The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion .How we use our money may as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences , rather than material goods, more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to $1 million under your bed .What would you do that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing all else---- yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money our selfish sides. We will much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.
But studies show that goods often fail to deliver happiness. Fortunately ,our ongoing research many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend .Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners , on average ,were no happier than .
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea it means spending less time with your families and friends.
And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying than material things. Experimental purchases—such as trips ,concerts and special meals –are more connected to our sense of self.
And experiences come with one more . They tend to bring us to other people , but more often, material things are enjoyed .So social contacts are important to mental and physical health.
A．present B．matter C．appear D．equal
A．leads to B．breaks out C．holds on D．brings along
A．keep B．own C．discover D．count
A．to B．with C．about D．for
A．above B．below C．before D．after
A．shows B．explains C．proves D．designs
A．depend B．concentrate C．take D．look
A．mental B．material C．beautiful D．clever
A．outgoing B．lasting C．willing D．exciting
A．invites B．offers C．prefers D．follows
A．changes B．plans C．decisions D．mistakes
A．know B．view C．dream D．judge
A．buyers B．sellers C．builders D．renters
A．if B．how C．unless D．though
A．houses B．cars C．experiences D．health
A．clearly B．hardly C．generally D．deeply
A．advantage B．conclusion C．purpose D．identity
A．familiar B．close C．proper D．native
A．completely B．worldwide C．secretly D．alone
A．gain B．damage C．improve D．build
第二节: 完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a king and his minister（大臣）went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, “I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable(好客的) to us during our 21 .”
The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are 22 . This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as 23 ?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “ 24 do I know you’re not criminals?”
Then the king and the minister went up and 25 on somebody else’s door. When the man opened the 26 , they asked, “Could we spend the night here? It’s getting dark.”
The man said, “First, tell me 27 of you there are. Then I’ll decide.”
The king said, “You see that we are only two. If you 28 us to stay with you, we’ll pay you what we have tomorrow.” The man agreed.
Then they 29 walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, “It’s getting dark. 30 we spend the night at your house?”
The man said, “ 31 ! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they 32 back to the palace.
The minister had 33 the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following 34 the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must 35 them shelter(住所). It is 36 we aren’t thieves.” And the king 37 the man out of his kingdom.
To the 38 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who 39 offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his 40 .
21. A sleep B talk C dinner D walk
22. A friends B criminals C ministers D travelers
23. A owners B officials C officers D guests
24. A How B Why C When D Where
25. A dropped B took C knocked D touched
26. A letter B box C door D window
27. A how many B how much C how long D how far
28. A .agree B allow C make D want
29. A began B enjoyed C stopped D continued
30. A Would B Must C Could D Should
31. A Pardon B Thanks C Sorry D Certainly
32. A went B hurried C returned D drove
33. A taken away B taken down C taken off D taken up
34. A year B month C minute D day
35. A borrow B offer C lend D share
36. A silly B right C clean D clear
37. A threw B invited C kept D brought
38. A last B first C third D second
39. A bravely B slowly C immediately D carefully
40. A order B promise C name D crown
二、完形填空（20*1=20分）
I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former best friend, Faith, had just ___21____.
She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly？
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21. A. run away B. passed away C. gone by D. walked away
22. A. Unfortunately B. Unreasonably C. Suddenly D. Truly
23. A. thankful B. polite C. dear D. friendly
24. A. failing B. tending C. trying D. deciding
25. A. educate B. comfort C. leave D. support
26. A. words B. demands C. instructions D. wishes
27. A. silence B. thought C. feeling D. sorrow
28. A. unopened B. unfinished C. untouched D. unlocked\
29. A. obviously B. actually C. simply D. slightly
30.A.still B. modest C. calm D. silent
31.A.first B. next C. last D. former
32.A. letter B. danger C. disease D. problem
33.A. afraid B. eager C. anxious D. sure
34.A.because B. when C. though D. if
35.A.promise B. dream C. sentence D. belief
36.A. discouraged B. protected C. stopped D. held
37.A.history B. fate C. fact D. illness
38.A. value B. mind C. share D. hold
39.A. made B. told C. determined D. promise
40.A. energy B. strength C. money D. time
II. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 21—40题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 21 . Yet, all living things still show the 22 of aging, which will eventually 23 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 24 they form do not function as well as they 25 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 26 against disease and is more 27 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 28 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 29 when they die. As a person ages, 30 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 31 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 32 cells may not be as workable or as capable 33 growth as those of a young person.
