Have you ever been asked about what happiness is? Of course, the answers vary from person to person. But when asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的).
In the teenage years, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的).
My definition for happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to ignore the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we run after it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us—it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.As people grow older, they ___________.
| A．associate their happiness less with others |
| B．feel it harder to experience happiness |
| C．will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness |
| D．tend to believe responsibility means happiness |
What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?
| A．She cares little about her own health. |
| B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling. |
| C．She prefers getting pleasure from housework. |
| D．She is easily pleased by things in daily life. |
People who equal happiness with wealth and success__________.
| A．consider pressure something blocking their way |
| B．are at a loss to make correct choices |
| C．stress the right to happiness too much |
| D．are more likely to be happy |
What can be concluded from the passage?
| A．Happy is he who is content. |
| B．Each man is the master of his own fate. |
| C．Success leads to happiness. |
| D．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative. |
In front of a popular restaurant, a line of
customers wait for taxis. And wait. Most of the cabs(taxis) are full. That’s nothing unusual in this city of 4 million people. But it’s 2:30 in the morning.
Visitors to the Olympic Games may leave disappointed if they see Athens only through the eyes of the typical tourist, who makes a beeline of the islands after the visit to the Acropolis(雅典卫城) and the unusual and attractive Plaka district. To fully appreciate and discover Athens’
many charms(魅力), do as the Greeks do: walk out into the neighborhoods, find the packed nightclubs, eat at one of the innumerable(数不清的) restaurants, or see Hollywood stars under real stars in a romantic outdoor cinema.
The Greek capital is named for the ancient goddess Athena, whose favourite animal was the owl(猫头鹰). It’s a fitting symbol for the city’s nocturnal (夜里的) nature, which often reaches its highest point in summer with a rush hour just before dawn.
As native Athenian Panos Demestiha said, Athens by day is unlivable(不宜居住的), but it’s magical at night. Athenians face up to heavy traffic block, decreasing green space, dusty streets… City officials are using the momentum(契机) of the August 13-29 Olympics to fix some of these problems and make city life morebearable.
72. To the surprise of the visitors to Athens , ____.
A．most of the cabs are often full all day long
B. the cabs are often empty
C. the cabs are almost full even at 2:30 am
D. there is no cab in the street at 2:30 am.
73. The name of Athens came from ____.
A. a goddess B. a famous athlete C. a kind of animal D. a kind of plant
74. The typical visitors will often visit the following places EXCEP ____.
A. the neighborhood B. the Plaka district C. the Acropolis D. famous islands
75. The underlined word “bearable” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “____”.
A. astonishing B. forgettable C. exciting D. comfortable
English may not be a world language forever
While 375 million people around the globe use English as their native language, the number of people using it as a second language has already been well over that figure (数字).
It is said that by the end of 2000, one billion people could use English to communicate with others, including both native speakers and non-native speakers.
“The rise and fall of a language is closely connected with that country’s economic(经济的) strength and development potential (潜力).” Rhodri Jones, the English 2000 manager of the ELT group of the British Council said.
An expert who has given many lectures on the future of English said the economic boots（快速发展）in Asia would raise(提高) the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages. Therefore, the English language is facing a serious problem. Where will English turn in the next fifty years or the century?
The recently introduced book from Britain “Future of English” might give people concerned with their question some enlightenments (启发). The book helps to help English teachers, planners, managers and decision makers with a professional interest in the development of English worldwide.
With the book translated into Chinese and to be published soon, the book might be brought to wider sphere (范围)of people.
“From the book, we learn many facts about the English language, and we may be able to predict (预测) its future after reading it.” said Dorothy Humphrey, who used to be a senior English teacher for the British Council.
60.The reason why some language rises in the world depends on _______ .
