22. The underlined expression ‘‘ make a particular fuss over” ( paragraph 3 ) means .

A. do good things for B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for D. show much concern about

23. Why did Kristen feel sad and cry?

A. Because the guests didn ’ t like her as much as her sister.

B. Because she didn ’ t look as pretty as her sister.

C. Because the guests praised her sister more than her.

D. Because her parents didn ’ t love her as much as her sister.

24. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. adults should treat children equally

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B

It ’ s 2040. Yohave a job，a family and yo’ re about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life. Getting ready for work，yopause in front of the mirror， “Turn red,” yosay. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny devices are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror，yofind it hard to believe that yoare 40. Yolook much younger. With amazing advances in medicine，people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. Yo’ re not even middle-aged.

As yogo into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal (麦片)into a bowl，yohear， “To lose weight，yoshouldn’ t eat that!” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the ce¬real box to find out the nutrition details. Yodecide to listen to your shoes. “ Kitchen，what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies.

“Ready for your trip to space?，，yoask your son and daughter. In 2015 only specially trained astro¬nauts went into space ——and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vaca¬tion. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each， yoadd， “The doctor said yoneed these for space travel. ” Thanks to medical advice，vaccination shots (防疫针)are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths， the kids head for the front door.

It’ s time for yoto go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My of¬fice ，Autopilot. ” yocommand. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. Yosit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages，yowatch the news as video films rather than read it.

25. The shoes know that yoshouldn ’ t eat the breakfast cereal by .

A. pouring the breakfast into a bowl B. checking the nutrition details of the food

C. testing the food supplies in the kitchen D. listening to the doctor’ s advice

26. The children eat the strawberries as .

A. breakfast B. lunch C. vaccines D. nutrition

27. The text is organized in the order of .

A. time B. direction C. preference D. importance

C

On May 20，many couples observed “I Love You” Day，an occasion marked with grand gestures of affection. But flowers, chocolates and candlelit dinners aren ’ t enough to make sure of success in a relationship.

A recent study shows that openness is what matters most. When openness isn ’ t there，especially in the early stages of dating，couples are more likely to feel stressed，unhappy or trapped in a relationship. That ’ s enough to make many persons walk away.

For six weeks，Charee Thompson，the lead researcher of the study and an assistant professor at Ohio University in the US，followed 205 couples who had been dating for less than six months. She questioned them about how open they considered their relationships，how satisfied they were with them and whether they felt stressed as a result.

The study，published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships，went a little deeper into a long-established psychological theory that people judge how close they are with a partner by how open that person is about him or herself.

When their needs were not met in the early stages of a relationship，study participants reacted in one of several ways，not all of them positive. The mostly healthy reactions included approaching a partner and asking him or her to share more about themselves or using humor to lighten the subject. The not-so- healthy，usually caused by stress，included punishing the partner by making him or her feel guilty，argu¬ing ，giving up feeling that he or she deserved openness in a relationship，or walking away from the rela¬tionship entirely.

The early days of a romantic relationship are important，Thompson said. That ’ s when couples set standards by which they will communicate for the lasting of the relationship. And there are tools people can use to achieve the communication they want in a relationship.

Motivation matters，according to Thompson. Try to accept that your partner，like you，is an ever¬growing person who is capable of change. Besides，believe that your partner is trying to change and has your best interests at heart. She added，“It’s also important to apologize and try to listen when yoare the one falling short by doing a poor job of communicating. ”

Thompson suggests small gestures of affection，like bringing your partner lunch，telling them they ’ re beautiful or making a habit of saying “good morning” every day. “Every day，little behaviors build up， like investments in a bank. ”

28. Thompson did the six-week study to find out .

A. how to be open to your partner

B. how to satisfy your partner

C. how to build a lasting romantic relationship

D. how to meet your partner ’ s needs

29. By saying “Motivation matters” (paragraph 7)，Thompson means that lovers should .