A.It is based on questionable statistics.

B. It is a more comprehensive measure of people' s economic well-being

C. It covered up the differences between individual citizens

D. It can compare a country' s economic conditions between different periods of time

C. It has not improved as much as reported by Census Bureau

第二篇文章来源:《 Why We Are Better At Making Decisions For Other People》

答案

A. They may become exhausted by making too many decisions for themselves

C. Decision fatigue may prevent people making wise decisions

B. When they help others to make decisions

D. They refrain from trying anything new

A. It is vital for one to reach the goal desired

第二套:选词填空

26 K reputed

27 C characters

28 M supposed

29 E fierce

30 H obsessed

31 A campaign

32 N traditional

33 I proclamation

34 F inspired

35 L rest

匹配题:

36. There are a couple of plants tough and adaptable enough to survive on bare rocky hills and in deserts 答案：C

37. Farrant is trying to isolate genes in resurrection plants and reproduce them in crops答案:H

38. Farmers in South Africa are more at the mercy of nature, especially inconsistent rainfall.答案:B

39. Resurrection crops are most likely to be the choice of subsistence farmers答案:K

40. Even though many plants have developed carious tactics to cope with dry weather they can't survive a prolonged drought答案:E

41. Despite consumer resistance researchers are pushing ahead with genetic modification of crops答案:I

42. Most seeds can pull through dry spells and begin growing when conditions are ripe, but once this process starts, it cannot be held back答案:G

43. Farrant is working hard to cultivate food crops that can survive extreme dryness by studying e traits of rare wild plants答案:B

44.By adjusting their metabolism, resurrection plants can recover from an extended period of drought.答案:F

45. Resurrection plants can come back to life in a short time after a rainfall答案:D

46. Compared with human memory machines canidentify human faces more efficiently

47.why did researchers create mega Face?

C)To understand computers problems with facial recognition

48 What dose the passage say about machine accuracy?

D) It decreases as the database size increases

49. What is said to be a shortcoming of facial-recognition machines?

A) They cannot easily tell apart people with near- identical appearances

50. What is the difficulty confronting researchers of the facial-recognition machines?

B) There do not exist public databases with sufficient face samples

51. What does the author think of college students funding their education through loans?

B)They are acting in an irrational way

52. In the author's opinion, free college education is

A) impractical

53. What should students do if taxpayers are to bear their college costs?

C)Choose majors that will serve society's practical needs

54. What does the author say about the value of a student's college education?

C)It is well reflected in their average starting salary.

55. What message does the author want to convey in the passage?

D)College students should fund their own education