosocialbehavior,

generosity,happinessanddecision-making.

Theirchoices—andtheirbrainactivity—

seemedtodependonhowtheyhadpromised

tospendthemoneyearlier.Thosewhohad

promisedtospendmoneyonotherpeopletended to make more generous decisions

throughouttheexperiment.Theyalso had

moreinteraction (相 互 作 用 )betweenthe

partsofthebrainrelatedtoaltruism (无私)

andhappiness,andtheyreportedhigherlevels of happiness after the experiment

wasover.

Anotherpieceofgood news wasthat

planningtogiveawayjustalittlebitofmoneyhadthesameeffectsonhappinessasgiving

awayalot. “Atleastin ourstudy,the

amountspentdidnotmatter,”saysleadauthorPhilippeTobler.“Evenlittlethingshave

a beneficialeffect—like bringing coffeeto

one?sworkmates.”

It?snotyetclearhowlongthesewarm

feelingslastafterbeinggenerous.Butstudies

haveshownthatolderpeoplewhoaregeneroustendtohavebetterhealth,saysTobler,

andotherresearchhassuggestedthatspendingmoneyonotherscanbeeffectiveatloweringbloodpressure.“Moreover,thereisa

positiveconnection between helping others

andlifeexpectancy(预期寿命),”headds.

Nexttimeyouthinkthatthebestwayto

makeyourselffeelbetteristobuyyourselfa

treat,considerthatthe oppositeislikely

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