2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（五十五）完形填空There is a Website called the “World Database of Happiness” . It combines and _1_ the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life _2_. Most of the findings are predictable, but a few are _3_.The database makes it _4_ that there is not a strong connection between materialwealth and general contentment. It is acliche（ 陈词滥调）to say that money _5_ buyhappiness, but the old saying seems to be _6_ by research. Many people still cling to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems, yet they are probably _7_.Studies have been _8_ on people who acquired sudden wealth, such as lottery winners.In most cases, after the initial joy had _9_ , people were not left with a senseof lasting happiness. In fact, they 10_ to return to the way they felt before they became rich._11 contented people continue to be contented,12_ those who weremiserable in the past sink back into misery.If material wealth does not bring happiness, then 13 does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with _14_ you live. The authorities at the World Database of Happiness have surveyed levels of happiness in different _15_. Apparently, people in America, Canada, and Singapore are very happy; people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.Other surveys consistently point to the importance of relationships. Family relationships , 16, seem to be the key to long-term contentment. The Web site suggests that 17 in love and having children are two of the situations that bring the greatest happiness.Nowadays people look to _18_ as an alternative source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet 19 spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the Web sites research is _20_ , time spent with yourfamily is a better investment than time spent making money.1.A. gamersB. analyzesC. usesD.collects2.A. conditionB.levelC. styleD.satisfaction3.A. surprisingB. excitingC. interestingD. annoying4.A. actualB.trueC. realD.clear5.A. canB.mayC.cantD.mustnt6.A. supportedB.carriedC. satisfiedD. served7.A. correctB.mistakenC. foolishD. stupid8.A. carried awayB.carried onC. carried offD. carried out9.A. worn outB.cut offC. worn offD.cut out10）.A. intendB.tendC. desireD.want11.A. EspeciallyB.PreviouslyC. ActuallyD. Totally12!. A. thenB.butC. soD.while13.A. whichB.whoC.whatD. when14. A. spaceB. placeC. whereD.how15. A. cites16. A. in surprise particular17. A. dropping18. A. entertainment19. A. other than20. A. reasonable阅读理解AB. countriesB. in allB. feelingB. informationB. more thanB. simpleC. townsD. sectionsC. in factD.inC. fallingD. steppingC. technology D. studyC. or ratherD. rather thanC. adequate D. accurateYi So-yeon, an engineer from Seoul, returned to Earth on Saturday after 11 days aboard the International Space Station （ISS）, along with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Peggy Whitson.A technical problem turned a routine （常规）return to Earth into a sharper than usual descent （ 下降）that tested the group members stamina and courage. They landed incapsule becausethe Kazakh steppes （ 大草原）about 420km （260 miles） wide of their target. “During the descent there was some kind of fire outside the SoyuzYi said.we were going through the atmosphere“At first I was afraid, but the two other guys looked okay, so I tried to look okay too.Yi smiled and joked her way through a 10-minute news briefing at Star City, the wooded Soviet era cosmonaut training centre on the edge of Moscow. However, Malenchenko and Whitson looked tired and thin after nearly six months in space. Their answers were short and Whitson needed support to balance when she walked. The 29-year-old Yi has become famous in South Korea since the take-off but she brushed this aside and said she has had little contact with friends or family since returning.“In fact, they are the heroes right now , Yi said, referring to Malenchenko and Whitson. Im just a beginner and a little ashamed to say that I am a hero. Shedid, though, relate a more light hearted incident on the ISS.“I sang Fly Me to the Moon Yi said about the 1950s pop song. Its my favorite song from university although at that time I didnt know I would be an astronaut.”The capsules so- calledaballistic re -entering made the group members face twicethe usual pull from the centre of the earth. The flames Yi described may have been caused by friction （ 摩擦）heating the capsule as it fell through the atmosphere.Whitson told reporters that Satur