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　　Text Two

　　A. the smaller

　　B. as much as

　　C. up to a year

　　D. more likely

　　Phrases:

　　A. 20% 1 to feel happy

　　B. 2 the physical distance between friends

　　C. but not 3 happiness

　　D. lasted for 4

　　The new study found that friends of happy people had a greater chance of being happy themselves. And 5 , the larger the effect they had on each other's happiness. For example, a person was 6 if a friend living within one and a half kilometers was also happy. Having a happy neighbor who lived next door increased an individual’s chance of being happy by 34%. The effects of friends' happiness 7 . The researcher found that happiness really is contagious (传染的).Sadness also spread among friends, 8 .

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　　正确答案

　　1.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据空格后的不定式结构，结合选项，只有D项more likely:更可能，符合题意。

　　2.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据空格后的句意：朋友之间的自然距离，因此选A项the smaller:更小，符合题意。

　　3.【答案】B

　　【解析】空格处是修饰happiness的定语成分，结合选项，只有B项as much as:和…一样多，符合题意。

　　4.【答案】C

　　【解析】结合句意，此处指的是持续的时间长达一年，因此选C项up to a year:多达一年，符合题意。

　　5.【答案】B

　　【解析】根据空格后的句意：他们之间快乐情绪的影响就越大，结合句子结构(the more…, the more…)，可知B项“朋友之间的具体距离越短”符合题意。

　　6.【答案】A

　　【解析】空格处是be动词引导的表语成分，并结合句意，可知A项“有20%的可能性感到快乐”符合题意。

　　7.【答案】D

　　【解析】空格处缺少动宾成分，结合选项和句意(朋友的快乐对你的影响)，只有D项“持续长达一年”符合题意。

　　8.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据前半句的所述，伤感也是可以传染的，且空格前是逗号，可知空格处是一个独立成分，结合选项，只有C项“但没有快乐的影响大”符合题意。