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完形填空ImetMrs.Neidlintheninthgradeonastage-designteamforaplayandshewasoneofthedirectors.AlmostinstantlyIlovedher.ShehadanUnpleasantvoiceandadirectwayofspeaking,36shewasencouragingandinspiring.Forsomereason,shewasimpressedwithmyworkandme.Mrs.Neidlwouldaskmeformy37.ShewantedtoknowhowIthoughtweshould38things.AtfirstIhadnoideahowtoanswerbecauseIknew39aboutstagedesign!ButIslowlybegantorespondtoher40.Itwascauseandeffect:ShebelievedIhadopinions,soIbeganto41them.Shetrustedmetocompletethings,soIcompletedthemperfectly.Shelovedhow42Iwas,soIbegantoshowuptopaintmoreandmore.Shebelievedinme,soIbegantobelieveinmyself.Mrs.Neidl's43thatyearwas,"Tryit.Wecanalwayspaintoverit44!"Ibegantotake45.Ihadbeensoafraidoffailingbutsuddenlytherewasnofailing--onlythingstobe46upon.Ilearnedtodipmybrushintothepaintand47createsomething.Theshy,quietfreshmanachievedsuccessthatyear.Iwas48intheprogramas"StudentArtAssistant"becauseofthetimeandeffortI'dputin.ItwasthatyearthatI49Iwantedtospendtherestofmylifedoingstagedesign.Beingonthatstage-designteam50Mrs.Neidlchangedmecompletely.NotonlywasIstrongerandmorecompetentthanIhadthought,butIalso51astronginterestandaworldIhadn'tknownexisted.Shetaughtmenotto52whatpeoplethinkIshoulddo:Shetaughtmetotakechancesandnotbe53.Mrs.NeidlwasmycomforterwhenIwasupset.Her54inmehasinspiredmetodothingsthatIneverimagined55.36.A.and B.yetC.so D.for37.A.opinion B.impressionC.information D.intention38.A.make B.keepC.handle D.change39.A.anything B.somethingC.everything D.nothing40.A.questions B.commentsC.explanations D.remarks41.A.hold B.followC.evaluate D.form42.A.happy B.livelyC.reliable D.punctual43.A.message B.mottoC.saying D.suggestion44.A.again B.moreC.instead D.later45.A.steps B.controlC.charge D.risks46.A.improved B.actedC.looked D.reflected47.A.easily B.carefullyC.confidently D.proudly48.A.introduced B.recognizedC.identified D.considered49.A.confirmed B.decidedC.realized D.acknowledged50.A.with B.belowC.of D.by51.A.developed B.discovered C.took D.fostered52.A.accept B.careC.judge D.wonder53.A.bored B.lazyC.sad D.afraid54.A.trust B.patience C.curiosity D.interest55.A.accessible B.enjoyableC.possible D.favorableREADINGHappinessisgeneticHAPPINESSandsadnessarestatesofbeingthatdefinethewayweviewtheworld.Itisoftensaidthatsomepeoplebynaturehaveasunnydisposition（性格）.Nowscientistsmayhavediscoveredwhy.Somepeoplemaybehard-wired（天生的）forhappiness,whileothersaregeneticallynegative,scientistshavesuggestedinastudypublishedlateFebruary,inBritishjournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB（《皇家学会学报B》）.Earlierresearchhadalreadyestablishedthatthegeneknownas5-HTTLPRplaysakeyroleindetermininghowtheneurotransmitter（神经传递素）serotonin（含于血液中的复合胺）workswithinthebrain.Serotonin,ahormone（荷尔蒙）,passeschemicalmessagesbetweennervecells.Ithasbeencloselylinkedtomood.Severalanti-depressant（抗抑郁）drugsregulateserotoninlevels.Scientistshadalsoidentifiedthreevariants（变体）ofthegene.Twoso-called"short"variantswerelinkedtoahigherriskofdepressionandsuicide（自杀）attempts.Unlikethetwo"short"variants,the"long"variantof5-HTTLPRshowedacleardislikeofnegativeimages（图像）,suchasfierceanimals,andaclearlikingforpositiveones,suchasflowers.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritain,ledbyElaineFox,showedparticipantsaseriesofimages.Theimagesweredividedintothreekinds:negativeonesaimedatinspiringfearorstresssuchasaspiderorpersonabouttocommitsuicide,pleasantonesandneutral（中性的）ones.Theparticipantswhohadthelongvariantofthe5-HTTLPRgene"showedacleardislikeofnegativematerialalongsideacarefulattentionforpositivematerial,"theresearchersfound.Theypaidcloseattentiontotheprettypictures,andignoredthefrighteningones.Ontheotherhand,theshortvariantgroupshadtheoppositereaction.InJanuary,theAustraliangovernmentorganized"happinessworkshops",teachinggovernmentstaffhowtobehappy.Thedepartmentthatheldthe"happinessworkshops"saidunhappystaffweren’tproductivestaff.Australianpoliticaloppositionpartieshavearguedthatthe"happinessworkshops"areprobablyawasteofmoneyandcouldn’tincreaseproductivityasintended.However,whethertheworkshopwillhaveahappyordisappointingresult,wewillhavetowaitandsee.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheAustraliangovernmentwantsitsgovernmentstafftobehappy.B.Thereasonwhycertainpeoplehaveasunnydispositionhasbeendiscovered.C.Scientistshavediscoveredseveralanti-depressantdrugstocontrolmoods.D.Scientistshavefounddifferentvariantsof5-HTTLPRexistinthesameperson.61.Fromthethirdparagraph,weknowthat______.A.affectedby5-HTTLPR,theneurotransmitterserotoninworkswithinthebloodB.thereare5variantsof5-HTTLPRgeneswhichcontrolpeople’smoodsC.howtheneurotransmitterserotoninworksisgreatlydeterminedby5-HTTLPRD.5-HTTLPRreceiveschemicalmessagesfromnervecells62.Whatdoes“It”inthesentence"Ithasbeencloselylinkedtomood."inthe3rdparagraphreferto?A.Serotonin

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D.Thebrain63.Ifapersonhadthelongvariantof5-HTTLPR,heorshewouldprobably______.A.liketheimagesofspiders B.prefertheimagesofcrocodilesC.enjoyanimageofgreentrees D.sufferfromdepressionveryoften64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.People’smoodscanchangealittlebitundertheinfluenceofcertaindrugs.B.Researchersshowedparticipantsoftheresearchtwokindsofimages.C.Apersonmaypossessonelongandoneshortvariantof5-HTTLPRatthesametime.D.Theauthorfirmlybelievesthat"happinessworkshops"willnotchangepeople’smoods.2Wantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeopleaboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanother,andhowthisnewconnectivityisbeingexploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient-nomatterwhereheorshemaybe.Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormalsymptoms（症状）arethemostobviousexample.Increasingly,however,remotediagnosis（远程诊断）willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata（生理数据）fromtheactualpatient.AgroupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusingpersonaldataassistanceplusamobilephone,itisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient’simportantsignsoverthetelephone.Withthiskindofequipment,thecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctorinthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast.Othermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetorural（countryside）care.Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfordisasterneed-especiallyafterearthquakes.Onthewhole,thetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataandexperts’opinions.Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth（宽带）isthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplex（复杂）medicalpicturesaroundtheworld,—CUphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.Communicationsatellitessaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchasearthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetandthirdgenerationmobilephonesforthefutureofremotemedicalservice.Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsformedicaldiagnosis,trainingandtelemedicine.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunicat