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（⼀一）Manypost-80scouplesarecomplainingthatgoingtothemovies,shoppingorattendingpartieshavebecomeimpossiblesincetheirkidswereborn.That'sthewaymostparentsarelivingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,notimetovisitfriends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjobs. Askinghelpfromtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblemsarethatsomeagingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecareofthekids,andthatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbytheirgrandparents. Then,herecomesasolution:familieswithkidscanformasmallgroup,andparentsofeachfamilycantaketurnstolookafterallthekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus,otherparentscanhavesomequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomethingthey'vebeenplanningforalongtime.Atthesametime,thekidscanmakenewfriendsandwon'tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong.Thisisbaby-pooling. 1.Manypost-80scouplescan'tgotothemovies,shoporattendpartiesbecause(). A.theyhavetolookaftertheirkidsB.theyhavetolookaftertheirparentsC.theyarebusywiththeirworkD.theyhavenomoney 2.Inparagraph2,“awayout”means(). A.outofdateB.asolutionC.withoutquestionD.acomplaint 3.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thesolutiontotheproblemofpost-80scouplesisthat(). A.familieswithkidsformasmallgroupB.theyasktheiragingparentsforhelp C.theygiveuptheirjobsD.theytaketheirkidswherevertheygo 4.Whatis(are)theadvantage(s)ofbaby-pooling?. A.Theparentscanhavemuchmorefreetime. B.Thekidscanmakenewfriends. C.Thekidswon'tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong. D.Alloftheabove. 5.Thepassagemainlydiscusses(). A.post-80scouplesandtheirfriendsB.post-80scouplesandbaby-pooling C.post-80scouplesandtheirparentsD.kidsandtheirgrandparents（⼆二）AwealthyPersianPrincelovedgoodstories.Theolderhegrew，thefonderhebecameofthem.Buthealwaysregrettedtheyhadtohaveanend.Sohedecidedtogivehalfhiswealthandhisbeautifuldaughtertothemanwhocouldtellhimastorywithoutanend.Anybodywhofailedwouldbesenttoprisonforlife.TheriskwassogreatthatnobodycametothepalacetotellthePrinceastoryforawholeyear.Thenonedayatall,handsomeyoungmancameandsaidhewantedtotellastorythatwouldgoonforever.Theprinceagreedbutwarnedhimwhatwouldhappenifhefailed.“Theriskisworththeheadofyourfairdaughter,”theyoungmanrepliedpoetically（得体地）.Hethenbeganthiswell-knownstory:“OnceuponatimetherewasacertainKingwhofearedfamine.Soheorderedhismentobuildanenormousstorehouse,whichhefilledwithcorn.Then,whenitwasup,madewater-proofandmadefire-proof,theKingfelthappy.Butonedayhenoticedasmallholeintheroofandashelookedatit,alocustcameoutwithagrainofcorn.Aminutelater,anotherlocustcameoutwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenathirdlocustwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenafourthlocust,flyingatgreatspeed,pushedthroughtheholeandcameoutwithtwograinsofcorn.Thenafifthlocustcameand…”“Stop,”shoutedthePrince.“Ican’t,”answeredtheyoungman.“ImustgoonuntilItellyouwhathappenedtoeachgrainofthecorn.”“Butthatwillgoonforever.”ThePrinceprotested.“Exactly,”theyoungmanreplied,andhesmiledasheturnedtowardsthePrince’sbeautifulyoungdaughter.1.ThePrincealwaysfeltregrettedaboutstorybecause_________.A.hehadtoomuchwealthB.therewasterriblefamineC.allstorieshaveendsD.therewasnostory-teller2.TheyoungmanriskedtotellanendlessstorytothePrincefor_________.A.agreatsumofmoneyB.theprince’sbeautifuldaughterC.showinghisbraveryD.BothAandC3.Theyoungmanwouldbesenttoprison_________ifhefailedtotellastorywithoutanend.A.foreverB.forsometimeC.forawhileD.forayear4.Inordertopreventfamine,theKingaskedtobuild_________.A.ahugestorehouseB.alargefarmC.abeautifulpalaceD.awaterproofkitchen5.Thethingthekingnoticedfirstintheroofwas_________.A.aloafB.asmallholeC.agrainofcornD.alocust（三）Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment(预担的义务),self-improvement.Askabachelor(单身汉)whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.1.Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause________.A.h