A. the population of the country
B. the country’s economic strength in the world
C. the number of the population who use it
D. the country’s economic strength and development potential
61. The book “Future of English” helps to _______ .
A. improve the standard of people’s learning English
B. adds to people’s interest toward English
C. emphasize (强调) the importance in the world
D. make people interested in the development of English worldwide
62. After reading “Future of English” we know _______ .
A. English is the language that the people who speak it is the most in the world
B. English may disappear sooner or later
C. the world is keeping changing all the time
D. what the future of the English language
is
63. The main idea of the passage is _______ .
A. why English has been popular in the world
B. how to improve people’s ability of learning English
C. English has a bright future
D. the usage of English may become less in the world one day
64. According to this passage, English may not be a world language forever because _______
A. more and more people will come to visit China
B. people in the world won’t like English in the future.
C. the economic boots in Asia would raise the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages
D. China and India will be more developed than those English-speaking countries
Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follow? You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Don’t miss meals. Bef
ore you leave home for a feast (宴会),have a small, low-fat snack. This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables.
A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full.
Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints(薄荷)and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20 minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories.
68. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______.
A. bring weight problems B. bring you much trouble in your life
C. make you worried about your foods D. make you hate delicious foods
69. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you ‘d better ______.
A．drink much water and have vegetables only
B．not eat too much food in high fat
C．not accept invitations to feasts
D．turn away from delicious foods
70. According to the passa
ge, ____ is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.
A. vegetables B. water C. calorie of energy D. physical exercise
71. Many people can’t help putting on weight after the holidays because they _____.
A. can’t control themselves B. go to too many feasts
C. enjoy delicious foods D. can’t help turning away from the foods
Live Music－－Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American Jazz（爵士乐）from Hereby Davis, the famous trumpet player（号手）. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15－－23 June PRICE: ￥ 160 TIME: 10p.m. till late TEL: 4858749 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
| PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10－－20 May PRICE: ￥160 TIME: 10a.m－－10 p.m. TEL: 4983084 |
Shows－－Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
| PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 30 Mar. －－30 June PRICE: ￥60（half for students） TIME: Mon.－－Fri. 9a.m. －－5p.m. Weekends 9a.m. －－9p.m. TEL: 4467834 |
Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels.
| |
ROSE HOTEL |
SUN HOTEL |
| DATES |
PRICES（a night） |
PRICES(a night) |
| 1 Oct.－－31 Oct. |
￥198 |
￥168 |
| 1 Jan.－－31 Mar. |
￥178 |
￥148 |
| 1 Apr.－－30 Apr.（closed） |
…… |
…… |
| 1 May－－31 May |
￥218 |
￥188 |
| 1 Jun. －－ 30 Sep. |
￥248 |
￥208 |
TEL: 4686788 E-MALL: Li Hong @ 163.com
65 If you want to watch dancing, you can call ______.
A. 4858749 B. 4983084 C. 4467834 D. 4686788
66. You can see the whole of Chinese history at ______ in April in Anhui Museum.
A. 3 p.m. every day
B. 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday
C. 7 a.m. at weekend
D. 7 p.m. every day
67. If your friend wants to live in ROSE HOTEL for 3 days in February, how much should he pay for it?
A. ￥594 B. ￥534 C. ￥592 D. ￥832
四. 阅读理解(共20个小题,每题2分)
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet．If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet．”
The first computer was made in 1946.It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller． But they work faster and faster． What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today．”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers． But now it can be found almost everywhere． We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends．
Many students like the Internet very much．They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free． They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别)． They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study． Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that．
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world． But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet．
56．When the computer was invented, it was ____．
A．large and worked quickly B．small and worked slowly
C．large but worked slowly D．small but worked quickly
57．The Internet was born in about ____．
A．1960 B．1970 C．1980 D．1985
58．Which of the following is true?
A．Few students like going into the Internet．
B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”．
C．These “unreal friends” often meet each other．
D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well．
59．What does the writer think of the Internet?
A．It is wonderful．
B．It can make students study harder．
C．It is not good for students．
D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it．
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