Last night at the dinner table I told you about how clearly I remember the day before you were born.I sat in front of that fireplace in our very first house in Rowlett, Texas, in 1996 and cried my eyes out before God.I cried because potentially, something could have been wrong with you, but even more than that, I believe I cried out to him because of the gift he was giving me.You are incredibly special Hayden Davis.You will make your mark on the world in amazing ways.I’ve always known that.I’m glad to be your father.

　　The gifts you receive today will give hints(暗示) of our first big trip that will take place in January.Every quarter there will be a special, secret trip you and I will take up.Many times you won’t know what’s to come; I want you to trust me.Trust that I’m doing what’s right for you and planning events that will be memories for years to come.

　　Every month I will sit down with you and talk to you about what it takes to live in this world and how to navigate life in a good way.And during these months my closest friends will teach you the most valuable lessons they’ve learned in life.They will also become your friends and confidants (知己).

　　I will always believe in you and I’ll always be right by your side cheering you on through each and every stage of your life on this Thanksgiving Day.I couldn’t be more thankful to have you in my life.

　　I love you!

　　56.This is most probably a letter _______.

　　A.from a father to his son B.from a mother to her son

　　C.from a father to his daughter D.from a mother to her daughter

　　57.“ Over this year we will go on a few journeys.” is a sentence from the letter and should be put at the beginning of _______.

　　A.Paragraph 1 B.Paragraph 2 C.Paragraph 3 D.Paragraph 4

　　58.Which of the following statements is NOT right about the writer?

　　A.The writer will arrange a secret trip every two months.

　　B.The writer wrote this letter in 2008.

　　C.The writer’s child was born on Thanksgiving Day.

　　D.The writer’s friends will help to educate his son.

　　59.When the writer “cried his eyes out”, he felt _______.

　　A.both anxious and terrified B.both terrified and surprised

　　C.both delighted and surprised D.both anxious and delighted

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　　Vacations are a chance to take a break from work, see the world and enjoy time with family. But do they make you happier?

　　Researchers from the Netherlands set out to measure the effect that vacations have on overall happiness and how long it lasts. They studied happiness levels among 1,530 Dutch adults, 974 of whom took a vacation during the 32-week study period. The study showed that the largest lift in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation. In the study, the effect of vacation anticipation lifted happiness for eight weeks.

　　After the vacation, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels for most people. How much stress or relaxation a traveler experienced on the trip appeared to influence post-vacation happiness. There was no post-trip happiness benefit for travelers who said the vacation was “neutral” or stressful.”

　　Surprisingly, even those travelers who described the trip as “relaxing” showed no additional jump in happiness after the trip. “They were no happier than people who had not been on holiday,” said the lead author, Jeroen Nawijn, tourism research lecturer at Breda University. The only vacationers who experienced an increase in happiness after the trip were those who reported feeling “very relaxed” on their vacation. Among those people, the vacation happiness effect lasted for just two weeks after the trip before returning to baseline levels.

　　One reason vacations don’t increase happiness after the trip may have to do with the stress of returning to work. And for some travelers, the holiday itself was stressful. “In comments from people, the thing they mentioned most referred to disagreements with a travel partner or being ill,” Mr. Nawijn said.

　　The study didn’t find any relationship between the length of the vacation and overall happiness. Since most of the happiness boost comes from planning and anticipating a vacation, the study suggests that people may get more out of several small trips a year than one big vacation, Mr. Nawijn said.

　　51. What’s the best title for this passage?

　　A. Post-vacation happiness B. Pre-vacation planning

　　C. Influence to vacations D. Research on vacations

　　52. The study implies that _________.

　　A. The longer the vacation is, the happier the travelers will be.

　　B. The better you get your vacation planned, the more happiness you will get.

　　C. It will make you happier if you divide a big vacation into small ones.

　　D. None of the travelers were happier than those who had not been on holiday,

　　53. Which of the statements is not mentioned in the passage?

　　A. People never have additional jump in happiness after the trip.

　　B. For most people, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels after the vacation.

　　C. The largest lift in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation.

　　D. Vacations are a chance to get relaxed from work.

　　54. Which of the following is NOT the reason for not increasing happiness after a trip?

　　A. You got different ideas with your partners on holiday.

　　B. You caught a bad cold during the trip.

　　C. The worry about whether could return to work or not.

　　D. The holiday itself could get you stressed.

　　55. During the 32-week study period _______of the people involved took a vacation.

　　A. about one seconds B. about two thirds

　　C. more than one third D. less than three fifth

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