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24. According to the last paragraph, Happy Money       .（2014年Text 1第24題）

[A] may prove to be a worthwhile purchase

[B] has left much room for readers’ criticism

[C] has predicted a wider income gap in the US

[D] may give its readers a sense of achievement

Readers of Happy Money are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.

29. Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6 ?（2018年Text 2第29題）

[A] Its continuous supply is becoming a reality.

[B] It is commonly used in car manufacturing.

[C] Its sustainable exploitation will remain difficult.

[D] Its application has boosted battery storage.

The question “what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?” has provided a quick put-down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.

The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers, who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.

24. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to         .（2016年Text 1第24題）

[A] compete with a future army of programmers

[B] stay longer in the information technology industry

[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world

[D] bring forth innovative computer technologies

Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers—in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes—for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want—the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that—the better.

30. According to Tronick, kids’ use of screens may        .（2017年Text 2第30題）

[A] make their parents more creative

[B] give their parents some free time

[C] help them with their homework

[D] help them become more attentive

On the other hand, Tronick himself is concerned that the worries about kids’ use of screens are born out of an “oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting” with their children. It’s based on a somewhat fantasized, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology that says if you’re failing to expose your child to 30,000 words, you are neglecting them.” Tronick believes that just because a child isn’t learning from the screen doesn’t mean there is no value to it—particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break from their child. Parents, he says, can get a lot of using their devices to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way. This can make them feel happier, which lets them be more available to their child the rest of the time.

27. The “threatened” tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it          .（2016年Text 2第27題）

[A] was a give-in to governmental pressure

[B] would involve fewer agencies in action

[C] granted less federal regulatory power

[D] went against conservation policies

The crash was a major reason the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service（USFWS）decided to formally list the bird as threatened. “The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation,” said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered”, a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats. But Ashe and others argued that the “threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservation approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken’s habitat.