Another 34 in aging may be changes within the cells 35 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 36 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and 37 . This is also the reason why old people 38 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 39 information that the cells need． Aging may affect this 40 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
21. A．would B．be used to C．used to D． used
22. A．function B．effect C．affect D． appearance
23. A．lead in B．give in C．run into D． result in
24. A．hands B．feet C．heart D． organs
25. A．do B．has done C．did D． had done
26. A．energy B．protection C．vigor D． power
27. A．likely B．probable C．possible D． alike
28. A．attend to B．contribute to C．add to D． devote to
29. A．replaced B．reborn C．recovered D． surrendered
30. A．a number B．the amount C．the number D． a great deal
31. A．The others B．The other C．Another D． Other
32. A．old B．left C．new D． other
33. A．to B．for C．of D． in
34. A．factor B．effect C．reason D． element
35. A．for themselves B．of themselves C．themselves D． on their own
36. A．change B．to have changed C．to change D． to be changed
37. A．hangs loose B．hangs loosely C．is hanging loosely D．is hanging loose
38. A．increase B．shrink C．lengthen D． decrease
39. A．pass away B．pass by C．pass off D． pass on
40. A．improvement B．procession C．approach D． process
第二节 完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）．
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good 36 and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was 37 that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They 38 a reliable woman to care for the children and made the 39 , returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
40 they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our 41 , let’s go home. ”
But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 42 work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”
John drove up and they were both 43 -stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics 44 , “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”
45 Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his 46 hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of 47 . He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to 48 , he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary 49 his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 50 ! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”
But he shook her off and went back by 51 his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time 52 he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the 53 and fresh air, he found that he had just 54 his own children.
The baby-sitter had 55 them at this home while she did some shopping.
( ) 36. A. job B. family C. wife D. boss
( ) 37. A. known B. believed C. decided D. hoped
( ) 38. A. asked B. hired C. begged D. paid
( ) 39. A. preparations B. mistake C. decision D. trip
( ) 40. A. Before B. As C. Once D. Since
( ) 41. A. duty B. neighbor C. business D. fire
( ) 42. A. off B. on C. out of D. at
( ) 43. A. nerve B. sorrow C. horror D. poverty
( ) 44. A. coughing B. screaming C. waving D. crying
( ) 45. A. Except for B. In case of C. Instead of D. In spite of
( ) 46. A. clean B. soft C. wet D. large
( ) 47. A. smoke B. darkness C. children D. danger
( ) 48. A. entrance B. ground C. rest D. safety
( ) 49. A. pulled B. took C. grabbed D. held
( ) 50. A. dangerous B. useless C. over D. stupid
( ) 51. A. pushing B. feeling C. jumping D. moving
( ) 52. A. that B. when C. while D. before
( ) 53. A. shade B. sunlight C. open D. crowd
( ) 54. A. helped B. found C. recognized D. rescued
( ) 55. A. left B. charged C. removed D. forgot
完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth ￡57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only￡2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for￡60,000.
Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great __25__ of the fire.
The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
16. A. surely B. only C. nearly D. exactly
17. A. real B. worthy C. modern D. valuable
18.A. drove B. flew C. sailed D. bicycled
19. A. last B. first C. second D. next
20. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
21.A. money B. price C. cost D. value
22. A. facts B. questions C. results D. matters
23. A. accident B. affair C. incident D. experience
24. A. so B. but C. or D. and
25. A. pile B. heat C. pressure D. power
26. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
27.A. made B. stole C. copied D. did
28.A. magazines B. notices C. newspapers D. programmes
29. A. carrying B. holding C. dressing D. wearing
30. A. dancer B. woman C. jeweler D. reader
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