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四、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided __1__（write）about the whale(鲸鱼). I have loved them from a young age. I'm not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about __2__（they）shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so __3__（slow）and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever.
So, of course, one of my best memories __4__（be）when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt __5__（happy）than ever. They were so beautiful!
And I'm not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their __6__（heart）. Take the Maori people in New Zealand as __7__ example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians(守护者) of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their __8__（tradition）stories.
Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? __9__ they need our protection. That's what my school homework was about “animals we need to protect”. Whales play a big role __10__ the ocean. So, protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean.
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________

答案： 1. to write 2. their 3. slowly 4. was 5. happier 6. hearts 7. an 8. traditional 9. Because 10. in

五、阅读与表达。
The world's longest - ever study to study happiness was recently completed by scientists at Harvard Medical School. After so many years, the research found that happy people all shared one common quality: They had good relationships.
In 1938, the Harvard Study of Adult Development started a research project to find out what makes people grow healthily. The study firstly focused on 724 people, but later expanded（扩大）to include more than three generations（代）of their children. In all, more than 2,000 people were studied. The results were published in a book, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
“The researchers found that having strong, positive relationships made people feel the happiest. The relationships could be with a partner, another family member, or a friend. The reason why relationships may be the key to happiness is that they help people manage stress,” said Dr Robert Waldinger, the study director. In addition, the study concluded that a challenging life is often a happy one because people get satisfaction from doing hard tasks, such as raising children or opening a business. It's also OK not to feel happy all the time, the study found.
A Researchers followed the study participants throughout their lives, starting when they were teenagers. B They collected information about their physical and mental health, including exercise levels and top worries. The scientists met with the participants. C Study participants also rated(评估) their lives in surveys and were given physical examinations that included brain scans and blood tests. D
Dr Waldinger said that some common beliefs about happiness didn't hold up when they were studied. For example, people with plenty of money weren't necessarily happier. “You can't __5__,” he said.

注：每题答案不超过5个词。
1. What does the underlined word “They” refer to in Paragraph 1?
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2. How long did the study last?
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3. Relationships are probably the key for us to keep happy, aren't they?
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4. In Paragraph 4, the sentence “And they spent time watching their actions and their living conditions.” is missing. Where should we put it, A, B, C or D?
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5. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph.
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答案： 1. Happy people. 2. For about 86 years. 3. Yes, they are. 4. C 5. buy happiness